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US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle warplanes stop off at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk on their way home to Idaho after flying missions over Syria and Iraq Jets are flying to Mountain Home base in Idaho after flying Middle East missions Elite warplanes stopped off in RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk earlier this week NATO warplanes have … Read more
The wreckage of an RAF fighter plane that tumbled from 500ft with engine failure during the Second World War has been discovered on the British beach where it crash-landed 76 years ago. Dog walkers at Cleethorpes, Grimsby, were stunned to stumble across the seaweed-matted remains of the Bristol Beaufighter, which was dredged up by moving … Read more
Shocking moment hooded yob punctures elderly RAF veteran’s car tyres with ‘screwdriver’ in ‘malicious’ night time attack The despicable act was captured on the RAF veteran’s home CCTV system The man appeared to use an electric screwdriver to drill holes into his car tyres Victim, who is in his 80s, has been left shaken and … Read more
It’s a deer miss! Family of animals narrowly miss being hit by FIGHTER JETS after dashing across an RAF runway Animals ran across runway at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, last Friday All three roe deer escaped unharmed from their close encounter with the planes Aviation enthusiast James Feneley, 52, filmed the near miss By Harry Howard For … Read more
RAF Top Gun pilots swoop past NATO warships as they simulate combat off of Lithuania to test the vessels’ defences days after Putin ordered six new battleships for Russia’s Baltic fleet RAF typhoons are currently based in Lithuania to defend local NATO airspace They also conduct training activities and exercises with other NATO allies Pilots … Read more
British Airways pilots could be seconded to the RAF for up to four years as airline faces struggle for survival in coronavirus lockdown Pilots facing losing their jobs with the airline could temporarily work in RAF roles The union is in talks with the RAF because of the hit the travel industry has taken It … Read more
The £35m car park: In a picture symbolising the economic crisis gripping Britain, an old RAF airbase is packed with new cars that nobody wants By Ryan Fahey For Mailonline Published: 22:10 BST, 5 May 2020 | Updated: 22:13 BST, 5 May 2020 The brutal impact of the pandemic on the economy was laid bare … Read more
London tops the list with 54 sightings in a year which have been reported by air traffic control employees, pilots, police officers and journalists. Kent comes in second with 30 sightings.
The family of Harry Dunn have called on the RAF to launch an investigation amid claims a second American service personnel drove on the wrong side of the rode and crashed their BMW two miles from where the teenager was killed. The family’s spokesman said photos had emerged of the right-hand drive vehicle having been … Read more
An RAF transport plane carrying personal protective equipment (PPE) from Turkey has finally arrived in the UK. The shipment had been due to arrive Sunday and was supposed to have been carrying 84 tonnes of vital PPE including 400,000 gowns. But it was this morning reported that the aircraft the shipment arrived on could only … Read more