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RAF suspends Hawk operations after training jet crashes in Wales

RAF suspends Hawk operations after training jet crashes in Wales

The Royal Air Force has temporarily suspended all Hawk T1 and T2 operations after two pilots ejected from a Hawk T2 shortly before it crashed near Pencarnisiog on Anglesey, North Wales, on Wednesday. The aircraft had departed nearby RAF Valley on a training flight when it encountered difficulties and plunged to the ground, narrowly missing […]

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Sep 23, 2026 · byAviation24.be
RAF jet crashes in Wales

RAF jet crashes in Wales

Two pilots have incredibly managed to escape after an RAF jet dramatically crashed and burst into flames in Wales.

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Sydney Morning Herald
RAF jet crashes and explodes in Anglesey moments after pilots eject

RAF jet crashes and explodes in Anglesey moments after pilots eject

Eyewitness says T2 Hawk aircraft, which was being used for a training flight, ‘was basically on fire’ on takeoff An RAF jet crashed and exploded moments after two pilots ejected during a training flight over Anglesey in north Wales on Wednesday. The aircraft, a Hawk T2, had been flying out of RAF Valley on the west of the island and had just taken off when the incident occurred, witnesses said. Continue reading...

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
Two pilots eject as RAF Trainer crashes in North Wales

Two pilots eject as RAF Trainer crashes in North Wales

Two pilots have safely ejected from the Bae Hawk T2 jet trainer during a sortie from RAF Valley before it crashed into the ground on Anglesey, North Wales. Images of the crash shows pilots struggling to control the aircraft, which is used for Royal Air Force (RAF) fast jet training, [read more] The post Two pilots eject as RAF Trainer crashes in North Wales appeared first on UK Aviation News .

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Sep 23, 2026 · byUK Aviation News
BREAKING An Royal Air Force Hawk aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from RAF Valley

BREAKING An Royal Air Force Hawk aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from RAF Valley

An Royal Air Force Hawk aircraft crashed on Anglesey this afternoon shortly after taking off from RAF Valley, prompting a major response from emergency services. Eyewitnesses reported seeing flames coming from the jet as it gained altitude following takeoff. Both crew members successfully ejected from the aircraft before it crashed approximately one mile from the […] The post BREAKING An Royal Air Force Hawk aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from RAF Valley appeared first on AIRLIVE .

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Sep 23, 2026 · byAIRLIVE
Royal Air Force Hawk Crash Near RAF Valley, Two Parachutes Seen

Royal Air Force Hawk Crash Near RAF Valley, Two Parachutes Seen

A Royal Air Force Hawk T2 has crashed near RAF Valley in North Wales. Two parachutes could be seen descending to the ground as the stricken jet fell out of the sky. An emergency response was quickly triggered after the training jet impacted a field near its base on the island of Anglesey in Wales. […]

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space

UK to launch military squadron to protect satellites in space

New RAF unit will warn of incoming missile attacks, and support offensive and defensive operations A new military unit dedicated to defending satellites, protecting services people need on earth and potentially supporting offensive operations is being launched by the UK. The No III Space Effects Squadron will be announced on Wednesday, with the defence secretary, Wes Streeting, warning that Britain needs to “keep pace in the new space race”. Continue reading...

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Guardian
US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker declares emergency over France, diverts to RAF Mildenhall

US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker declares emergency over France, diverts to RAF Mildenhall

SUFFOLK, United Kingdom — A U.S. Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker made an emergency diversion to Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall on Monday morning after declaring an in-flight emergency while cruising over French airspace on Monday Septembre 21, 2026. The military aerial refueling aircraft, operating under callsign MC724 and registration 60-0366, departed from Aviano NATO […] The post US Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker declares emergency over France, diverts to RAF Mildenhall appeared first on AIRLIVE .

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Sep 22, 2026 · byAIRLIVE
Security Alert at RAF Fairford After Civilian Jet Mistakenly Lands at U.S. Bomber Base

Security Alert at RAF Fairford After Civilian Jet Mistakenly Lands at U.S. Bomber Base

An odd incident unfolded on Sep. 12, 2026 when Cessna 560XLS+ D-CJMK operated by VistaJet landed at the U.S.-operated RAF Fairford instead of Cotswold Airport (Kemble), just 11 miles to the west.  Immediately after the aircraft touched down an emergency response by the base’s security forces was triggered. RAF Fairford is, of course, not only […]

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Sep 13, 2026 · byThe Aviationist
Pressure review – stormy weather in tense D-day forecast retelling

Pressure review – stormy weather in tense D-day forecast retelling

Andrew Scott finds levels of complexity in a stoic character based on meteorologist James Stagg, the man who persuaded Eisenhower to delay Operation Overlord, for this slick wartime drama The historic gamble of D-day 1944 gets a new perspective in this slick and watchable, if slightly cheesy and unreflective, period drama, whose staginess reflects its origins in theatre; David Haig adapts his play with the director Anthony Maras. Andrew Scott – in RAF uniform, short-back-and-sides and ’tache – plays James Stagg, a brilliant Scottish meteorologist attached to the military during the war. Stagg arrives at the top-secret allied base of Southwick House in Hampshire stubbornly intent on telling allied Cmdr Dwight “Ike” Eisenhower, bullishly played by Brendan Fraser, that he has an outlier forecast of bad weather, which means D-day should be delayed from Eisenhower’s planned date of 5 June. This is to the rage of Col Irving P Krick (Chris Messina), the swaggeringly gung-ho American meteorologist who has always had Ike’s confidence until now. And if we were unsure about this character’s brash-Yank status, in his opening scene he literally shimmies and bops to the Andrews Sisters’ Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy in the operations room to the uptight, thin-lipped astonishment of Stagg who, as overall commanding officer, tells the Americans to get that piano out of there. Continue reading...

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Sep 10, 2026 · byThe Guardian
RAF Air Command Officially Renamed to Air & Space Command

RAF Air Command Officially Renamed to Air & Space Command

From Sep. 1, the Royal Air Force’s headquarters is now to be known as Air & Space Command, reflecting the still increasing importance of the space domain to national security and the RAF’s role beyond Earth’s atmosphere.  Formed in 2007 following the merger of Strike Command and Personnel & Training Command, Air Command has served […]

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Sep 6, 2026 · byThe Aviationist