A P-3K2 Orion aircraft from The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) Airborne Surveillance and Response Force (No 5 Squadron at Base Auckland in Whenuapai) took part in an international maritime operation based in Samoa this week. The operation supports the work of the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency, a 17-member grouping, including New Zealand … Dowiedz się więcej
Aircraft will visit Royal Air Force Wittering on Friday 30th May when a C-17 Globemaster and a C-130 Hercules fly over the famous Station. Both remarkable transport aircraft will fly directly over the historic Officers’ Mess, making a single pass before climbing away and continuing with their training sorties. C-17 Globemasters are capable of rapid … Dowiedz się więcej
A RAF Sentinel reconnaissance aircraft has been sent to Nigeria as the international search for more than 200 kidnapped schoolgirls intensifies. The 5 (Army Cooperation) Squadron aircraft, from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, with its crew of five and state-of-the-art intelligence gathering and surveillance equipment will join US aircraft trying to find the youngsters who were … Dowiedz się więcej
An MH-60S Seahawk helicopter with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 3 lifts off from Camp Pendleton, Calif., to assist the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. HSC-3 is providing aircrews flying specially-equipped MH-60S helicopters to conduct aerial water drops against wildfires in San Diego County. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class … Dowiedz się więcej
Lt. Col. Jeff Klosky is an aviator who has spent much of his life racing out of twilight and into the dawn. After a storied career, spanning 19 years in the U-2, sundown has finally become visible on his horizon. Klosky, whose father was an officer in the Navy, has had an appreciation for military … Dowiedz się więcej
The Royal Air Force Tucano Display team recently received its Public Display Authority. The Tucano display is a solo aerobatic routine, one of only 4 RAF solo displays this year. This season the Tucano will be piloted by Flight Lieutenant Dave Kirby. Dave was born and brought up in Leicester, and now lives in Poppleton, … Dowiedz się więcej