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  • Lossie fuel first

    TYPHOONS AND Poseidon subhunters are using a blend of conventional and sustainable aviation fuels in a first for the Air Force as they take to the skies to defend the UK and Allies.

  • Name game

    THOUSANDS OF Vulcan fans have signed up to have their names displayed on an iconic Cold War bomber.

  • On the ball

    AIR FORCE charity Healing Military Minds is gearing up for its annual fundraising ball.

  • Beach boys

    EXCHANGE OFFICERS have taken international cooperation to a new level after meeting up on a beach in Hawaii.

  • Fair play

    LOSSIEMOUTH’S AIRPLAY youth support scheme has netted a £30,000 donation. The funds are part of a two-year grant from the MacRobert Trust.

  • Party Crasher

    FLYING LEGEND and RAF veteran ‘Crasher’ Jack Hemmings has celebrated turning 103 with the Red Arrows at the Eastbourne Airbourne show.

  • Academy win for Cranwell

    RAF OFFICER Training Academy’s Inter-Collegiate Games 2024 win at Cranwell was dubbed ‘phenomenal’ by event OIC Flt Lt Sam Burgess.

  • Checkmate for the RAF

    SERVICE CHESS is king again after retaining the prestigious Perrott Trophy for the fourth year running since the tournament was rekindled in 2021.

  • 27 SQN Chinooks

    27 SQN Chinooks fly over rugged Scottish terrain as they head home to Odiham from Lossiemouth following Exercise Tartan Tusker.

  • Gray matters

    FORMER AIR Marshal Dame Sue Gray has taken up a new job heading the board of a UK-based synthetic aviation fuel pioneer.

  • Lancs back in Black’

    THE BBMF’S World War II Lancaster, PA474, returned to the skies with a show-stopping performance above huge crowds at the Blackpool Airshow.