RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2014 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

Monday 02nd June,

Today the base was activated until 20th June for Exercise Saber Strike. On this exercise, there will be an unspecified number of B-52H deployed here. The latest rumour is 10 airplanes (that will be up to 16 tomorrow!).

The latest is that 8 seems to be the likely number of B-52Hs arriving here.

Support flights visiting today were,

86-0016 C-5B 22 AS 60 AMW RCH403
07-7171 bl C-17A 3 AS 436 AW RCH954 dep to ETAR

Credit to the Fighter Control forum for this report.

[AM-016]

2x U-2 expected today at EGVA Dragon 86 and Dragon 88

[AM-016]

ETA 06:40UTC and ETA 06:55UTC

[Le Addeur noir]

2x U-2 expected today at EGVA Dragon 86 and Dragon 88

Plus DRAGON21 early PM planned into EGVA.

with credit to Rubberneck on fighter control.

[Le Addeur noir]

ETA 06:40UTC and ETA 06:55UTC

FC report the first 2 DRAGON86/88 as 68-01337 and 80-1093.

Not sure which serial corresponds to what callsign.

DRAGON21 should be on the ground by now from the south.

[Banter]

I've heard only 3 52's will be deployed.

[Argus 01]

I've heard only 3 52's will be deployed.

This morning 3x B-52H landed at EGVA as EXULT11 flight: 60-017, 60-059 & 61-004
Credit FC forum UK

[Le Addeur noir]

Another U-2 in today,80-1094.Can't remember the callsign.

And a AMI VC-180 MM62159 IAM0101.

Again, credit to the UK FC forum.

[CBR]

This afternoon two B-2 bombers landed at Fairford, probably for the exercise : 82-1069 (Death 11) and 93-1088 (Death 12) ...

[Richard de Florennes]

any idea anybody until what date these B-2 are staying?

[Freyaollie]

Sunday the 15th is the rumour.

[GAL 01]

Movements at RAF Fairford 13th June 2014

C-17a 02-1101 437 AW / 315 AW Landed 10:54
Took-off 12:58

B-2a 93-1088 393 BS / 509 BW Hangared 11:31

B-2a 82-1069 393 BS / 509 BW Landed 12:38 Engines were kept running. Possible crew change ??
Took-off again 13:41

KC-135r 64-14830 351 ARS / 100 ARW Landed 12:55
Took-off again 13:26
Overshot 13:38

KC-135r 59-1492 351 ARS / 100 ARW Flew Circuits / Overshoots between 12:53 - 13:23

All times local

Sorry no call-signs. No scanner

NO Buff's flew

[galaxysi]

Both B-2's departed back to Whiteman at 12:20L sunday 15th as SPIRIT 1/2.

[Le Addeur noir]

Sunday 29th June visitor,

06-6158 wt C-17A 21 AS 60 AMW RCH449 dep 30th

This Globemaster III should be the initial support flight for the 4 expected F-35 Lightning III due here.

Tomorrow, July 01st seems to be the latest day these jets are due here from NATC Patuxent River.

Watch this space.............

[Le Addeur noir]

Thursday 17th July,

Visitor here departing on the 18th was 437 AW C-17A RCH1815.Serial unconfirmed, but possibly 10-0221.