Royal Air Force

• Regina veteran celebrates 100th birthday reminiscing over the century

  A pilot for the Royal Air Force in the Second World War celebrates his 100th birthday surrounded by family, friends and special dignitaries.

  Canada

  Mar 3, 2023
  
• Fix to software problem behind naval helicopter crash needed ‘forthwith’: experts

  'It's very likely that another fatality is going to happen if they don't address this problem," says Mary (Missy) Cummings, an engineer and former U.S. navy pilot.

  Canada

  Jul 27, 2021
  
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• 101-year-old B.C. WWII veteran completes 101-lap charity walk

  "I shall remain in bed tomorrow morning, and I shall say 'I'm not going,'" John Hillman said after completing his final lap.

  May 16, 2020
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• Britain’s Red Arrows to take flight over National Capital Region

  The Red Arrows begin a six-week tour of North America starting with a stop in Ottawa and Gatineau on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Aug 13, 2019
• ‘Disruptive’ woman fined $138,000 after fighter jets dispatched to escort plane

  Jet2 also says the British passenger tried to open the airline doors mid-flight.

  Trending

  Jul 18, 2019
• Montreal’s forgotten tragedy: The 1944 crash of a Royal Air Force bomber

  James Wells had a wife and four children, but they were his second family — his first was killed in 1944 in a tragedy that is largely forgotten today.

  Canada

  Jun 12, 2019
• Saskatoon man restoring vintage German fighter plane

  Don Bradshaw began restoring the Messerschmitt Me 109G-6 in his garage five years ago.

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2018
• Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, princes William and Harry turn heads at military exercise

  The dashing foursome, along with the Queen and other members of the Royal Family, dazzled at the Royal Air Force's 100th birthday celebrations.

  World

  Jul 10, 2018
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• British air force scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian bombers near U.K. airspace

  The incident is one of several in recent years as Russian military planes test NATO and British air defences.

  World

  Jan 15, 2018
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• 93-year-old WWII veteran praises No Stone Left Alone efforts: ‘They’re doing a tremendous job’

  C.W. Canfield is a 93-year-old Second World War veteran. He’s a military man, from a military family and proud of it.

  Canada

  Nov 6, 2017