NOTAM 21/10/16

Post by **StormsInAfrica** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:34 am

Airfield open 0730L to 1630L.

Post by **Skywatcher** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:40 am

There is currently a GPM underway,with QUID443flt and MIGHTY11flt x3 B52H ,
I think Fairford is being used as prim diversion base again (same as Tuesdays mission)
I could be wrong but this seems likely .
All the best
Max
08:26L slight correction,turns out it's 2x B-1B

B-1Bs using B-52 callsign whatever next.....

Post by **page_verify** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 9:50 am

The fact Fairford appears to have been put on standby again suggests there are B-52s as well as B-1s. The B-1s could divert into several UK bases if their tanking failed, the B-52s only really one.

Post by **page_verify** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:42 pm

Or it makes sense to have the base right under their refueling track on standby in case they need to drop the from sky!

skywatch1 · Post by **skywatch1** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 5:15 pm

Went passed the Base on the motorbike this after-noon, zzzzzzzzzzzz

Post by **MRTT** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:46 pm

That's because nothing was due to land...

tazmin88 · Post by **tazmin88** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 7:05 pm

Skywatcher wrote:There is currently a GPM underway,with QUID443flt and MIGHTY11flt x3 B52H ,
I think Fairford is being used as prim diversion base again (same as Tuesdays mission)
I could be wrong but this seems likely .
All the best
Max
08:26L slight correction,turns out it's 2x B-1B
B-1Bs using B-52 callsign whatever next.....

they'll be swapping boxes next that`ll confuse the comrades

Post by **magnum** » Fri Oct 21, 2016 8:33 pm

It's not a B-52 call sign Max, it's AFGSC. B-2A's use it as well.

Post by **Skywatcher** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 7:57 am

Ahh,cheers for that Dave

All the best
Max

graham luxton · Post by **graham luxton** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 8:33 am

The B-1's, B-2's and B-52's are all assigned to 8TH Air Force units. Known from its WW2 operations as the "Mighty Eighth" that's possibly why they use that call sign?

Post by **johnwayne** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 10:58 am

graham luxton wrote:The B-1's, B-2's and B-52's are all assigned to 8TH Air Force units. Known from its WW2 operations as the "Mighty Eighth" that's possibly why they use that call sign?

'Right on the nose' as ever I suspect Graham.

Post by **magnum** » Sat Oct 22, 2016 11:01 am

You could well be correct Graham, the US monitors probably never though of that either.

skywatch1 · Post by **skywatch1** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:33 pm

MRTT, it was just a ride past on a lovely day and around the Cotswold's

Post by **MRTT** » Sun Oct 23, 2016 9:33 pm

Ah ok, my apologies! Can't beat the Cotswolds on a sunny day!

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