RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD) 2019 MIL

[Le Addeur noir]

There does not appear to be a proper thread for here-just individual posts, so I'll start one now.

FFD Monday 12th August,

54+23 A400M LW, LTG-62 GAF017 should be arriving right now (12:57 LT) from ETNH, having overflown London, as per ADS-B.

Departure to ETNW within 2 hours is planned. Spares for the dead Tornado 46+49?.

[Le Addeur noir]

FFD Thursday 15th August,

Another Luftwaffe A400M, in the shape of 54+30 was due from CYYT today for a short stop en route to ETNW as GAF199.

* Edit, arrival 10:07, departure 11:24.

[BrizeWatcher]

A National Air Cargo 747 & USAF C-17 due tomorrow, both from Whiteman.

[Zonan]

ETA 0505Z N919CA NCR414
ETA 0530Z 00-0177 RCH554

[Rene Peteri]

Fairford seems open today. Rumours are about an upcoming B2 / B52 deployment.

U3614/19 - FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD. RWY 09/27 OPEN. 21 AUG 08:30 2019 UNTIL 21 AUG 17:00
2019. CREATED: 21 AUG 06:21 2019

[GoldenPlane]

Fairford seems open today. Rumours are about an upcoming B2 / B52 deployment.

U3614/19 - FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD. RWY 09/27 OPEN. 21 AUG 08:30 2019 UNTIL 21 AUG 17:00
2019. CREATED: 21 AUG 06:21 2019

For today inboud is again an Atlas B747 out of Whiteman and a C-17 out of Ramstein.

[Le Addeur noir]

FFD Tuesday 20th August visitor,

After turning back to Wustorf the previous day, today was a further Luftwaffe A400M visitor,

54+30 A400M LTG-62 GAF021 arr 09:52 from ETNW, dep 11:54 to ETNW

[Le Addeur noir]

FFD Tuesday 27th August,

82-1066 WM B-2A 509th BW Spirit of America currently inbound as DEATH11. Initial ETA 00:30 LT (23:30Z), but may arrive earlier.

DEATH12/13 following DEATH13 ETA (02:00Z) 03:00 LT.


Base Notam'd open to 27th/02:40Z

[Bennie]

FFD Tuesday 27th August,

82-1066 WM B-2A 509th BW Spirit of America currently inbound as DEATH11. Initial ETA 00:30 LT (23:30Z), but may arrive earlier.

DEATH12/13 following DEATH13 ETA (02:00Z) 03:00 LT.

Base Notam'd open to 27th/02:40Z

On deployment here?

[Le Addeur noir]

FFD Tuesday 27th August,

82-1066 WM B-2A 509th BW Spirit of America currently inbound as DEATH11. Initial ETA 00:30 LT (23:30Z), but may arrive earlier.

DEATH12/13 following DEATH13 ETA (02:00Z) 03:00 LT.

Base Notam'd open to 27th/02:40Z

On deployment here?

Good question. There's talk of 2 doing a quick tuen and the third not landing at all.

DEATH12 reported as 82-1068 and '13 as 87(sic) 0127.

Watch this space.

[Le Addeur noir]

Those of you reading Fighter Control will know by now that DEATH11 is 82-1068 Spirit if New York. This was at RIAT 2012.

The others,

DEATH12 89-0129 Spirit of Georgia ( on the ground)
DEATH13 82-1071 Spirit of Mississippi ( still on approach)

Believed correct as of 00:20Z.

No quick turns.

U-2S 80-1070 DRAGON22 arrived on the 26th.

[Richard from Rotterdam]

As far as I have heard the B-2s are on a deployment to Fairford. No idea how long for though.

[Le Addeur noir]

FFD Wednesday 28 August,

Base open all day as per NOTAM U19/3709

U3709/19 NOTAMN
Q) EGTT/QAZCA/IV/NBO/AE/000/033/5141N00147W005
A) EGVA B) 1908272327 C) 1908282359
E) FAIRFORD MIL ATZ ACTIVE, AD. RWY 09/27 OPEN


Runours of B-52 arrivals

[pjotrtje]

Not just rumours: MYTEE51 seen above France, inbound UK...

[mainsail2011]

inbound Fairford