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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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-13 | B-1B B-1B |
BROMO24 BROMO25 |
KC-135 KC-135 KC-135 |
58-0095 59-1464 59-1470 |
PETRO PETRO PETRO |
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 |
57-2605 59-1464 61-0315 |
VINYL VINYL VINYL |
AARA8 | MEZRE | |
| 2026-03-14 | B-1B B-1B |
86-0121 86-0138 |
HOME36 HOME37 |
- | - | - | 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 | |
Flight data mainly from ADS-B Exchange, Fairford Movements and Airframes.