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Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Royal Air Force Fairford or more simply RAF Fairford is a Royal Air Force (RAF) station in Gloucestershire, United Kingdom. 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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A major incident was declared near RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire on Sunday after five men were arrested on suspicion of preparing a terrorist act as well as offences under the Explosives Act, prompting the evacuation of homes in the nearby village of Whelford.
FIVE men detained near RAF Fairford early on Sunday morning have been further arrested on suspicion of the preparation of a terrorist act.
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