The Briefing

RAF in Warwickshire

A number of RAF stations were set up in the county of Warwickshire during WW2 with the purpose of repelling Luftwaffe raids

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Scampton Gate Guardian

Red Arrows Hawk that stood as Scampton gate guardian up for auction

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RAF in Lincolnshire T-W

Continuing our series on RAF Stations in Lincolnshire with Stations T-W.

92 Squadron

The Squadron that ensures RAF training and tactics are front and centre of all operations

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The curious case of the Hawker Hunter, Tower Bridge and the RAF’s Golden Anniversary

On 5th April 1968 Flight Lieutenant Alan Pollock flew his Hawker Hunter across London, did a few laps of the Houses of Parliament, and then flew through Tower Bridge. This was in protest about cuts to the RAF, and what he saw as a decision to effectively ignore the 50th anniversary of the service.

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RAF in Lincolnshire S

Continuing our series on RAF Stations in Lincolnshire with Stations beginning with S.

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IX(B) Squadron

The RAF’s oldest bomber squadron defending the UK day and night for more than a century

WITH NATO air forces across the world at a heightened state of alert, reports of jets being scrambled in response to Russian aircraft flying close to the airspace of the UK and its allies have become commonplace.

An incident near the borders of Estonia saw a Russian IL78 Midas air-to-air refuelling aircraft intercepted by two Typhoons – one from the RAF and one from the German air force – as part of a joint operation by NATO forces.