The Royal Air Force is for the first time using the “spoils of war” captured from Argentina in the 1982 Falklands Conflict to provide aircraft and parts in front-line squadrons. A senior RAF ...

At the start of the Second World War, he returned to the RAF and became the only person to command a squadron in both wars. Draper’s medal group, including a prestigious Distinguished Service ...

Fighter Command was one of three functional commands – along with Bomber Command and Coastal Command – of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of ...

Photo: An RAF Flight Lieutenant Photo Interpreter busy with the tools of his trade - aerial photographs, stereoscopes and the plans of a target, in 1944. (Medmenham Collection) Aerial intelligence ...

The world-famous aviation museum began its life as an RAF base and now attracts thousands of visitors to view its exhibitions and enjoy air shows each year. The airfield was built during WW1 ...