Originally used by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War, the base was placed on standby status after 1945 before reopening in 1950 as a joint RAF-USAF facility. Assigned to Strategic Air ...

The two youngest children, John and Jill, were born in the UK but spent much of their childhood on RAF bases in Cyprus and Germany as well as RAF Wittering and RAF Scampton. Geoffrey Bolton at his ...

The former RAF base used by the US army turned into a museum less than 2 hours away. Some of the bravest American soldiers were stationed in this RAF base, you can now see their uniforms.

RAF veteran Dennis Bishop, who saw active service in France, Belgium, Germany and Africa, stands by the loading ramp of a Airbus A400M Atlas military transport aircraft at RAF Brize Norton ...

Discussing his visit to the RAF base, Mr Bishop, who is 100 in August, said: “I didn’t know this was going to happen, but a very good friend of mine secretly organised it for me.

THE RED Arrows squad will be making a daring flight across London to mark Victory in Europe (VE) Day 2025. Their incredible flight will be marked by streams of red, white and blue vapour as they cr… ...

The RAF Allied bombing campaign was heroic but controversial for one reason Despite unparalleled losses, the men of Bomber Command displayed incredible courage in the air war against Germany.

From that remark, AFS estimates that approximately 100 U.S. B61-12 gravity bombs are stored in six air bases in five NATO countries – Aviano and Ghedi in Italy, Incirlik in Türkiye, Kleine Brogel in ...

The aircraft, an RAF C-17 Globemaster, was seen above the town on Friday night at around 7pm. It was from the 99 Squadron which is based at RAF Brize Norton - the home of the RAF’s transport and ...

Inside the secretive RAF base that will warn us of Russian nuclear attack. ... While the personnel watch the maps on their monitors, an ominous bleep is sounded.

The Royal International Air Tattoo has shown off one of the high-tech military planes that is set to appear at this year’s event.