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Late Winter in the Cotswolds


Seamus

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Morning all,

 

Thought I'd share a handful of images from my first couple of trips out this year, both to Fairford. Neither went to plan as well as I had hoped, but happy to come away with something slightly different from each visit.

Firstly, a visit at the end of February to catch the returning BUFFs

 

51902728100_80343d73dc_o.jpgBoeing B-52H Stratofortress | 61-0039/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 24/02/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51911415169_c530fe1e8f_o.jpgBoeing B-52H Stratofortress | 61-0018/MT | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 24/02/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

Then a return last week in the hope of doing the same, but to no avail. The circuit bashing U-2 saved the day, whilst a quick trip over to Brize yielded a C-17 in some nice light too. Shame the MC-130J largely managed to avoid the sunshine at Fairford....

 

51952208155_4659e735e4_o.jpgLockheed U-2S | 80-1080 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51951676848_a0bec77587_o.jpgLockheed MC-130J Commando II | 13-5778 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51951913409_1b6a26e44e_o.jpgBoeing C-17A Globemaster III | ZZ171 Royal Air Force | RAF Brize Norton | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51951913404_28f483cd10_o.jpgBoeing C-17A Globemaster III | ZZ171 Royal Air Force | RAF Brize Norton | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51952925593_23d4fb4c65_o.jpgLockheed U-2S | 80-1094 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51945527099_00e903a29a_o.jpgLockheed U-2S | 80-1094 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51951871157_324f75ebb7_o.jpgLockheed U-2S | 80-1094 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51945821165_5b51490f72_o.jpgLockheed U-2S | 80-1094 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

51945213211_c40db9c28c_o.jpgLockheed U-2S | 80-1080 | US Air Force | RAF Fairford | 17/03/22 by Shaun Schofield, on Flickr

 

Thanks for looking, hope they were of interest

 

Shaun

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Thanks all, much appreciated :)

 

On 3/22/2022 at 8:41 AM, coneheadff said:

Great photos!!!

 

Didn't know the U-2s are still there

 

There has been a permanent detachment for two or three years now. They fly almost daily, which is very handy!

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