For the first time since the start of the war in the Middle East, France allowed American strategic bombers to fly through its territory on their way to Iran. Itamilradar was one of the first to report this on March 20. This information has been confirmed by an OSINT analyst OSINTtechnical And service Aviation Radar24.
how He writes Itamilradar, two B-52Hs and two B-1s flew across France. All aircraft took off from the British air base at Fairford in the English county of Gloucestershire. As they took off, the bombers spotted cruise missiles.
Previously, American bombers, during flights from Great Britain towards the Middle East, avoided the airspace of continental Europe and flew via Gibraltar. how Presumably According to The Aviationist, flight planners may not have previously applied to fly over European countries.
France did not join the American and Israeli war on Iran, but in early March it allowed America’s allies to use their bases in the Middle East.
Earlier in March, Iran carried out a drone strike on a French military base in Iraq. The attack led to the death of a soldier and the injury of several others.