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Post by andypspotter on May 7, 2017 21:16:44 GMT
ARCTIC CHALLENGE: 22 May - 2 Jun
BALTOPS: 5 Jun - 24 Jun
SABRE STRIKE: 6 Jun - 23 Jun
AMPLE STRIKE: 23 Aug - 12 Sep
Baltops has previously resulted in the appearance of B-1s and B-52s
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2017 20:45:30 GMT
Omni 737 arrived at Fairford this morning, presumably dropping off the ground crew.
I would imagine the 52s will arrive in the next couple of days, possibly b1s as well...
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Post by andypspotter on May 30, 2017 11:34:10 GMT
The civilian cargo traffic continued over the Bank Holiday weekend (Kalitta and Atlas) from Barksdale and Ellsworth. Therefore, I would expect B-52s and B-1s to arrive towards the end of this week, in preparation for the start of the exercise.
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Post by lynothehammer on May 31, 2017 12:33:49 GMT
Rumours of a United Airlines aircraft coming into FFD too, obviously it's a bigger scale exercise this year..
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Post by andypspotter on May 31, 2017 13:01:41 GMT
Rumours of a United Airlines aircraft coming into FFD too, obviously it's a bigger scale exercise this year.. Hopefully, that will be reflected in the number of aircraft deployed, but one never knows. |
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 1, 2017 21:41:12 GMT
B-52 61-020/LA bl "Buccaneers" '20th BS' arrived as "MYTEE96" at around 12:20 (1/6)
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B-52 60-002/LA gn "Deuce" '2d BW' arrived as "MYTEE51" at around 16:40 (1/6)
... and tomorrow (2/6) Kalitta B744F N744CK will arrive shortly after dawn from B-1 base, Ellsworth.
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 2, 2017 8:56:08 GMT
To add to the excitement, a third B-52 arrived at around 09:00 (2/6), in the form of 60-021/LA r "Barksdale".
It seems Donald J is single-handedly trying to create global warming by sending these gas-guzzlers on a jolly 😉
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 4, 2017 7:47:01 GMT
With the number is support flights (C-5 60017 yesterday) and CMB B767 N207AX this morning (4/6), I'm just wondering how many B-1s are due? Of course, if B-2s are deployed, and they are staying for any period of time, their numbers are limited by the number of suitable hangars (two).
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 5, 2017 20:25:30 GMT
5/6/17
60-002 performed the first sortie of the exercise, departing at around 06:20.
After a 9.5-hour mission, it retuned at around 16:00, landing on a mere 7 engines! As a result, there were a few fire trucks in attendance.
I also spoke to a couple of B-1 crew members, whilst waiting for the B-52 to return. They had previously visited Fairford before, taking part in RIAT and Farnborough in 2008. Although they weren't 100% sure, the crew expected their aircraft to turn up on Wednesday. They were a bit sketchy about the number of aircraft involved, although they did suggest that they might fly up to 3-4 missions on some days.
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 7, 2017 9:21:19 GMT
As predicted, the B-1s have arrived in the form of 85-083/EL and 85-084/EL. They touched down shortly before 09:30 (7/6).
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Post by volvod3michael on Jun 8, 2017 11:29:13 GMT
I believe a third B-1B has arrived this morning 8/6 --- 86-0139 "EL" c/s Mytee 13.
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Post by adola68 on Jun 8, 2017 17:19:55 GMT
And strong rumours of B-2s early tomorrow morning - 0730??
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 8, 2017 23:05:39 GMT
B2s - Mytee 21 & 22 working Boston mil at midnight. ETA around 10.00ish (9/6).
Planned movements for 9/6 courtesy of FC:
B52 Buff01 ETD 06:10 / ETA 16:40
B52 Buff02 ETD 06:10 / ETA 13:40
B1B Bone01 ETD 06:25 / ETA 14:25
B1B Bone02 ETD 06:25 to Spangdahlem
B2 Mytee21 ETA 09:56
B2 Mytee22 ETA 09:56
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 10, 2017 6:46:28 GMT
B-2s 82-1068 & 88-0329 arrived at around 11:20 (9/6) as MYTEE21 and MYTEE 22 after conducting a mission on the Holbeach Range.
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Post by andypspotter on Jun 12, 2017 16:56:05 GMT
B-1 86-120/EL diverted in shortly before 13:00 (12/6) after declaring a full emergency en route Ramstein to Ellsworth. Not sure how long it will be staying.
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