[Photos & Video] Two U.S. B-2 Stealth Bombers arrive at RAF Fairford, UK

Published on: June 9, 2014 at 1:47 PM

Two B-2 stealth bombers have arrived to RAF Fairford where they will remain for a short-term deployment. Here are some more images.

As already reported, on Jun. 8 two B-2 Spirit bombers with the 509th Bomb Wing have deployed to the UK, where they have joined three B-52s, for a โ€œshort-term deployment.โ€

The first aircraft โ€œSpirit Of Indianaโ€, using callsign โ€œDeath 11โ€ performed two low approaches before landing on runway 27; โ€œSpirit of Louisiana,โ€ flying as โ€œDeath 12โ€ was straight into land.

Here you can find some more images of the two stealth bombers.

โ€œDeath 11โ€:

B-2 Spirit landing

โ€œDeath 12โ€:

B-2 Spirit of Lousiana

All images credit: David Mackey โ€“ Macks Aviation Photography

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And hereโ€™s video (by Ben Ramsay):

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David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of โ€œThe Aviationistโ€, one of the worldโ€™s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
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