RAF pilot dedicates Schneider Trophy win to friend who died in BBMF Spitfire crash
Squadron Leader Ben Polwin triumphed with a homemade aircraft, ending a 30-year drought for the RAF.
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RAF Iconic WW2 Lancaster bomber cleared to fly again after extensive maintenance period
One of the UK's most recognisable warplanes will be taking to the skies once again now it's been inspected and cleared for flight.
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Aircraft The piece of RAF history left abandoned in Cyprus' eerie buffer zone
Forces News takes a look around the remnants of the Avro Shackleton aircraft lying inside the UN buffer zone in Cyprus.
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D-Day WW2 Mosquito pilot, 103, urges Britons to learn from the mistakes of the past
RAF veteran and Distinguished Flying Cross recipient Colin Bell survived 50 raids over Germany, including 13 over Berlin.
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Veterans An honourable, brave man: Tributes paid to Bomber Command legend John Bell
Wing Commander John Bell served as a bomb-aimer with 617 Squadron in Bomber Command during the Second World War.
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Aircraft The historic F-16 - the iconic fighter jet that's still flying and fighting at the age of 50
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, known as the Viper by its crews, took its first flight in 1974 and has been in service around the world ever since ...
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Nato 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.