In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst. Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more
A retired British Airways captain was found hanged at his home on a millionaires’ estate after he was accused of ‘troubling’ domestic abuse, an inquest heard today. Former Concorde pilot and BBC composer David Ffoulkes-Williams, 62, was being investigated by police after a new girlfriend, who had moved into his lavish Surrey home, made allegations … Read more
REVEALED: Netanyahu ‘flew to secret meeting with Saudi Crown Prince in major step towards Israel’s acceptance in Arab world’ Israeli PM and spy chief met crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, reports say It would be the first known encounter between senior Israeli and Saudi officials Israel has already normalised relations with Bahrain and the UAE … Read more
In the summer of 1940, as the Nazi war machine marched its way across Europe and set its sights on Britain, the RAF braced for the worst. Young men, in their late teens or early twenties, were trained to fly Spitfires and Hurricanes for the coming Battle for Britain, with others flying Blenheims, Beaufighters and … Read more
An international gang flew into the UK to carry out a burglary spree on the homes of the rich and famous including Formula 1 heiress Tamara Ecclestone, a court heard. The alleged thieves stole £26million in jewellery and cash in the 13-day blitz which also targeted footballer Frank Lampard and the billionaire owner of Leicester City. … Read more
WWII pilot’s daughter takes to the skies in Hurricane he flew to defend Britain in WWII to honour his memory and his ‘mates who didn’t come back’ Eugenie Brooks, 55, flew her father John’s Hawker Hurricane over RAF Manston John flew the plane with the 174 (Mauritius) squadron during Second World War Fighter pilot also … Read more
The American military threw cold water on Moscow’s claim its supersonic nuclear-capable strategic bomber broke a world record for longest flight. Over the weekend, Russian media reported that two Tu-160 ‘Blackjack’ bombers set ‘a world record for [the] longest non-stop flight’ on Saturday totaling more than 25 hours. ‘Two crews of the Long-Range Aviation have … Read more
Strength in the skies: Six US B-52s flew over all 30 NATO nations in a single day flanked by around 80 allied planes as US colonel says airforce stands in ‘lock step’ with British counterparts Around 80 aircraft flew over all 30 NATO states as part of the organisation’s Exercise Point Blank on Thursday The … Read more
Earth’s closest ever recorded fly-by: Asteroid the size of a CAR flew within 1,830 miles of our planet this weekend and NASA didn’t see it until AFTER it had happened Researchers have dubbed the 6–18 feet in diameter space rock ‘2020 QG’ It was spotted by the Palomar Observatory in California late on Saturday evening … Read more
Kanye West has submitted petitions with 1,327 signatures to get on the ballot for New Jersey in his latest bid for the White House, the same day he was in apparent crisis his wife following a disastrous campaign rally in South Carolina on July 19. The rapper exceeded the requirement of at least 800 signatures … Read more