B-1B Lancer launching from RAF Fairford 04.09.16

Rockwell B-1B Lancer 85-0089 from Dyess AFB, Texas, thunders out of RAF Fairford on September 4th 2016 under the call sign CROOK01.

This aircraft is from the 28th BS, part of the 7th OG Global Strike Command and was taking part in a familiarisation flight in preparation for operation Ample Strike ’16 in the Czech Republic.

The B-1 truly is a sensory overload at such close quarters!

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RAF Fairford Atlas Air 747-400 arrival for Sabre Strike 2016

An Atlas Air 747-400 arrives and does a little runway dusting on is way in. This flight was delivering personnel for Sabre Strike 2016 and arrived on 30th May 2016.

Special thanks go to the casual day tripper and her companion who decided to walk in front of me and film the jet on their smart phone. I’m sure they’ll delete their footage as soon as they need more storage space!

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Lockheed U-2 – RAF Fairford 28th August 2015

A single Lockheed U-2 arrives at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.

An awesome sight and sound in the Gloucestershire countryside. Watch the chase car speed down the runway to talk this notoriously difficult jet down to land.

Shot with a Canon XA-20 just after a very heavy, but thankfully brief, squally rain shower.

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Sabre Strike B-2s into RAF Fairford – 8th June 2015

Two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers arrive at RAF Fairford (UK) for a hot pit turn around back to the USA. A stunning sight in the low evening sunlight in rural Gloucestershire.

These two aircraft had callsigns PANTS11 and PANTS12.

Lovely to meet a few people out and about today, and thanks to all the community for the streams of information. Top stuff!

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Two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers arrive at RAF Fairford

Two B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers arrive at RAF Fairford under the call signs DEATH11 & DEATH12.

The 1st aircraft ‘Spirit Of Indiana’ DEATH11 performed two low approaches before landing on runway 27. ‘Spirit of Louisiana’, DEATH12 was straight into land.

Apologies for the wind noise, I had a few issues with my windshield today, which are now fixed.

Shot with a Canon XA20, edited in FCPX.

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