Hundreds turned out at Royal Air Force Wittering yesterday 2nd July 14 to watch a parade marking the re-formation of the Royal Air Force’s famous Number 38 Group. Number 38 Group was first formed during World War II. In addition to deploying members of the elite Special Operations Executive and Special Air Service, its aircraft … Dowiedz się więcej
Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) hosted a group of Finnish Air Force officers and Patria Aviation managers May 27-28 for briefings on continuous improvement techniques and tools used on the F/A-18 Hornet production line and F404 engine shop. The group visited the depot to gain a better understanding of adopted FRCSE Lean methodologies for F/A-18 … Dowiedz się więcej
Every IAF military operation is based on communication, control and monitoring, but what happens when the mission takes place far beyond Israel’s borders? Meet the radio operators, who are responsible for communication control during the IAF’s most remote missions In the summer 2012, two Hercules planes loaded with medical and rescue crews took off towards … Dowiedz się więcej
Tuesday 10th June 2014 will mark the first anniversary of the moment the world’s last surviving Dornier Do 17 was successfully lifted from the bottom of the Dover Straits. The breath taking moment the aircraft surfaced from the water was captured live on TV and sparked interest from around the globe. Just five days later … Dowiedz się więcej
Raven will soon be a common name to every Marine who has completed The Basic School (TBS) officer course. Thirteen TBS instructors finished a two-week course May 22, where they learned how to operate, maintain and integrate the RQ-11B Raven small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) into their upcoming basic school curriculum. The course, held at … Dowiedz się więcej
Flight Sergeant Nigel ‘Morty’ Mortimer has celebrated 6000 operational flying hours as a helicopter crewman in the Royal Air Force. His 6000 flying hours have been spread over 3 different types of helicopter in 3 different roles. FS Mortimer spent 12 years (and 3000 hours) on Chinooks with 7 Sqn at RAF Odiham and went … Dowiedz się więcej