The closure of an RAF base in Rutland has moved closer with the disbanding of one of its four Harrier squadrons and the transfer of another. RAF Cottesmore, one of the county's largest employers, is ...

Up to three squadrons of Harrier and Tornado fighter jets – more than a quarter of the frontline force – will be scrapped. The Harrier airbase at RAF Cottesmore in Rutland will be closed.

The Harrier's slick-sounding name is iconic ... the U.K. was alight with rumors about what would get the axe. The RAF was flush with five squadrons of Tornado GR4s at the time but had only two ...

Emotional scenes greeted the return of nine Harrier jet crews to RAF Cottesmore after their tour of duty in the Iraq war. The nine pilots from 3 Squadron were being followed overnight by more than 100 ...

A special parade has been held at RAF Wittering to mark the end of the last Harrier squadrons. The decision to axe them was made in the government's defence review. The planes have already gone ...

who commanded a Harrier squadron in the Falklands campaign, has been told by Ministers that efforts should be made to cannibalise aircraft to save money. The RAF spokesperson told Mercopress ...

A military brass band struck up the theme tune to the Thunderbirds television show before a flypast by a solitary Harrier jet yesterday as the Royal Air Force said goodbye to an historic squadron.

Aviation enthusiasts could get their hands on a real fighter jet when two former RAF planes are sold at public auction. A 1976 Hawker Siddeley Harrier GR3 Jump Jet and a 1988 Panavia Tornado F3 ...

Their Harrier jet has been left "non-operational" and an investigation is being carried out, she added. The squadron, normally based at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire, is responsible for Harrier ...

which unified the Harrier squadrons of the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy into a single command structure. This development was the culmination of years of increasing coordination between the ...

“Having been the Station Commander for RAF Valley, I have fond memories and am sorry to see 19 Squadron disband. However, as a former Harrier pilot I am equally thrilled to see IV Squadron re ...