war crimes base’ with a symbol of a skull within a plane has been put up near to RAF Fairford in the Gloucestershire Cotswolds near the Oxfordshire border. A month since it began, US President Donald Trump has talked about negotiations although no ceasefire has yet been agreed. Protests have been held over the past month outside the US-operated Cotswolds airbase against the bombing of IranMeanwhile, multiple military aircraft have been spotted taking off from the airbase. This includes an American bomber which reportedly declared an emergency incident earlier this week. The United States Air Force bomber is based at RAF Fairford and flight data indicates the crew transmitted a Squawk 7700 — the international signal for a general emergency — before turning north towards Gloucestershire.

Source: The Herald March 29, 2026 05:30 UTC