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By Jamie Hunter 7th March 2019

… when the unit officially reformed with the Tornado GR1 at RAF Honington on June 1, 1982, under the leadership of Wg Cdr … the last handful of jets were seeing out their days at RAF Marham having completed their operational duties, while … — if there is such a thing — in the Mid-Euphrates River Valley [MERV] as you’ve ever seen,’ Bressani told Combat …

21st February 2019

… THE RAF is to resume fast jet aircrew training on the Hawk T1 operated by No 100 Squadron at RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire, later this year. The measure … IV and 25 (Fighter) Squadrons flying the Hawk T2 at RAF Valley, Wales. The Hawk T1 last served in an advanced fast …

20th June 2019

… F-16C 88-0405 ‘FM’ of the 93rd FS flies through the Ogwen Valley, Wales, as callsign ‘CANE 81’ on May 14. Hywel Evans A … out of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida, deployed to RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, on May 5, touching down as ‘CUBE …

20th December 2018

… PRESERVATION SAC Nathan Edwards, RAF Valley Photo Section RAF Valley has a new gate guard replacing Hawker Hunter T.8C, …

20th June 2019

… ‘Centurion’ Typhoon, as Jamie Hunter reports. A pair of RAF Typhoon FGR4s operating from RAF Akrotiri: serials ZK338 ‘338’ and ZK328 ‘328’, both armed … out the final IS enclaves in the Mid-Euphrates River Valley (MERV). A fine air-to-air study of RAF Typhoon FGR4 …

27th June 2019

… range air combat engagements. Israeli Air Force 109 ‘The Valley Squadron’ based at Ramat David Air Base participated … surfaceto- air missile battery. Barak crews of 109 ‘The Valley Squadron’ participated in Iniochos 2019 between April … the Mediterranean Sea. On the same day, a KC-135R from RAF Mildenhall’s 100th Air Refueling Wing provided fuel for …

31st May 2019

… first-hand experience FOLLAND GNAT ROY GAMBLIN Joining the RAF in 1962, Roy Gamblin’s love affair with the type began in 1963 when he joined the third Gnat course at RAF Valley on Anglesey, Wales, before becoming a qualified flying …

20th June 2019

… 58% of UK personnel on the Lightning Force serve with the RAF and 42% are from the Fleet Air Arm. Left: A pilot returns … prior to the departure of the first batch of aircraft for RAF Marham last summer. UK pilots and maintainers have been … course. He continued: “For a new pilot straight out of RAF Valley, learning to fly and fight the F-35 to a good standard …

20th December 2018

… Texan T1 ZM331 arrives at RAF Valley on November 5. Hywel Evans DELIVERIES OF T-6C Texan T1s to RAF Valley, Wales, have been completed, following the recent …

By Jamie Hunter 6th June 2019

… cements this aircraft’s status as the cornerstone of the RAF’s fast jet fleet. Typhoon comes of age The RAF’s ‘Project Centurion’ has been well documented. It … coalition ground forces in the MERV [mid-Euphrates river valley], providing air power support to the Syrian Democratic …

16th May 2019

… Navy P-3C Orion, 162776, of VP-40 just prior to departing RAF Mildenhall on March 30. The unit, based at NAS Whidbey … were despatched to Kadena AB in Japan. Martyn Honeybell RAF BRIZE NORTON 11/3 11-5731 MC-130J 67th SOS, USAF o/s; … 21/3 ZZ550 Wildcat 220 Leonardo/Philippines Navy. RAF VALLEY 25/3 84-0085 C-21A 76th AS, 86th AW, USAF also 28th. …

31st May 2019

… a prominent local landmark. JB VIA MALCOLM V LOWE Both the RAF and US Army Air Forces made good use of airfields in … Hill), the facility came under the ‘Expansion Scheme’ RAF building programme of the late 1930s. To that end it … is now the B3347 Christchurch to Ringwood road in the Avon Valley, this ALG was the most troublesome of the Ninth AF’s …

By Compiled Tom Kaminski 6th June 2019

…   NATO AIR POLICING CHANGES RAF, SPANISH AND HUNGARIAN JETS IN THE BALTIC CEREMONIES HELD … 74 had been deployed at the base since January. The RAF Typhoons arrived from their home station of RAF … crashed into a warehouse just west of the runway in Moreno Valley. The fighter was part of the alert detachment at March …

16th May 2019

… Republic of Korea AF dep from Marshall’s. DURHAM TEES VALLEY 3/2 D-CAMB Learjet 31A. 8/2 D-IATE Cessna F406 … Gulfstream G100. 14/2 ZH777 & ZH891 Chinook HC6s 27 Sqn, RAF both n/s. 15/2 OK-RAH Beech 400XP. 22/2 D-IGST Premier … 15/2 N159WH Challenger 300. 16/2 ZM413 Atlas C1, RAF. 26/2 N355EE Phenom 300; SE-RFH Citation 680 Sovereign; …

16th May 2019

… asset protect/attack A Greek ‘Viper’ tears through a valley in the Peloponnese peninsula. F-16s from all active … and the United States. After an F-15E contribution from RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk, last year, the latest exercise … Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/Ds were provided by 109 ‘The Valley’ and 117 ‘First Jet’ Squadrons, both based at Ramat …