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Details of sorties involving bombers deployed to RAF Fairford as part the war by the United States' government and its military forces against Iran, starting in March 2026.
Information was obtained from publicly accessible sources and from reports by aviation enthusiasts.
On only one sortie so far has a bomber flown with Mode-S transponder active allowing it
to be tracked. In some sorties where the bombers have refuelled inside the London FIR,
one or more tankers have led the bombers to the boundary. This map shows the tracks of
some of these aircraft.
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| dep date | bombers | tankers | refuelling area | exit London FIR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026‑03‑10 | B-1B B-1B B-1B |
86-0121 86-0139 86-0120 |
TAFFY45 TAFFY46 TAFFY47 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-13 | B-1B B-1B |
BROMO24 BROMO25 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
59-1470 59-1464 58-0095 |
PETRO13 PETRO14 PETRO15 |
AARA10 | MEZRE | |
| 2026-03-13 | B-1B B-1B |
85-0088 | FLICK62 FLICK63 |
- | - | - | none | MEZRE |
| 2026-03-14 | B-1B B-1B |
DENT15 DENT16 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
59-1464 57-2605 61-0315 |
VINYL08 VINYL09 VINYL10 |
AARA8 | MEZRE | |
| 2026-03-14 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0121 86-0138 |
HOME36 HOME37 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-15 | B-52H B-52H |
60-0060 60-0023 |
SPIT45 SPIT46 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-15 | B-1B B-1B |
CORY34 CORY35 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
61-0315 59-1464 59-1470 |
FIST25 FIST26 FIST27 |
AARA10 | not known | |
| 2026-03-16 | B-1B B-1B |
85-0088 86-0121 |
FEMUR16 FEMUR17 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-16 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0140 86-0129 |
CONGA26 CONGA27 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-17 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0120 86-0102 |
MARCO87 MARCO88 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-18 | B-1B B-1B |
RESIN97 RESIN9? |
- | - | - | none | not known | |
| 2026-03-19 | B-52H B-52H |
61-0035 60-0007 |
ROME84 ROME85 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-19 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0107 85-0088 |
DRYER74 DRYER75 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
61-0315 59-1464 63-8878 |
FIST09 FIST10 FIST11 |
AARA10W | MEZRE |
| 2026-03-20 | B-52H B-52H |
60-0012 60-0060 |
ARNIE24 ARNIE25 |
- | - | - | none | MEZRE |
| 2026-03-20 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0121 85-0072 |
SHOOK73 SHOOK74 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
59-1470 59-1464 61-0315 |
WOODN21 WOODN22 WOODN23 |
AARA10W | MEZRE |
| 2026-03-21 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0102 | MELON52 | KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
59-1470 59-1464 61-0315 |
TIMEX25 TIMEX26 TIMEX28 |
AARA10W | MEZRE |
| 2026-03-21 | B-1B B-1B |
SAINT42 SAINT43 |
- | - | - | none | MEZRE | |
| 2026-03-22 | B-1B | 86-0121 86-0107 |
BOLD36 BOLD37 |
- | - | - | none | not known |
| 2026-03-22 | B-52H B-52H |
61-0001 60-0023 |
DOSS26 DOSS27 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
63-8878 61-0315 60-0324 |
PETRO11 PETRO12 PETRO13 |
AARA10W | not known |
| 2026-03-23 | B-1B B-1B B-1B |
BUYER15 BUYER16 BUYER17 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
60-0324 59-1464 63-8878 61-0315 |
ADOBE09 ADOBE10 ADOBE11 ADOBE12 |
AARA10W | not known | |
Flight data mainly from ADS-B Exchange, Fairford Movements and Airframes.