But once the weapons were airborne, RAF pilots found another way to bring them down: tipping their wings. Nicknamed "buzz bombs" because of the distinctive sound of their pulsejet engines ...

The pilot of an RAF jet ejected from his plane today as it crashed into a field, the Ministry of Defence said. The sole occupant of the Hawk training aircraft was airlifted to Scarborough General ...

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RAF pilot Harry Garthwaite flew hundreds of missions over battle-scarred Europe during World War Two. He was in the cockpit of an astonishing 23 different planes, from fighters to bombers — and ...

A former RAF squadron leader has flown a Spitfire for the first time at the age of 102. Jack Hemmings was an early pioneer of Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) - the world's largest humanitarian ...

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Spitfire TE311 now carries a nod to Sqn Ldr Mark Long, killed in a crash in May A Spitfire has been repainted to honour an RAF display pilot killed in a crash earlier this year. Sqn Ldr Mark Long ...

A farmer has described the moment an RAF pilot steered his stricken plane from homes moments before crashing, as a memorial was dedicated to the airman during a moving ceremony. Group Captain David ...

The government has admitted that they are having problems with training pilots, which is resulting in highly-skilled people leaving the forces. | AS1 Amber Mayall RAF The Labour minister of state ...

The pilot of an RAF jet ejected from his plane as it crashed into a field, the Ministry of Defence said. The sole occupant of the Hawk training aircraft was airlifted to Scarborough General ...