BBC reports live coverage in england of B52s taking off from Fairfort.
5am EST, BBC World reports B52s taking off from Fairfort, with live TV coverage in the UK. the B52s are the ones supposed to lead the air campaign, the so-called "shock and awe" notoriously termed by Rumsfeld. With a flight time of approx 5-6 hours from the UK to Iraq, the bombing is expected to begin around 11am EST.
