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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF B-52H stratofortress seen on the flight radar over sweden, flight believed to be operating in and out of RAF fairford. #AE5889

February 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF B-52H stratofortress seen on the flight radar having departed from RAF fairford, aircraft circling over estonia and completing a fly over tallinn estonia for independence day celebrations. #AE5889

February 24, 2025 at 1:21 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF B-52H stratofortress seen on the flight radar having departed from RAF fairford, aircraft heading north east over the baltic sea, currently approaching estonia. #AE5889

believed to be four B-52H's based at fairford, just the one seen here, although could be a pair with just the one visible.

February 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM

Peter Vogel

@petervogel.bsky.social

B-52H Stratofortress aloft over England, 0700z. 60-0044, #AE5889.

@borrowed7time.bsky.social @airnavradar.com @aircraftspots.bsky.social

February 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 2x B-52H stratofortresses' seen on the flight radar earlier this afternoon landing at moron air base spain.

word on the street is that the two aircraft were originally supposed to be operating a route to the west coast of ireland, however flight plan refused. #THICK41 #THICK42 #AE586F #AE5889

May 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 2x B-52H stratofortress / 4x KC-135R stratotanker seen on the flight radar earlier this morning, the B-52H support convoy heading east over the mediterranean sea. #AE5889 #AE587C #AE05B1 #AE0502 #AE04FB #AE04C4

tanker departures from mildenhall, B-52H departures from RAF fairford. #FFD #MHZ

February 17, 2025 at 9:43 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF B-52H stratofortress seen on the flight radar having touched down at RAF fairford, flight looking to have been operating over scandanavia, appearing over sweden here.

AAR tankers seen operating in the area through the day, another B-52H also believed to be present. #AE5889

February 13, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF B-52H stratofortress seen on the flight radar, the pair RTB at RAF fairford, flight believed to be part of a task force with the two aircraft operating over the middle east throughout the day. #AE587C #AE5889

February 20, 2025 at 10:14 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 2x B-52H stratofortress' seen on the flight radar having departed from RAF fairford, the pair circling over the baltic sea off the coast of sweden close to gotland.

the pair having made their way north currently circling the north of sweden. #AE5889 #AE5871

March 11, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 2x B-52H stratofortress' seen on the flight radar through the day, operating out of RAF fairford.

aircraft circling over the baltic sea off the coast of sweden close to gotland, AE5871 completing a low pass with escort over stockholm, the pair then circling over north sweden. #AE5889 #AE5871

March 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM

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@altw.bsky.social

#USAF 2x B-52H stratofortress' seen on the flight radar having departed from RAF fairford, the pair circling over the baltic sea off the coast of sweden close to gotland, the pair currently heading further north. #AE5889 #AE5871

March 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM

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@intelnightowl.bsky.social

Two Boeing #B52H #B52 #Stratofortress (Accompanied by jets) went over #Sweden UTC 2025-03-11 09:02:21 Z - 18:32:45 Z

60-0007 #AE5871 60-0044 #AE5889

March 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM

ADS-B i AIS spain en catala

@victorribera.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5889 Tail: #600044
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #B-52H Stratofortress
2025-02-17 06:00:10 CET
#B52 #Mil #NoFightingThisIsTheWarRoom #StrategicBomber #BUFF USAF
#ADSB #Planefence by #kx1t - wiki - adsbexchange - planefence

February 17, 2025 at 5:01 AM

Penn ADS-B

@pennadsb.com

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5889
Owner: #USAF
Flt: #60-0044 #B52
Time: 2026-05-29 10:21:04 EDT
Min Alt: 25900 ft

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May 29, 2026 at 2:23 PM

Above France ADS-B - foxtrotcharlie.ovh

@foxcharlie.bsky.social

UnitedStatesAirForce Boeing B-52H Stratofortress ✈️ flying in range of ChalonSurSaone receiver at 27500ft with tail 60-0044 ident USAF00000000 ICAO code AE5889 UnitedStates 📡 https://www.foxtrotcharlie.ovh/todaymil

February 20, 2025 at 2:36 AM

Above France ADS-B - foxtrotcharlie.ovh

@foxcharlie.bsky.social

UnitedStatesAirForce Boeing B-52H Stratofortress ✈️ flying in range of ChalonSurSaone tracker at 28500ft at 506.2mph heading SE with tail 60-0044 ident USAF00000000 ICAO code AE5889 UnitedStates 📡 https://www.foxtrotcharlie.ovh/todaymil

February 17, 2025 at 4:16 AM

abovefrl.bsky.social

@abovefrl.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5889 Tail: #600044 Flt: #00000000
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #B-52H Stratofortress
2025-03-17 09:56:35 CET
#B52 #NoFightingThisIsTheWarRoom #StrategicBomber #BUFF
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - wiki - adsbexchange - planefence

March 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM

abovefrl.bsky.social

@abovefrl.bsky.social

#PlaneAlert ICAO: #AE5889 Tail: #600044 Flt: #00000000
Owner: #USAF
Aircraft: #B-52H Stratofortress
2025-03-11 10:29:49 CET
#B52 #NoFightingThisIsTheWarRoom #StrategicBomber #BUFF
#adsb #planefence #planealert by kx1t - wiki - adsbexchange - planefence

March 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM

abovefrl.bsky.social

@abovefrl.bsky.social

#Planefence ICAO: AE5889
Flt: 00000000 #RTB - RTB
First seen: 2025-02-24 16:26:37 CET
Min Alt: 3885 m AGL
Min Dist: 26.65 km
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