Breaking News · October 4, 2026, 6:20 PM CDT
As reported by The Guardian:
The US Air Force has pulled its bombers from RAF Fairford following an investigation into an alleged planned terror attack at the base.
The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the US, according to a Pentagon official who was not authorised to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on Sunday on condition of anonymity.
A Pentagon spokesperson said: “While operational security precluded us from confirming the movement of our assets and forces in real time, we can acknowledge now that all US bombers that were deployed to RAF Fairford have redeployed to their home stations in the United States.”
At least 10 B-1 bombers of 12 flew out of Fairford on Sunday, including some that arrived on rotation less than a week ago, underlining the haste of the departure and the apparent significance given by the US to the threat.
There was no immediate comment from the UK Ministry of Defence, though the rapid pace of the withdrawal will heighten concerns in the area around the RAF base in Gloucestershire.
According to reporting by US media, the withdrawal appears to be in response to fresh or renewed security concerns about safety on the base.[1]
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How 5 outlets are reporting it
- US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot (The Guardian)
- U.S. Rushes to Withdraw Bombers From U.K. Air Base After New Threats (The New York Times)
- US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations (BBC)
- Dual U.K.-Iranian national released on bail after arrest over security incident near U.S.-run air base in England (CBS News)
- U.S. Air Force removes all bombers from British air base targeted in a suspected terrorist plot (NBC News)
What BBC reports
rawn all of its bombers from RAF Fairford, the British military base at the centre of an incident being investigated by counter terror police.
A statement from a US department official confirmed on Sunday it had removed all of its bombers from the base back to their home stations in America.
The US did not give a reason for the withdrawal, but it follows a major incident on 27 September when police were alerted to three "suspicious vehicles" near the airbase in Gloucestershire.[2]
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References
- The Guardian. US bombers pulled from RAF Fairford base after suspected terror plot. ↩
- BBC. US removes all bombers from RAF Fairford back to home stations. ↩
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