It's called the Chinook – but how did the RAF's powerful heavy-lift helicopter get that name?
The US Army has a long history of naming its rotary-wing aircraft after Native American peoples – and the UK inherits these names too
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RAF Squadron William trained with reformed to support RAF's sub-hunting and surveillance
203 Squadron has been reformed at RAF Lossiemouth to deliver engineering to the station’s P-8 Poseidon and Wedgetail aircraft
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Aircraft It's a bit like a moped: Alpha Jet pilot's verdict on plane his team use compared with Red Arrows
Display team Patrouille de France have been using the Alpha Jet for their aerobatic displays since the early 1980s
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Navy Navy crash victims hailed as cherished members of Commando Helicopter Force
Lieutenant Commander Chris Gayson, Lieutenant Lily-Mae Fisher and Petty Officer Owen Green died when their Merlin Mk4 crashed into a field
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Aircraft France's answer to the Red Arrows line up at Lossie en route to US celebration
Patrouille de France, the French Air & Space Force's aerobatic display team, will be taking part in the 1776 commemorations
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RAF Former defence secretary urges fresh inquiry into 1994 Mull of Kintyre RAF Chinook crash
Sir Liam Fox met families of the victims at Number 10, and delivered a handwritten letter to the Prime Minister requesting a new inquiry
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Aircraft Switzerland's first fifth-gen F-35 takes shape as armed neutrality enters the stealth age
The first Swiss F-35A is moving through production in the US, with the stealth fighter set to replace ageing the ageing
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RAF Corkscrews, half-cubans and high-speed passes: RAF Typhoon display season gets underway
The latest pilot inside the cockpit, Flight Lieutenant Tom Nation – callsign Dragon01 – described flying the aircraft as a "childhood dream"
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Ukraine Gripen vs F-16: Ukraine announces JAS 39 fighter jet deal with Sweden to aid air defences
We compare the relative benefits of the Saab Gripen to the main Western jet currently flown by Ukraine, the F-16 Fighting Falcon
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RAF Hawk T1's days with the Red Arrows are almost over: Here's what you said should come next
A BFBS Forces News audience poll offered four possible candidates, with a surprise entry being the overwhelming choice for the Reds' new jet
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RAF Chinook crash families see newly released documents: Find out what they said
Relatives of those killed in the 1994 disaster on the Mull of Kintyre say the papers show the MOD knew the pilots were not to blame
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Aircraft Italian F-35B jets land on Finnish highway as air forces train to fight from roads
The exercise puts one of Nato's most advanced jets onto a closed highway as air forces train for a war in which big airbases would be early ...
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RAF RAF's first 'eyes in the sky' aircraft lands as UK rebuilds airborne warning fleet
The Wedgetail, the long-awaited replacement for the E-3D Sentry has arrived in Scotland, ready to complete testing before entering service
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Aircraft Royal International Air Tattoo cancelled due to military action in Middle East
Organisers say access to the venue RAF Fairford is uncertain after extensive discussions with the Royal Air Force and US Air Force
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RAF RAF Chinook's heavy-lifting power in the spotlight at wildfire exercise in Cyprus
The helicopter operated by 1310 Flight joins the annual exercise in preparation for the hottest months of summer, where temperatures can ...
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RAF Russian fighter jets intercept RAF reconnaissance aircraft within metres over Black Sea
According to the Ministry of Defence, the RAF River Joint had been carrying out a routine flight in international airspace and was unarmed