617 Squadron, the Dambusters, was celebrated at the Royal International Air Tattoo with a special flypast marking the squadrons iconic aircraft. The flypast at RAF Fairford at the weekend formed part of the RAF100 celebrations and featured the squadrons famous Avro Lancaster, the aircraft which was used on the Dambusters [read more]
The 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force will be marked today by a special RAF100 flypast over central London and Buckingham Palace. The Flypast will involve 100 aircraft from the past and present of the Royal Air Force including iconic aircraft such as the Spitfire and Hurricane through to [read more]
A flypast involving the UK’s latest military aircraft, the F-35B Lightning, has been confirmed for the Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT) which takes place next week. On Friday the 13th July, the Lightning will take part in a special RAF100 flypast consisting of 50 RAF aircraft. In addition to the [read more]
As the Royal Air Force celebrates its centenary we look back at one of the most important times in its history when RAF aircraft took part in the Berlin Airlift. The Berlin Airlift began on the 26th June 1948 as a response to the Soviet Unions blockade of Allied-held West Berlin, [read more]
Sunday 10th June 2018 marked the day of the only official RAF Airshow this year and the first big airshow of 2018. Held at RAF Cosford near Wolverhampton in the Midlands. RAF Cosford is home to the Defense College of Aeronautical Engineering and a large branch of the RAF Museum. [read more]
The RAF100 Aircraft Tour gets underway this weekend and its first stop on the tour is Cardiff. For this weekend only you will a Wessex Helicopter, Eurofighter Typhoon, A Harrier and a Spitfire parked on the grass in front of Cardiff’s City Hall and you can visit them, for free. [read more]
The Royal Air Force (RAF) begins its RAF100 Centenary celebrations on tomorrow and over course of the next few months, some amazing events will be happening around the country to mark the occasion. Easter Sunday will mark the 100th birthday of the RAF which was formed on 1st April 1918 although [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is shaping up to be a year to remember with a Greek F16 amongst many confirmed aircraft. The Air Tattoo will celebrate the RAF’s 100 year anniversary as its theme for 2018 and as part of the celebrations Zeus, the Hellenic Air [read more]
The Lloyd George Museum in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd, is marking RAF100 today with a flypast and special exhibition. The first and only Welsh Prime minister, David Lloyd George, established an independent air force in 1918 after realising that air power was crucial to winning battles and wars. When debating the creation of an air force [read more]
The Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford is widely regarded as the highlight of the airshow season in the UK and 2018 promises to be even more spectacular as the show celebrates the centenary of the Royal Air Force. The RAF100 theme will mark 100 years since the formation [read more]
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