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A private jet has arrived in Barbados 12 hours after a sonic boom was heard by millions of people in England when two RAF fighters were scrambled to intercept it. Witnesses described a noise like a bomb or doors slamming as the Typhoons raced to the plane, which took off in Germany before losing contact … Read more
A private jet which was intercepted by an RAF Typhoon that sparked a sonic boom today was seen parked on the tarmac at Stansted Airport this afternoon. Millions of residents across Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Cambridge and north and south London reported hearing an ‘explosion’ shortly after 1pm today. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that an … Read more
Sonic BOOM over Britain: Millions hear ‘explosion’ as RAF Typhoon breaks sound barrier while soaring over Cambridge and London Millions of people across the South reported hearing a sonic boom at lunchtime Heard across Hertfordshire, Essex, Kent, Cambridge, north and south London Military tracking sites suggested it was fighter plane breaking the sound barrier By Amie … Read more
An RAF veteran who is about to turn 100 says he is still waiting for his Covid vaccination a month after the scheme started, as a Sage adviser calls on Number 10 to make it compulsory for NHS staff to get the jab. Arthur Clark, a widower and great-grandfather of four said he had been … Read more
The RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF’s bomber forces from 1936 to 1968, including Squadron XV, and was responsible for the strategic bombing of Germany during the Second World War. When the command was founded in 1936 it was only intended to be a deterrent, but the reality when war broke out three years later … Read more
A proposal by the future inventor of the jet engine for an interceptor fighter plane was ignored by the British government two years before the Blitz, a newly discovered memo has revealed. Sir Frank Whittle described how his design for powering aircraft would allow the RAF to combat Luftwaffe bombers if they attempted to take … Read more
In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst. Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more
The enormous A68a iceberg which broke off from Antarctica in 2017 and has been drifting dangerously close to the island of South Georgia recently is starting to fall apart. New images from the RAF show how fragments of the once largest iceberg in the world are breaking away from the main bulk of the berg. … Read more
It’s the GREEN Arrows! RAF announces plans for fighter jets and helicopters to be part-powered by biofuels made from wood, algae and household waste in drive to cut emissions MOD chiefs hope to part-power jets and helicopters with green fuels by 2050 Alternative fuel sources include fats, wood waste, alcohols, sugars and algae MOD bosses hope … Read more
A striking image showing ground crews battling the elements in front of a snow-covered Voyager aircraft is one of four winners in this year’s RAF photographic competition. Sgt Andy Holmes’s photo, titled Ground Zero, was taken at RAF Mount Pleasant in the Falkland Islands and was selected as the winner of the Operations and Exercises … Read more