Hawker Typhoon: The 1st British Fighter To Fly Faster Than 400 MPH
The Hawker Typhoon was originally designed to be armed with twelve .303-inch Browning machine guns, and it was set to be ...
What Purpose Did The De Havilland Vampire Serve?
The de Havilland DH100 Vampire, a British fighter jet developed by the de Havilland Aircraft Company, was the second ...
Unite calls for UK jobs to benefit from extra defence spending on Typhoon aircraft
Whilst we welcome the increase in defence spending to 2.5% and the Prime Minister's promise around investment, growth, jobs ...
Service to remember WW2 plane tragedy 80 years on
A service is being held to remember the last German aircraft to be brought down over British soil during World War Two. On 4 ...
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‘Tornado 2 Tempest' Aircraft Recycling Project Begins
Tempest aims to become the UK's sixth generation fighter aircraft aiming to replace the Eurofighter Typhoon in British service from 2035. The programme officially called the Global Combat Air Program ...
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The Red Devil flies again
Once one of 130 British fighter planes, the Red Devil is the only surviving Bristol M.1 Monoplane Scout. On Whidbey Island, a ...
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Inside the British spy plane that a Russian fighter pilot tried to shoot down
the Rivet Joint’s mission was so secret even the two RAF fighter pilots tasked with protecting it from harm and intimidation were not told of the objectives. The aircraft is considered ‘the ...
How the return of British tactical nuclear weapons could save Europe
The simplest kind of tactical nuclear weapon for Britain to develop would probably be warheads placed on an air-launched ...
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The Soviet Fighter That Swarmed the Skies in WW2
The Vought F4U Corsair was a flexible fighter aircraft suitable for land and carrier-based operations. Adopted by U.S. Marines in the Pacific and integrated into British and New Zealand fleets ...