21K views · 971 reactions | For over 100 years the Royal Air Force has defended British skies. 80 years ago, we experienced our greatest test in the Battle of Britain. The primary role for the RAF to this day continues to be the protection of the skies of the UK, through the Quick Reaction Alert system. https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/our-history/anniversaries/battle-of-britain/ #DetectAndDefend | Royal Air Force | Facebook

132K views · 3.3K reactions |  A moment of history in the skies! Watch as the RAF A400M Atlas from the Air Mobility Force joins the legendary Battle of Britain Memorial Flight Spitfire, Lancaster and Dakota in a unique Memorial formation. ✈️ This formation is a powerful tribute to the legacy of the RAF and the brave aircrew of the Second World War. #BBMF #AviationHistory #Remembrance | Royal Air Force | Facebook

Today is the start of the 2017 National Apprentice Week! And did you know that the RAF has been training apprentices since 1919, and that this is the 6th year that the RAF has held their own Apprentice of the Year Awards? Check out the link if you want to know more about Apprenticeships in the RAF. https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/apprenticeships/ | Royal Air Force

1.4K views · 15 reactions | Join the journey of the Royal Air Force Apprentices in the run up to the Centenary Apprentice of the Year being celebrated at Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon next week. https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/apprenticeships/ | RAF Recruitment | Facebook

Join the journey of the Royal Air Force Apprentices in the run up to the Centenary Apprentice of the Year being celebrated at Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon next week. https://www.raf.mod.uk/recruitment/apprenticeships/ | RAF Recruitment

44K views · 1.8K reactions | Today saw the Combined 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

Royal Air Force and Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft are ‘dogfighting’ in a major airpower training exercise in the skies above Britain. For Exercise Indradanush the IAF has flown their Russian built Flanker jet fighters, along with transport and tanker aircraft, across three continents to train with their RAF counterparts. Designed to reinforce the strategic relationship and enhance the mutual operational understanding between the two air forces, pilots and ground forces from both nations are pa