2x USAF B1-B landing at RAF Fairford

[@mt5144]

This is an old video, it was taken in May/June 2023...when there was 4 on Exercise there & The 2 in this Video were arriving after a sortie which they took off from RAF Fairford earlier in the day,

[@aviation747]

Spot on, i take ages to edit things and upload them but this is much needed context for the video.

[@jamesstewartwilliams]

Brilliant catch - just love that aerodynamic braking at 3:52 🔥🔥🔥

[@aviation747]

Thank you!

[@mikemontgomery2654]

Beautiful capture. This bomber is timeless.

[@aviation747]

Thank you, it certainly is!

[@DashPar]

Still a beauty after all these years!!

[@EvoBlue66]

Brilliant footage of the B1, always has been great aircraft, and great to see it doing its thing despite the age of it overtime. Thanks for sharing. 🙂

[@socaljarhead7670]

Perhaps the biggest hangar queen in the entire history of the US Air Force. It took the better part of 3 decades for the B-1 to mature into what it is today and it took many a weekend away from the men and women charged with it’s care.

[@lohikarhu734]

Maybe they are old technology, but they "look the part" of a badass bomber!

[@blackvulcan100]

Yep seen two of these approaching Fairford recently quite noisy. Came over our house.

[@JulioAvalos3000]

It is so majestic it almost seems ceremonial.

[@Justicefordadmom]

❤❤❤ FELICIA AND KENNY ARRIVING ❤❤❤

[@briandugan4974]

Think the last aircraft to have a nose wheel that long was the Lockheed Constellation, another lovely aircraft.

[@datathunderstorm]

I thought Concorde had an equally long, if not longer nose wheel - but I could be wrong. Anybody know?

[@aviation747]

I believe you are correct in that, although Concorde flew a few years earlier than the B1

[@briandugan4974]

Yes I forgot about Concorde, how the hell could I do that, I saw it just about every day. Senior moment.

[@jayyoung5423]

Be afraid, very afraid! What a legend.

[@MarkBrooks-y9k]

The boys are back in Town 👏👏👏👏👏👏 ripping up the Cotswolds 😊😊😊😊

[@aviation747]

Sadly this was filmed last year, I cant wait for them to return at some point soon though!

[@Justicefordadmom]

META- FELICIA & KEN❤❤❤❤

[@AmonRa33]

Nice to see some of our war planes in one of our overseas territories

[@blackvulcan100]

ahahah love your sense of humour. Best not to say that around here. You were lucky to get your independence from us, would not have happened had the French not got in the way.

[@simpedros4766]

Wow , learnt something new today. Yanks do have a sense of humour

[@datathunderstorm]

😂😂😂😂…… Overseas territories….as a Brit, I’ll take that as a well meaning compliment 😊👍🏾

[@jamesstewartwilliams]

As a proud Englishman, I’ll just have to accept that my country has become an American aircraft carrier at this point 🤣

[@edutaimentcartoys]

wow, awesome... nice airfighter

[@martinmotschmann9644]

By time 6:15 stand 2 more bones parking. Now 4 B1 at Fairford?

[@aviation747]

It was during a deployment the other 2 did not fly on the day this was filmed and where already on ground

[@markwheatley4598]

It's getting quiet regular having the b1 bombers at fairford I wonder why

[@derek6579]

Houthis

[@aviation747]

They are often here on deployments most years, this was filmed last year during their previous deployment.

[@Aeronaut1975]

Fun B-1 fact: It's standard proceedure for B-1s to use full flaps for takeoff.

[@socaljarhead7670]

Another fun fact, at low speeds it will turn inside of much smaller and faster aircraft.

[@Aeronaut1975]

@@socaljarhead7670 I'm not surprised, that wing is huge! and very straight.

[@aviation747]

Wow thanks for sharing i didn't know that! Ill keep my eye out for it if i get the chance to see one depart.

[@Aeronaut1975]

@@aviation747 I saw a video (recent) with a B-1 Pilot and he said that the entire fleet uses full flaps for takeoff.

[@daviddarrall9384]

a good sign or a bad sign? UK

[@aviation747]

They are often on deployment over here so who knows?

[@VisionCommunications]

My favorite military airplane

[@HunterDFtwo]

What’s up with the first B-1 mismatched rear stabiliser air break?

[@aviation747]

Good question im honestly not entirely sure, it could be due to the pilot making an input on the stick during the roll out for some reason.

[@trespire]

Noticed that too. As mentioned, it could be pilot input, as the British Isles are often very windy.

[@Matt-yq4zr]

Are they back on deployment?

[@aviation747]

Sadly not this was filmed last year, however there is one currently at Fairford after landing due to engine troubles.

[@brianroberts2402]

How did they end up in the grass? I missed that.

[@aviation747]

Its just where they park, there is a grass mound in front of it making it appear as if it was sat in the grass!

[@laklinka]

awesome!!!

[@aviation747]

Thanks!!

[@socaljarhead7670]

No way in hell all 4 airframes participated in the entire training schedule. I’d bet my left nut at least one was down for maintenance of some kind and all 4 didn’t fly for probably 2 weeks once they got back to Texas.

[@aviation747]

Spot on! I believe one of the 4 on ground had engine troubles

[@Justicefordadmom]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@MrSuperdoop]

Do they know something we don’t.

[@aviation747]

Possibly, however this was filmed last year after the two B1s made an airshow appearance in Europe

[@nlo114]

04:45 - Starboard wingtip vortices can be seen.

[@jeffo2112]

Much shorter flight time from Fairford to Moscow than USA to Moscow. Maybe?

[@aviation747]

possibly, however this was a routine deployment filmed last year

[@northernhardcore.7899]

You reckon?😂😂😂😂 A guy called Duncan Sands tried your theory back in the 1950’s & 60’s.

[@mrkitty1367]

goodun !

[@alejandrayalanbowman367]

Fairford - the only place that I have been served up Spam Fritters - they were disgusting

[@aviation747]

Sounds horrible!

[@lasse3412]

War prep 😢

[@aviation747]

This was a routine exercise last year.

[@kingjohn1974]

Aircraft have become obsolete. They require too much maintenence,runways and are easily defeated with missiles or drones.

[@doublediamondrailroad5949]

Probably staging for Yemen

[@aviation747]

This was filmed in 2023 during a routine exercise

[@adrianpeters2413]

Here come the terrorists ...