In January 1943, the Allies held a conference codenamed Symbol in a hotel in the French Moroccan city of Casablanca. Churchill, Roosevelt and the Joint Chiefs of Staff attended, along with US ...

An offensive rolling through Iran and on to Iraq 120 miles away might easily overrun the West’s advanced air bases at Habbaniya (Iraq) and Dhahran (Saudi Arabia). It might also outflank Turkey ...

Documents from the Ministry of Defence (MoD) show that some of the highest concentrations of the chemicals can be found in RAF bases across the UK. Groundwater samples from RAF Benson in South ...

The first glimpse of the RAF’s next generation of “groundbreaking” fighter jets has been revealed, but MPs have warned the £12 billion cost of the programme could spiral. The jets ...

A defence engineering consultancy run by two best friends who served together in the RAF plans to float in London this month. RC Fornax wants to raise at least £5 million, valuing the business at ...

Plans to fly the drones from RAF Fairford “2-3 times per week” will disrupt thousands of passengers aboard flights to and from Birmingham airport, its bosses have warned. Drones have to be ...

British and American contractors will catch next spring’s floodwaters for the first time and lead them into new $30 million lakes at Wadi Tharthar and Habbaniya. Downstream, other contractors ...

The airfield, owned and managed by Marshall Aerospace, opened in 1938. During the Second World War, it was used by the RAF and known as both RAF Cambridge and RAF Teversham, after the village ...

RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire is a major administrative support Station. It hosts and supports HQ Air Command, several Groups, and the European Air Group. It also supports the Joint Ground Based ...

The Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) operates from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire. The mission of the RAF BBMF is to maintain the priceless artefacts of our national heritage in ...

Players: Allies: General John Lucas's 6th Corps of the US 5th Army, including the British 1st, 56th, 5th Divisions. Axis: General Eberhard von Mackensen's German 14th Army. Outcome: The Allies ...