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West Sussex RAF veterans in Bargain Hunt D-Day special
BBC News· 1 day agoRAF veterans from West Sussex have taken part in a special episode of Bargain Hunt to mark the 80th...
RAF pilot who was afraid of heights recalls D-Day
BBC News· 12 hours agoA 104-year-old RAF veteran who admits he was afraid of heights has recalled his part in the D-Day landings. Harry Garthwaite, from Birmingham, flew...
RAF pilot who died in Spitfire crash ‘cherished and deeply missed’ – family
Press Association News via AOL· 5 days agoA Royal Air Force pilot who died in a Spitfire crash “lived his life with an unwavering passion” and...
Remembering D-Day, RAF veteran Gilbert Clarke recalls the thrill of planes overhead
WPXI· 1 day agoClarke, then an 18-year-old Royal Air Force volunteer from Jamaica, was still a trainee learning...
D-Day: Veterans honoured with RAF flypast on ferry to France
BBC News· 3 hours agoThe veterans are sailing to France from the UK to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Normandy...
In Pictures: Emotions run high as D-Day veterans head for Normandy
Press Association News via AOL· 3 hours agoThe ships provided a spectacular display (Jordan Pettitt/PA) A veteran waved to an RAF plane as it...
West embarks on ‘decade of rearmament’ as defence orders boom
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 4 hours agoBritish defence contractor Chemring has racked up the biggest order book in its history amid...
RAF Scampton: Asylum seeker deal 'better than nothing', developer says
BBC News· 6 days agoDevelopers behind a £300m scheme to transform a former RAF station have cautiously welcomed an...
Service held to mark 30 years since RAF Chinook crash
BBC via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAll 29 people people on board RAF Chinook ZD576 died on 2 June 1994 [PA Media] A service has been...
‘Mixed feelings’ as D-Day veterans sail for 80th anniversary commemorations
Press Association News via AOL· 2 hours agoSeveral small boats and yachts also waited outside the harbour to see the ferry off on its journey...