As the last surviving Battle of Britain fighter pilot 'Paddy' Hemingway dies at the age of 105, a glorious chapter closes in our island story ...

85 Squadron at RAF Debden in Essex, south-east England. This squadron was one of the first to be equipped with the Hawker Hurricane, a monoplane fighter interceptor which, together with the ...

RAF Honington in Suffolk is home to some 1600 personnel including RAF, Army and MOD Civil Servants and Contractors. The Station provides a home for the Headquarters responsible for delivery of RAF ...

RAF St Mawgan is the Royal Air Force's platform in the South-West, providing access and support which enables the Station, Resident Units and partners to deliver world leading training and support to ...

John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway was just 21 when he wondered if his Irish luck was finally up, as he plummeted through the air while bullets from Luftwaffe guns whizzed past him. The young pilot ...

With the fall of France, in the summer of 1940, the Battle of Britain was beginning. At RAF Debden, near Saffron Walden, Essex, 85 Squadron had a new commanding officer, Sqn Leader Peter Townsend ...

A group of 31 white male pilot trainees were held back and subsequently received compensation. The RAF was forced to admit its target for 40 per cent female and 20 per cent ethnic minority personnel ...

Both RAF employees admitted an offence of criminal damage at Reading Magistrates Court this morning. The pair were both given a community order by the judge, having to pay £2,275 each to cover ...

The RAF is facing a pilot shortage after a diversity hiring scheme backfired. An official document has revealed the Royal Air Force’s need for “a higher number of pilots in training”. The ...