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  • First blood to RAF as Navy champs sunk

    EIGHTY MINUTES of effort and commitment is the secret to victory, according to RAF head coach Sgt James Hutchinson after the airmen’s 12-8 win over the Royal Navy in the Inter-Services rugby league.

  • From dream to disaster

    The tragic crash and explosion of R101 killing 48 passengers marked the end of the fledgling British airship industry but its remnants remain at former RAF Cardington, as Ronan Thomas found out

  • Polish salute

    HE HEROISM of pilots from three wartime Polish squadrons who operated from Woodvale was marked at a community event at the Merseyside station.

  • Tug team’s Royal reward

    ODIHAM’S BRAEMAR Games tug of war team received the royal seal of approval when they were presented with The John Miller Shield by HRH King Charles.

  • Bid to retain Kentish Cup

    “LAST WEEK’S camp was really positive,” was how UKAFFC head coach Cpl Darryl White described his charges’ latest stop on their way to Kentish Cup defence this December.

  • It’s a doddle for Dodwell

    THE SERVICE’S open swimmers took three of six Inter-Service titles at Westhorpe Water Sports Club in Marlow, finishing runner-up to the Army in the team event.

  • Mossie duo tribute

    RELATIVES OF a World War II Mosquito crew downed on a French waterway took part in an unexpected remembrance ceremony.

  • Navy take on Dambusters

    LT COL Mike Carty has taken over command of 617 Sqn. It is the first time in British military history a Marines officer has commanded a fast jet squadron.

  • The Bucc stops here

    VISITORS TO a Suffolk airbase are to be greeted by a new sight as a Tornado jet becomes its gate guardian.

  • AN ATLAS A400M is bathed in the light

    AN ATLAS A400M is bathed in the light from the Aurora Borealis during a stopover at Narsarsuaq in Greenland en route to Brize Norton after supporting the Red Arrows during the team’s recent tour of Canada.

  • Cobra nations strike

    FIGHTERS FROM across the world descended on a Lincolnshire airbase for one of the biggest exercises of the year.

  • Plotter Kay marks 105th

    BATTLE OF Britain plotter Kay Thomas celebrated her 105th birthday – as the nation marked the 84th anniversary of the epic fight for UK skies.

  • New Cadets go solo

    FOUR AIR cadets have become the first youngsters to take to the sky solo in a Tutor trainer under a new scheme.