LOGISTICS SQUADRONS from Royal Air Force Wittering were on the move again this week in support of the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission in Estonia. Trucks from No 2 Mechanical Transport Squadron left the Cambridgeshire Station to collect equipment for the Royal Air Force Typhoon jets which will guard the airspace over the three Baltic … Dowiedz się więcej
A historic milestone was celebrated at RAF Valley recently when 208 (Reserve) squadron reached its 100th birthday. Born in the tumult of the First World War as a Royal Naval Air Service squadron, it has served with distinction since then as both a front line fighting squadron and latterly as a fast jet training unit. … Dowiedz się więcej
Personnel from the German Air Force have been based at RAF Coningsby during March, whilst taking part in Exercise Cobra Warrior. Cobra Warrior is a large-scale exercise utilising almost every type of aircraft in the RAF’s inventory, including fast jets, helicopters, transport and ISTAR assets. During the three-week exercise, the personnel,and their different platforms took … Dowiedz się więcej
Jets from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team performed a flypast over Tirana, Albania – the first time the Red Arrows have visited the country. People watched the distinctive red Hawk aircraft as they flew over Mother Teresa Square on Friday March 18. The Red Arrows had stopped in Albania overnight, refuelling the jets before … Dowiedz się więcej
Personnel from the Royal Air Force Regiment’s No 5 Force Protection Wing (5 FP Wg) recently returned from Nigeria, where they helped train the Nigerian Air Force to protect its personnel and aircraft involved in counter-insurgency fighting. A team from 5 FP Wg and 51 Squadron RAF Regiment, usually based at RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, … Dowiedz się więcej
Sqn Ldr Peter Thomas flew 444 flights in 57 different Vulcans during his RAF career. He was the first pilot to fly XH558 – the world’s last airworthy Vulcan – and made his final flight in the same aircraft in 1965, just before he retired from the RAF. As he celebrated his 90th birthday, he … Dowiedz się więcej