The Buff's are coming!

[onyx39]

fatboy69 said:

I have seen B52's & the Stealth.

However a B1B.......

That's on my bucket list.

Seen it at Riat At least once, and also at Farnborough,in 82 although I think that might have been a B1.

[onyx39]

RichGault said:

Just to add, my old man has heard possibilities of B-1b's being deployed as well.

How reliable?
I've just posted this, and the response was so arrogant I almost want to raid the piggy bank to pay for them to come if their not currently planned!

[aeropilot]

onyx39 said:

RichGault said:

Just to add, my old man has heard possibilities of B-1b's being deployed as well.

How reliable?

Reliable is not a word usually associated with the B1-B......as it's about the most unreliable beast in the USAF inventory


I think the last time I saw a BONE was at Cottesmore back in 2000 when the display a/c blew over all the spotters standing at the end of the runway

[onyx39]

3 x B52 currently passing Boston (apparently)

Edited by onyx39 on Friday 5th June 09:32

[FW18]

Looks like a short trip to Fairford is in order over the weekend!

[aeropilot]

FW18 said:

Looks like a short trip to Fairford is in order over the weekend!

I doubt you'll see anything at the weekend, other than maybe them parked up on the pans through the fence.

I would expect they won't be flying again until Monday at earliest....??

[onyx39]

people saying eta should be around 1500

[onyx39]

onyx39 said:

people saying eta should be around 1500

Notam shows runway open until 1530. Should be arriving as above.

[RobGT81]

aeropilot said:

I think the last time I saw a BONE was at Cottesmore back in 2000 when the display a/c blew over all the spotters standing at the end of the runway

I remember this

[onyx39]

thread title needs to change to: "The Buff's have come".

2 x now on the ground.

[AlexIT]

onyx39 said:

thread title needs to change to: "The Buff's have come".

2 x now on the ground.

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[onyx39]

AlexIT said:

onyx39 said:

thread title needs to change to: "The Buff's have come".

2 x now on the ground.

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[FW18]

Off twitter, pic of the second plane landing

[onyx39]

another due in at 1933 or there abouts apparently.

[RichGault]

Nice pic. Can't beat a chute shot

In regards to the BONE's not sure if reliable or not fella's but would be sweet. I think Mildenhall or Cottesmore was the last time I saw one in the flesh. Although the overriding memory of RIAT 2000 was standing at the end of the runway and having my fillings shaken out by the Backfire on departure day

[Ayahuasca]

Who's getting bombed then?

[onyx39]

Ayahuasca said:

Who's getting bombed then?

No one as far as I know, it's apparently just a big exercise.

[onyx39]

Rumour has it, something else is en-route. I'm not saying what it is, but it's not a B52 or a B1

[shouldbworking]

Why the chute on landing? surely Fairfords runway is plenty long enough, even for a buff?

[onyx39]

shouldbworking said:

Why the chute on landing? surely Fairfords runway is plenty long enough, even for a buff?

No idea, but certainly long enough (its was the European divert for the Space shuttle)