Cold War-era B-52H Stratofortress bombers of the US Air Force arrive in the UK to join NATO forces in Europe. Several passenger and cargo planes assisted with the deployment and a U2 Dragon Lady is also featured.
The bomber planes landed at RAF Fairford, a standby airfield for the US Air Forces in Europe. It's the only bomber base of It's kind in the continent and therefore key to the United States European Command area of military operation. The B52s are deployed to Europe on Bomber Task Force 25-2. Two Boeing 747s and a Boeing 767 assisted with personnel and cargo.
Read more: https://ac.nato.int/archive/2025-2/united-states-air-force-b52h-stratofortress-arrive-in-the-united-kingdom-for-bomber-task-force-europe-252
0:00 Kalitta Air Boeing 747s
5:02 Cargo and ground teams
6:49 B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bombers
13:17 U-2 Dragon Lady High Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft
14:18 B-52 Stratofortress Strategic Bomber
17:29 Outroduction
The B-52 Stratofortress have been in service since 1952, while the U-2 Dragon Lady went into service in 1956. Both are still flying in 2025, approximately 70 years later. The U2 however is set to be retired by 2026, with drones taking their place. The B52 on the other-hand is expected to still be in service by 2050.
The latest varient, the B-52H, went into service in 1961. All the bombers shown in this video are from the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. The U-2S went into service in 1989 and the one shown here is from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing at Beele Air Force Base in California, all though is routinely based at RAF Fairford.
See a playlist of videos from Bomber Task Force deployments to Europe here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLnAhJyL1opj5EQNpj0mTKGYoUEvqLtYux
Recorded: February 9th - 13th, 2025
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