But by that point, the U.S. Air Force had taken notice and ultimately provided the necessary funding for Avro Canada to construct and fly a proof-of-concept aircraft. The resulting VZ-9 first flew ...

In the first lap of the postwar international air race, Britain had bet on the long-beaked Avro Tudor. Britain hoped the Tudor would help the nation get by without using U.S. planes until its jet ...

One of the units stationed at Llandow was Wales’ only Royal Air Force Reserve unit – No. 614 (County of Glamorgan) Squadron. Their Commanding Officer today, Wing Commander Lee Matthews said: "As today ...