Daily Mail: Watch out, Putin! Huge American B-52s that can carry nuclear weapons land at RAF base as part of largest US bomber deployment to the UK since Iraq war
* Arrival is ahead of NATO exercise in Georgia, a show of force against Vladimir Putin's neighbouring Russia
* Exercise comes 11 years after the two countries - former Soviet Union partners - fought a nine-day war
* NATO said exercise's aim, which begins tomorrow, 'is to improve interoperability between NATO and Georgia'
This is the incredible moment enormous American B-52 bombers land at a RAF base in the largest US bomber deployment to the UK since the Iraq war.
Amazing photos and video footage have captured the impressive US planes landing at RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, their new temporary base.
Their arrival on Thursday and Friday came ahead of a NATO exercise in Georgia, which will be a show of force against Vladimir Putin's neighbouring Russia - though it is unclear if the B-52s will be involved.
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WNU Editor: These planes are impressive.
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