Don't miss 'Evacuation,' a gripping 3-part documentary on Channel 4 from July 2-4. Witness unseen footage and first-hand stories from Operation Pitting, the extraordinary mission to evacuate Kabul airport in 2021. In just days, Armed Forces personnel rescued 15,000 Brits & eligible Afghans. Told through the eyes of our personnel who were there, the documentary reveals the immense dedication and challenges faced by our brave Armed Forces. If you, or someone you know, is affected by the stories sh

Tonight 9pm - ITV 📺✈️ Fighter Pilot: The Real Top Gun continues tonight with episode two. Find out what it's like for RAF and Royal Navy pilots as they embark on the journey to flying the UK's newest jet, the F-35 Lightning in ITV's three part documentary. The series follows young pilots learning to handle jets for the first time at RAF Valley and the 617 Squadron Pilots training in America as they get to grips with the Lightning, the UK's new vertical-landing stealth aircraft. #FighterPilot |

#OnThisDay 📅 On This Night — 20/21 December 1943 ✈️ Bomber Command: Frankfurt-am-Main War Diary Extract (Bomber Command): Frankfurt: 650 aircraft – 390 Lancasters, 257 Halifaxes, 3 Mosquitos. The German control rooms were able to plot the bomber force as soon as it left the English coast and were able to continue plotting it all the way to Frankfurt. There were many combats on the route to the target. The Mannheim diversion did not draw fighters away from the main attack until after the raid wa

On December 29, 1944, a catastrophic accident at RAF Waterbeach shook the foundations of Bomber Command. While being loaded with its lethal payload, Avro Lancaster PD325 exploded on the ground, killing nine ground crew members and destroying or damaging nearly a dozen aircraft. In this video, we honor the "erks"—the unsung heroes of the ground crews—who faced life-threatening conditions every day on home soil. We detail the timeline of the disaster, the massive scale of the blast, and read the n

76 years ago a small group of valiant Royal Air Force pilots defended our nation against the full onslaught of the German Luftwaffe. Today we remember the few. | Royal Air Force

The story of the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force - a 1962 film sponsored by the Air Ministry and Central Office of Information. Watch the full film on our website: https://bit.ly/3TA4HBk © IWM (COI 296) | Imperial War Museum London