American planes

[sh1kar]

Staying in a very nice lake house at Bowmore lakes. Just west of RAF Fairford. Couple times a day we get these guys on there way somewhere.

The best and noisiest was the B1 Lancer. Awesome thing and goes like the clappers



@wytonpjs

 

[HistoricBore]

Oops - That is a B-52. Very noisy with eight engines.

HB

 

[sh1kar]

I know. Hence the post

Not as noisy as the Lancer

Here’s another one

Neither of the above

 

[HonestJohn]

They’ll be making a friendly visit to the comrades in Iran if they don’t agree to the 14 point proposal

 

[wytonpjs]

Your last photo is interesting - an unmarked grey F747. Could be a civilian cargo plane but my suspicions are raised - anyone else have any int?

 

[Rural Management Services]

In the last couple of months while stalking in the area I have seen B1, B2 Stealth, B52’s and even a U2 spy plane flying about in that area. Allot of them are transiting back to forth to the Middle East using Fairford as a stop off but the B1’s are based there and make sufficient racket that the fallow stop and watch even.

 

[Tim.243]

Your last photo is interesting - an unmarked grey F747. Could be a civilian cargo plane but my suspicions are raised - anyone else have any int?

There was the crew int!

 

[wytonpjs]

In the last couple of months while stalking in the area I have seen B1, B2 Stealth, B52’s and even a U2 spy plane flying about in that area. Allot of them are transiting back to forth to the Middle East using Fairford as a stop off but the B1’s are based there and make sufficient racket that the fallow stop and watch even.

In a former guise I used to do lots of air shows and the day after, the departure routines were always a little sporting. I’ve previously posted up here my pictures of an F4 flying between the hangars at St Athens but that was “beaten” by an RN Sea Harrier one year who, after chiding from the ground crew, departed via the hangars on the deck passing just over the cab of the tug I was standing next too.

Anyway, back to you post. Loudest and throatiest “window rattling” departure I have ever witnessed was from a Lancer being stood on its tail with full reheat on its 4 engines at RAF Leuchars after their BoB annual display. The take-off was normal but the high speed low-pass back over the airfield before standing it on its tail was something else. That’s a fair while ago and nothing has ever “beaten” that for me - awesome!

 

[bluesako]

its that bad know over here the RAF are are fetching out of mothballs these

 

[Druid]

Your last photo is interesting - an unmarked grey F747. Could be a civilian cargo plane but my suspicions are raised - anyone else have any

That is unusual, locally to me the USAF do have Atlas air, chartered 747s seen used in and out of Mildenhall and Lakenheath in a white commercial scheme but I haven’t seen any grey ones.

A.I says-

The USAF uses grey-painted Boeing 747 aircraft primarily for specialized, low-profile roles, such as the E-4B Nightwatch "Doomsday" command center or in some cases, chartered troop transport. These planes differ from the traditional blue-and-white VC-25A Air Force One, offering a discreet, military-grade exterior.

 

[sh1kar]

That is unusual, locally to me the USAF do have Atlas air, chartered 747s seen used in and out of Mildenhall and Lakenheath in a white commercial scheme but I haven’t seen any grey ones.

A.I says-

The USAF uses grey-painted Boeing 747 aircraft primarily for specialized, low-profile roles, such as the E-4B Nightwatch "Doomsday" command center or in some cases, chartered troop transport. These planes differ from the traditional blue-and-white VC-25A Air Force One, offering a discreet, military-grade exterior.

My assumption was some kind of command centre

 

[sh1kar]

 

[wytonpjs]

My assumption was some kind of command centre

Don't think so as a distinct absence of aerials and antenna - looks entirely "commercial" but grey which is a specific military colour. Odd one hence my comment. Your last looks like a commercial cargo