How a web of deception tricked Hitler and paved the way for the Normandy Landings
Op Fortitude was designed to trick the Germans into thinking the invasion would either come from Norway or the Pas-de-Calais, not Normandy.
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USA Pilot seriously injured as F-35B test plane crashes near airport in New Mexico
A spokesperson for Lockheed said the fighter jet crashed after the pilot stopped to refuel at Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.
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Ukraine Ukrainian President visits home of Belgium's F-16 fighter jets after £831m deal signed
President Volodymyr Zelensky visited Melsbroek military base with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo to see the F-16 fighters.
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Aircraft RAF Lossiemouth Typhoons take to the air for flypast in tribute to Spitfire crash victim
The flypast was a tribute to Squadron Leader Mark Long who died in a crash at the weekend.
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RAF Crash investigators appeal for footage of Spitfire involved in fatal weekend crash
The RAF put a temporary pause on flying for the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight following the death of Squadron Leader Mark Long.
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Motorsport UK Armed Forces karting: Royal Navy drivers continue hot form at Clay Pigeon Raceway
Round three of the 2024 season saw the Royal Navy Royal Marines Karting team continue their success.
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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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Aircraft Swedish Gripen fighter pilots practise the art of landing on civilian highways
The Saab JAS 39 Gripen has a trick up its sleeve – it's able to operate from a main road if its runway has been put out of action.
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Rugby League British Army's Championship South season begins with late Cardiff Demons defeat
An entertaining 38-34 score saw the Demons come out on top in Camberley.
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Sport British Army star Kerenza Bryson competes in Modern Pentathlon World Cup event in Turkey
The Army athlete represented Great Britain in Ankara.
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D-Day Bayeux War Cemetery: The largest resting place for WWII Commonwealth soldiers in France
The Bayeux War Cemetery contains 4,144 Commonwealth burials of the Second World War, with 338 of them remaining unidentified.
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Navy Type 45 destroyer HMS Duncan deploys for Red Sea to relieve HMS Diamond
HMS Duncan will be a like-for-like replacement for HMS Diamond – armed with the same Sea Viper missile system.
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RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight displays paused following death of pilot in Spitfire crash
The pilot who died in the crash has been named by the RAF as Squadron Leader Mark Long.
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Opinion National Service is a laudable idea, but why not use Cadet Forces and Scouts instead?
Commodore (Ret'd) Steve Prest provides his thoughts on Rishi Sunak's National Service plans.
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Aircraft The Douglas Dakota: The unsung hero that helped win the Second World War
The unarmed aircraft flew low and slow, dropping paratroops on the eve of D-Day and resupplying Allied forces as the invasion began.
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RAF RAF Coningsby pays tribute to 'passionate' pilot who was killed in Spitfire crash
Squadron Leader Mark Long flew the Typhoon before becoming part of the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.