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UK Royal Air Force

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UK Royal Air Force
Type: Organization
Name: UK Royal Air Force (Royal Air Force, RAF)
Nationality: United Kingdom
Fact Sheet: Fact Sheet for Royal Air Force
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 10 hours ago - 16 Documents (in Environment)
Evacuations underway as floods hit towns (AFP)
LONDON (AFP) Rescuers were working on Friday to evacuate about 200 people by helicopter from a town after storms triggered flooding across parts of the country, police said.Hundreds of homes were flooded after torrential rain battered parts of northern ... [Yahoo! News - 10 hours ago]
First Reported 16 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 4 Documents (in Environment)
Policeman dead, dozens trapped in 'biblical' floods
Raging floods have engulfed northern England's picturesque Lake District following the heaviest rainfall ever recorded in Britain.A police officer died and dozens were trapped in their swamped homes after the torrential rain.Military helicopters winched ... [WA Today.com.au - 4 hours ago]
First Reported 11 hours ago - Updated 11 hours ago - 1 Documents
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Technican training for Typhoon assembly in Saudi Arabia begins
Eurofighter partner company BAE Systems has begun training technicians for final assembly of the Typhoon fighter jet in Saudi Arabia.Alsalam Aircraft, which is partially owned by Boeing, has long been considered the likely partner for BAE in Saudi Arabia, ... [Flight International - 11 hours ago]
First Reported 10 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Record rainfall battering England's Lake District
Emergency rescue services in England are working around the clock to help hundreds of people stranded due to heavy flooding in the north of the country. The body of a 44-year-old policeman has been found after it was believed he was swept away following ... [Deutsche Welle - 10 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
200 stranded by floods in northern England
Authorities are trying to rescue 200 people stranded by rising floodwater in a northern England tourist town on Thursday evening.Police in Cockermouth, in England's picturesque Lake District, said three Royal Air Force helicopters were being used to evacuate ... [CBC - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Service dinner: University of London Air Squadron
The University of London Air Squadron held its annual dinner at the Royal Air Force Club, Piccadilly, London. Air Vice-Marshal B. M. North, OBE, MA, RAF, Air Officer Commanding No 22 (Training) Group, was the guest of honour. Squadron Leader R. J. Tomala, ... [Times Online - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 22 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Royal Air Force helicopters join UK flood rescue
Britain's Met Office said the area has had a deluge of about 173 millimetres of rain in 24 hours ... [Gulf News - 22 hours ago]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents
Prince Andrew arrives in Maldives
MALE: Prince Andrew (Andrew Albert Christian Edward) or the Duke of York has arrived in Maldives yesterday evening. He is the second son and third child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Prince Andrew’s plane landed in Addu ... [South Asian Media - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/16/2009 - 2 Documents
Typhoon makes first stop at air show
A Royal Air Force Typhoon aircraft is making its first appearance at Dubai Air Show 2009. The Typhoon is capable of being deployed in the full spectrum of air operations, from air policing, to peace support, through to high intensity conflict.The UK delegation ... [Khaleej Times - 11/16/2009]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 2 Documents
On This Day: Coventry Devastated By German Bombing
On Nov. 15, 1940, German bombers completed a 10-hour blitz on Coventry, which killed over 500 people and destroyed the city’s cathedral.Over 500 German bombers dropped 500 tons of explosives and 30,000 incendiary bombs in a 10-hour attack on the night ... [Finding Dulcinea - 11/15/2009]
First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Jet Crashes At South African Air Show, Pilot Killed
A former military aircraft belonging to a private aviation company has crashed at an air show near Cape Town, killing the pilot, Dave Stock. The Times reports the 1950s-era English Electric Lightning jet exploded after crashing near the Overberg Air Force ... [Digital Journal - 11/14/2009]
First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Acquisitions help boost ISR business for Goodrich
Goodrich ISR Systems has been on the acquisition trail and some of the resulting technology is on display here at the Dubai Airshow (Stand W360). Best known for the DB-110 aerial sensor it has sold to six countries, the Goodrich unit is now marketing ... [Aviation International News - 11/14/2009]

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...In a message to local officials, Queen Elizabeth II said she was "deeply concerned and saddened by the dreadful flooding across Britain." British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Barker "was a very heroic, very brave man." Britain's Met Office said a record 314...
Heaviest ever rainfall floods parts of Britain and Ireland [3 News - 5 hours ago]
...of evacuating around 200 people, via helicopter, from the main street and the square areas of Cockermouth," a spokesman for Cumbria police said. "They are being moved to a reception centre at Cockermouth Secondary School" he said, adding some 1,145 homes in the area were without electricity
Evacuations underway as floods hit towns (AFP) [Yahoo! News - 10 hours ago]
"Bill is a hero who died saving the lives of others and our thoughts are with his family at this devastating time." Lifeboats, Royal Air Force helicopters and the military were helping to rescue hundreds of people from their homes in towns and villages across the...
Floods ravage northwest areas in Britain [SABC - 12 hours ago]

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Hundreds rescued from U.K. flooding [Yahoo! Canada - 6 hours ago]
Floods engulf northern England [Sydney Morning Herald - 6 hours ago]
Floods after Britain's heaviest-ever rainfall [New Zealand Herald - 7 hours ago]
Floods devastate UK [Sunday Star Times - 9 hours ago]
Police officer killed as floods devastate UK [stuff.co.nz - 10 hours ago]
Record rainfall battering England's Lake District [Deutsche Welle - 10 hours ago]
Evacuations underway as floods hit towns (... [Yahoo! News - 10 hours ago]
Parts of Scotland, England underwater, 11 missing [CNN - 11 hours ago]
Technican training for Typhoon assembly in Saud... [Flight International - 11 hours ago]
Floods ravage northwest areas in Britain [SABC - 12 hours ago]
Body found as severe floods hit UK [Irish Times - 12 hours ago]
London: Police officer killed in floods in England [Daily Telegraph Australia - 13 hours ago]
11 missing after floods in England [CNN - 14 hours ago]
Body found as floods ravage northwest [Reuters UK - 16 hours ago]
British PM promises all support necessary after... [People's Daily Online - 16 hours ago]
Rescues in flood-hit UK [The Age - 16 hours ago]
Torrential rains flood northwest Britain [UPI - 17 hours ago]
Rain of ‘biblical proportions' soaks Britain [Globe and Mail - 17 hours ago]
Policeman missing in flood chaos [Reuters UK - 18 hours ago]
Police officer missing in 'biblical' floods [Herald Sun - 18 hours ago]
About 200 people rescued from flood-hit area in... [Xinhua News Agency - 18 hours ago]
Britain hit by floods after record rainfall [Reuters UK - 18 hours ago]
Severe floods submerge British towns [CNN - 19 hours ago]
Severe floods submerge towns in northern England [CNN - 19 hours ago]
11 missing as severe floods submerge British towns [CNN - 20 hours ago]
11 missing after severe floods in northern England [CNN - 20 hours ago]
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Veterans Day (and the scientists who help them ... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/11/2009]
On Veterans Day we commemorate the living veterans of the American armed forces. On Memorial day we commemorate those who lost their lives. We should also spend ...
The Commonwealth and the Few (and more) [The Torch - Canada - 10/30/2009]
Some nice recognition (with minor clangers):Britain wasn't alone in her Finest Hour - we must remember the CommonwealthThe new statue of Sir Keith Park should remind ...
UK Gives Eyes To FIST [Defense Tech - 10/29/2009]
This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. Thales U.K. has been awarded a £150-million ($245-million) supply and in-service support contract ...
Falling space junk [Boing Boing - 10/16/2009]
A four pound hunk of metal crashed through the roof of Peter and Mair Welton's home in Hull, UK. The Royal Air Force first thought the debris fell off an airplane ...
Afghan girl killed by Royal Air Force leaflet drop [Boing Boing - 09/30/2009]
Over at Wired's Danger Room blog, news that The Royal Air Force accidentally killed a young girl in Afghanistan -- by dropping a box of leaflets on her. ...
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Audio/Video

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Prince Harry dishes: 'I'm better than William' [MSN Video: What's Hot - 06/18/2009]
Life in the RAF [Royal Air Force - YouTube Channel - 10/14/2008]
RAF ICT Specialist [Royal Air Force - YouTube Channel - 10/02/2008]
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