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RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Tuesday 02nd February,

Reported on a SBS group is U-2S 80-1086 inbound today.
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Serial confirmed.

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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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80-1089 U-2s USAF c/s Dragon 21 arrived form the middle east in the afternoon,
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Wednesday 27th April visitors,

80-1067 BB U-2S 9 SRW DRAGN21 dep 28th
80-1080 BB U-2S 9 SRW DRAGN..
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Friday 13th May visitor,

04-4129 bl C-17A 6 AS 305 AMW RCH1815 arr from KADW dep 10:?? to ETAR
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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May 25th CIVIL visitor:
N402KZ, B747-400F, Kalitta Air. Civil ofcourse, but she must be a military charter.
Just arrived in Amsterdam from FFD calling CKS203.
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Our English friends at RAF Fairford are getting somewhat nervous, apparently some B-52s are expected soon for an exercise ...

The first mil/civ supportflights have arrived.

More here : http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... &start=180
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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CBR wrote:apparently some B-52s are expected soon for an exercise ...
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CBR wrote:Our English friends at RAF Fairford are getting somewhat nervous, apparently some B-52s are expected soon for an exercise ...

The first mil/civ supportflights have arrived.

More here : http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... &start=180
Expect 3 B-52 today
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MIGHTY51 (60-0044/MT) and MIGHTY52 arrived today, June 2nd. Source: http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/v ... 4&start=80
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Monday 20th June visitor,

98-0054 y C-17A 437th AW RCH1815
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Monday 27th June visitors,

87-0117 wt KC-10A 60th AMW CLEAN52 from KMCF

with TABOR Flt.(F-35s)?

However, Fighter Control advise one of the tankers (the other is CLEAN51 to Mildenhall) has gone u/s and there's a 24 hour delay.

Watch this space...........
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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FFD Tuesday 28th June,

CLEAN52 has re-filed for today to arrive this evening with F-35(C)s TABOR01-03.

Bad weather expected this evening here.

Also inbound this evening,

168071 BH-071 KC-130J VMGR-252 OTIS80 from CYYT
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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The F-35 delayed 24h again.
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Re: RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2016 MIL

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Clean 51/52 currently holding east of Seymour Johnson at level 270. So they are giving it another try?
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