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Royal Navy Hawk T1 jets flew around the country this week to say farewell, as these veteran aircraft are retired from service. Based out of Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose in Cornwall, the fast jets have been a mainstay for decades in training Royal Navy and NATO ships in air defense. The BAE Systems Hawks have been used by the…
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An iconic WW2-era fighter will display in tribute to naval aviators after it was snapped up by the guardians of the Fleet Air Arm’s history. Charity Navy Wings has bought a vintage Supermarine Seafire – the naval version of Britain’s most famous aircraft, the Spitfire – so it can appear at air displays as a ‘flying memorial’ to past air…
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HMS Northumberland helped push navy aviators of the future to the limit to prepare them for operations around the world. Every pilot who wishes to operate with the Royal Navy must know how to land their aircraft on the deck of a warship in all conditions, day and night. It’s no simple task with the ship pitching and rolling beneath,…
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Royal Navy aviators are helping to survey the devastation in Haiti as they fly dawn-to-dusk flights over the earthquake-hit Caribbean country. A helicopter from support ship RFA Wave Knight has been in the air since Friday, flying over parts of the Tiburon Peninsula – epicenter of the quake which struck on Saturday August 14 – to locate villages, towns and…
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Following the Sea Fury T20 accident on 28 April 2021, when the aircraft was extensively damaged as a result of engine failure coming into land at RNAS Yeovilton, the insurance underwriters have formally assessed the aircraft as a write-off. Sea Fury T20 G-RNHF (VX281) has given exceptional service flying with great élan at air shows and events around the country…
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December 9, 2020 – The world’s last flying Sea Vixen fighter has taken to the skies for the last time after custodians abandoned restoration plans. After three years’ work attempting to restore Foxy Lady to flying order after the jet’s airframe was badly damaged in a heavy landing, Navy Wings say they are still £2m short. The veteran interceptor has…
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December 7, 2020 – Commando fliers hit the ranges in Scotland to ‘lay down some lead’ and call in air strikes. Wildcats from 847 Naval Air Squadron, which provides battlefield support for the Royal Marines, used exercise areas on the Moray Firth to enhance their ability to bring down a hail of explosive firepower by day and night. Among a…
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