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As what passes for daylight changes the sky from deepest blue to a grisly, drizzly grey the RAF Fairford air remains filled with the whining hiss of idling turbofans from three B-1B swing-wing bombers of the USAF, two due to take off on a Bomber Task Force mission and one on standby in case of unserviceability on either of the primary aircraft. Huge mobile light clusters illuminate the dispersal pans but mainly dazzle cameras intent on the looming bulk of the big aircraft.
20231024 (3)_860107_and_860124_Rockwell_B-1B_Lancer
As what passes for daylight changes the sky from deepest blue to a grisly, drizzly grey the RAF Fairford air remains filled with the whining hiss of idling turbofans from three B-1B swing-wing bombers of the USAF, two due to take off on a Bomber Task Force mission and one on standby in case of unserviceability on either of the primary aircraft. Huge mobile light clusters illuminate the dispersal pans but mainly dazzle cameras intent on the looming bulk of the big aircraft.