Military Aircraft

BAe 146

RAF's last BAe 146 CC2 completes final flight

17th March 2022

The RAF's sole remaining BAe 146 CC2 (serial ZE700) carried out its final flight on March 17, performing flypasts over multiple airfields before arriving in MOD St Athan, where it will be preserved at the nearby South Wales Aviation Museum

BAe 146

El último BAe 146 CC2 de la RAF completa su último vuelo

17th March 2022

El único BAe 146 CC2 de la Real Fuerza Aérea (RAF) que queda en pie (serie ZE700) realizó su último vuelo el 17 de marzo, realizando pasadas por varios aeródromos antes de llegar a MOD St Athan, donde se conservará en el cercano Museo de Aviación de Gales del Sur (SWAM).

Military Aircraft

Exclusive: RAF bases record hundreds of bird strikes or near-misses

19th November 2021

More than 250 bird strikes or near-misses have been recorded at Royal Air Force (RAF) bases in the Southern and Eastern Regions since 2017, including a high of 73 incidents reported by RAF aircrews in 2020, with a further 46 up to October 28 this year

Aviation Training

Routine UK military fixed-wing low flying drops

29th June 2021

In an apparent blow to aviation enthusiasts in the UK, it can be revealed that routine military fixed-wing low flying dropped by nearly 33% in FY2019/2020 compared with the same reporting period the previous year