Battle of Britain remembered as 602 Squadron marks 100 years of service
A service to commemorate the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the centenary of 602 Squadron has been held at Glasgow Cathedral
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WWII In pictures: Spirit of Battle of Britain captured on 1940s film – 85 years later
A father and son have marked Battle of Britain Day by recreating pictures of The Few using a 1940s camera and kit, plus a genuine Spitfire
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RAF First British-designed combat jet in 40 years taking shape as simulator flights underway
The supersonic demonstrator will test technologies for the UK-Japan-Italy fighter programme, with test pilots already flying it in ...
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Aviation History From world war to Cold War and beyond: National Museum of Flight turns 50
The museum is located near Edinburgh on one of the country's best-preserved Second World War airfields
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News Fifty thousand pieces of history: Take a look at the RAF's very own version of The Boneyard
The varied collection held at MOD Stafford charts decades of RAF history and includes everything from aircrew escape maps to atom bombs
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RAF RAF marks 80th anniversary of final World War Two patrol by Coastal Command
A P-8 Poseidon from 201 Squadron marked the occasion with a flypast of the RAF Castle Archdale site in Northern Ireland.
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Aviation History New funding to preserve RAF and Royal Marines' WW2 contributions for the future
As the UK marks the 80th anniversary of VE Day, more than £13m funding is being awarded to two museums to keep the history of WW2 alive
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VE Day 80 Wings of history, wings of victory: Which aircraft were seen on the VE Day 80 flypast
Twenty-three military aircraft soared over The Mall and Buckingham Palace as part of the VE Day 80 flypast
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RAF WWII veteran returns to flightline as crews prepare for VE Day 80 flypast
RAF veteran Dennis Bishop tours aircraft at Brize Norton as personnel prepare to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day
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Technology RBLI unveils powerful tribute to two significant milestones in nation's history
The RBLI's Echoes statue is marking 90 years since the invention of radar and 80 years since VE Day
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Feature They Were There: The WW2 project by the maverick pilot who flew under Tower Bridge
Flt Lt Alan Pollock is known around the world for flying his Hawker Hunter through Tower Bridge in 1968.
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Feature The real Maverick: The RAF pilot who flew his Hunter through Tower Bridge
Flt Lt Alan Pollock carried out the stunt as a protest and is one of only a few people to have flown through the iconic London landmark.
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Aviation History Last Battle of Britain pilot honoured as name added to Hawker Hurricane
A lasting tribute has been unveiled for Group Captain John 'Paddy' Hemingway, the final surviving pilot from the battle.
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History WW1-era Fokker D.VII to be lent to Dutch museum amid confusion over its origins
Researchers say the Fokker D.VII aircraft on display at the Deutsches Museum near Munich may have belonged to the Dutch navy.
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Aircraft It's a clean sweep as specialists dust suspended aircraft 100ft up at RAF museum
Eight aircraft at the RAF Museum Midlands, including a Vulcan bomber, have been given a spring clean by a team of cleaners.
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Veterans Royals lead tributes as last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies at the age of 105
The Prince and Princess of Wales lead tributes to Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, who was the last of The Few.