RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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U-2S 80-1070 has departed to KBAB as DRAGON21.PTD was 10:00 LT.
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B-52 is reported being 60-0002.
It seems al 3 B-2's left for a flight this morning around 11:00 local
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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Noted here during a 60 minutes stay where two B-2 returning from a mission:

FAIRFORD TUESDAY 2019-09-03_______________ RW27
Weather: increasingly cloudy but still mostly sunny, moderate wind

B-2A 509thBW 82-1071/WM - L12:49
B-2A 509thBW 89-0129/WM - L12:54
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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C-12U 84-00165 "DUKE64" arrived this morning, as did U-2S 80-1080 "DRAGON86".
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BrizeWatcher wrote:C-12U 84-00165 "DUKE64" arrived this morning, as did U-2S 80-1080 "DRAGON86".
The C-12 should be departing for home later today.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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FFD Tuesday 08th October,

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87-0039 C-5M AFRC 337th AS RCH551 arr 07:21 LT, since departed to Mildenhall.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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3 B-52H headed to Raf Fairford from US,each took 100,000 lbs each Brig flight 246.05 A/A.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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Four of them.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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B-52Hs 60-0024/20th BS, 60-0025 "LA"/20th BS, 60-0028 "LA"/96th BS & 61-0006 "LA"/96th BS arrived yesterday.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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U-2 "DRAGON81" departed, returning to KBAB.

Replacement airframe should be arriving in the near future.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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B-52H 61-0006 "BRIG01" departed on a sortie this morning, returning now.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

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FAIRFORD MONDAY 2019-10-21 RW09
Weather: scattered/broken clouds, clear air, some sun, moderate wind

U-2S 9thRW 80-083/-- rd/bk T10:02 L10:49 a3

B-52H 2ndBW 60-028/LA rd T14:23
B-52H 2ndBW 61-006/LA rd T14:24

U-2S 9thRW 80-083/-- rd/bk T14:36 L15:30 a5
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