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91-year-old Mr Derek Olley volunteers in the Restoration Support Section of Air Force’s History and Heritage Branch. Story by Flight Lieutenant Karyn Markwell. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

ADF People History

Fond memories of an RAF career

27/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 977 Views 0 Comments Heritage, RAAF Amberley, RAAF Amberley Aviation Heritage Centre, RAF

When Mr Derek Olley started his apprenticeship with the Royal Air Force (RAF) in 1947, George VI was the King

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RAAF Leading Aircraftman Thomas Clarke-Kelly, right, and UK Royal Air Force Air Specialist Class One Declan McTrusty, centre, work together to refuel a Republic of Singapore Air Force F-15SG Eagle aircraft. Story by Flying Officer Connor Bellhouse. Photo by Leading Aircraftman Chris Tsakisiris.

News Royal Australian Air Force UK

Fuel on demand and on time

07/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 590 Views 0 Comments Exercise Pitch Black, RAAF Darwin, RAF

Nearly a hundred aircraft have been flying in and out of RAAF Base Darwin for Exercise Pitch Black and the one

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An air battle manager from No. 2 Squadron at RAAF Base Williamtown conducts surveillance operations on Exercise Coalition Virtual Flag 22-1. Story by Flight Lieutenant Nat Giles. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Catherine Kelly.

News Royal Australian Air Force

Multi-national air-force exercise held in synthetic battlespace

09/11/202113/11/2021 Posted by Mike Hughes 1081 Views 0 Comments canada, RAF, USAF

Royal Australian Air Force personnel and their allies from Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom were challenged on

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The final RAF crew to hold operational search and rescue standby commitment in the UK: (left to right) Sergeant Doug Bowden, Flight Lieutenant Ayla Holdom, Flight Lieutenant Christian 'Taff' Wilkins and Flight Sergeant Chris Scurr. Image by Corporal Peter Devine,RAF.

New Zealand News Overseas

Last RAF Search and Rescue mission

05/10/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5181 Views 0 Comments RAF, Sea King, search and rescue

More than 74 years of continuous life-saving search-and-rescue operations by the Royal Air Force in the UK came to an

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Veteran aircraft of past and present RAF combat missions paid tribute to the heroes of Bomber Command. Two Tornado GR and the Avro Vulcan 'The Spirit of Great Britain' fly over Lincolnshire in order to send off the Vulcan bomber before her retirement. Britain’s only flying Vulcan, which this year completes its final flying season, was the first B2 bomber delivered into RAF service on 1 July 1960 and at 55 years old is the last and oldest of its type anywhere in the world. Despite 24 years service in the RAF the Vulcan was only once used in anger – against Port Stanley in the Falklands in the famous ‘Operation Black Buck’ mission to deny the Argentines use of the airfield.

Europe News Overseas Veterans

Modern bomber vets on WWII mission

03/10/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 4683 Views 0 Comments GR4, RAF, Tornado, Vulcan

Modern bomber vets of past and present RAF combat missions paid tribute to the heroes of Bomber Command in a

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Europe News Overseas Science & Technology

Britain takes delivery of third A400M

06/07/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3769 Views 0 Comments A400M, Atlas, RAF

The UK Ministry of Defence announced it has taken delivery of its third A400M Atlas. The next-generation transport aircraft took

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The repatriation British civilians killed in the Sousse attack in Tunisia.

Europe News Overseas

Eight Britons killed in terrorist attack repatriated

02/07/201516/02/2017 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2968 Views 0 Comments RAF, Tunisia

Eight Britons killed in the terrorist attack on a tourist resort in Tunisia last week have been repatriated by the

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