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By Ben Dunnell 26th July 2022

… on 28 October — was delivered to No 315 (City of Deblin) Squadron, stationed at Northolt. The MkIX was new to the … BS410, but he went on to complete 14 missions while on the squadron, including two air-sea rescue support taskings using … was among five aircraft detailed to perform a “protective patrol” over Wembley Stadium during a football match between …

By GRAHAM PITCHFORK 10th July 2022

… in a Coastal Command strike role in October 1943 when 248 Squadron received a pair of Mk.XVIIIs. They were equipped … fire, and a huge pall of smoke could still be seen from 30 miles (48km) away on the return flight. It was later … the wing was returning from an uneventful anti-shipping patrol in the Kattegat when the leader, Foxley-Norris, …

By Khalem Chapman 11th May 2022

… for both civil and military use, the firm made more than 30 design changes to the baseline C295W (the variant that the … May 2022, two CC-130Hs from No 435 Transport and Rescue Squadron ‘Chinthe’ from Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Winnipeg … will be provided by Lockheed CP-140M Aurora maritime patrol aircraft from No 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron …

By DANIEL KARLSSON 11th August 2022

… is flying again Since building his Tummelisa more than 30 years ago, Swedish aviator Mikael Carlson has continued to … America’s first fighter. It did so with the 94th Aero Squadron, which marked its aircraft with the ‘Hat in the … taking part in Howard Hawks’ 1930 picture The Dawn Patrol and its 1938 remake. In between, it featured in 1931’s …

By Key.Aero 31st May 2022

… soon to be retired C-130Js flown by personnel of XXIV Squadron and No 47 Squadron. Two Voyager KC MK.2 air-to-air refuellers are also … the flypast. A single Airbus A400M Atlas from either 70 or 30 Squadron, and one C-17 Globemaster II from No 99 Squadron …

By Giovanni Colla and Daniele Faccioli 25th October 2022

… RB-504P-E (Silok) and RB-504A-E, Repellent, Repellent Patrol, RLC-MTSE, Matrix. The RB-504A-E system consists of a … in the S and C bands, with the help of Orlan-10 and Orlan-30 UAVs equipped with radio control, electronic jammer and …

By Tim Ripley 11th June 2022

… air arms decided to stop sending their ISR aircraft to patrol over Ukrainian territory and the northern half of the … deployed to Sigonella, joined in a co-ordinated effort to patrol key naval choke points, where Russian warships might …

By Josef Campion 4th May 2022

… increasing the spending by an estimated €2bn and gaining a squadron of interceptor combat aircraft and other … capabilities were expected in Q3 this year, as the IAC ATS squadron introduces and tests a ground-based radar guided … will then be augmented by the two Airbus C295 maritime patrol aircraft expected to be delivered with its air …

By Josef Campion and Chris Croot 16th May 2022

… three (of six) arrived in-country to join No 1 Fighter Squadron on July 30, 1956. The island nation received its first helicopters in … over the Atlantic Ocean. In 1994, a dedicated maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) capability was introduced in the form …

By Riccardo Niccoli 21st July 2022

… He had previously launched the Global Hawk Block 20 and 30 programmes for the USAF, and therefore possessed the … by a German colonel), which is formed by a flying squadron; an intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) unit; an operations support squadron and an intelligence support unit. Adding to this is …

By ANDREW THOMAS 21st June 2022

… played by Hawker Hurricane ‘tank busters’ from the RAF’s 6 Squadron In the spring of 1942, Hurricane Mk.IIds were … April 20, Flt Lt Hank Simpson led an advance party from 6 Squadron to Shandur on the Suez Canal to begin five weeks of … intense return fire. Then, on the afternoon of the 12th, a patrol led by Sqn Ldr Weston-Burt failed to locate their tank …

By Bill Cahill 4th July 2022

… Hammaker was met by his 14th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (TRS) sponsor and quickly shuttled off base to Udon … suit by a local Indian tailor, Mr Armajeet, known to the squadron as ‘The Thief’. Included in his list of ‘essential’ … command and control aircraft, fighters on combat air patrol, radar jammers such as Douglas EB-66s, SAM suppression …

By Vladimir Trendafilovski 10th October 2022

… Su-25 aircraft of all variants; it is estimated that only 30 were operational – 24 single-seat and six two-seat … missiles (AAMs) from RuASF aircraft flying combat air patrol (CAP) missions in the area, and, finally – the blast … it took over the L-39 aircraft from a disbanded local squadron. With a steady flow of overhauled and modernised …

By Rich Cooper 30th July 2022

… Lightning II fleet is operated by the 355th Fighter Squadron ‘Fighting Falcons’ and the 356th FS ‘Green Demons’ – … F-22 excel at interception, air sovereignty and air patrol and are classed as air superiority and air supremacy … in place under the State Partnership Program (SPP) for 30 years and its most recent pinnacle was the unit’s 2018 …

By João Paulo Moralez and Santiago Rivas 4th May 2022

… to increasing the range of F-5EMs in continued combat air patrol or air defence in-flight alert missions, as for the … Task Force was created and, in November 2013, the squadron mechanics, some with experience of the Mirage IIIE/D … and air-to-air combat, as well as escort, air combat patrol and air defense. However, the unit is also capable of …