B-52's taking off from RAF Fairford

BBC News | March 23 2003

[knighthawk]

BBC News was broadcasting the take-off from the B-52's from RAF Fairford.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[KansasCanadian]

looks like another round of shock and awe

[U S Army EOD]

Saddam are you listening??? Thanks for the secret keeping BBC.

[Bad~Rodeo]

Kick the Tires and Light the Fires

[knighthawk]

It is not supposed to be a secret. Knowing that the B-52's are coming will break the moral more than having a F-117 sneaking in.

[Kimlee]

Funny the sirens started going off already. They must indeed be listening.

[Tommyjo]

You can't keep that a secret. It's impossible. Even if the news reporters don't broadcast it there will always be individuals who pass on such info. The Iraqi's, or those with allegiance (including war protesters) to Iraq, would be monitoring the base and simply reporting back quickly in this world of instant communications. The same went for Allied Force (Yugoslavia) with live broadcasts, from all news outlets of aircraft, taking off from both UK and Italy. There is also nothing being covered up at Fairford. In full view of the public you can witness JDAM's, ALCM'S and dumb munitions being loaded. It's as much of a psy ops broadcast to the Iraqi leadership that the Allies can send heavy bombers into Iraqi airspace with impunity. The planners take this into consideration when they launch heavy bombers from Fairford.

[Cvengr]

They should take just a handful of B-52s and run touch and gos between there and another field 20 miles away. Keep the air raid sirens on Iraq going night and day.

[knighthawk]

Yes, they were openly loading the JDAM's. And you can't keep it a secret when such a huge plane takes off!