Buffs @ Fairford

[Boatbuoy]

So the other week some B2's came over, now it seems some B-52's have come too. I saw the BBC story here at work so no sound unfortunately.

I wonder, seeing as they are here, if they will fly at RIAT? Assuming they stay long enough.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27828065

[Boatbuoy]

Just read that they are only here until the end of the month, booo!

[onyx39]

Boatbuoy said:

Just read that they are only here until the end of the month, booo!

I would wait and see what happens in Iraq before I get too upset.

[anonymous-user]

B-52s were at Fairford before the B2s arrived.

[fatboy69]

Two of them have just flown over my House in Gkoucester - clearly on finals into Fairford.

Quite noisy, very smoky & an awesome sight.

[JVaughan]

onyx39 said:

Boatbuoy said:

Just read that they are only here until the end of the month, booo!

I would wait and see what happens in Iraq before I get too upset.

interesting.. they are not listed on the lineup for RIAT ...

Now .. US puts a Carrier group in the Gulf and then move 2x B2's and 2xB52's within striking range...

if I was a betting man ...

[fatboy69]

There are currently three B52's residing at Fairford......

[anonymous-user]

B2s were only here for a week, and have now left.

[fatboy69]

anonymous said:

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Apart from the two that flew over Gloucester earlier this evening clearly dropping down into Fairford....

[clarkey]

fatboy69 said:

Apart from the two that flew over Gloucester earlier this evening clearly dropping down into Fairford....

Sorry you are mistaken. 2 B2s left last week, 3 B52s remain....

[fatboy69]

clarkey said:

fatboy69 said:

Apart from the two that flew over Gloucester earlier this evening clearly dropping down into Fairford....

Sorry you are mistaken. 2 B2s left last week, 3 B52s remain....

I meant to post B52's not B2's & I misread supramans post as well!

[Yertis]

fatboy69 said:

Apart from the two that flew over Gloucester earlier this evening clearly dropping down into Fairford....

I saw those two, from the M4. Looked very sinister from a distance.

[fatboy69]

They flew directly over my house. Very very imposing. Dark & quite menacing. They just look angry.

An awesome sight as they lumbered across the sky.

[Boatbuoy]

onyx39 said:

Boatbuoy said:

Just read that they are only here until the end of the month, booo!

I would wait and see what happens in Iraq before I get too upset.

Here we go again!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-279058...

[fatboy69]

Another awesome view of the B52 as it lumbered over Gloucest just after 6.15pm as it dropped in to Fairford.

Angry, dark & menacing.

[aeropilot]

fatboy69 said:

They flew directly over my house. Very very imposing. Dark & quite menacing. They just look angry.

An awesome sight as they lumbered across the sky.

They look very angry when taking off from Fairford with a full war load of bombs visible hanging off the wing pylons. A sight not forgotten by me from seeing it back in 1991.

[fatboy69]

aeropilot said:

fatboy69 said:

They flew directly over my house. Very very imposing. Dark & quite menacing. They just look angry.

An awesome sight as they lumbered across the sky.

They look very angry when taking off from Fairford with a full war load of bombs visible hanging off the wing pylons. A sight not forgotten by me from seeing it back in 1991.

I know - got photos somewhere of a couple of them leaving Fairford fully tooled up. an incredible, if somewhat scary, sight.

[Yertis]

The way things are going we might be able to see them tooled up again over the next few weeks...

[yellowjack]

aeropilot said:

They look very angry when taking off from Fairford with a full war load of bombs visible hanging off the wing pylons. A sight not forgotten by me from seeing it back in 1991.

I was on the ground at the 'other end' of those trips. I remember watching the contrails high above us, the distant sound of bombs exploding, and the warm glow of fires burning on the horizon. I never saw them close up (thankfully) but was always glad they were on our side

[Boatbuoy]

A commercial pilot acquaintance of mine told me it was an unreal sight following them down the European air corridors on their way to make their deliveries!