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An RAF transport plane flying in desperately needed PPE has finally left Turkey after it was previously meant to arrive on Sunday. Pictured on the tarmac at Istanbul airport early this morning, the RAF transport plane is being loaded up with vital equipment desperately needed by frontline healthcare workers in the UK. The Atlas A400, which the … Read more
Pictured for the first time empty and stuck on the tarmac in Istanbul airport, this is the RAF transport plane that remains stranded in Turkey while it waits to collect 84 tons of desperately-needed PPE supplies. The Atlas A400 remains unloaded, sources have told MailOnline, with the vital life-saving equipment nowhere to be seen at the … Read more
An RAF plane collecting crucial PPE for the coronavirus battle is still grounded in Turkey today amid furious warnings hospitals face running out. Ministers originally declared that the 84 tonnes of life-saving equipment would arrive on Sunday, but it failed to turn up. They then claimed it would arrive yesterday, but the first military flight … Read more
Hero pilot who saved his family from the Blitz and survived being shot down by the Nazis after joining RAF at 17 dies from coronavirus aged 96 John Moore, 96, died at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, south Wales He signed up to the RAF at 17 so he could start service straight away … Read more
Two aircraft hangers at a former RAF base in Oxfordshire have been converted into an expansive mortuary, amid the coronavirus pandemic. The airbase in Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, was home to the Bomber Command during the Second World War but closed in 1993 – it is now to become one of several temporary mortuaries for the … Read more
The tragic tale of a RAF ace who was shot down and killed over Dunkirk while his brother watched from the beaches can be revealed after his medals emerged for sale. Flying Officer Peter Dixon had taken out five German aircraft in five days before he engaged three more Luftwaffe fighter planes on June 1, … Read more
Georgia Sandover sips her cup of tea and tries to explain how it feels being the first — and only — woman in the RAF Regiment. ‘When I joined up, I didn’t think I would be the first female [to make it]. I thought someone else would be here before me.’ The petite, shy redhead, who … Read more
The RAF could be called in for a a massive coronavirus rescue mission to bring stranded Britons home this week, it was claimed today. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to announce a huge repatriation effort as early as tomorrow amid mounting fears over safety. RAF voyager transport planes could be deployed to bring UK … Read more
Ghost ship of the sky! B2 Stealth Bomber from the US is pictured at RAF Fairford after carrying out training missions in Europe The B2 stealth bomber spans an imposing 170 feet and is capable of unleashing awesome destruction It was on full display to Britons at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire after flying in from … Read more
Stunning moment B2 stealth bombers from the US fly in to RAF Fairford after carrying out training missions in Europe Three USAF B-2 stealth bombers landed at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire Deployment came from Lajes Field, Portugal and performed bombing runs USAR claims deadly B-2 bombers conducted NATO drills to ‘deter adversaries’ Exercises come amid … Read more