Nato achieves historic milestone with first all-female crew completing mission sortie
The AWACS aircrew completed the sortie in support of Enhanced Vigilance Activities.
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RAF Red Arrows soar into 60th anniversary air show displays with special Diamond Season
The RAF aerobatic team sport exciting new livery on their Hawks - and promise an even more exciting routine as they celebrate six decades.
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Royals What does Prince Harry have in common with Tom Cruise, Buzz Aldrin and Elon Musk?
Harry has been inducted into the Living Legends of Aviation, he is alongside actors, billionaires and astronauts.
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Veterans Rusty Waughman: Pilot who survived RAF's deadliest mission of WW2 dies aged 100
The Lancaster pilot said of the bombing campaign: "You knew you were facing death all the time ... but it's just a thing you accepted."
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Aircraft Immortal: The history of 809 Naval Air Squadron, a unit being reborn again
809 Naval Air Squadron has been engaged in several conflicts since 1941, and is being resurrected once again to fly the F-35B
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WWI Medals belonging to First World War flying ace to be auctioned
Royal Naval Air Service pilot Captain Solomon Joseph scored at least 13 aerial victories in WWI
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Aircraft Fully restored Spitfire that shot down Focke-Wulf 190 fails to sell at auction
The airworthy Spit is also a film star, having appeared in 1960s epics Battle of Britain and The Longest Day
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WWII 'None of the boys... suffered': The WW2 letter written to comfort a grieving mother to be sold at auction
Sergeant Douglas Timms's RAF jacket, logbook, medals and a telegram to his family is also up for auction
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Aviation History Exploring the legacy of the Blackbird SR-71 – the fastest Cold War spy plane
The SR-71 operated globally in the most hostile airspace with unparalleled impunity in reconnaissance history.
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History Dig to find the remains of a Spitfire that spanned 30 years
The Spitfire was being flown by a 20-year-old Canadian pilot, Sergeant George Davis.
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Veterans Hero WW2 Lancaster veteran receives special salute at Lossiemouth display
His heroism singlehandedly reviving a crew during a wartime mission saw him awarded the George Medal, given "for acts of great bravery".
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RAF RAF Cosford marks 85th anniversary in style with a special parade
Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshall Sir Richard Knighton, flew into RAF Cosford to mark the occasion.
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Feature Tora Tora Tora, the living history lesson honouring all who died during attack on Pearl Harbor
The Second World War reenactment air display team perform at air shows across the US
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History RAF Scampton Dambusters' dog grave move plans to be debated
The dog died on the eve of the raid and was buried on the grounds of the Grade II-listed Hangar 2 at the base.
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Feature Gloster Meteor: How Britain's first jet fighter is still playing a vital role today
The Gloster Meteor was the inception of jet aviation.
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Aircraft Lima Charlie: Why was the Hercules so valuable and what will we do without it?
Known as the workhorse of the Royal Air Force, the retirement of the Hercules marks the end of an era.