With its flat land and huge skies Cambridgeshire was an obvious choice for airfields with 30 RAF bases and stations once peppered across the county. However, after the war ended most of these were ...

It might seem hard to imagine now, with duty-free shops and modern passenger jets on the tarmac, but the airport's original use was as an RAF base in WW2. It was built in August 1942 by American ...

Design Awards 2025: Alvar Aalto's Finlandia Hall is a modernist gem reborn through sustainability and accessibility Helsinki's Finlandia Hall, an Alvar Aalto landmark design, has been reborn - ...

The Royal Air Force is for the first time using the “spoils of war” captured from Argentina in the 1982 Falklands Conflict to provide aircraft and parts in front-line squadrons. A senior RAF ...

The Spitfire played its part in many of the crucial battles of World War Two, giving the RAF a critical edge over ... out attacks on German ground forces. WW2: What was the secret to winning ...

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The pilots of the RAF, who became known as "The Few", stood ... Scrub back and forth below to see a Battle of Britain dogfight in action. WW2: Did the war change life for women?

Details for travelling to and from RAF Akrotiri. Discover this agile and multi-role combat aircraft used in all RAF operations.

Tonight will be dry and cold with clear skies throughout. A few patches of mist and fog may develop in places during the early hours. Saturday Tomorrow will have a dry start with sunny spells ...