An RC-135V Rivet Joint (64-14844) departs RAF Mildenhall under the call sign TOKEN 42.
Thanks to BOLLO on FC for reminding me of the callsign! http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=163234
A P-8 Poseidon (168493) arrives and makes a quick stop for fuel at RAF Mildenhall under the call sign PS091.
Apologies for the wind noise at the end!
Always nice to shoot a 747 with its busy main gear retraction method. This particular jet looks fairly tired out but is in fact only 12 years old. Perhaps a new paint job is in order?
A KC-10A Extender arrives into RAF Mildenhall under the call sign Reach 113H.
After landing the crew had to wait on the runway for a few minutes while the still smoking hot brakes cooled. You can still see the brakes smoking at 2:12 as the jet turns in to taxiway delta.
A mighty B-52H screams back into RAF Fairford after another 7 hour mission under the call sign BUFF01.
This airframe is 61-0020 from the 20th BS at Barksdale AB in Louisiana.
I thought I’d shoot the bomber launches and recoveries in slow motion for this sortie to try something different.
This aircraft was taking part in Ample Strike 2017 in the Czech Republic. The jet is from the 307th Bomb Wing based out of Dyess AFB in Texas.
I thought I’d shoot the bomber launches and recoveries in slow motion for this sortie to try something different.
This aircraft was taking part in Ample Strike 2017 in the Czech Republic. The jet is from the 307th Bomb Wing based out of Barksdale AFB in Louisiana.
A Kalitta Air Boeing 747 (C/S CKS9457) freighter N741CK makes an early morning arrival into RAF Fairford to transport parts and supplies back to the U.S. after Baltops 2017.
Watch out for the deer!
It was a busy day for bombers on June 9th at RAF Fairford, and was the first time I’d seen (and filmed) all three of Global Strike Command’s heavy bombers on the same day.
These two aircraft were flown from Whiteman AFB, Missouri, visited a bombing range in the UK before recovering into Fairford. These aircraft were 82-1068 Spirit Of New York (MYTEE51) and 88-0329 Spirit Of Missouri (MYTEE52).
The famed B-2 Spirit ‘Stealth Bomber’ entered service in 1997 and they still look absolutely cutting edge to my eyes, despite the fact that they celebrate 20 years in service this year. Happy birthday B-2.
Rockwell B-1B Lancer (85-0089) returning to RAF Fairford on the 9th September 2016 under the call sign CROOK02.
This aircraft is from the 28th BS, part of the 7th OG Global Strike Command and was taking part in the International Sanicole airshow, Belgium (www.sanicole.com).
There was a fairly strong crosswind on this day, which caused the jets (and my camera) to be buffeted around a fair amount. You can see the commander skilfully working the jet through the wind for a gentle landing on runway 27.
Lovely to see these impressive jets in the UK skies again, and hopefully they’ll become a more familiar sight in the coming years.