The Buff's are coming!

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Z06George

2,519 posts

191 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Never seen a camo B1-b in real life or pictures, always boring old grey (I know it's for weight saving) at least the noise more than makes up for it!

Steve vRS

4,876 posts

243 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Will they still be there for RIAT and if so, on show?

Steve

onyx39

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11,140 posts

152 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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Steve vRS said:
Will they still be there for RIAT and if so, on show?

Steve
Pretty sure they will have left by then.
RIAT site shows that discussions are still ongoing though, so who knows.

aeropilot

34,930 posts

229 months

Tuesday 9th June 2015
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onyx39 said:
Steve vRS said:
Will they still be there for RIAT and if so, on show?

Steve
Pretty sure they will have left by then.
RIAT site shows that discussions are still ongoing though, so who knows.
If RIAT get a BUFF(s), it won't be any of these staying until then, that will be a different det just for the show weekend - whether it be static and/or flying.

jonny142

1,514 posts

227 months

Thursday 11th June 2015
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A few from Monday ,A long day but great day ,Facing the sun when landing as using runway 09 ( Cirencester end ) waited after 22.00'ish until the 2xB2's departed back to the US,
Bonus point of the day was holding on to the fence when lining up as the exhaust blast was rather "A tad fast and a tad warm" wink

B-52H, ICER11, 60-0018/MT
[url=https://flic.kr/p/tt2Z8m]_DSC9230-2[/url
B-2A, PANTS11, 82-1069/WMUntitled
[url=https://flic.kr/p/u6yozu]B-2A, PANTS12, 90-0040/WM

A crap night shot from the phone ,waiting to line up for the runway for 5 mins .well worth the wait thought
IMG_20150608_221907005 by jon, on Flickr

onyx39

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11,140 posts

152 months

Sunday 14th June 2015
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Apparently "icer 11" is overflying several UK bases today, possibly end of the excercise?

mko9

2,439 posts

214 months

Sunday 14th June 2015
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Z06George said:
Never seen a camo B1-b in real life or pictures, always boring old grey (I know it's for weight saving) at least the noise more than makes up for it!
I believe the camouflage version in the picture is a B-1A, which was cancelled. As far as I know, all the B-1Bs have been grey. The USAF went to grey paint schemes after Vietnam, in the 70s.

twister

1,454 posts

238 months

Sunday 14th June 2015
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That would certainly tie in with the caption for the photo...