Two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bombers, from the 307th Bomb Wing based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at RAF Fairford on 12 September 2025 to participate in Exercise Cobra Warrior 25-2, a major multinational training event led by the Royal Air Force. The deployment underlines allied commitment to maintaining [read more]
Two Boeing B52H Stratofortresses of the US Air Force have arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire this evening for their latest deployment at the strategic air base. The aircraft have been deployed from the 69th Bomb Squadron who are based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota Details of the [read more]
Four Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses have been deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire as part of the latest European Bomber Task Force by the United States Air Force (USAF). The aircraft will operate as the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron taking part in exercises together with NATO Allies and other international partners [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) 2024, which takes place from the 19th to the 21st of July next year at RAF Fairford has already sold 25,000 tickets according to organisers. The Royal Air Force Charitable Trust Enterprises (RAFCTE), which organises and puts on the annual air show, has said [read more]
The United States Air Force (USAF) has started its latest Bomber Task Force deployment to the UK as Rockwell B1-B Lancer strategic bombers arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire yesterday. The aircraft from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas arrived at RAF Fairford early yesterday [read more]
US Air Force Boeing B52 Stratofortress have begun to arrive at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire ahead of a “long-planned” training mission with NATO allies. Four of the long-range heavy bombers arrived at the base today with up to four more potentially arriving in the coming days. The timing of the [read more]
During August and September of 2020, RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds hosted 6 USAF B-52 Strato fortress heavy bombers as they took part in two exercises in Europe and Africa. The 6 aircraft that took part were: 60-0007 Guardians of the upper realm 60-0029 Warriors beyond the horizon 60-0056 Black [read more]
One of the Boeing B52-H Bombers currently deployed to RAF Fairford as part of the Bomber Task Force has been involved what the US Air Force describes as an ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ interception by a Russian fighter. The incident, which occurred on Friday 28th August Aug. 28, 2020, involved two [read more]
Six US Air Force B52 Bombers have arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire this morning. The B52 is the US Air Forces (USAF) long-range strategic bomber and is regularly deployed to RAF Fairford for operations and exercises across Europe. The bombers have been deployed from Minot Air Base in North [read more]
Another flight of the US Air Force’s B52 Heavy Bombers is currently en route to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire according to Global Strike Command. The first aircraft from the Bomber Taskforce mission will arrive from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana later this evening and are understood to be B52-H’s [read more]
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