RAF Typhoon refuels over the North Sea & meet up with USAF B52 & French Mirage

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Royal Air Force Typhoons from XI(F) Squadron, RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, met up with United States Air Force B52 aircraft on the 5th Bomber Wing, North of Scotland, over the North Sea on 15th June 2020.

The mission was to conduct a long range strategic sortie, to the Baltic Region and meet up with further NATO aircraft involved with the NATO Baltic Air Policing Mission, including RAF Typhoon aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth in Morayshire that have been deployed to the region since April 2020.

The Typhoons from XI(F) Squadron were supported by a Voyager tanker from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire, with coordination being provided by Sentry and Sentinel aircraft from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire.

Video credit - Ministry of Defence. UK