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10th May 2021

… Panavia Tornado GR.4T ZA612/074 arrives at RAF Valley on Anglesey in 2016 while on strength with XV(R) … Museum (SWAM) located within the footprint of the former RAF St Athan revealed it has secured ex-RAF Panavia Tornado …

14th April 2021

… the Shorts Tucano on the fast jet training course at RAF Valley and the aircraft is performing to expectations, as … for what came before. He flew Texan ZM325 alongside RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire Mk XVI TE311 …

By Ben Dunnell 4th August 2021

… the outskirts of Sheffield, overlooking the verdant Loxley Valley A weekday afternoon pretty much like any other, it … possibly heightened by the topography. It can only be the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight’s Avro Lancaster, … when he talks about when a mission was ‘scrubbed’ at the RAF station, they’d have a station dance. He describes the …

By Inside Stories MARTIN MARAUDER 21st July 2021

… day, with the intention of breaking through into the Po Valley and seizing Bologna and Ferrara. Three Corps were … close” Gordon Wilson (first from right, third row) at the RAF School of Physical Training and Tough Tactics The 8th …

By Ben Dunnell 1st June 2021

… where I joined the CCF [Combined Cadet Force]. In the RAF section — which, at that time, was the biggest of any … afternoon… “As soon as I was 17, I applied for and got an RAF flying scholarship. I went up to Marshalls’ flying school … navigated us to Walong, which was up a very steep, narrow valley. I looked down, and it was a grass runway but it …

7th April 2021

… a visit to the USAF’s 352nd Special Operations Wing at RAF Mildenhall over March 8-10 Peter R Foster RAF BRIZE NORTON 1/2 ZJ782 AS365N3 658 Sqn, AAC n/s; ZZ404 … G-ETPE H125 QinetiQ. 25/2 ZM336 Phenom T1 45 Sqn, RAF. RAF VALLEY 5/2 264 PC-9 FTS, Irish Air Corps. 16/2 ZZ507 Shadow …

24th April 2021

… machines’ abilities were some of the issues faced daily by RAF photo reconnaissance unit (PRU) pilots in Burma. Men like … erupted and, in May 1941, reported to the Recruit Depot at RAF Cardington, Bedfordshire. After graduating from the … cumulonimbus clouds covering the Chindwin river and Kabaw valley. Flying up and down from south of Imphal to east of …

8th March 2021

… Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon, 169548, of VP-9 on approach to RAF Mildenhall on February 4. The aircraft arrived from and departed to RAF Lossiemouth where it was temporarily based Justin Ward … AF. RAF SHAWBURY 8/12 XX295 Hawk T1 dep by road to AMEO Valley for servicing, after which it will join the Red …

22nd February 2021

… of years ago, which nowadays is an oddity in itself. Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen shared this remarkable story with … can be traced back to 1941 when the airfield functioned as RAF Middleton St George and served as a bomber command … timely gift that coincides with the 80th anniversary since RAF Middleton St George was established. Another impressive …

16th March 2021

… Gusnago g orlandi  AT-6G I-HRVD displays its very smart RAF scheme sorlini It’s early morning in the heart of northern Italy’s Padana Valley as the crisp summer sun cuts through the sky and … the aircraft following his death. It currently wears RAF markings and the serial KF729. AT-6F I-FKVE – owned by …

By Tara Leggett 27th February 2021

… of 27/28 April 1944 Lancaster R ND 781/G of 622 Squadron RAF out of Mildenhall, England commanded by F/L Watson RCAF, … consisted of seven personnel, three being Royal Air Force (RAF) and four being Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) “This … took us up to Koenigsbourg castle which overlooks the valley, describing that fateful night with the Lancaster on …

By Ben Dunnell 30th March 2021

… at the time of Mynarski’s loss. Coupled with the fact that RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight pilot Tony Banfield … a lot of formation flying, so we had to check out with the RAF. They wanted to know that we could handle the airplane, … for the tour’s supporters, and a visit to Durham Tees Valley Airport — now Teesside International — took the …

By Khalem Chapman 24th March 2021

… ago. In that time, the British Army, Royal Air Force (RAF) and Royal Navy (RN) have arguably suffered through … a controversial end for the UK’s Harrier Force and the RAF’s fleet of Hawker Siddeley Nimrod reconnaissance … to supplement the 28 examples that are operational at RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales. This would bolster the more modern …

28th July 2020

… history steeped in courage and daring. Integral to the RAF is its squadrons, many of which can trace their lineage … 1918 the Squadron and its numeral were transferred to the RAF, beginning a period of service that would run right up to … to conduct a secret mission against three dams in the Ruhr Valley, the heart of German wartime industry. For the attack, …

9th February 2021

… aerodrome at the bottom of the Mull of Kintyre, an RAF airfield with a small passenger terminal. We were flying … almost no flying speed, just fell to the right into the valley and the loch, but not before the landing wheels had … I was going to be fired. He played a tape supplied by the RAF and I thought there was something odd about it. It wasn’t …