BBC Reports US B52s Depart RAF Fairford

BBC Channel 1 | 21 March 2003

[UKCajun]

BBC showing live pictures of US B52s departing RAF Fairford airbase in the UK

[UKCajun]

Go get 'em boys! Our prayers are with you!!

[Bad~Rodeo]

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[UKCajun]

Alright!!

Thanks.

[Mr. Mojo]

Time for a little carpet bombing.

[UKCajun]

Here comes the SHOCK! Next, a little bit of AWE....

[dennisw]

SADDAM AND THUGS:
Here it comes. Here it comes. Here it comes your 19th nervous breakdown.

[Chi-townChief]

Sounds like the mierda may be about to hit the fan for Saddam.

[dennisw]

TIME HAS COME TODAY!

Sure hope this means mucho fireworks. This will mean daytime vulnerability and shame for Saddam and company. Leading to more surrender and ignoring Saddam's commands from his fuhrerbunker where he's tending to his wounds. Out of site and out of mind.

[Andy Ross]

I saw this on the news a few minutes ago. I don't think that information like this should be broadcast in real-time. I'm disgusted that the BBC would do this.

Whoever is on the receiving end of their ordinance is in *big* trouble. What fantastic aircraft.

Andrew

[Andy Ross]

I saw this on the news a few minutes ago. I don't think that information like this should be broadcast in real-time. I'm disgusted that the BBC would do this.

Whoever is on the receiving end of their ordinance is in *big* trouble. What fantastic aircraft.

Andrew

[goldstategop]

hehehe... Saddam's troops are going to receive their first real taste of "shock and awe" soon. Its one experience they'll remember forever. A B-52 bombing is like nothing on this earth.

[UKCajun]

Agreed. Definitely "daytime vulnerable" now.

Go get 'em boys!

[maquiladora]

Yep, I've just watched lots of them take off, some with ALCM's on pylons, some without.

[UKCajun]

I believe the B52s were placed RAF Fairford for the psychops aspects--the Airforce knowing full well the activities would be broadcast worldwide!!

[FreedomPoster]

>>Definitely "daytime vulnerable" now.

Could easily be after dark by the time the BUFF's get to their targets. It's around 13:30 local time, and I think sunset is around 18:15 or thereabouts, so less than 5 hours from now until sunset. I think the cruising time is easily that.

[UKCajun]

Flying time to Paris from RAF Fairford?

[Bad~Rodeo]

IF this is Shock and Awe, flight time from Fairford to Baghdad is appx. 6 hours?....ETA is 10:15a central

[Irishguy]

yep, someone is going to get a load...the 8th one is just after taking off

they rekon the full 14 will be off...if i was an iraqi soldier here is the steps

1. crap pants
2. drop weapon
3. start running

it takes about 5 hrs to iraq...so you MAY make it out of th bomb zone...

on a seperate point -- maybe they are off to afghanistan

[patriotUSA]

Here cum da big buffs!

[ch.man]

Seem to need a lot of runway. Some additional weight on board?