Flight Sergeant Karen Pinnion is to be the first female in her trade promoted to the rank of Warrant Officer. Karen joined the Service in October 1983 and during her 32-year engineering career has worked on the Gazelle, Wessex, Jaguar, Hercules, Puma and Tornado aircraft. She has served at various stations across the UK and … Dowiedz się więcej
The Red Arrows have flown with the Vulcan bomber for the final time in a show of great British aviation icons. Jets from the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team performed a flypast with the mighty Cold War aircraft at the Southport Air Show. Thousands of people cheered and waved as the Red Arrows’ nine distinctive … Dowiedz się więcej
RAF Northolt on parade at the Polish War Memorial Commemoration for the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain Sir Stephen Dalton laying a wreath.Representatives from Hillingdon Council, the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London, the Polish Air Force Memorial Committee and RAF Northolt stood together at the official opening of the new … Dowiedz się więcej
RAF’s famous fighter aircraft, past and present, take to the skies for The Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show To mark the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, a Eurofighter Typhoon from 29 (R) Squadron and a Spitfire from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight will take to the skies together for a remarkable … Dowiedz się więcej
Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force fighter pilots participating in Exercise Indradanush are full of admiration for each other’s capabilities and aircraft. The two week exercise has seen four Su-30MKI Flanker fighters from 2 Squadron IAF deploy from Northeast India to RAF Coningsby to train with Typhoon FGR4 equipped 3(Fighter) Squadron. The exercise provides … Dowiedz się więcej
The RAF Flying Clubs Association’s (RAFFCA’s) second annual Aerobatic Competition was held at RAF Halton recently. The competition saw 16 pilots from across the 13 RAF Flying Clubs convene for a training session and an introduction to competition flying. Run in conjunction with the British Aerobatic Association (BAeA) and based on their highly successful Beginners … Dowiedz się więcej