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

June 9, 2014 Military Aviation

David Cenciotti

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 “short-term deployment.”

The first aircraft “Spirit Of Indiana”, using callsign “Death 11” performed two low approaches before landing on runway 27; “Spirit of Louisiana,” flying as “Death 12” was straight into land.

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

“Death 11”:

“Death 12”:

All images credit: David Mackey – Macks Aviation Photography

And here’s video (by Ben Ramsay):

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About David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’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.