In 1982, during the Falklands War, the RAF launched one of the most audacious missions in military history — Operation Black Buck. Flying from Ascension Island to the Falklands — nearly 8,000 miles — Vulcan bombers carried out a precision strike on Argentina’s airfield at Port Stanley. It was a mission so dangerous and complex, even the Americans thought it was impossible. This is the true story of the flight that proved Britain still had reach — and courage — in the Cold War’s final years. #Bri

✈️ The Return of Legends to Bruggen! From 1953 to 2001, RAF Bruggen was one of the RAF’s busiest and proudest airbases; home to Sabres, Hunters, Javelins, Canberras, Phantoms, Jaguars, and Tornados that defined an era of Cold War aviation. After years of silence since the British Army’s departure in 2015, the roar of Bruggen’s history has returned! A Jaguar and a GR4 Tornado have made their journey back, this time by road, to become the heart of a new museum celebrating the station’s incredible

17K views · 1.1K reactions | A thorough look at the RAF Museum’s Bf 109E-4/B Wk Nr 4101. #ww2 #wwii #luftwaffe #ww2history #warbirds | Daniel J Wheatcroft | Facebook

Where old technology meets new - at RAF Bentwaters where the P51 Mustang flew from in 1944, and was active from the base on VE day and where we pay tribute for the #VE75 , 'painted by' the #Mazzotti 3180 #sprayer. #Lestweforget #staysafe John Deere http://ow.ly/xUe050zAvMd | Tuckwells