The United States Air Force has given people a view of a B52 mission over Europe this month as exercises continue after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The footage of the strategic bomber comes from a routine and planned mission, the USAF said.
In the video released by the USAF, you can see a a B52H Stratofortress during a Bomber Task Force mission that saw the aircraft link with Nato allies. Romania, Greek and Italian planes were all involved on the exercise, which took place on March 7, 2022.
B-52 Stratofortress aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, North Dakota conducted what are called integration flights after taking off from RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire. They initially teamed up with Romanian Joint Terminal Attack Controllers. Before returning to base, they flew with aircraft from Italy and Greece.
The B52s are from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron. They are from 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, and four B52s are currently based at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
People across the UK have been seeing a number of military flights taking place in recent weeks by RAF and USAF air crews. While many are regular, routine and long-planned exercises, some have been linked to the situation in Ukraine.
Nato is not involved in the conflict in Ukraine, but allies have been showing their strength following Vladimir Putin's invasion of the country. You can see a video of the March 7 flight at the top of this article.
