2020’s

2020

Dec – 3rd: B-52H 61-0001 (5 BW / 69 BS) – departed 14th December

2021

Exercise Baltic Trident

The 420th Air Base Squadron and 420th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron at RAF Fairford provided support to Exercise Baltic Trident, which took place at RAF Fairford and across several Baltic countries from March 15 – 19.

Six KC-135R arrived on 15 March, flew missions and gradually returned to Mildenhall with the last onces leaving on Friday 19 March.

Four KC-135 also deployed to Lithuania

Aug – 23rd: 10x F-15E 48FW RAF Lakenheath – departed 27th August

25th: 2x B-2A’s from Keflavik performed a missed approach at RAF Fairford – 92-0700 Spirit of Florida & 89-0128 Spirit of Nebraska

Sep – 13th: 1x RC-135W 95th RS RAF Mildenhall deployed to Fairford for Exercise HIGH LIFE – departed 17th September (believe a patch exists, same as below but with the exercise name on it)

2022

Oct – 21st: B-52H 60-0022 – departed 31st October

2023

July: B-52H 61-0004 (20th BS) & B-52H 61-0029 (93rd BS AFRC) attended the Royal International Air Tattoo (www.scramble.nl)

Aug – 18th: 2x B-2A’s 82-1070 & 90-0040 arrived from Keflavik for hot-pit refueling – both jets departed the same day

Sep – 14th: B-52H 60-0007 (23  BS) & B-52H 60-0026 (23 BS) – departed 15th September

Dec – 13th: B-2A 82-1066 Spirit of America diverted in during a Global Power Mission. Departed 18th December

2024

Mar – 6th: B-1B 86-0095 diverted in – departed 30th March

June – 27th:

Million Airess Patch

 

A Douglas A-26C Invader known as the “Million Airess,” owned by the Vietnam War Flight Museum in Houston, taxis on the flightline at RAF Fairford, England, June 27, 2024. The Million Airess recently participated in a D-Day 80th anniversary ceremony over Normandy, France. The plane and crew landed at RAF Fairford to share a piece of military history with Pathfinders before continuing on the airshow circuit. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jessica Avallone)

 

July:  B-52H 61-0010 (343rd BS) attended the Royal International Air Tattoo (www.scramble.nl)

July 23rd: B-52H 61-0016 (20 BS) – departed 26th July (visiting for the Farnborough Air Show)

August – 22nd: RQ-4B 11-2046 (319th Reconnaissance Wing) – departed 24th August

First U.S. RQ-4 deployment to England www.dvidshub.net/news/479514/pathfinders-support-us-rq-4b-global-hawk

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Adam Enbal)

 

 

 

darren@raf-fairford.co.uk