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Photos/Video: RAF Typhoons Land In Bermuda
Five military aircraft from Britain’s Royal Air Force landed at the LF Wade International Airport today [Jan 9], including one Lockheed L-1011 TriStar and four accompanying Typhoons. According to the RAF website they have a mixed fleet of nine Lockheed L-1011 TriStar aircraft, which are operated by No 216 Squadron, based in Oxfordshire, in the... Read more of this article
Photos: US Air Force Hercules C-130 Aircraft
A pair of United States Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft have been seen at the LF Wade International Airport over the past few days. The aircraft are understood to be in transit on their way to Europe. The passing of Tropical Storm Melissa over the Atlantic has delayed the journey as the crews await better weather. Click to enlarge photos: #gallery-2... Read more of this article
WW2 B-17 Bombers Flying Through Bermuda
Developed in the 1930s, Boeing’s B-17 Flying Fortress became one of the workhorses of the United States Army Air Force [USAAF] in World War Two — and a familiar sight at Bermuda’s newly built air field during that conflict. Used primarily in daylight precision strategic bombing campaigns against German industrial and military targets,... Read more of this article
Video: Navy Aircraft Diverts After Engine Failure
[Updated with video] Emergency personnel rushed to the airport this afternoon [May 29] after a U.S. navy plane notified Bermuda that they would be diverting to the island to make an emergency landing as one engine had failed. At least two fire vehicles could be seen on the runway, and police officers were restricting traffic in the area. BFRS Lieutenant... Read more of this article
Egyptian Military Plane Stops At LF Wade Airport
An aircraft from the Egyptian Air Force was spotted at LF Wade Airport at just past noon today [Mar 29], and it departed later this afternoon. Planes from the Egyptian Air Force — the largest in Africa and the 11th largest in the world — stop in Bermuda occasionally, with this the third one we have seen in recent months. Related Stories Photos... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Military Aircraft Departs Bermuda
On Saturday morning the fleet of military aircraft that had stopped at LF Wade International Airport departed the island. The aircraft left in two different groups, with the first leaving at around 11am, and the second group leaving around 45 minutes later. A few people gathered at the airport to watch the nine aircraft depart, and a few of the planes... Read more of this article
Video: 5 More Military Aircraft Land At Airport
Five military aircraft landed at the LF Wade International Airport today [Mar 22] joining a group that arrived on Wednesday. Aircraft landing today including four Royal Air Force Typhoons and a United States Air Force KC-10 aerial refueling and transport aircraft. Passengers on board Delta, Jet Blue and United Airlines had a front row seat as they... Read more of this article
Photos: Visiting Military Planes Arrive At Airport
Four military aircraft landed at the LF Wade International Airport yesterday [Mar 20] including three Typhoons and a United States Air Force Boeing KC-135 aerial refueling military aircraft. United Airways Flight 1416 to New Jersey and JetBlue Flight 1732 to New York were both delayed as the arriving military aircraft landed. The KC-135 was the US... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: RAF Military Aircraft Depart
Some of the military aircraft from the Royal Air Force that arrived yesterday were back on the runway today [Jan 23] at the LF Wade International Airport. Led by the VC-10, four Typhoons followed the large aircraft from the north ramp towards the runway. As passing motorists saw the activity, many stopped on the roadside to take photos and watch the... Read more of this article
Photos: RAF Military Aircraft Arrive At Airport
This afternoon [Jan 22] motorists travelling along Kindly Field Road or near the Clearwater Beach area, witnessed the arrival of visiting military aircraft at the LF Wade International Airport. Approximately six fighter jet type aircraft can now be seen parked on the north ramp and a large Royal Air Force aircraft is parked nearby. Military planes... Read more of this article
Egyptian Military Airplane Stops In Bermuda
An aircraft that appears to be from the Egyptian Air Force was spotted refueling at LF Wade Airport this weekend. According to various aviation websites, the plane is a Egyptian Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The Egyptian military is the largest in Africa and the 11th largest in the world. Related Stories Photos & Video: US & UK Military... Read more of this article
Photos: Visiting U.S. Military Aircraft Depart
Five United States Air Force aircraft landed at the LF Wade International Airport yesterday [Nov 26], and the two Bell Boeing V-22 Ospreys and three C130 Hercules were seen taking off this morning at approximately 11.00am. The US Air Force website says “The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and vertical... Read more of this article
General’s ‘Lavish Spending’ Included Bermuda Stop
The U.S. general who headed U.S. Africa Command used military vehicles to shuttle his wife shopping and to spas, and billed the government for a $10,000 stop overnight in Bermuda, the Washington Post reports. General William Ward – who is facing possible demotion for his activities — defended the Bermuda layover as a “crew stop”... Read more of this article
Winston Churchill’s 1942 Flying Bermuda Visit
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s return to the UK from Bermuda aboard Boeing flying boat in January, 1942 — the first transatlantic air trip by a world leader — fired the imaginations not only of his devoted countrymen but of the entire democratic world. People reading of his long flight from Bermuda and safe landing at... Read more of this article
NASA Scientific Research Aircraft Visits
A NASA Scientific Research Aircraft was seen yesterday afternoon [Mar.3] parked at the LF Wade International Airport. The Martin B-57 Canberra was a United States-built, twin jet engine bomber and reconnaissance aircraft but is believed to have been retired in 1983. The last remaining WB-57′s are assigned to the NASA Johnson Space Center as high... Read more of this article
Slideshow: RAF Planes Depart Bermuda
Scores of people lined any road close to the LF Wade International Airport’s runway to get a look at departing Royal Air Force aircraft yesterday [Feb.19]. Two separate groups of aircraft arrived on the island on February 16th, consisting of fighter type jets and larger planes. As the aircraft were departing, one jet appeared to abort an attempted... Read more of this article
