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2022-09-14 Britain

US Air Force bomber is roaming skies over Gloucestershire: B-52 took off from RAF Fairford before circling in constant loop after issuing emergency 'squawk' code

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Kinda expensive to run in orbit as a funeral jammer.

Posted by Skidmark 2022-09-14 00:49|| 2022-09-14 00:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Flying a refurbished antique, yeah, that will work...Look, says the Chief Maintenance Officer, my grandpa initialed his endorsement of flight readiness for this airplane in 1953, see, here is his John Handcock, right here, almost 70 years ago!

Posted by Thinens Flaque6526 2022-09-14 01:35|| 2022-09-14 01:35|| Front Page Top

#3 ...Keep in mind that there are emergencies, and then there are Emergencies. Had it been anything truly serious, they would have landed at the first field with a long enough runway.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-09-14 06:38|| 2022-09-14 06:38|| Front Page Top

#4 ? So not something to do with the Queen's funeral?

Posted by Mercutio 2022-09-14 09:20|| 2022-09-14 09:20|| Front Page Top

#5
#4 ? So not something to do with the Queen's funeral?
Posted by: Mercutio 2022-09-14 09:20

Mercutio,

As the saying goes, 'Never say never', but my guess would be no - we've been rotating Buffs through the UK on a fairly regular basis for some time now, and I think this comes under the heading of just one of those things.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2022-09-14 09:32|| 2022-09-14 09:32|| Front Page Top

#6 I did see a headline yesterday about "Live updates from the Queen's funeral."

Which seems like an unfortunate turn of phrase.

Posted by M. Murcek 2022-09-14 09:34|| 2022-09-14 09:34|| Front Page Top

Is it still circling the patio? Perhaps we should call someone.

Posted by Besoeker 2022-09-14 09:38|| 2022-09-14 09:38|| Front Page Top

#8 I think this comes under the heading of just one of those things.

Just one of those things... like leaving your turn signal on whilst you merrily drive down the highway.
"Do you hear a beeping noise?"

Posted by SteveS 2022-09-14 12:32|| 2022-09-14 12:32|| Front Page Top

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