Oii Oii Ladies, gents and teddy bears, it was a fair old wait for this in the pouring rain and emotional weather but we got ‘em. Hope you enjoyed our video fresh from today’s aviation salmon counter. The iconic B-52H dropping in to RIDE HIGH. What a sound! Well, Fairford isn’t complete without the U-2 🤙🏼Drop us a line in the comments and don’t forget to click the LIKE button. If you love military aviation and like this video be sure to subscribe to our channel
Ok i know the distance from Fairford to Coningsby. So that trip in emotional weather to be back for Lakenheath tomorrow. Sir i salute you 🫡 Great shots as always b-52 Sounds so good
What a treat! That is what's special about Ted Coningsby Squadron, The effort Ted & Nikos go to, to bring this footage to us all is phenomenal. Out in all weathers & conditions, thank you ❤
1982-2002 USAF Security Policeman, name changed to Security Forces around mid 1990's. My first assignment 1982-1984 was at RAF Fairford. Loved it!! The Cotswold's is one of the most beautiful areas I've seen. Assigned to RAF Upper Heyford 1986-1990. Duty at U.H. NOT as fun due to the mission at that time. Still loved England though. Love your videos. Thanks!!
Fantastic effort today Nikos, thank you so much for bringing us this special footage we otherwise wouldn’t get to see. Absolute treat, especially as it’s been such an emotional day. Brilliant work 🫡 Ohhhh yeah, let’s ride
Wow, that is huge! And the U2 - what an unusual plane, and landing! Thanks Ted and Nikos for being out in that dreadful weather and bringing us this vid
I’ve never seen one in the air but just to stand underneath it at Duxford is amazing. I can’t believe it gets off the ground the sheer size of it. Thank you for filming this iconic aircraft
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Top work Ted and Nikos! Absolute Heroes for getting footage!!!
The U-2 pilot is encapsulated in a literal space suit, severly imparing movement and visability. They can't see well out the side and not at all behind because of the hard space helmet. So when landing it's almost impossible to precisly judge when the main "unicycle" wheel touches. Hance the need for another U-2 pilot to chase the plane in a hot-rod Dodge Viper to talk the pilot down by radio. The U-2 is amongs the hardest planes to fly.
@@leandabee These high altitude planes operate at the very edge of what's possible, both for man and machine. If you're interested, you can see the same "space" suit in the following video : SR-71 Last flight from Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan. I'll post the link in a seperate comment. Not easy riding a bycicle wearing all that gear, never mind piloting a jet at 90,000 ft. And if you happen to be a petrol head, you'll hear the most insane use of any car engines in aviation, twin screaming big V8 just to turn over those massive J-58 engines.
A buff flew over us when I was in the RAF based in Gloucester going to land at Fairford. I thought the world was ending with the noise the whole world was shaking
Oh my gosh!!! I've always wanted to see a bomber in person. But I have to say Ty to Teddi and Niko's ty for posting of this amazing aircraft altho it has been unsettling weather but it's still a sight to behold. 🥰😊👍
Ahhh this is my local base and I'm gutted I missed you! I'll be popping up to see these guys as much as I can whilst they're here, so hopefully I'll get another chance to meet you and Ted! Thank you for getting this footage for us - I know how unpredictable Fairford can be with the waiting times, so appreciate your efforts here! Thank you!
Well, well, when you want to see something special come to RAF Fairford 1 B52 and 1 U2 Dragon Lady nice one Nikos and Ted and in the rain as well very nice.
Top Job Ted (supported by Nikos, obviously!), really great to see those two arrivals. I was driving down to the South West today in the appalling weather, really great of you to brave it to bring us such great footage. 👍😊
Incredible stuff Ted and Nikos. Persistence pays off again for the iron man and bear of streaming. A very long day🫡❤️💪 Welcome to the Uk 🇬🇧 MT MINOT🇺🇸🇺🇸 LETS RIDE AND SEND IT
Wow, that B52 Squeals on approach. Looks so unstable as it lands with that never ending wingspan. Then its drag chute deploys to bring the beast to a halt. Superb! footage!of this less than a myth, more of a 20th century legend bomber. Absolutely monstrous Aircraft. Looks like a handful to fly? But not being a pilot, I can't comment. 😮🫡. We see alsorts on here but the U2 Dragonlady has always appeared odd looking to me. Nevertheless would still like to see one in the flesh. Great capture In what can only be described as appalling weather. Thanks for standing out there, striving for the best shots Ted and Nikos and grabbing the best action possible. Simply one of the many reasons why your channel is now 51.8K. What? 18600k when I joined. Awesome..!
That B-52 is from Minot AFB, North Dakota. I was stationed there from Sept 1985 to April 1987. I was munitions systems specialist and took a lot of munitions to those bombers.
Oiiiii yeahhhh - beautiful Ted and Nikos ... awful weather, I would have loved to have seen these planes in the flesh ! But a big Thank you for the footage ..😊
A couple of reasons. Landing the U-2 is difficult - close to the ground it likes to hover - and the pilot has poor visibility to know when the gear touch down. The chase car will be in radio contact to let them know when the plane is on the deck. The car also contains personnel who will attach the pogos to the outer portion of the wing for taxiing. ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=U-2+chase+car
Interesting landing gear on the U2, don't think I have seen one before. Would be like landing a plane on an ice skate lol. Thanks for the videos, brilliant.
Due to U2 pilot being so far aft there is very little runway visibility. The chase cars talk them down by calling out altitude to touchdown. Some yt vids from the chase car perspective are around.
No, the U2 has tiny wheels on the wingtips that "drop off" after take-off, all to save on weight.After landing they are reattached so that it can taxi again
@@stevesstuff1450 Cool fact if u didn't already know; because of its runway length RAF Fairford was an alternate landing location in Europe for the Space Shuttle. Thankfully it was never needed because the Shuttle never had to land outside of the US.
In some ways yes, it is the USAF's only European airfield for heavy bombers and routinely supports Bomber Task Force (BTF) operations. It is the only support station for heavy bomber aircraft in the UK. As far as landing is concerned for the length of runway, Brize Norton would be most likely as diversion airfield, but this is just a guess.
#2 comment. Just viewed on iPad, good grief, what aircraft, one so big, it has wing wheels and needs a parachute to help it slow, the other end of spectrum the ‘dragon lady’ with only a couple of wheels. Why did the vehicles go chasing after the dragon lady though
The vehicles chase the U2 for two reasons: to help the pilot by telling him how many feet to go before touchdown, pilot cannot judge that very well himself. the other car carries the little wheels to attach to the wingtips, after it has come to a stop. This so it can taxi again
Oiii Oii Julie 🤙🏼The vehicle assist the landing of the U2. They also assist with taxiing and take off too. It’s the fact that the pilot can’t really see a lot
We had the second largest SAC base near us in Limestone Maine at Loring Airforce base. Made redundant in the 1990's. The USA is no longer a match for any adversary. The woke and migration policies have ruined the west. And i am a Brit from West Yorkshire
Wow that was amazing everything you could ask for in 5 minutes , a squeal, wheel puffs, parachute break( like I loved as a kid on the EE Lightening.) Wings that go on for forever . Then a crazy plane, with a crazy shape that has to be chased down the runway and an awesome name Then you remember what they do and how long they have been doing it, it's mind blowing. Also would make a great line up at Glastonbury with their names on the poster , maybe Drew and 999 Meg could support them ❤❤
Oii Oii Ladies, gents and teddy bears, it was a fair old wait for this in the pouring rain and emotional weather but we got ‘em. Hope you enjoyed our video fresh from today’s aviation salmon counter. The iconic B-52H dropping in to RIDE HIGH. What a sound! Well, Fairford isn’t complete without the U-2 🤙🏼Drop us a line in the comments and don’t forget to click the LIKE button. If you love military aviation and like this video be sure to subscribe to our channel
Brilliant Nikos in emotional weather 👍👏
Ok i know the distance from Fairford to Coningsby. So that trip in emotional weather to be back for Lakenheath tomorrow. Sir i salute you 🫡 Great shots as always b-52 Sounds so good
Hi ted coningsby
Special! Super effort Ted and Nikos. Thank you ❤
Oiii oiii Margo thank you for the super thanks ❤️
A B52 and a U2 on a rainy day...thank you sir for your dedication!
Thanks David
What a treat! That is what's special about Ted Coningsby Squadron, The effort Ted & Nikos go to, to bring this footage to us all is phenomenal. Out in all weathers & conditions, thank you ❤
This was a challenging, emotional, long wait Margo but it was worth it
Our good old B-52. By the time they are retired from service the design will be around 100 years old! She’s getting some new Rolls-Royce engines soon.
A sign of a good design , like Windows XP remained relevant and popular much longer than any other version , had to stop supporting it to force change
1982-2002 USAF Security Policeman, name changed to Security Forces around mid 1990's. My first assignment 1982-1984 was at RAF Fairford. Loved it!! The Cotswold's is one of the most beautiful areas I've seen. Assigned to RAF Upper Heyford 1986-1990. Duty at U.H. NOT as fun due to the mission at that time. Still loved England though. Love your videos. Thanks!!
Thank you for serving sir
You Nikos and Ted Coningsby are legends 😎😎 Thanks so much for braving the weather to bring this to us all OOH YEAH 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 5:49
Oii oiii Ian
Fantastic effort today Nikos, thank you so much for bringing us this special footage we otherwise wouldn’t get to see. Absolute treat, especially as it’s been such an emotional day. Brilliant work 🫡 Ohhhh yeah, let’s ride
Thanks Bex. Totally worth the wait in emotional weather too
Wow, that is huge! And the U2 - what an unusual plane, and landing! Thanks Ted and Nikos for being out in that dreadful weather and bringing us this vid
Oii oiii Ellesee
I’ve never seen one in the air but just to stand underneath it at Duxford is amazing. I can’t believe it gets off the ground the sheer size of it. Thank you for filming this iconic aircraft
Oii Oii Hillary thank you
Special treat for us, thank you for your committed service @TedConingsby & Nikos.
Emotional weather yet again, thank you again.
Thanks Julie
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! Top work Ted and Nikos! Absolute Heroes for getting footage!!!
Oiii oiii Dr Soda thanks man ooooooooohhhhhh yeahhhhhh
Great footage!
Thanks so much Ted and Co that was really special, no really really really special !
Oii Oii Roy thank you very much
What an absolute monster!
Wow only with the TCS would you see these 2……cracking effort Nikos to hold out for this….thank you ❤️🫡
Oii Oii Captain A
❤beautiful work nikos and ted
Thanks Sally
"Through Storms", you certainly lived up to the motto brother.
Oii oiii Colin, absolutely lived up to the motto
The U-2 pilot is encapsulated in a literal space suit, severly imparing movement and visability. They can't see well out the side and not at all behind because of the hard space helmet. So when landing it's almost impossible to precisly judge when the main "unicycle" wheel touches. Hance the need for another U-2 pilot to chase the plane in a hot-rod Dodge Viper to talk the pilot down by radio.
The U-2 is amongs the hardest planes to fly.
Thanks for this cool information👍!
Oiii oiii Trespire. It is such a demanding and difficult aircraft to fly indeed. Pretty much an astronaut in there
Wow, I was just about to ask why the cars were chasing it . I thought something might have been wrong 😳. Thank you 👌🇦🇺
@@leandabee These high altitude planes operate at the very edge of what's possible, both for man and machine.
If you're interested, you can see the same "space" suit in the following video :
SR-71 Last flight from Kadena AFB Okinawa, Japan.
I'll post the link in a seperate comment.
Not easy riding a bycicle wearing all that gear, never mind piloting a jet at 90,000 ft.
And if you happen to be a petrol head, you'll hear the most insane use of any car engines in aviation, twin screaming big V8 just to turn over those massive J-58 engines.
@@trespireFascinating, and thank you very much 👌. I found a couple of videos on this plane which I will watch soon 😃
What amazing aircrafts. Thank you for amazing videos today and every day! 🇬🇧🇺🇸
Thanks Barbara
what a landing all bent an drag chute!! a beast of an aircraft !! thinks ted an nikos !!
Lived 50 miles north of the Airbase, saw the B52's three to four times a week. They are a beast and fun to watch...
Nice, well done on being out there in this terrible weather were all getting, lets hope it's better tomorrow
Thanks Chris
Wow such a great noise, awesome plane 💪👌👍😍
whooooah! the dragon lady! nice one nikos and ted ! the only military aviation channel!!
Thanks Knoxy
i'm gonna be there in 2 months!!!!! also very bouncy first landing
Oohhhh yeah
Every time I see a B52 either in the flesh, film, picture etc I keep thinking of Dr Strangelove & I keep humming the tune
Ditto! Unforgettable! Thanks! USAF, SAC, 1958-1962
A buff flew over us when I was in the RAF based in Gloucester going to land at Fairford. I thought the world was ending with the noise the whole world was shaking
Epic Catch Ted Coningsby B-52H Absolutely awesome Thankyou for a long hard journey to catch these Beauty's.
Oiii oiii Tim thanks man. Glad you enjoyed
I had the pleasure in working down at fairford for about 8yrs when the RIATs were on had such brill times 👍
Oh my gosh!!! I've always wanted to see a bomber in person. But I have to say Ty to Teddi and Niko's ty for posting of this amazing aircraft altho it has been unsettling weather but it's still a sight to behold. 🥰😊👍
Ahhh this is my local base and I'm gutted I missed you! I'll be popping up to see these guys as much as I can whilst they're here, so hopefully I'll get another chance to meet you and Ted! Thank you for getting this footage for us - I know how unpredictable Fairford can be with the waiting times, so appreciate your efforts here! Thank you!
Thanks for catching this for us! What awesome pieces of kit! Don’t show their age at all!
Oii oiii Alex
Great catch in really bad conditions ... Fantastic work Nikos! 🎉
Thanks Dex. It was worth the wait, even in emotional weather conditions… but we are used to that now lol
Special treat for us, thank you for your committed service to us @TedConingsby & Nikos
Emotional weather again, hope you got dried off 😊
Ooohhh yeah
Amazing to see a plane that's almost 100 years old still active. Amazing bit of tech
Thanks for putting up with the weather and sharing mate👍
Well, well, when you want to see something special come to RAF Fairford 1 B52 and 1 U2 Dragon Lady nice one Nikos and Ted and in the rain as well very nice.
Oii oiii Debbie
Riders on the storm. Outstanding video Ted
Oii Oii thank you Rolf
Great videos! I just love the B52s.... I never saw a Dragon Lady before! Cool!
Great footage as always. Two of my favourite aircraft there. I love how they chase the U2 in the cars on the landing.
Oii oiii Rob thanks man ooohh yeah
Wow!! amazing and thank you for this special treat ❤
Thanks Ally
An iconic, unbelievable (historic) flying machine!
❤ Awesome 👍
Oii oiii Paul
Beautiful Unique Fetching Flyer!
Ooohh yeah
Top Job Ted (supported by Nikos, obviously!), really great to see those two arrivals. I was driving down to the South West today in the appalling weather, really great of you to brave it to bring us such great footage. 👍😊
Thank you 🤙🏼🇺🇸
I knew a guy who worked on the electronics on the b52 bomber calvin clark thanks you for your sevice retried usaf gloucester
The Buff is such an mistakable sound, I wonder what her new engines will sound like
YES 😃👍🏾 I can't wait to see the BUFF in action after the upgrade. Hopefully they sound more quiet
Top work Ted
Incredible stuff Ted and Nikos. Persistence pays off again for the iron man and bear of streaming. A very long day🫡❤️💪 Welcome to the Uk 🇬🇧 MT MINOT🇺🇸🇺🇸 LETS RIDE AND SEND IT
Oii Oii Davey 🤙🏼 long day but worth the wait for this. Ooohhh yeah
That is one LOOOOOOONG after landing run out!
Wow, that B52 Squeals on approach. Looks so unstable as it lands with that never ending wingspan. Then its drag chute deploys to bring the beast to a halt. Superb! footage!of this less than a myth, more of a 20th century legend bomber. Absolutely monstrous Aircraft. Looks like a handful to fly? But not being a pilot, I can't comment. 😮🫡. We see alsorts on here but the U2 Dragonlady has always appeared odd looking to me. Nevertheless would still like to see one in the flesh. Great capture In what can only be described as appalling weather. Thanks for standing out there, striving for the best shots Ted and Nikos and grabbing the best action possible. Simply one of the many reasons why your channel is now 51.8K. What?
18600k when I joined. Awesome..!
Oiii oiii Dan thanks man
That B-52 is from Minot AFB, North Dakota. I was stationed there from Sept 1985 to April 1987. I was munitions systems specialist and took a lot of munitions to those bombers.
Oiiiii yeahhhh - beautiful Ted and Nikos ... awful weather, I would have loved to have seen these planes in the flesh ! But a big Thank you for the footage ..😊
Thanks Andrew 🤙🏼
Great vid, thanks for sharing. New to your channel so I just now see the artwork on your van. Pretty neat my friend, whoever made it.
Oii oiii thank you and welcome to the channel and squadron too. Ooohh yeah
Love the yellow parachute.
Outstanding Planes!!!!
They sure are
quite a crosswind for the BUFF - love the video
Thanks Robert
Oii Oii well done for braving the horrible weather do you know if anymore are due in?
A monstrous machine!😮
I missed them by 10 mins, drive down, realised I missed them, drove home again 😂
I have a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air. The Dragon Lady and the B-52 yrace their beginnings back to this time frame.
4:25 what exactly is the purpose of the white vehicle?
A couple of reasons. Landing the U-2 is difficult - close to the ground it likes to hover - and the pilot has poor visibility to know when the gear touch down. The chase car will be in radio contact to let them know when the plane is on the deck. The car also contains personnel who will attach the pogos to the outer portion of the wing for taxiing.
ua-cam.com/users/results?search_query=U-2+chase+car
Well explained on a reply, but yes to assist landing and taking off too I think they use them.
Interesting landing gear on the U2, don't think I have seen one before. Would be like landing a plane on an ice skate lol. Thanks for the videos, brilliant.
Thanks Babs. Yeah it needs chasing support vehicles too
Love how the white cop Charger goes after the plane for speeding...
OMG WOW !!!!
Oohh yeah
Is that a fresh deployment?
Can’t get enough of those whistling TF-33s! I wonder if the new RR engines will sound the same?
Ooooohhh yeah
Crew Chief--580173, B-52 G model. 320th Bomb Wing (h)
Mather AFB, California...1974-1980.
2:03 hoping it stops before it gets into the next county ..........scarey to watch !
Oii oiii Geoff and Steve
There huge how many are coming to Fairford
Nothing announced as yet there were 2 last year one static one flying
We think 4 for what we’ve seen today as it looks as if they’ve started their sorties
@@TedConingsby thank you
B-52 = Grandpa Buff!!! 😂
@ 1:23 Bird…yep mother has landed all good to cross
Due to U2 pilot being so far aft there is very little runway visibility. The chase cars talk them down by calling out altitude to touchdown. Some yt vids from the chase car perspective are around.
Another good video but why don’t you play the comms that would be good to hear on take off and landing
The comms were on, the rain probably drowned the radio lol
Great footage. You got a rare sight, a 'fully loaded' U2. With all the sensors. Not often they have all of them on one plane.
Oii oiii Stephen 🤙🏼
You DO NOT want to recover that drag chute when it's wet. Trust me on this one.
Sounds like you've had some experience on this. 🤣
Did the last plane have a wheel missing ?
No, the U2 has tiny wheels on the wingtips that "drop off" after take-off, all to save on weight.After landing they are reattached so that it can taxi again
Think that’s it a deployment of 4 you should have popped in nikos i only live down the road Trowbridge
Ooohh yeah
Are the B52s restricted to Fairford?
In the UK, yes. It's the only runway able to take them....
@@stevesstuff1450 Cool fact if u didn't already know; because of its runway length RAF Fairford was an alternate landing location in Europe for the Space Shuttle. Thankfully it was never needed because the Shuttle never had to land outside of the US.
@@TheRipper5418 : Yes, I did know that; it is indeed a cool fact though. 😀
In some ways yes, it is the USAF's only European airfield for heavy bombers and routinely supports Bomber Task Force (BTF) operations. It is the only support station for heavy bomber aircraft in the UK. As far as landing is concerned for the length of runway, Brize Norton would be most likely as diversion airfield, but this is just a guess.
Was that last landing a Top secret with mapping information?
👍🐋SAN FRANCISCO BAY
I knew they were heading back soon because an Atlas Air cargo 747 flew in the day before from Minot.
Wow! 😲♥️♥️♥️
Ooohhh yeah
The BUFF is so ugly, its beautiful. B52 and U2, absolutely iconic. Those yanks certainly knew how to build planes in the 50s and 60s.
Watch out Fairford, my Monster in law is in town. the dragon Lady ;-)
I was there this afternoon down at the side of the 09 end and very noisy
#2 comment. Just viewed on iPad, good grief, what aircraft, one so big, it has wing wheels and needs a parachute to help it slow, the other end of spectrum the ‘dragon lady’ with only a couple of wheels. Why did the vehicles go chasing after the dragon lady though
The vehicles chase the U2 for two reasons: to help the pilot by telling him how many feet to go before touchdown, pilot cannot judge that very well himself. the other car carries the little wheels to attach to the wingtips, after it has come to a stop. This so it can taxi again
@@arjenav5968 thank you, the pilot is so far back, he's the only person on board😁
Oiii Oii Julie 🤙🏼The vehicle assist the landing of the U2. They also assist with taxiing and take off too. It’s the fact that the pilot can’t really see a lot
How did u know it would be there 😭😭
He's so far forward he's pretty much blind piloting her
Dragon Lady
We had the second largest SAC base near us in Limestone Maine at Loring Airforce base.
Made redundant in the 1990's.
The USA is no longer a match for any adversary.
The woke and migration policies have ruined the west.
And i am a Brit from West Yorkshire
what a big sexy beast!
BUFF
Wow that was amazing everything you could ask for in 5 minutes , a squeal, wheel puffs, parachute break( like I loved as a kid on the EE Lightening.) Wings that go on for forever .
Then a crazy plane, with a crazy shape that has to be chased down the runway and an awesome name
Then you remember what they do and how long they have been doing it, it's mind blowing.
Also would make a great line up at Glastonbury with their names on the poster , maybe Drew and 999 Meg could support them ❤❤
Oii oiii Rachel. This was worth the wait in the emotional weather ooohhh yeah