驻英费尔福德基地12架美军B-1轰炸机全部撤离返美
据英国广播公司（BBC）与《每日邮报》10月5日报道，驻扎在格洛斯特郡费尔福德皇家空军基地（RAF Fairford）的12架美军 B-1“枪骑兵”战略轰炸机已全部撤离，返回美国本土。
据法国《世界报》报道，美国总统特朗普于10月4日下令撤回这批轰炸机，理由是“与伊朗相关的威胁”。费尔福德基地是美军在欧洲最重要的轰炸机前进部署基地之一，B-1 机队此次部署与撤离的时机引发外界对中东局势的关注。
撤离之前，基地周边刚发生一起安全事件：9月27日，基地附近发现一辆装有汽油桶的厢式货车，7名男子（6名英国公民和1名英籍伊朗人）被捕，其后获保释，未被起诉。警方未证实该事件与轰炸机部署之间存在关联。
B-1 是美军现役主力超音速战略轰炸机之一，可携带常规精确制导武器执行远程打击任务。英国国防部未就此次撤离安排发表详细评论。
来源：BBC、《每日邮报》10月5日报道及《世界报》后续回顾。
All 12 US B-1 Bombers Leave RAF Fairford and Return to the United States
All twelve US Air Force B-1 Lancer bombers deployed to RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire have left the base and returned to the United States, the BBC and the Daily Mail reported on 5 October.
According to France's Le Monde, President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal on 4 October, citing 'Iran-related threats'. RAF Fairford is one of the US military's most important forward bomber bases in Europe, and the timing of the deployment and withdrawal has drawn attention amid concern over the Middle East.
Days before the departure, the base was at the centre of a security incident: on 27 September a van loaded with petrol canisters was found near the base, and seven men — six British citizens and one British-Iranian — were arrested, then released on bail without charge. Police have not confirmed any link between the incident and the bomber deployment.
The B-1 is one of the US Air Force's principal supersonic strategic bombers, capable of delivering precision-guided conventional weapons over long ranges. The UK Ministry of Defence did not comment in detail on the withdrawal.
Sources: BBC and Daily Mail reporting of 5 October; Le Monde retrospective.
图片来源：美军B-1B“枪骑兵”轰炸机，公共领域（Wikimedia Commons）
