|
Day |
Month |
Year |
Event |
|
10th |
June |
1980 |
The first modern B-52 deployment, 3 B-52Ds from 7th Bomb Wing,
arrived.
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|
25th |
Mar |
1981 |
An F-111E from RAF Upper Heyford crashed on take off.
|
|
11th |
June |
1981 |
The crashed F-111 departed for repair in the US in a C-5
of the 436th MAW.
|
|
|
|
1981 |
The 11th SG were up to full strength with 15 assigned
KC-135s.
|
|
16th |
Aug |
1981 |
An RAF Fairford open day was held.
|
|
20th |
Oct |
1981 |
There was a B-52D deployment from the 7th BW.
|
|
13th |
Nov |
1981 |
The B-52Ds departed.
|
|
25th |
July |
1982 |
An RAF Fairford open day was held.
|
|
|
Sep |
1982 |
Five B-52s arrived for a Busy Brewer exercise.
|
|
20th |
May |
1983 |
The NASA Space Shuttle and 747 stopped at RAF Fairford on their way to
Paris.
|
|
17th |
July |
1983 |
An RAF Fairford open day was held.
|
|
22nd |
July |
1984 |
An RAF Fairford open day was held.
|
|
13th |
Sep |
1984 |
Exercise Busy Brewer took place until Oct 19th.
|
| |
Oct |
1984 |
The NATO standby hospital at RAF Little Rissington was
placed under the command of RAF Fairford. |
|
13th |
July |
1985 |
The first IAT air show at RAF Fairford was held.
|
|
24th |
May |
1985 |
Seven B-52Gs of the 2nd BW deployed to RAF Fairford.
|
|
6th |
Sep |
1985 |
Seven B-52Gs of the 42nd BW arrived for Exercise Autumn
Forge.
|
|
11th |
April |
1986 |
The first of nine KC-10s and additional KC-135s arrive
for Op El Dorado Canyon.
|
|
14th |
April |
1986 |
A total of 28 KC-10s and KC-135s left Fairford and
Mildenhall for Op El Dorado Canyon.
|
|
21st |
April |
1986 |
Tankers from Fairford supported Exercise Eider Forest 86.
|
|
3rd |
Aug |
1986 |
An RAF Fairford open day was held.
|
|
7th |
Sep |
1986 |
Three B-52Gs from 42nd BW present departing on Oct 5th.
|
|
8th |
Dec |
1986 |
An Oregon ANG F-4C arrived at RAF Fairford as their
battle damage trainer.
|
|
1st |
May |
1987 |
Three B-52Gs from the 42nd BW deployed until June 8th.
|
|
9th |
June |
1987 |
The first Saudi Arabian Air Force E-3 to pass through
RAF Fairford arrived.
|
|
15th |
July |
1987 |
A $11.5m building project for Fairford was suspended
until the Pentagon could justify it as a necessary base.
|
|
16th |
July |
1987 |
The International Air Tattoo was held at RAF Fairford.
|
| |
June |
1988 |
RAF Fairford supported aircraft operations from RAF
Mildenhall while their runway was re-surfaced until
December.
|
|
22nd |
July |
1989 |
The International Air Tattoo was held at RAF Fairford.
|
|
15th |
Oct |
1989 |
Severe funding problems meant that the USAF began to
list UK bases for possible closure.
|
|
12th |
Nov |
1989 |
The British prime minister rejected a request to base
nuclear armed bombers in the UK.
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