25-03-2022

[exatco]

Black01 starting rw27.

[zero_gravity]

Did something depart around 0415 ?

[exatco]

KEPAD dep sq6401 127.25 next. Line up RW 27.

[big john]

Black 01 working 252.875 climbing fl600 routing direct ROPAL.

[exatco]

Black02 taxi RW 27. KEPAD sq6402 127.25 next. Line up.

[big john]

Black 02 working 259.600 climbing fl600 frequency suggests routing GODOS
Confirmed routing GODOS next UBIX?

[big_gjb]

Did something depart around 0415 ?

You could be right, I heard something louder than usual in the night. Not exactly sure of the time but sounds possible.

[BAVC10]

U2 trailed overhead this morning circa 8am. looked like it was heading west towards Hereford rather than the usual routing with a sweeping turn to the north east.

[zero_gravity]

Did something depart around 0415 ?

You could be right, I heard something louder than usual in the night. Not exactly sure of the time but sounds possible.

As Mode A discussion is embargoed for security reasons , all I can say is that "something" tracked out to the NW , south of Anglesey and direct to the Irish coast as if taking a short cut to the Atlantic.
Whatever it was passed over Aberdaron at 0440 local

[BAVC10]

18:40 visual over Tewkesbury so around 10 minutes out from Fairford

[Richard de Florennes]

FAIRFORD (mainly)FRIDAY 25.03.2022 RW09
Weather: Blue sky, clear air, sunny, light to moderate wind, mild

(17:25 – 22:55 near southern main taxy-way)

U-2S 9thRW 80-069/BB rd/bk L17:25
U-2S 9thRW 80-080/BB rd/bk L19:55

B-52H 5thBW 61-039/MT yw/bk L17:40 (25.03.)
B-52H 5thBW 61-018/MT yw/bk L15:15 (22.03.)
(of the current B-52 deployment, all were also seen parked, inc. 61-018
which was witnessed performing a flypast at Lakenheath three days before,
while 61-003 performed some very noisy and smoky engine-runs on 25 March)