U.S. withdraws bombers from RAF Fairford
Bombers were redeployed from RAF Fairford back to their home bases in the U.S., according to a Pentagon official who spoke on condition of anonymity.
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2 developments- Oct 4U.S. Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted by a suspected terror attack
- Oct 5Trump says US pulled bombers from UK after ‘threats’
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