EX ARCTIC CHALLENGE/BALTOPS/SABRE STRIKE/AMPLE STRIKE 17

[Blackcat1]

Will all the B1s & B52s fly on the same day before the exercise finishes ?

[BarryDavies]

Can anyone just confirm that both Bones and both Buffs are on the ground as of this evening, Saturday 2/9. Thinking about a trip down form Manchester tomorrow morning.

Thanks

Barry

[Andrew45]

All on the ground, no flying until monday

[BarryDavies]

Thanks for that Andrew.

Early start tomorrow. Assume they are all together down the far end ?

Barry

[Pune]

Hi Guys,
I have day off on Tuesday, if anyone can answer this please, any info' on Tuesday flying schedule or do I just check the Czech website, and if that says there is going to be B1, B52 , U2 involvement, how do we extrapolate times to aircraft leaving/returning Fairford.
Hope this makes sense.
Cheers
Pune.

[rh226]

Hi Pune,

I'm afraid that you will just have to check the website - either late Monday evening or Tuesday morning. Note that it will not show anything about any U-2 movements. Previous U-2 movements (Saturday/Thursday) have shown departure around 07.45 - 08.00 and return about 16.15.

If, as it has been so far, the bomber's arrival time over the exercise area is shown as 13.00CEST, then you are looking at any B-52s probably leaving around 09.30BST, and any B-1s probably leaving about 10.30BST. I would not like to say when they would arrive back, but Monday's B-52 was back at 15.30 and Tuesday's/Thursday's B-1s were back around 16.00 or just before.

Hope that this helps,

Bob

[Pune]

Hi Bob,
That is just the info' I need, can ask for no more really, much appreciated so here's hoping for reasonable weather.
I'll be checking website..
Cheers and thanks again.
Pune..

[BOLLO]

I thought the U 2 was here for the Russian Naval EX in the Baltic not AMPLE STRIKE as with the U Boat being at the Hall ??

[page_verify]

The B-1s and B-52s are deployed for more than the European exercises and air shows, while Fairford is only supporting the exercises with the deployed B-1s and B-52s - apparently, unless something has changed.

[martmpf]

I don't think it's the first time the USAF have deployed other aircraft to Fairford, separately to those designated for an exercise. Such as the current U2 and maybe the second B-52. Like the B-2’s earlier this year.

[joe spares]

I thought the U 2 was here for the Russian Naval EX in the Baltic not AMPLE STRIKE as with the U Boat being at the Hall ??

Ah thanks for ckearing that up for me, i did wonder why they moved a U2 further away from their normal operating area and it headed up over Scotland!

[red leader]

Just seen. What looked like 2b1s over Northampton at 1531bst. Can anyone confirm if thats what I saw?

[nitro999]

Yes probably was, 2x B1 just arrived back at Fairford 15:45 local

[red leader]

Thanks. Much appreciated for that information. This really is a friendly and helpful forum. They were low enough not to be civil and loud enough to be millitary. Quite impressive to see two in formation!

[Undertaker]

Over Northampton they probably would have been about FL100 as I heard them descend to FL60 after leaving 252.875 and changing to 127.25 at 1537L

[TREBAX_RAVEN]

anyone know anything about tomorrow at fair ford concerning the b1 s
i cant access the cech website

[martmpf]

Not updated at 19.43. So, not at the moment

[tj1978]

Nothing showing on the Czech Ample Strike website as of yet, In terms of participants for the 5th September.

[martmpf]

Cut and paste from PCB, trust they don't mind

"Bone patches and other swag for sale 0930 Tuesday (5th), at approach end of 27.
From 345BS (Reserve Squadron leading exercise) Patches £7, Coins £10.
Guam Palm Tree patch- £5
Guam Patch- £7
Guam Friday Patch (glow in the dark)- £15
Red Guam Coozie- £5
Peace "The Old Fashion Way"- £5
Bat Hat- £20
Guam Shoulder Patches- £5
Global Strike Patch- £5
Stickers- £3
Also from 9BS, the Oldest Bomb Squadron in the Air Force (augmenting 345BS) Most patches are from the 9th Bomb Sq's most recent deployment to Guam."

Seperately, no update from the Czech site for today (5th) as at 06.29 BST. Still showing yesterdays schedule.

[johnwayne]

Now showing 1 x B52 today