5.The planes taking part ranged from a 68-year-old Spitfire to the RAF's newest aircraft, the Typhoon. 从服役68年之久“喷火”战斗机到英家空军最新式飞机“台风”等都参与了此次飞表演。 「BBC 听力 2016年7月合集」 6.Hello to Mr. Smith, students at RAF Lakenheath. 史密斯先生,英家空军拉肯...
Little known to many South Africans, who do not have an airworthy Spitfire in any collection in South Africa anymore, is that there is in fact a South African’s Spitfire still flying today – they can take some comfort in that. Royal Air Force Spitfire MH434 is arguably one of the mos...
The planes were Tupolev 95 bombers, known as Russian Bears, which are normally armed to the teeth. They were flying in pairs towards British airspace when the RAF and the Norwegian air force were scrambled to confront them.Murphy, Joe
russian military aircraft are spotted flying near uk airspace, although russian planes have never entered the uk without permission. some analysts believe that these 'russian bear' reconnaissance aircraft are sent to test western response times. what happens when military planes are scrambled? one or...
a military traffic controller. Childhood adventures included camping outside military bases and watching planes at Aeroporto Linate. In 1999, he relocated to Atlanta, Georgia, to obtain his commercial pilot license, a move that became permanent. With 24 years in the U.S., he now flies full-ti...
As a former airman, great-grandfather Bernard Rye longed to be airborne once again, but thought his flying days were over until Bupa colleagues arranged a surprise trip as part of a wish-granting programme. Bernard was whisked aboard a Piper PA Cherokee Six for a ...
” BWIA looked at the Lockheed 14. These planes were really retired bombers, and served well in the interim. But it was the Lodestars and Vickers Vikings that became the real first fleet. BWIA had by then moved into the old fleet air arm facilities, occupying the four western hangars at...
Ever since the base was constructed in the late 1940s, on the site of an old country estate, they've seen people coming down here to look at the planes. At the back end of the sixties they had Concorde here, when it was being put through its paces. 'It came up here from Filton...
and they insisted that the responsibility for doing so be placed on the Luftwaffe. Air MarshalHermann Göringexpressed confidence that his planes could check British naval interference and also drive the RAF out of the sky. So it was agreed that Göring would try his preliminary air offensive...