Since the dawn of powered flight, aircraft have been an integral part of the Royal Navy. Fixed-wing aircraft helped deliver some of the Navy’s greatest 20th Century triumphs, from knocking out the Italian Fleet at Taranto and crippling the Bismarck, to playing an instrumental role in the re-taking of the Falklands in 1982. Until the advent of the F35 Lightning II towards the end of this decade, only one fixed-wing aircraft is in service with the Fleet Air Arm.
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Military aircraft to take to the skies for Armed Forces Day13/06/2013
World famous aircraft past and present will fill the skies over Nottingham on 29 June to mark the fifth Armed Forces Day national event taking place in the city.
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Wildcat goes to sea as new helicopter is tested off the South Coast10/06/2013
The Navy’s next-generation helicopter is undergoing its latest series of trials by practising landing aboard amphibious support ship RFA Mounts Bay. Experts from 700W Naval Air Squadron – formed specially to bring the new helicopter into service – have been flying on and off the deck off the South Coast.
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Battle of the Atlantic flypast brings out the crowds in Liverpool31/05/2013
Tens of thousands of people gathered along the River Mersey in Liverpool as part of a weekend of events commemorating the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Atlantic, including a spectacular flypast of Fleet Air Arm aircraft from RNAS Culdrose and Yeovilton.
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Air Day at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton wins bronze for excellence29/05/2013
Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton International Air Day has won a Bronze Award in the Tourism Experience of the Year category at the prestigious VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2013 Ceremony. The Bronze Award is a great achievement and recognises Excellence in Tourism in England.
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Seahawks raring to get to grips!29/05/2013
HMS Seahawk Field Gun Crew head-off to Portsmouth for the annual Brickwoods Trophy competition in good spirit, after posting a personal best at their final public run in front of personnel from Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose.
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