B-52 Stratofortress, U.S. strategic bomber
U.S. Air Force bombers arrived in the UK after a trans-Atlantic flight on Tuesday; according to Mil Radar portal, two B-52H’s landed at Fairford airfield and another one at Mildenhall.
All three vessels belong to the 5th bombers’ wing of U.S. Air Force based at Minot airfield, North Dakota. Such kind of aircraft is capable of carrying the nuclear weaponry.
It remains unclear what are the goals and objectives of the U.S. strategic bombers deployment in Europe.
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