View Full Version : B-1 Lancers to be deployed to Northern Teritory.
Jaryd stock
15th May 2015, 11:12 AM
USAF B-1 bombers will deploy to Australia apart of the Pacific shift from the U.S. Goverment.
Link: http://https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=690976954341290&substory_index=0&id=396883837083938&ref=bookmark
Greg Hyde
15th May 2015, 01:08 PM
US Govt. "missspoke"
Tony Abbott confirms US has no plans to send B-1 bombers to Australia, says defence official 'misspoke'
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-15/pm-confirms-b-1-bombers-not-heading-to-australia/6471528
Jaryd stock
15th May 2015, 03:21 PM
Well the rumor has been around for a long time now, goverment is just trying to save face as they haven't announced it yet. And B-52's are rotating through The Northern Teritory even as late as a couple weeks ago so it's going on we just don't hear about it.
MarkR
15th May 2015, 05:59 PM
Well the rumor has been around for a long time now, goverment is just trying to save face as they haven't announced it yet. And B-52's are rotating through The Northern Teritory even as late as a couple weeks ago so it's going on we just don't hear about it.
What's going on? The Buffs have been using Dalamere since 2005, and participating in Pitch Black, having assets based here is a different story, especially Bones.
Agree someone is saving face for letting the cat out of the bag.
Bob C
15th May 2015, 06:21 PM
Hi Jaryd
B52s have been exercising in the N T since the early 80s afaik.
In fact in 1981 or 82, I was flying to a remote community in the western N T when the pilot said to me "have a look out the window". There was a B52 some distance away belting along well below us and it was a sight I'll never forget.
Tim B
26th May 2015, 05:34 PM
I would love to have a few B-1's in Darwin.
Avalon Airshow had one a few years ago, and it was the loudest plane I have heard for a long time. Great stuff.
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