British Airways pilots could be seconded to the RAF for up to four years as airline faces struggle for survival in coronavirus lockdown Pilots facing losing their jobs with the airline could temporarily work in RAF roles The union is in talks with the RAF because of the hit the travel industry has taken It … Read more
The £35m car park: In a picture symbolising the economic crisis gripping Britain, an old RAF airbase is packed with new cars that nobody wants Fewer than 1,000 cars were sold across the UK last month, a drop of 97 per cent In Bicester, Oxfordshire, a former RAF airbase is chock-full of unwanted motors The … Read more
The family of Harry Dunn have called on the RAF to launch an investigation amid claims a second American service personnel drove on the wrong side of the rode and crashed their BMW two miles from where the teenager was killed. The family’s spokesman said photos had emerged of the right-hand drive vehicle having been … Read more
An RAF transport plane carrying personal protective equipment (PPE) from Turkey has finally arrived in the UK at RAF Brize Norton. The shipment had been due to arrive Sunday and was supposed to have been carrying 84 tonnes of vital PPE including 400,000 gowns. But it was this morning reported that the aircraft the shipment … Read more
An RAF transport plane flying in desperately needed PPE has finally left Turkey after it was previously meant to arrive on Sunday. Pictured on the tarmac at Istanbul airport early this morning, the RAF transport plane is being loaded up with vital equipment desperately needed by frontline healthcare workers in the UK. The Atlas A400, which the … Read more
Pictured for the first time empty and stuck on the tarmac in Istanbul airport, this is the RAF transport plane that remains grounded in Turkey while it waits to collect 84 tons of desperately-needed PPE supplies. The Atlas A400 remains unloaded, sources have told MailOnline, with the vital life-saving equipment nowhere to be seen at the … Read more
An RAF plane collecting crucial PPE for the coronavirus battle is still grounded in Turkey today with ministers admitting the desperately-needed supplies might not be in the UK for days. The government originally declared that the 84 tonnes of life-saving equipment would arrive on Sunday, but it failed to turn up. They then claimed it … Read more
Georgia Sandover sips her cup of tea and tries to explain how it feels being the first — and only — woman in the RAF Regiment. ‘When I joined up, I didn’t think I would be the first female [to make it]. I thought someone else would be here before me.’ The petite, shy redhead, who … Read more
The RAF could be called in for a a massive coronavirus rescue mission to bring stranded Britons home this week, it was claimed today. Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab is expected to announce a huge repatriation effort as early as tomorrow amid mounting fears over safety. RAF voyager transport planes could be deployed to bring UK … Read more
An RAF radar technician has captured the wild, desolate and beautiful landscapes of the Falkland Islands in stunning drone footage. Paul Bromham, 38, from Swansea, Wales, started filming during his time-off while hiking. His edited video shows the sharp contrast in scenery from vast white stone runs (sometimes called stone rivers) to rolling boggy mounds … Read more