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RAF engineers complete A400M engine change in the South Atlantic

Air July 17, 2020

A team of five RAF engineers have been specifically chosen for their unique skill set and deployed to British Forces South Atlantic Islands to successfully complete an intricate engine change on an A400M aircraft. Tailored tooling and equipment was required for the project; one that had never been attempted before at ...

RAF flights to take UK aid-funded supplies to Africa to tackle coronavirus

Air June 30, 2020

The first of a series of Royal Air Force flights taking medical supplies to Africa to help fight the coronavirus pandemic departed at the weekend. The RAF C-17 took off from RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire on a journey funded by the Department For International Development. The transport aircraft was carrying a ...

RAF in action across Europe in support of NATO allies

Air June 23, 2020

RAF Fighter Jets, Surveillance and Refuelling aircraft have been in action across Europe recently in support of NATO allies. RAF missions included escorting US strategic bombers and scrambling twice to monitor Russian planes operating around the Baltic Nations airspace. During the early morning of 15 June, Typhoons from RAF Coningsby met up ...

RAF helicopters completes COVID support task at Kinloss

Air June 16, 2020

Three RAF Puma helicopters deployed to Kinloss Barracks to support the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) in the coronavirus fight have returned to their Oxfordshire base, nearly 3 months after being stood up in support COVID activity in Scotland. The aircraft and crews from RAF Benson had responded to an urgent request in March from SAS to ...