Lucy’s in the sky
A TRAINEE flyer followed in her father’s footsteps when she was presented with her wings by her former RAF pilot dad.
A TRAINEE flyer followed in her father’s footsteps when she was presented with her wings by her former RAF pilot dad.
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WHEN SGT Albert A. Walton joined Bomber Command, he could never have imagined the extraordinary journey that lay ahead – from training flights
The clock is ticking for one of Britain’s most iconic aircraft. Can a beloved Cold War giant be saved before it’s too late?
THE GULF helicopter hero who used the call-sign ‘Scooby’ and faced down heavy artillery as British troops engaged in a fierce fire fight in Iraq has spoken of the mission that earned him the first Navy DFC since the Korean war.
BRITAIN’S AIRCRAFT carrier and Lightning fighters have been committed to Nato for the first time.
SUB-HUNTERS HAVE deployed to Iceland as the RAF seeks to step up security in the region.
A LOCAL politician grasped the nettle when he visited St Mawgan to see survival techniques taught to Service personnel.
MORE THAN a quarter of military vets receiving psychotherapy for battlefield-linked PTSD drop out before finishing their treatment, according to a US study.
MILITARY CHILDREN’S charity RAFAKidz netted two titles at the recent National Nursery Awards.
THE RAF’S Under-23 rugby union stars fired a stunning opening Inter-Services salvo as they crushed current champions the Royal Navy, 42-14 in Stourbridge.
First UKAF win is one to savour
MEMBERS OF the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team have begun training in the US ahead of the 2026 display season.
THE REAL story of how a RAF Lancaster hero defied death by climbing onto the wing of his stricken aircraft to douse a raging engine fire at 2,000ft has been told for the first time.
AIR CHIEFS have recognised two Albanian brothers who saved the life of a wartime Spitfire pilot shot down over Occupied Europe.
EIGHT DECADES after its original dedication, the RAF Pembroke Dock Memorial Window has returned to West Wales.
DEFENCE CHIEFS are to step up security operations in British waters in response to Russian spy ship Yantar using lasers to disrupt UK pilots tracking it.
UK warning after Putin laser attack
RAF PROFESSIONAL boxer and firefighting instructor Brad Axe is hoping to extinguish his opponent's challenge when he returns to the ring after a seven-month hiatus.
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The real-life bravery of comic book hero Warrant Officer Norman Jackson VC, who crawled along the wing of his burning Lancaster at 2,000ft to tackle a fuel tank inferno
THE RED Arrows are saying farewell to three veteran display pilots as the team unveils its new line-up for the 2026 season.
Chiefs pledge action as MoD survey reveals two in three serving women are victims of sexual harassment
GUNNERS HAVE been sent to Belgium to counter drone activity causing disruption around airports and military bases.
From F-35 Lightning to the Reds, capturing the many sides of Service life
ACTOR AND RAF supporter David Jason paid a flying visit to Air Command for a tour of the historic Bomber Harris room.
TRIBUTES HAVE been paid to World War II Hurricane pilot Sqn Ldr Jim Ashworth who has died at the age of 106.
CONINGSBY CIVVY Brooke Williamson is stepping up for charity to help the 1.25 million Brits with eating disorders.
RAF GIBRALTAR’S Flt Lt Owen Sparks and Sgt Arron Gaskin returned to the Rock with the Silver Fleet Trophy.
IT WAS third time lucky for UKAF women’s footballers as they stormed to a 3-1 Remembrance fixture win over the German Bundeswehr at Bracknell Town FC.
A GIANT Cold War RAF landmark has had its first clean in 30 years.
HRH PRINCESS Anne made her debut as the newly-appointed Patron of the Star and Garter charity by visiting its care home in Surbiton.
TYPHOON AND Poseidon crews returned to Kinloss to test frontline Agile Combat Employment tactics away from their Lossiemouth base.
LIGHTNING FIGHTERS are being put through their paces as air crew near the end of an eight-month global deployment.
SURVIVALISTS FROM St Mawgan tackled 30 miles of Cornwallís rugged coastline to reach the historic Pentire Point memorial.