4.The planes taking part ranged from a 68-year-old Spitfire to the RAF's newest aircraft, the Typhoon. 从服役68年之久的“喷火”战斗机到英国皇家空军最新式飞机“台风”等都参与了此次飞行表演。 「BBC 听力 2016年7月合集」 5.The RAF, the Army, the Royal Navy, the Beefeaters, the Gurkhas...
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
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...
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...
” 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...
introduced as analternative. In 1925 an organization known as theAuxiliaryAir Force was formed. Its members gave part-time service, undergoing flying and technical training on weekends and during holiday periods. By the outbreak ofWorld War II, this force possessed a number of highly trained ...