In a pioneer mission, he became the first ever RAF pilot to launch a laser ... to the Oman's Air Force in the Dhofar War. He was involved in the First Gulf War. Recently, he was UK National ...

A former RAF squadron leader who flew humanitarian missions to Central Africa has died at the age of 103. Jack Hemmings was ...

Around 100 aircraft and 7,000 RAF personnel are to be deployed in the build up for a possible war against Iraq, Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon announced today. Mr Hoon told the Commons that the ...

Pilot David Henderson landed the first civilian aircraft at Kuwait airport David Henderson is a former RAF ... Gulf Veterans Association. Shaun Rusling: ‘It was the morning of the ground war ...

A former RAF pilot who became a foster parent in his 80s ... including Winston Churchill’s time in office and World War Two. He was an air cadet as a boy and after joining the RAF for national ...

John started his career as an RAF fast-jet pilot flying Tornado GR1. Many will remember him from the first Gulf War in 1991 as the bruised and battered POW who was paraded on Iraqi State television.

Wing Commander Clive Beadon was dive-bombing the Burma-Siam railway in an RAF Liberator ... via Getty Images)/Hulton Archive A Second World War aviator flew a plane which was on fire for 500 ...

A Russian pilot attempted to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane last year, sources have told the BBC. Moscow said at the time that a missile was released as a result of a "technical malfunction".

Armed Forces Day: Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War POW John NicholArmed Forces Day: Former RAF Tornado Navigator and Gulf War POW John Nichol ...