Back in the Vietnam era, an RAF fighter pilot named Flight Lieutenant Ron Lloyd served on exchange with the USAF at Perrin Air Force Base in Texas, flying F-102s and T-33s, and in his book Fast Jets ...

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has significantly popularized backcountry flying, with a substantial portion of its 10,000+ members using Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs). Backcountry flying, as ...

BRITISH fighter jets in charge of defending Nato's eastern flank from Vladimir Putin have intercepted 50 of his warplanes in four months. RAF Typhoons currently based in Estonia have flown more than ...

The pilot killed in a Spitfire crash during a Battle of Britain memorial show had told how he set his heart on a career in the RAF as a seventeen-year-old boy - recalling: 'That appeals as a job!' ...

A seven-year-old boy who dreams of becoming a Royal Airforce Pilot took his first flying lesson and even flew the plane for a few seconds. Pint-sized Jacob Newson said it was one the "best experiences ...

In WWII, British skies were haunted by the buzz of the V-1 flying bomb — until Spitfire pilots learned to fight them with ...

The two pilots are the first of twelve that will undergo Lead In Fighter Training at Decimomannu air base. The first two Royal Air Force pilots trained in Italy at the International Flight Training ...

Residents living in Northumberland are being made aware of night flying operations by the Royal Air Force (RAF). The RAF has announced that essential operational training will take place overnight on ...

My alma mater, RAF Shawbury has produced a handy drone safety leaflet. It points out where operators might more likely find themselves in conflict with manned aircraft within low flying area 9. That ...

Unconfirmed reports suggest F-15E Strike Eagles were scrambled to chase the drones A SWARM of unidentified droneshave been spotted flying over three separate RAF airbases, the US Air Force has said.

Have you ever flown over a particularly picturesque portion of the backcountry and wondered to yourself, “Wow, this would be a great place to land at and explore?” Or flew into a rudimentary airstrip ...

A SWARM of unidentified droneshave been spotted flying over three separate RAF airbases, the US Air Force has said. The fleet of "unmanned aerial devices" were seen over a £40m RAF airbase that is set ...