Diego Garcia

Jumpshot724 · Post by **Jumpshot724** » 28 Feb 2008, 20:05

Hey all, I just finished an AFCAD for Diego Garcia if anyone is interested. PM me for a copy if you like

P.S. - If anyone wants to/is working on traffic for D.G. that would be fantastic

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SMOC · Post by **SMOC** » 28 Feb 2008, 20:11

There's a decent Diego Garcia scenery on AVSIM featuring the B-2A shelters. Not sure about traffic... I believe there is a KC-10 plans file but not much else.

Joseph29 · Post by **Joseph29** » 28 Feb 2008, 20:43

Some MAIW traffic goes to Diego Garcia. I have seen KC-135, B-2, U-2, and Preditor Drones there.

SMOC · Post by **SMOC** » 28 Feb 2008, 20:56

MAIW doesn't have any predators... do you mean Global Hawk?

KevinJarvis · Post by **KevinJarvis** » 28 Feb 2008, 21:46

Yeah, the DC scenery is nice, but the large aircraft shelters just aren't big enuf for a Buff or B2.

SMOC · Post by **SMOC** » 28 Feb 2008, 22:10

KevinJarvis wrote:Yeah, the DC scenery is nice, but the large aircraft shelters just aren't big enuf for a Buff or B2.

The shelters at FJDG are specifically designed only for the stealth bombers. There are no shelters there for any other aircraft(as far as I know, it's possible I am wrong though).

Jumpshot724 · Post by **Jumpshot724** » 29 Feb 2008, 00:10

They only shelter B-2s, the Buff's and Lancer's aern't any big secret that needs to be hidden

. Plus they're not covered in RAM so, unneccessary weathering isn't that big of a deal to them

KevinJarvis · Post by **KevinJarvis** » 29 Feb 2008, 00:41

I guess I need to look over the parking specs then....

Joseph29 · Post by **Joseph29** » 29 Feb 2008, 01:07

SMOC wrote:MAIW doesn't have any predators... do you mean Global Hawk?

Yes. I always get thos 2 confussed.

KevinJarvis · Post by **KevinJarvis** » 29 Feb 2008, 03:58

And I thought the B2's went direct from Whiteman to target and back.

Jumpshot724 · Post by **Jumpshot724** » 29 Feb 2008, 04:11

And I thought the B2's went direct from Whiteman to target and back.

Nope, not anymore. Those 44 hour missions were, obviously, very taxing on a 2 person crew, and since the B-2 fleet is relatively small....imagine doing that flight at LEAST 2wice a week. That's why the shelters were created, because the B-2s had to return to Whiteman because of a lack of "suitable" housing conditions at airfields closer to the AOR.

Those shelters are not permanent, they're temporary. They're climate controlled and transportable, and it takes about a month to fully erect them. The island only has 6 of them so no more than 6 B-2s can be kept "safely" on the island.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... xldahs.htm

SMOC · Post by **SMOC** » 29 Feb 2008, 14:01

Jumpshot724 wrote:Nope, not anymore. Those 44 hour missions were, obviously, very taxing on a 2 person crew, and since the B-2 fleet is relatively small....imagine doing that flight at LEAST 2wice a week. That's why the shelters were created, because the B-2s had to return to Whiteman because of a lack of "suitable" housing conditions at airfields closer to the AOR.

Those shelters are not permanent, they're temporary. They're climate controlled and transportable, and it takes about a month to fully erect them. The island only has 6 of them so no more than 6 B-2s can be kept "safely" on the island.

Not sure where you got six from... they only rotate four B-2A aircraft out there at a time, there is only four shelters visible, and the article even states they only asked to build four shelters.

CelticWarrior · Post by **CelticWarrior** » 29 Feb 2008, 14:39

SMOC wrote: The B-2A that just crashed, crashed at Diego Garcia while returning from deployment.

I thought the recent B-2 crash was at Andersen, Guam?

SMOC · Post by **SMOC** » 29 Feb 2008, 14:44

Damnit... you're right Celtic. I was in a hurry when I wrote.

Jumpshot724 · Post by **Jumpshot724** » 29 Feb 2008, 14:45

Not sure where you got six from... they only rotate four B-2A aircraft out there at a time, there is only four shelters visible, and the article even states they only asked to build four shelters.

KJ,

As previously mentioned, all bombers(to include the B-2A) take turns stationed at Diego Garcia. The B-2A that just crashed, crashed at Diego Garcia while returning from deployment. They were replaced by six B-52Hs and when their deployment is up, they will be replaced by B-1bs.

My bad, I meant 4 I dunno why I typed 6 lol.

The B-2 crash happened at Anderson AFB, Guam not Diego Garcia.

KevinJarvis · Post by **KevinJarvis** » 29 Feb 2008, 17:17

@Jumpshot,
Thanks for that link. Lots of interesting reading there.

Latest I heard on the B2 was the crew had a fire somewhere in the a/c and had to eject.