Royal Air Force

The decision to close Wainfleet, one of the RAF's five live weapons ranges, has been criticized by a senior RAF crewman, who told a newspaper: "MoD penny-pinchers think a simulator is the answer to everything, but it is not. " A...

In this article: RAF, 617 Squadron, Operation Chastise, First World War, Second World War, and Germany

...was a book which would put any black man's back up and it put mine up." He volunteered to join the Royal Air Force, becoming a navigator, flying bombers over Germany. Others took a similar view. Joe Culverwell, who went on to fight for the...

In this article: Mahatma Gandhi, Mein Kampf, Africa, India, World War II, and BBC World Service

...the Saudi aircraft Sixty aircraft from the RAF and Nato member countries will fly 100 missions a day over Scotland, England and Wales between 0800 and 2300 BST Monday to Friday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have said. Maritime patrol...

In this article: RAF, Royal Saudi Air Force, HMS Illustrious, RAF Lossiemouth, US, Harrier GR9, Royal Navy, and HMS Ark Royal

...(born 26 March 1948) is an Australian archer. Born in Lowestoft, United Kingdom David lived in many places including Yemen and Germany thanks to his father being in the Royal Air Force. The family moved to Australia in the 1960s.

In this article: Australia, Melbourne, and Sydney, Australia

...campaign. During my research on the Lancaster - the heavyweight plane that enabled the RAF to mount the bomber offensive - I uncovered a wealth of archival material which exposes the truth about the Government's policy. Typical was one...

In this article: RAF, Dresden, Charles Portal, Avro Lancaster, and Germany

...get to play as four different World War II pilots in the single-player campaign. At first, you play as a newbie pilot in the British Royal Air Force patrolling the country's south coast, and later move on to fight with the New Zealand and...

In this article: Europe, World War II, British Royal Air Force, PlayStation Network, and Germany

RAF Woodbridge Royal Air Force Station Woodbridge, more commonly referred to as RAF Woodbridge, is a former Royal Air Force (RAF) military airbase situated to the east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, Britain . It is famous for its...

In this article: Woodbridge, RAF Woodbridge, RAF Bentwaters, 78th Tactical Fighter Squadron, ARRS, and NATO

...20.000 from March 1941 to June 1945 and was mainly read by Germans in exile. A lighter version was sold overseas and airdropped over Germany by the Royal Air Force. The paper mainly covered news about the ongoing war and the situation in...

In this article: World War II, Europe, London, and Germany

...Class. He completed his service as part of the Army occupation of Germany. Returning to England, he married his wife Dorothy and left the RAF in April 1919. During the Second World War, Mr Allingham was in a reserved occupation and was...

In this article: Henry Allingham, Royal Navy, Prince Charles, Royal Naval Air Service, St Dunstan's, First World War, Brighton, and United States Navy