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Last Surviving Battle Of Britain Pilot, John Hemingway, Dies Aged 105
The last surviving British pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK's Royal Air Force said.
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UK Air Force Facing Pilot Shortage After Diversity Hiring Scheme Backfires: Report
Under Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston's tenure, the RAF pledged to having 40 per cent women and 20 per cent of personnel from ethnic minorities.
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UK Notices Russian Bomber Aircraft, Naval Ships Head Towards It, Scrambles Jets
UK today scrambled fighter jets today after it noticed a Russian bomber approach its airspace. While Royal Air Force was tracking the Russian jet, the Royal Navy found two separate groups of Russian Navy ships near its waters in the English Channel.
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UK Scrambled Typhoon Jet To Intercept London-Bound Air India Flight After Bomb Threat
The Royal Air Force on Thursday scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept an Air India aircraft that received a bomb threat and the plane later landed safely in London.
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"Will Not Hesitate To Protect British Interests": Sunak On Yemen Airstrikes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect British interests abroad after the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out strikes against Houthi rebels.
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UK Air Force Grounds World War II Spitfire Planes After Pilot Dies In Crash
Britain's Royal Air Force has grounded a fleet of World War II Spitfire planes following the death of a pilot in a weekend crash, officials said Monday.
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UK Says Air Force Plane With Minister Onboard Had Signal Jammed Near Russia
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defence minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week, a government spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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UK's Last World War II "Dambuster" Dies At 101
The last surviving crew member of a British Royal Air Force squadron that targeted Nazi Germany's industrial heartland in World War II has died aged 101, media said Thursday.
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Old Video Of Pilot Ejecting Moments Before Fighter Jet Crashes Goes Viral Again
The British Harrier jet, on a mission in Afghanistan, crashed in Kandahar in 2009. The pilot managed to eject in the nick of time.
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Plane Carrying Queen Elizabeth's Coffin Arrives In London
The Royal Air Force plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrived in London on Tuesday after being flown from Edinburgh.
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UK To Investigate Reports Of Positive Discrimination In Its Air Force
All reports of positive discrimination in the United Kingdom (UK) Royal Air Force (RAF) will be investigated, the Minister of State at the UK Ministry of Defence, James Heappey, said on Saturday.
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US Envoy's Wife Kills Teen In UK Car Crash, Claims Immunity And Flees
An American woman, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, has fled the United Kingdom after killing a British teenager in a wrong-way collision, authorities said Saturday. Harry Dunn died after the woman allegedly collided with Dunn's motorcycle near the Royal Air Force Croughton station, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force.
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Britain's Royal Air Force Gets Its First Sikh, Muslim 'Padres'
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and a Muslim "padres" have become part of the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch, UK's Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.
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UK Red Arrows Aerobatic Team Plane Crashes In Wales
A jet in Britain's Red Arrows aerobatic team crashed at an airbase in Wales on Tuesday, the Royal Air Force said, but there was no immediate word on the fate of the pilot.
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Last Surviving Battle Of Britain Pilot, John Hemingway, Dies Aged 105
The last surviving British pilot who fought in the Battle of Britain during World War II has died aged 105, the UK's Royal Air Force said.
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UK Air Force Facing Pilot Shortage After Diversity Hiring Scheme Backfires: Report
Under Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston's tenure, the RAF pledged to having 40 per cent women and 20 per cent of personnel from ethnic minorities.
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UK Notices Russian Bomber Aircraft, Naval Ships Head Towards It, Scrambles Jets
UK today scrambled fighter jets today after it noticed a Russian bomber approach its airspace. While Royal Air Force was tracking the Russian jet, the Royal Navy found two separate groups of Russian Navy ships near its waters in the English Channel.
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UK Scrambled Typhoon Jet To Intercept London-Bound Air India Flight After Bomb Threat
The Royal Air Force on Thursday scrambled a Typhoon fighter jet to intercept an Air India aircraft that received a bomb threat and the plane later landed safely in London.
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"Will Not Hesitate To Protect British Interests": Sunak On Yemen Airstrikes
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has vowed to protect British interests abroad after the Royal Air Force (RAF) carried out strikes against Houthi rebels.
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UK Air Force Grounds World War II Spitfire Planes After Pilot Dies In Crash
Britain's Royal Air Force has grounded a fleet of World War II Spitfire planes following the death of a pilot in a weekend crash, officials said Monday.
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UK Says Air Force Plane With Minister Onboard Had Signal Jammed Near Russia
A British Royal Air Force plane carrying the UK defence minister had its signal jammed as it flew near Russian territory this week, a government spokesman confirmed on Thursday.
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UK Scrambles Jets Twice To Intercept Russian Planes Near NATO Airspace
British Royal Air Force fighter jets were twice scrambled over the course of 24 hours to intercept Russian aircraft flying close to NATO airspace, the Ministry of Defence in London said Friday.
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UK's Last World War II "Dambuster" Dies At 101
The last surviving crew member of a British Royal Air Force squadron that targeted Nazi Germany's industrial heartland in World War II has died aged 101, media said Thursday.
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Old Video Of Pilot Ejecting Moments Before Fighter Jet Crashes Goes Viral Again
The British Harrier jet, on a mission in Afghanistan, crashed in Kandahar in 2009. The pilot managed to eject in the nick of time.
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Plane Carrying Queen Elizabeth's Coffin Arrives In London
The Royal Air Force plane carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II arrived in London on Tuesday after being flown from Edinburgh.
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UK To Investigate Reports Of Positive Discrimination In Its Air Force
All reports of positive discrimination in the United Kingdom (UK) Royal Air Force (RAF) will be investigated, the Minister of State at the UK Ministry of Defence, James Heappey, said on Saturday.
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US Envoy's Wife Kills Teen In UK Car Crash, Claims Immunity And Flees
An American woman, the wife of a U.S. diplomat, has fled the United Kingdom after killing a British teenager in a wrong-way collision, authorities said Saturday. Harry Dunn died after the woman allegedly collided with Dunn's motorcycle near the Royal Air Force Croughton station, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force.
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Britain's Royal Air Force Gets Its First Sikh, Muslim 'Padres'
In a first for the British military, a Sikh and a Muslim "padres" have become part of the Royal Air Force Chaplain's Branch, UK's Ministry of Defence announced on Friday.
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UK Red Arrows Aerobatic Team Plane Crashes In Wales
A jet in Britain's Red Arrows aerobatic team crashed at an airbase in Wales on Tuesday, the Royal Air Force said, but there was no immediate word on the fate of the pilot.
