Defence minister Maria Eagle confirmed to Parliament that a competition will be opened to replace the venerable ...

A RAF Hawk gets a new special tail. A RAF 208(R) Squadron Hawk TMk1 has been adorned with a special centenary painted tail fin to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the unit.

At the time, three units flew the type in the UK, all based at RAF Lossiemouth: 12 and 208 Squadron, along with 237 OCU (Operational Conversion Unit).

The RAF's Hawk T1 aircraft on its final flight from RAF Valley. A spokesman for RAF Valley said: “Having recently celebrated its 100th Anniversary, 208 squadron has been scheduled for closure in ...

A SQUADRON from RAF Valley carried out the fly-past during the royal opening of the Senedd yesterday.

THE Royal Mail has produced a set of six stamps celebrating the history of Royal Air Force uniforms. Officers from RAF Valley 19th and 208 Squadron lined up by a Hawk Spitfire plane at the ...

Squadron 208 RAF History recalls subsequent to the unprovoked attack at Ramat David, four of the Squadron’s Spitfires were shot down by Israeli aircraft. The Squadron was re-equipped with Meteor ...

The three 208 Squadron aircraft were hit and Cooper and Flying Officer McElhaw were forced to bail out. The third pilot was killed. The RAF Spitfires crashed 10 miles inside Egyptian territory.

A senior RAF officer said a bright light being shone at Hawk jets made it "too dangerous" to land them. Wing Commander Nicholas Gatonby told Mold Crown Court a light was repeatedly shone from the ...

Squadron 208 RAF History recalls subsequent to the unprovoked attack at Ramat David, four of the Squadron’s Spitfires were shot down by Israeli aircraft. The Squadron was re-equipped with Meteor ...