On this day in aviation history, March 5, 1936, the legendary Supermarine Spitfire took to the skies for the first time. The ...

14 in other RAF commands and 34 in the Fleet Air Arm. The names include those of 47 Canadians, 47 New Zealanders, 35 Poles, 24 Australians, 20 Czechoslovaks, 17 South Africans, 6 Belgians and one ...

RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War.

Normally the triangles are in five minute divisions, In use up to the 1960s, this clock was altered by the RAF during the Cold War to show two and a half minute divisions. This was as a ...

The RAF base at Biggin Hill, south-east of London, played a central part in the Battle of Britain. Part of 11 Group, it was responsible for protecting the south-east of England and guarding the ...

South Africa’s Road Accident Fund (RAF) has come under intense scrutiny from leading personal injury law firms in a response ...

If you are looking to visit an RAF base where you can still some of its history preserved, RAF Bassingbourn might be a good option. The RAF base still has a few of its original buildings still ...