Sound On 🔊 Tomorrow, the 15th September has been recognised as 'Battle of Britain Day'. On this day in 1940, the Luftwaffe started its biggest daylight attack against England with 1,020 sorties over London alone. Fighter Command & its Allies shot down 56 of the Luftwaffe aircraft in the 705 sorties flown that day. The battle continued for many weeks but this day made it clear to the German High Command that Fighter Command had not been weakened as much as they had thought. | Royal Air Force

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

4.8K views · 290 reactions | The RAF's history has often inspired its current and future generations of pilots and aviators. In this video, three generations of the RAF, past, present and future, talk about what Remembrance means to them. Group Captain Bob Iveson, a retired falklands Harrier veteran, joins a current pilot and a University Air Squadron Cadet to share their thoughts for #remembrance . | Royal Air Force | Facebook

Air Cadets Flying High | Royal Air Force

6.8K views · 170 reactions | Yesterday, up and down the nation, the Royal Air Force Air Cadets were on parade to commemorate the fallen. We’d like to share this video of some snapshots of the RAFAC on parade. Thank you to all who paraded and were involved in any way. We will remember them. | Royal Air Force Air Cadets | Facebook

32K views · 1.1K reactions | Happy Anniversary Air Cadets A parade of...

Aircraft from the Royal Navy, British Army, and Royal Air Force will celebrate His Majesty The King’s Birthday with a flypast this afternoon. 70 aircraft will fly through the skies above Buckingham Palace and The Royal Family at 13:00, subject to weather, serviceability, and operational commitments. #KingsBirthdayFlypast #KingsBirthdayParade #TroopingTheColour | Royal Air Force

100 years ago today, King George V signed the Air Force (Constitution) Act 1917 into law which authorised the formation of the Royal Air Force. Today we commemorate the courage, service and sacrifice of the pioneers who laid the foundation for the creation of today’s RAF. | Royal Air Force