Pilot formed ‘historic link’ to Commonwealth volunteers, often seen as airbrushed from history

The historic aircraft was shot down 72 years ago during the Battle of Britain

Campaigners claim the Government are 'using them to fight wars behind our backs'

1. The funeral procession will begin from the Chapel of St Mary Undercroft in the Palace of Westminster.

The number of search-and-rescue helicopters is expected to be cut from 40 to 22 after the service is  privatised, it emerged today.

Deal spells the end of the use of Sea King helicopters - flown by the Duke of Cambridge

Police have passed a file to the Crown Prosecution Service after a Red Arrows aerial display team pilot died after he was ejected from his cockpit while on the ground.

When faced with the tragedy of losing both of your legs, most people would think twice about competing in a physical challenge, but not Duncan Slater - who is tackling one head on.

The medals awarded to a Second World War hero are having to be sold off to pay for the fighter ace’s care home costs, it has emerged.

The second of three people killed in an avalanche in the Scottish Highlands has been named by the Ministry of Defence.

What can simultaneously burst your eardrums, create stomach churning sensations and cause everything around you to reverberate violently? The answer is simple. Being in close proximity to a series of state-of-the-art military jets taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, USA, feeling the heat from the engines and admiring the glow of their afterburners as they shoot off into the heart of the Nevada desert to take part in the most famous and exacting training exercise in the world.  Welcome to Red Flag.

A former RAF station - complete with its own helipad, bunker and high-security fence - has been put up for sale on the auction website eBay.

PM heads for Algeria as MPs warn conflict in region could drag on 'for years'