Tag: Royal Air Force

UK to stand up its first F-35 Squadron in 2014

The first two UK pilots have begun their training to fly the…

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An ordinary day at RAF Coningsby airbase, UK’s main Eurofighter Typhoon base

RAF Coningsby, in Lincolnshire, England is the home base of several Royal…

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Photo: Second UK’s F-35 and U.S. Marine Corps F-35B delivered to Eglin Air Force Base

On Oct. 19, the second British Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II took…

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RAF Merlin helicopters on Exercise Pashtung Vortex in Jordan

The following images, released by the UK Ministry of Defence, shows a…

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Royal Air Force pays tribute to the "queen of the skies" VC-10 with a three-ship flypast across the UK

In 1960, the RAF issued Specification 239 for a strategic transport, which…

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RAF Typhoon scrambles for second intercept in London Olympics No-Fly Zone

On Aug. 3, at 16.49 local time, a Royal Air Force Typhoon…

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