With some misgivings, families and aviation enthusiasts bring stepladders and picnics to the perimeter fence
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14 days ago
RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire could be a legitimate target for Iran's missiles, country's ambassador to UK warns: 'Every option should be considered' ⊖
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Tehran's envoy to London , Seyed Ali Mousavi, warned that bases connected to the US war effort may fall within reach if tensions continue to spiral.
24 days ago
Planespotters bring chaos to RAF base as villagers moan they cause traffic snarl-ups and 'wee everywhere' in quest to see US bombers ⊖⊖
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The constant influx of plane spotters close to RAF Fairford, in Marston Meysey, is upsetting locals who say they 'clog up the roads' and use fields surrounding the base as a 'toilet'.
25 days ago
Britain to let US use UK-based bombers to blast Iranian sites threatening Straits of Hormuz shipping amid growing 'Trumpflation' energy crisis ⊖
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Downing Street gave the US the green light to use B-52s and other aircraft flying out of RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia to unlock the strategically important waterway.
33 days ago
Bunker-busting bombs loaded onto US planes at UK airbase amid Iran war ⊖
The use of RAF Fairford by US forces highlights the UK's increasingly active role in the US-Israeli war on Iran.
35 days ago
More US bombers land at RAF Fairford for Iran strikes: Arrival of three B1's takes fleet of American warplanes at UK base to 14 as Trump threatens Tehran with 'death, fire and fury' ⊖
Almost a quarter of America's B-1 fleet is now at the UK base, hours after US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth declared Tuesday would be 'most intense' day of US strikes on Iran so far.
36 days ago
Three US B-52 bombers touch down in UK for Iran strikes: Eleven American military jets assemble at RAF airbase after fleet of B-1 Lancer's arrived over weekend ⊖
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Three B-52 bombers touched down at RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, after the US President warned Tehran 'the big one' was coming
39 days ago
The US bombers heading to the UK for 'the big one': RAF Fairford awaits arrival of fleet of B1 aircraft from Texas base that can carry 34 tonnes of ordnance on every mission ⊖
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Sources have suggested that Saturday could be D-day for Trump's new gigantic bombardment - exactly a week after America and Israel first attacked Iran as part of 'Operation Epic Fury'.
Here comes 'the big one': US stealth bombers land at UK bases as Hegseth warns of 'dramatic surge' in attacks on Iran after Trump hints they could drop the 'mother of all bombs' ⊖
America's stealth air fleet including its B-1s, B-2s and B-52s are said to be on their way to Diego Garcia in the Chagos Islands and RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
54 days ago
Trump anger as UK blocks raid on Iran: President 'may sink Chagos deal' as PM refuses use of our airbases ⊖
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Diplomatic sources told the Daily Mail that Starmer has warned Trump against launching any raids from Diego Garcia or RAF Fairford because of concerns it could break international law.