"MIGHTY EIGHTH" B-52H STRATOFORTRESS BOMBER ARRIVES AT RAF FAIRFORD, UK • US AIR FORCE 2d BOMB WING

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  • Опубліковано 20 гру 2024

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  • @margobaxter8344
    @margobaxter8344 Місяць тому +19

    This is worth its weight in diamonds! The aircraft, Ted's stream and footage. Very rare to witness & a tremendous capture, for people to enjoy for years to come. Thank you Ted Coningsby, sir & Nikos ❤

    • @alixakablackcat3739
      @alixakablackcat3739 Місяць тому +2

      Well said Lovely Margo 👍💯🥰💗🐈‍⬛

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +3

      Oii oiii Margo thank you. This could have been a very different outcome had Nikos not turned around ooohhh yeah

    • @DianaReber
      @DianaReber Місяць тому

      @@TedConingsby This is the King of Jets !!

  • @lesdonaldson520
    @lesdonaldson520 Місяць тому +8

    That amazing sound 8 engines in perfect harmony . Thanks Ted and Nikos for another fantastic day

  • @wesdowner5636
    @wesdowner5636 Місяць тому +3

    I saw one of these out my window once at an airport in Florida. They are truly massive!

  • @davidroques9187
    @davidroques9187 Місяць тому +4

    I live on Airline Drive in Bossier City, Louisiana maybe 3 miles from Barksdale. LA on the tail is from Barksdale. I see them everyday. That sound is unique. Just like the squadron of A10's we use to have here💪🇺🇲

  • @ellesee7079
    @ellesee7079 Місяць тому +9

    This really was quite something to watch! Thanks Nikos, for the detour, as per the Squadron Leader - Ted brining the luck again!

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +3

      Thanks Ellesee ooohhhh yeah. We just had to trust my fur instinct

    • @DianaReber
      @DianaReber Місяць тому

      G
      This jet makes your teeth rattle😮.

  • @davejay100
    @davejay100 Місяць тому +4

    Right time, Right place, Right Teddy Bear. The Follow Me truck gives you a sense of the size of that thing!!! Thanks for another great video Ted, Nikos and Co.

  • @robertandmarshafarrell9453
    @robertandmarshafarrell9453 Місяць тому +3

    I am so glad to see that Fairford is being used as it intended. I remember the first day I arrived at Fairford to restore the base for refuelers. A few others and I arrived to a run down base closed in 52 and left 6 years later to a revitalized active base. My family and I enjoyed our stay in UK . RETIRED Msgt Robert F Farrell. Proud of our country and accomplishments.

  • @EdwardCoates-zk2ug
    @EdwardCoates-zk2ug Місяць тому +1

    Just look at this video clip of the mighty 8 engined B52H approaching to land at Fairford .They are quite rare to see in the UK thank you very much for this on the stream Nikos.❤

    • @JohnCassida
      @JohnCassida Місяць тому

      Station there in the 90s. Had no assigned Aircraft. So we got new KC 135 ever four months . Here you a story. The B52 came once a year for war games. The fog on that island is unlike any you ever see. Shortly after the Marine barracks was bombed. All England put popup steel rods at ever gate. I was a fuel specialist. So our building was on the back side of the base. They were putting our defense rods. So our gate was closed. We were told by security to go to next gate di the road. My wife was in the car with me that day. That gate would let you into the taxi way in order to get to our section that day. The cop apparently had no idea there was a B52 sitting on the taxi way. That morning the fog was pea soup thick. I turned onto the taxi way at very slow pace on the way to my job station. As we drove down the taxi way in the fog. Suddenly the fog chance to real dark. It was about 7 that morning. I slam my brakes to stop. I was almost within 15 feet of driving under wing of the B52 with my private car. As a supervisor I drove around it to the section and told our fuel dispatcher about the B52 on the taxi way and have security closed that gate until the fog lifted.
      RAF Fairford never had more than four to six on base at anytime. So the back taxi way never had parked aircraft. Back then the queen had to be call for permission because there was a town on each of the runway. The fog lifted just long enough to taxi out. And before he got to the runway it set back in worse than before.
      What a way to start my work day.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому

      Oii oii Edward thank you too man for your support and glad you enjoyed this

  • @zorromaskedman685
    @zorromaskedman685 Місяць тому

    I helped close down RAF WOODBRIDGE & RAF BENTWATERS in 1993. And landed in Riyadh November 1990. It makes your heart pound to see a flying formation of C-5 Galaxies and B-52's!!! America has Might.
    🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🇬🇧🇺🇸🏁

  • @Fletcher-Boy
    @Fletcher-Boy Місяць тому +3

    The amount of munitions The Buff can deliver is astounding!

    • @Shodan8
      @Shodan8 15 днів тому

      Actually MORE destructive power than was delivered by ALL ALLIED FORCES combined during World War II ! ! !

  • @juliebeard880
    @juliebeard880 Місяць тому +4

    Another tremendous stream from @TedConingsby guided by Nikos.

    • @alixakablackcat3739
      @alixakablackcat3739 Місяць тому

      I totally agree with you Julie 💯👍😁

    • @juliebeard880
      @juliebeard880 Місяць тому

      @alixakablackcat3739 I hope you managed to catch today's stream 👍😁 have a good weekend and spk nxt week 😍😍

    • @alixakablackcat3739
      @alixakablackcat3739 Місяць тому

      @@juliebeard880 I watched the replay coz I missed it 😞 but it had to be as lovely as yesterday 👍💯😁

    • @juliebeard880
      @juliebeard880 Місяць тому

      ​@@alixakablackcat3739it was pretty awesome wasn't it. The shear size of the thing, certainly a beast. Glad you got to watch it back 😊

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому

      Oii oiii Julie thank you so much

  • @christinebarnes3493
    @christinebarnes3493 Місяць тому +3

    She’s majestic - great to see thanks Nikos

  • @markcoveryourassets
    @markcoveryourassets Місяць тому +1

    Thank you, England, for hosting.

  • @debbiebrooks2716
    @debbiebrooks2716 Місяць тому +2

    this has to be the most amazing plane I have seen in ages so graceful but so big. But to be able to watch this with Ted and Nikos is outstanding thank you so much for all your amazing work thank you Ted and Nikos amazing ❤❤❤

  • @BillTrevino_Texan
    @BillTrevino_Texan Місяць тому +2

    Nice! I guarded 3 models of B-52s during my first 9 years in the USAF in Strategic Air Command (1976-1985) - 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 “G” models at Blytheville AFB (closed now, but I visited the former base 2 months ago), “D” models at/on Guam, and “H” models at Minot AFB. Soooooo many takeoffs and landings, MITO launches, and war games. Watching the awesome B-52 never gets old. SALUTE!!!

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      Awesome

    • @Shodan8
      @Shodan8 15 днів тому +1

      It's my favorite aircraft of all time and still beings chills every time I see one.

  • @roypowell3450
    @roypowell3450 Місяць тому +5

    Wow! That is an aircraft B-52H obviously with a bit of a parking problem! 😉

  • @nicksimpson8114
    @nicksimpson8114 Місяць тому +2

    What a day this was, surely the best gut feeling location change of all time! Amazing show and one I have already revisted to watch the touch and go's we saw as well (think I would love to be the driver of that AMG, that would be something..... Does Ted have a gut feeling on lottery numbers at all, i'd be interested to hear his thoughts on that please 🤣aside that, amazing day and great dedication to bring us the best viewing experience possible, who needed LN with this in the offing?! Superb show Ted & Nikos, keep on listening to that gut Sir, it's done you proud.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      Oiii oiii Nick thank you. It was that bear instinct in me to divert to Fairford and look what just happened! 2 days of B-52s ooohhh yeah

  • @daveysurt8803
    @daveysurt8803 Місяць тому +2

    Absolutely incredible day Ted and Nikos. Brilliant footage as usual. Big Wing Thursday

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      Oiii oiii Davey thanks man. What a great 2 days ooohhh yeah

  • @DanielWalker67
    @DanielWalker67 Місяць тому +1

    What a bit of kit!! A rare sighting of this bird. Stood next to one at Duxford, I never realised in reality how HUGH! they really are. Make an almighty screech as it came in too land. The Demons have landed. Then it taxi's back ❤😍🇺🇸 a proper intimidating view. Glad it's a friendly visit. Look how the wings cause aircraft to lean. Just amazing sight. Well done 👏 Nikos, well done 👏 Ted for bringing this into our living rooms.
    BEAST! on UK 🇬🇧 soil. Nice 👍

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      Oiii oiii Dan thanks man. It is an impressive huge very heavy strategic bomber

  • @theprogamergt9584
    @theprogamergt9584 Місяць тому +1

    Wow look at the size of those planes great sounding.

  • @soundman6564
    @soundman6564 Місяць тому +2

    I use to live by Blytheville Air Force Base (now Decommissioned) which was a S.A.C. Base, It was home to a B-52 Group, as kids we would watch them fly over a friends cotton farm, sometimes
    C-130's would fly over and dip their wings to us when we waved at them, they flew at around 500 Ft. AGL, Gotta love childhood memories.

  • @tangojuliett04
    @tangojuliett04 Місяць тому +1

    This serial is the same one that used to visit Fairford to be part of RIAT24 static display (61-0010 "Junkyard Dog")

  • @MrNiobee
    @MrNiobee Місяць тому +1

    12:22 car alarms going crazy

  • @5Ring
    @5Ring Місяць тому +2

    America's Big Stick. Each one carries 70,000lbs of ordnance (same as 5 WW2 Lancasters) with an 8,800-mile (over 14K Km) range, without refueling.

  • @BoeingJetMech
    @BoeingJetMech Місяць тому +1

    Seeing and getting to fly in the #1 Boeing B-52 that NASA has at Drydan Lake/Edward's AFB was truly cool, they have been in Service since the 60's and getting upgraded will carry them to the 40's possibly the 50's. It still scares the Hell out of our Enemies

  • @MikeG42
    @MikeG42 Місяць тому +1

    Thanks so much for filming the B-52 yesterday Nikos. It is one of my favorite aircraft of all time. Beautiful aircraft and awesome sound as it comes in for landing. Ooo yeah bro 🤘🏻😊

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      Oii Oii Mike thanks man

    • @MikeG42
      @MikeG42 Місяць тому

      ​@@TedConingsbyYou're welcome

  • @aberration3869
    @aberration3869 Місяць тому +8

    Not only is it a bomber it’s a tanker. 181,000 litres of fuel enough to cruise 13,840km. Amazing

    • @ianbirks463
      @ianbirks463 Місяць тому

      The B-52H is a bomber only . No tanker.

    • @aberration3869
      @aberration3869 Місяць тому +3

      @ I was being tongue in cheek, that’s a lot of fuel!

  • @thehunter5055
    @thehunter5055 Місяць тому +3

    Great work @Nikos and @tedconingsby

  • @fredtedstedman
    @fredtedstedman Місяць тому +2

    Like a choir of engines all harmonising together !!

  • @Jimmy-nr5fn
    @Jimmy-nr5fn Місяць тому

    My father passed away 5 yrs ago at 85 , he spent 21 yrs in SAC as a fire control technician on this great bird , the B 52 with modern technology has turned out to be a great platform, talk about tax payers getting a great bang for a buck, it's turned out to be more than that .🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
    PS hope he got a lift to Heaven on a Buff.

  • @JaydunVRofficial
    @JaydunVRofficial Місяць тому +3

    Those engines like a good whine!

  • @alixakablackcat3739
    @alixakablackcat3739 Місяць тому +2

    WOW impressive i know that I missed it live today but it was still its to see it live with you and the TCS family yesterday was just awesome. Thank you Teddi and Niko's for your amazing and best aviation channel ever 🥰👍💯😃

    • @christinebarnes3493
      @christinebarnes3493 Місяць тому

      @@alixakablackcat3739 Hiya Alix! 😊🫖☕️☕️

    • @alixakablackcat3739
      @alixakablackcat3739 Місяць тому

      @christinebarnes3493 hello Christine hopefully your doing well today 😊🤗

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      Oii oiii Alix

  • @thaiquinn
    @thaiquinn Місяць тому +1

    I missed it live and so greatful to watch the catch up footage. That’s a seriously impressive aeroplane! How would a defender bring that down from 55,000 feet?

  • @EP65
    @EP65 Місяць тому

    Thanks for sharing Nikos, great show.

  • @ahmadtheaviationlover1937
    @ahmadtheaviationlover1937 Місяць тому +2

    Wooooow!!!!!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ the b52 silhouette id gorgeous

  • @TheRipper5418
    @TheRipper5418 Місяць тому +3

    The B-52 (all models) are called the StratoFortress. The KC-135 is the StratoTanker. The B-47 was the StratoJet. All called "Strato" because they flew in the Stratosphere.

  • @ioanbota9397
    @ioanbota9397 Місяць тому

    Its so powerful this bombardiers

  • @MrGoldenV
    @MrGoldenV Місяць тому +3

    Is it not called the B52 Stratofortress?

  • @markspeller5722
    @markspeller5722 Місяць тому

    When they get the new RR engines fitted it won't sound the same for sure.

  • @davidlane7466
    @davidlane7466 Місяць тому

    Can be and has been used as a tanker in the past

  • @1958Cajun
    @1958Cajun Місяць тому

    Referring to this magnificent symbol of freedom as buff has never been appropriate and needs to stop when the spectacular new J model becomes operational

  • @edutaimentcartoys
    @edutaimentcartoys Місяць тому

    why is the landing assisted by parachute ?

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +1

      Oiii oiii 🤙🏼 good question. The “Drag Chute” is used to minimise wear and tear on the brake systems of the B-52 as it’s such a heavy aircraft.

    • @TedConingsby
      @TedConingsby  Місяць тому +2

      It’s a USAF base and it is one of a few that can host B-52s here due to the size of the runway

    • @willmad3121
      @willmad3121 Місяць тому

      Momentum = Mass times Velocity. Velocity is time rate change of position. B52s have quite a bit of MV.

  • @lukesherman2329
    @lukesherman2329 Місяць тому

    As old as this bomber is, how do the maintenance crews keep up with metal stress fractures? They must occur regularly correct?

  • @sayjimbo
    @sayjimbo Місяць тому +1

    B-52H “Stratotanker”?

    • @TheRipper5418
      @TheRipper5418 Місяць тому

      The B-52 (all models) are called the StratoFortress. The KC-135 is the StratoTanker. The B-47 was the StratoJet. All called "Strato" because they flew in the Stratosphere.

  • @ahmadtheaviationlover1937
    @ahmadtheaviationlover1937 Місяць тому +1

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  • @K1W1fly
    @K1W1fly Місяць тому

    "Stratotanker bomber"???

  • @Darin970
    @Darin970 Місяць тому

    🙂🇺🇲😇🇺🇲

  • @briancooper2112
    @briancooper2112 Місяць тому

    Lmao

  • @DanielWalker67
    @DanielWalker67 Місяць тому +2

    Liking the revised Ted Coningsby logo. ❤😍 @Ted Coningsby