RAF Fairford.
Royal Air Force station near Fairford, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Homes Evacuated, Men Arrested Near RAF Fairford
British police declared a major incident near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after several men were arrested on suspicion of explosives offenses, prompting evacuations in nearby Whelford and a cordon. Army explosive ordnance specialists are examining vehicles, and police say they believe the incident is contained; authorities have not publicly linked the arrests to the airbase.
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About RAF Fairford
Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. While being an RAF station, Fairford hosts United States Air Force personnel. Since 2019, the base has played host to a Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady detachment from the 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron. It is the USAF's only European airfield for heavy bombers and routinely supports Bomber Task Force operations. Its most prominent use in recent decades has been as an airfield for United States Air Force B-52s during the first Gulf War in 1991, the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the 2003 Iraq War, and the 2026 Iran war.
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