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Member Of Legendary Aircraft Plotter Unit Who Identified Enemy Targets In WWII Takes To Skies At 99

Decorated veteran Kate Orchard served in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in India between 1941 and 1945.

Zenger · Apr 19, 2022

Douglas Coxell obituary

Other lives: Pilot who flew with the RAF during the second world war and then for a civil airline in the Channel Islands

The Guardian - UK · Apr 18, 2022

Royal Air Force Veteran Lays Claim As ‘Britain’s Oldest Facebook User’ – Aged 106

David Smith created his profile in 2017 and still enjoys checking Facebook daily on his iPhone and iPad.

Zenger · Apr 18, 2022

Dad drowned after 'fearsome' riptide pulled him out to sea

RAF Sergeant Stephen Hulsmeier, 47, was on holiday in Wales with family and friends when he and his friend's 12-year-old daughter got caught in a riptide

Wales Online · Apr 15, 2022

PM's 'cruel' plan to take asylum seekers to Rwanda branded 'inhumane and unlawful'

Boris Johnson claimed the £120m initial deal with Rwanda would stop vile people traffickers 'turning the Channel into a watery graveyard', but admitted the plan could be held up by court fights

Daily Mirror · Apr 14, 2022

Emotional week ahead at ‘life-changing’ Invictus Games – Team UK captain

Dozens of UK competitors set off for the Netherlands on Thursday morning.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

Frank Martin obituary

Guardian photographer who captured most of the main events and notable people from the early 1960s to the late 90s

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13, 2022

RAF Typhoon fighter scrambled over Scotland after 'quick' reaction alert

Taking off from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray, the aircraft used a 1307 squawk code, which signals NATO air policing.

Daily Record · Apr 13, 2022

Supersonic RAF Typhoon jets scrambled over Scotland in "quick" reaction alert

The state-of-the-art fighter jets that are used to police the sky for "high intensity" conflict were spotted on Tuesday night after squawking a "quick" reaction alert.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 13, 2022

Elderly couple forced to sleep in coats and stop using oven as energy bills double

Gerald Porter, 83, and his wife Mair, 80, say the price hike has “taken over their lives”.

Daily Record · Apr 11, 2022