The mighty Stratofortress is no stranger to these shores and this month has seen another deployment by four aircraft of the 5th Bomb Wing based at Minot AFB, North Dakota.
Members Ray Taylor and Mike Overs took a road trip to RAF Fairford on Thursday 18 January to take in this latest deployment.
Three of the four deployed aircraft took off and Mike captured them on departure. Two from the Whelford/Kempsford (27) east end and the last one from Marston Meysey (09) west end.
The C17 was on the US Embassy run.
Unusual departure from RAF Brize Norton before the B-52 fun began was a RAF Boeing E-3D Sentry, but she turned north after her departure from runway 26 so any chance of a photograph was lost.
The deployment lasts until end of January (Operational Requirements may change)...
Here are the pictures Mike took.
Mike Overs
26 January 2018
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