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National Security & Defense

mahatmakanejeeves

(69,456 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2026, 05:14 AM 10 hrs ago

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B-1 takes the long way around to get to RAF Fairford from the Persian Gulf

The flight ended several hours ago. A spotter at a Facebook site picked up the plane over the Mediterranean.

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https://www.facebook.com/groups/823205939354693/

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B-1 takes the long way around to get to RAF Fairford from the Persian Gulf (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago OP

Did that mean they didn't have permission to fly over Europe LearnedHand 5 hrs ago #1

LearnedHand

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1. Did that mean they didn't have permission to fly over Europe

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Wed Mar 18, 2026, 09:53 AM

5 hrs ago

Or is that SOP for transferring a bomber?

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