B2's At RAF Fairford

[The Brummie]

A pair of B2's have not long arrived at Fairford.

Due out around 11pm tonight.

[Master Bean]

Was eating pizza at Cotswold Gateway and saw them come in to land.

[Brigand]

Ah, so that's what I heard around 2300 last night. I could hear something decidedly "military" flying over Brize but couldn't see anything, and given the runway here is closed for repairs, I figured it was something going into or out of Fairford. I'm not surprised they weren't on ADSB if they were B2's!

[Alex Z]

Didn’t see or hear them myself but there’s a few photos of them going overhead on local Facebook groups.

[Trevatanus]

Not my photo, but was on my Facebook feed this morning,

[GliderRider]

I cant imagine what use a B-2 would be in Europe?

[Tony1963]

B2s... I've never even seen one!
Or a B1B.

I really must get my Rs into gear!

[Trevatanus]

They’re not there currently, they came in, fuelled up and left about 11pm, however, rumour has it, they’re doing the same again tonight.

[Master Bean]

Trevatanus said:

They’re not there currently, they came in, fuelled up and left about 11pm, however, rumour has it, they’re doing the same again tonight.

I just went to the Airfield. Completely dead.

[CraigyMc]

Keflavik.

https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Arti...

Apparently they stopped at Fairford for fuel due to unavailability of tankers.

[Regbuser]

A bit of footage >

[glazbagun]

They look so freaking cool.

[cherryowen]

Regbuser said:

A bit of footage >

That is tres cool

[hidetheelephants]

Tony1963 said:

B2s... I've never even seen one!
Or a B1B.

I really must get my Rs into gear!

Stealthy, innit?

Probably an exercise rather than Operation "Put The st Up The Russians"; the range of these things with tanker support means they can bomb most of the globe and not have to land away from Whiteman or wherever they're based these days.

[aeropilot]

Regbuser said:

A bit of footage >

That might be the first footage captured of B-2's doing a 'hot-pit' refueling, as the engines have been left running.......so the military version of a motorsport splash n dash

[swampy442]

Or maybe it was knackered and he didnt want to shut down

[Trevatanus]

B1’s in today for the start of another deployment

[CraigyMc]

Trevatanus said:

B1’s in today for the start of another deployment

Hoping this is long planned/routine and not something related to the current Israel situation.

[aeropilot]

CraigyMc said:

Trevatanus said:

B1’s in today for the start of another deployment

Hoping this is long planned/routine and not something related to the current Israel situation.

I would assume long planned, as the Kalita 747's bringing in equipment etc., from Dyess, arrived at Fairford a week before the nastyness kicked off in Israel.

[CraigyMc]

aeropilot said:

CraigyMc said:

Trevatanus said:

B1’s in today for the start of another deployment

Hoping this is long planned/routine and not something related to the current Israel situation.

I would assume long planned, as the Kalita 747's bringing in equipment etc., from Dyess, arrived at Fairford a week before the nastyness kicked off in Israel.

Cool.

Thanks