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B-52H Bombers Join B-1Bs Deployed to RAF Fairford

Three B-52H Stratofortress bombers deployed to RAF Fairford, joining B-1B Lancers deployed in the previous days and bringing to 11 the number of bombers now in Europe. After two flights of B-1B Lancer ...
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B-1B Bombers Deploy to RAF Fairford to Ramp Up Missions Over Iran

Four U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers arrived at RAF Fairford as the U.S. looks to "surge dramatically" the operations over Iran. After the UK allowed the U.S. to use RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia ...
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10 amazing features of the Avro Vulcan bomber

10 Amazing features of the Avro Vulcan bomber ...

U.K. Denying U.S. Use Of Key Bases Would Impact Bombers’ Role In Iran Air Campaign

The U.K. is blocking U.S. use of two key bases for an attack on Iran, according to a report by The Times. Both Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean, and RAF Fairford, a base in the U.K., would ...
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The Avro Vulcan Bomber Summed Up in 4 Words

-Though nearing retirement, the Vulcan's most famous combat missions were the "Black Buck" raids during the 1982 Falklands War. -In an incredible feat of long-range power projection, a single Vulcan, ...