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A historical airbase was once home to the RAF as Britain armed itself against ‘growing threats’ in the late 1930s. In 1935 the Air Ministry obtained 100 acres of farmland and RAF Cranfield was ...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) has announced a change in its recruitment policy that will allow British nationals resident in Gibraltar to apply to join the RAF directly for the first time. This new policy ...
The statue of the beloved bear from Peru was ripped from his seat outside Camp Hopson on Northbrook Street by two RAF engineers after a boozy day at the races at the beginning of March.
RAF fighter jets have been spotted circling above Scotland after a NATO alert was issued, with flight radars tracking their movements. One plane, a Eurofighter Typhoon with call sign Phanto11 ...
RAF jets have been deployed in a dramatic response to a NATO alert, with flight trackers capturing their activity over Scotland. An Airbus KC2 Voyager, call sign Tartan31, took off from Brize ...
A council has performed an embarrassing u-turn after deciding not to hold a formal parade to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day because it was too 'elitist'. Dacorum Borough Council in Hertfordshire ...
A former RAF pilot left permanently disabled after a freak accident during training ruptured his spine has said Labour's welfare cuts will ruin his life. Ian Hewitt was just two months into his ...
A Hertfordshire council is facing a backlash after it emerged it would be not be hosting a VE Day parade as it is only for the 'elite'. Dacorum Borough Council announced it would not be hosting a ...
The council - which is responsible for areas including Kings Langley, Bovingdon and Hemel Hempstead - has instead ... "VE Day is a time to bring Hertfordshire and the country together, especially in ...
RAF fighter jets based at Lossiemouth have been scrambled and circled around Scotland to confront an unidentified aircraft after receiving an alert from NATO. A plane left from Brize Norton this ...
The RAF's Typhoon display will be flown by Sqaudron Leader Nathan Shawyer who was promoted earlier this year. The Eurofighter Typhoon is described by the air force as an "extremely agile ...