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Woman charged after RAF corporal's death in crash
A woman has been charged after a 43-year-old RAF serviceman died when his motorbike ... woman had now been charged in connection with the crash. A report will be submitted to the procurator ...
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RAF’s Nimrods with a long operational record, including Falklands flew for the last time
The replacement for the Nimrod R1 will be the Rivet Joint aircraft, due into service with the RAF in 2014. For now, RAF crews from 51 Squadron are already co-manning US Rivet Joint aircraft in ...
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Ex-RAF pilot weighs in on Washington DC plane crash, says military aircraft are expected to ‘avoid’ civilian traffic
A former Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot has revealed that military aircraft are expected to “see and avoid” civilian traffic. In the wake of the horrific plane crash in which an American Airlines ...
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Falklands 40th anniversary: RAF's Nimrod patrolling the South Atlantic in support of the Task Force
As the Royal Navy task force sailed south, Argentine ships and submarines posed a threat. RAF Nimrod aircraft patrolled the South Atlantic to guard against potential enemy attacks. Derek Straw ...