This list will examine the largest flying Royal Air Force bases by size and consider their strategic roles. This means that ...

RAF Northolt began operations in 1915, predating the formation of the RAF and it has the longest history of continuous operations of any RAF airfield. During WWII, it was home to a Polish wing, ...

A former RAF airfield utilised during the Second World War will now be used as a large scale solar farm, following planning approval by district councillors. The site of former RAF Fiskerton was first ...

During early 1945 the allies were building up for the final push across the Rhine and found themselves in need of several airfields close to the front line. Advanced Landing Ground Goch (B-100) was ...

Scattered across the fields of East Yorkshire they are the silent monuments to thousands of young men who died fighting for their country and for freedom. Bits of runway, bombs storages, trenches, ...

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The actor Clark Gable, who starred in films like Idiot's Delight and Strange Cargo, was based at RAF Polebrook for a while ...

For almost 80 years, RAF Brize Norton has been one of the country’s most important military airfields, serving as an embarkation point for members of the Royal family and senior politicians as they ...

A KC-135 Stratotanker takes off at RAF Mildenhall in England in 2014. The base was locked down Dec. 18 after a security incident in which an intruder drove all the way to the runways; the suspect is ...

The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) has significantly popularized backcountry flying, with a substantial portion of its 10,000+ members using Light Sport Aircraft (LSAs). Backcountry flying, as ...

Google has got the green light for a data center campus at North Weald Airfield near Harlow, Essex, in the UK. As reported by the BBC, the outline planning application was approved by the Epping ...

A charity that commemorates major airfields says two new memorials will be placed in Cambridgeshire to recognise the importance of the sites. Memorials will be unveiled at Oakington and Bourn ...