The process of decommissioning aircraft carrier USS Saratoga has been put on hold after a family of peregrine falcons were found nesting under an aircraft elevator.
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Category: Heritage
Vulcan bomber leaves RAF Waddington for the last time
Watch the video from BBC as Vulcan XH558 took off and perform a special flypast at RAF Waddington for the last time.
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Hurricane pilot flies in a Spitfire at the age of 91
Neville Croucher flew 800 combat hours in as a Hurricane fighter pilot during the Second World War, he finally had a chance to fly in a Spitfire recently.
Spitfire ace and last Battle of France survivor passed away
Wing Commander Peter Ayerst, a Spitfire ace with 5 confirmed kills and the last survivor of the Battle of France, has passed away on May 15.
Test pilot for Convair XFY-1 passed away
Test pilot for the Convair XFY-1 VTOL aircraft, J.F. “Skeets” Coleman, has passed away on May 13.