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By Matthew Willis 10th November 2023

… The Eneny Where He Lives On July 5, nine Swordfish of 813 Squadron flew a dusk raid to Tobruk armed with torpedoes, … Swordfish still had to maintain the usual anti-submarine patrol and reconnaissance to pinpoint the enemy fleet. At one … to contaminated fuel, reducing the striking force from 30 in the original plan to 21. The number of aircraft was …

By ANDREW THOMAS 26th April 2023

… of the Gladiator. The type entered service with 72 Squadron under the temporary command of Flt Lt Teddy … Fg Off George Craig and Plt Off William Whitty on one such patrol. Bill Whitty recalled: “In mid-morning on October 17 …   Winter War Following territorial disputes, on November 30, 1939 the Soviet Union invaded Finland – thus beginning …

By Khalem Chapman 25th April 2023

… and control (AEW&C) aircraft; P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA); KC-30A (A330-203MRTT) … Reporting Unit – a surveillance and air battle management squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown – also took part in the …

By Khalem Chapman 22nd February 2023

… be operated by the 1er Escuadrón de Caballeria Aérea (1st Squadron of the Air Cavalry), which is based at Santo Domingo … Dominican Republic Army from March 2003. In addition, the squadron employs three Robinson R22 Beta II and two R44 Raven … as N72594 and operated by the US Customs and Border Patrol – and FAD3077 (c/n 13467), which was formerly operated …

By Jacky Hyams 26th May 2023

… years. He won a Burma Star for his services in RAF 20 Squadron during the Second World War, a campaign medal … in West Bengal. He was assigned to fly with RAF 20 Squadron, an army cooperative squadron, supporting the 14th … dependent on rivers for supplies, and a daily shuttle patrol of two Hurricane boat busters made their job as tough …

By Alexander Mladenov 29th April 2023

… at Olenogorsk, which includes one Tu-22M3-equipped squadron and one transport/SAR squadron. The 326th TBAD has its headquarters at Ukrainka in … with a total of six component squadrons, between 20 and 30 of which are believed to be maintained in active service …

By GRAHAM PITCHFORK 9th March 2023

… in the Middle East When Sgt Bert Horton joined 208 Squadron in 1949 at Fayid in the Canal Zone in Egypt, the … Egypt. In August 1950 a two-seat Meteor T.7 arrived on the squadron – so, unlike Dennis Barry’s cursory training on the … to British nationals, many were evacuated by air. No.208 Squadron headed for Habbaniya in Iraq and flew patrols along …

By Frank Visser and Ludo Mennes 23rd June 2023

… and Ludo Mennes observed it in action. The 47th Fighter Squadron (FS) is a US Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) squadron that is part of the 944th Fighter Wing (FW).  It is … the 66th Weapons School and a specially modified Civil Air Patrol Cessna 206 designed to replicate a MQ-9 Reaper. A …

By Jon Lake 10th July 2023

… flown by Wing Commander Sjoberg, Officer Commanding 47 Squadron. The second (ZH871) flew home from Akrotiri on June … of the RAF’s remaining J-model aircraft following on June 30. The RAF’s 14 remaining Hercules are being made available … from the C-130J Hercules, flying transport, maritime patrol, search and rescue (SAR) and medevac missions, …

By Raymond Baxter 28th April 2023

… pilot, flying the Supermarine fighter again after nearly 30 years — thanks to Aeroplane — was a truly unexpected … in Norfolk, and sauntered to the pilots’ room of No 602 Squadron’s dispersal without a care. Life was simple and life … out, which usually works.” 11 September 1943. Salerno. A patrol line inland of ‘Peaches Beach’. We were based at …

By Khalem Chapman 21st February 2023

… P-95A/B/BM, which is charged with carrying out maritime patrol operations. The FAB also operated five SC-95Bs in a … Esquadrão do Quinto Grupo de Aviação (1º/5º GAv; 1st Squadron of the 5th Aviation Group) ‘Esquadrão Rumba’ …

By Khalem Chapman 17th March 2023

In a significant move to support Kyiv’s ongoing battle against invading Russian forces, Poland and Slovakia have pledged to donate their Soviet-era Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters to Ukraine in the coming days

By Philip Chinnery 8th July 2023

… by fighter ‘jocks’, a C-47 from the 1st Air Commando Squadron (ACS) was modified to carry three of the … in Laos was more risky than in South Vietnam and by June 30, 1966 three AC-47s had been lost. The Spookies were out of … February 24, 1969 from Bien Hoa, near Saigon, on a routine patrol around the capital. One of the eight-man crew that …

By PETER R ARNOLD and TONY KEARNS 6th August 2023

… a proper advanced trainer prior to posting to the Fighter Squadron or the General Purpose Flight. It was not, however, … to the fuselage sides. The aircraft was then taken for a 30-minute flight by a company test pilot at Eastleigh. After … in preparation for D-Day and made a low-level beach patrol on the late afternoon of 6 June 1944. Further …

By Joe Campion 26th April 2023

… with six pilots and more than 35 personnel from No 6 Squadron at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. Speaking exclusively … to push into Red airspace to establish a combat air patrol in order to protect SEAD [suppression of enemy air … control of the air in the contested region. The Vul was 1.30 hours, so Blue force had to ensure there was sufficient …