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100-year-old recalls working on RAF Mosquito
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (420+ words) A 100-year-old man has shared his memories of working on one of the Second World War’s most iconic aircraft. Stanley Hills began his career at just 14, joining the de Havilland Aircraft Company in June 1940 and being posted to Salisbury Hall....
Helicopter deployed as firefighters spend third day tackling Cairngorms wildfire
1+ week, 2+ day ago (689+ words) A helicopter has joined firefighting efforts as crews spend a third day tackling a major wildfire which has led to evacuations in the Cairngorms. The fire started in heathland at Ryvoan Bothy, near Nethy Bridge, late on Wednesday morning and…...
Firefighters work through night tackling wildfire which has led to evacuations
1+ week, 3+ day ago (442+ words) Firefighters have worked through the night tackling a wildfire which has led to the evacuation of residents in the Cairngorms. The wildfire started in heathland at Ryvoan Bothy, near Nethy Bridge, late on Wednesday morning and stretched more than two…...
Jamaican WWII veteran who joined RAF at 16 remembered as ‘courageous and humble’
3+ week, 1+ day ago (507+ words) A Jamaican Second World War veteran who lied about his age to join the Royal Air Force at 16 has been remembered as “courageous and humble”. Gilbert Constantine Clarke, who was born in Montego Bay, Jamaica, signed up as a mechanic…...
‘Worrying time’ for families after Royal Navy helicopter crashes into field – PM
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (404+ words) The Prime Minister has said it was a “deeply worrying time” for the families of servicemen after a Royal Navy helicopter crashed into a field in Devon. Images have emerged of the scene showing how the front of the aircraft,…...
Red Arrows to fly with two less aircraft amid move to ‘future aircraft type’
2+ mon, 3+ day ago (374+ words) The Red Arrows will fly with seven aircraft rather than nine for most displays as the fleet transitions “to a future aircraft type”. The Press Association understands the decision to change formation size, taken by the Chief of the Air…...
Russia ‘strikes Ukraine with drones’ despite Putin-declared ceasefire
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (630+ words) Russia has continued to strike Ukrainian positions with drones after a Kremlin-declared Easter ceasefire took effect on Saturday, a Ukrainian military officer said. “The ceasefire is not being observed by the Russian side,” said Serhii Kolesnychenko, a communications officer for…...
Heathrow records busiest February after ‘bumper half-term’
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (216+ words) Heathrow said it recorded its busiest February, with 5.8 million passengers travelling through its four terminals last month. The figure was 110,000 more than the same month last year, with the west London airport attributing it to a “bumper half-term combined with…...
Emirates to run flight from Dubai to Dublin, Irish foreign affairs minister says
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (276+ words) Emirates are to run a flight from Dubai to Dublin later on Wednesday, Ireland’s Foreign Affairs Minister has said. The conflict between Iran and the US and Israel has caused widespread airspace closures in the Middle East, sparking major disruption…...