Meeting of the last two airworthy Lancasters- ‘Thumper’ meets ‘Vera’

Although 7,377 Lancaster aircraft were produced between 1941 and 1946, only two remain airworthy. One (a Mk 1 nicknamed ‘Thumper’) is maintained by the RAF’s Battle of Britain Memorial... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

New Head of Service Delivery Accommodation at DIO

Air Commodore Tolfts joined the Royal Air Force in 1984 as a Personnel Branch officer. He completed junior officer tours at a variety of locations including RAF College Cranwell, RAF Coningsby, RAF Headley Court and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

An extraordinary and unique evening

The Royal Air Force and The Canadian Heritage Warplane Museum invite you to be part of a once in a lifetime event: to partake in an extraordinary and unique evening of entertainment and superb wining and dining in the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight hangar under the wings of the only two airworthy Lancasters... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Typhoons Intercept Russian Aircraft

RAF Typhoons were yesterday (17 Jun) scrambled to intercept multiple Russian aircraft as part of NATO’s ongoing mission to police Baltic airspace. The Typhoon aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Sqn, were launched after four... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Bikes set for McMillan Sunset to Sunrise

Several RAF types from RAF's Leeming, Coningsby, Waddington and Brize Norton are taking part in the 6th Annual Sunset to Sunrise on 21-22 June 14. The riders start from South Stack at Holyhead at 9pm and ride overnight to Skegness arriving for a... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF's Commemorative D-Day Typhoon

To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of World War II’s D-Day landings, the RAF has unveiled a specially-painted Typhoon jet with D-Day invasion stripes at RAF Coningsby. The state-of-the-art RAF Eurofighter Typhoon has been adorned with the iconic black and... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Typhoons wow appreciative Lithuanian crowd

Thousands of Lithuanians clapped and cheered as two RAF Typhoons performed low level at an exhibition in the country's capital Vilnius. The aircraft, from 3 (Fighter) Squadron based at RAF Coningsby are in the country as part of a NATO Mission to police the airspace of the... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF deploy Typhoons to bolster NATO Air Policing Mission

Four RAF Typhoons have today been deployed to take part in the NATO Baltic Air Policing mission over Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. As announced to the House of Commons by the Defence Secretary in March, the UK fast jets will... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Royal Navy pilot flying RAF Typhoon

Lt Ollie Pocock has become the first Royal Navy pilot to serve on a front line RAF Typhoon Sqn. Lt Pocock, 25, from Bristol joined No 6 Sqn based at RAF Leuchars and is currently flying sorties as part of a syllabus enabling him to... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Stunning

The winners of the RAF photographic competition are announced. The RAF has celebrated the production of some of its finest operational, sporting and artistic imagery in its annual photographic competition. The event culminated... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

Biggest ever mission undertaken by the Typhoon force

The RAF has completed the biggest training mission ever undertaken by its Typhoon force. RAF Coningsby Stn Cdr, Gp Capt Johnny Stringer, explained: “The QWI courses are... More information. If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

RAF Divers remember the Liberator fallen

Personnel from RAF Wittering, Marham and Coningsby have laid a wreath beneath the waves of the Gibraltar coast. The wreath was laid in memory of those killed in the crash of a Liberator bomber on 4 July 1943. This bomber was carrying General Wladyslaw Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister in exile at the time and his... More information  If you are using a MOBILE DEVICE please use this link

The Typhoons - First timers on Red Flag.

Red Flag is the largest air combat exercise of the year. Taking place in the US it was the Typhoon's first foray. Coningsby based XI(F) Sqn joined Tornado GR4s from Lossiemouth’s 12(B) Sqn. The RAF Det Cdr, Gp Capt Johnny Stringer said: "Red Flag is... More information

Dan Snow unveils 617 Sqn Tail Art

Historian and television presenter Dan Snow has unveiled the tail art painted on to a 617 Sqn Tornado to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the formation the Dambuster Sqn on this day 70 years ago. The unveiling took place at RAF Coningsby where the squadron was based in 1943 rather than at RAF... More information

The RAFs 'Movember'

Personnel from RAF Coningsby and Waddington brought back moustaches for 'Movember', and raised funds for men's cancer. RAF personnel went back to the 1940s; a time when the moustache was considered part of the RAF uniform. The SWO WO Watson, commended the effort, judged the moustaches. He then reminded all that moustaches are not regulation and they must be clean-shaven by today!...More information »

RAF Coningsby is quite safe without the help of Spotters

The Daily Mail has reported that a group of plane-spotters has been drafted in to bolster security at RAF Coningsby because military personnel have been moved to protect the Olympics. The MoD said: "The story in the Mail has no factual basis. RAF Coningsby's security remains robust and has in no way been affected by any Olympics commitments and no approach has been made to local aviation enthusiasts...More information »

QRA Typhoons Scrambled

13 April 2012 : Last night, two QRA Typhoons were scrambled from RAF Coningsby in response to a civilian aircraft transmitting inadvertently on an emergency frequency and out of radio communication with Air Traffic Control. Authorisation was given for one of the Typhoons to transit at supersonic speed over land, which resulted in the sonic boom heard by the public in the West Midlands, Warwickshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset and...More information »

Free Tickets to see Steven Spielbergs 'War Horse'

Members of the Armed Forces and their families have been invited to share the experience of Steven Spielberg’s epic ‘War Horse’ through two initiatives. At the UK Premiere, held this Sun 8 Jan, Service personnel from RAF Search and Rescue and RAF Coningsby, amongst other,s are being invited and 600 personnel are invited to apply for tickets for screenings from Mon 9 Jan...More information »