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Photos/Video: Air Force In Bermuda
At approximately 1:00pm yesterday [Feb.16], the east end was awakened with the loud sounds of arriving military aircraft from the Royal Air Force. Four fighter jet type aircraft parked on the north ramp and a large Royal Air Force aircraft parked at the main terminal. Military personnel were seen removing bags and luggage from the Royal Air Force plane. The... Read more of this article
Hunting Nazi Submarines Out Of Bermuda
A former New York state legislator recalls his days duelling with Nazi U-Boats off Bermuda during the Second World War in a profile published in the “Buffalo News” today [Jan. 23]. Inspired by a family tradition of military service, engineering student Walter J. Floss Jr. enlisted in the US Naval Reserve on his 17th birthday, February... Read more of this article
Video: Injured Man Arrives Via Navy Helicopter
Earlier this afternoon [Aug. 3] a military helicopter touched down at Bermuda’s L.F. Wade International Airport, in order to transfer an injured man to a waiting ambulance. The sailor and helicopter arrived from a U.S. warship that is located to the north of Bermuda. At approximately 3:50pm the helicopter arrived at the airport where it was met... Read more of this article
Photos: Military Aircraft Leave Bermuda
At approximately 10:45am yesterday [May 8], motorists once again came to a stop on Kindly Field Road to witness visiting military aircraft, this time, preparing to leave. Two large Royal Air Force aircraft have been seen parked at the LF Wade International Airport together with a total of eight smaller fighter type jets. This morning saw one large... Read more of this article
Photos: Military Aircraft Stop In Bermuda
[Updated with video] At approximately 5:30pm yesterday [May 6], dozens of motorists came to a stop on Kindly Field Road to witness the arrival of visiting military aircraft. We witnessed six fighter jet type aircraft that parked on the north ramp and a large Royal Air Force aircraft that parked near the freight shed. What appeared to be military personnel... Read more of this article
Video: Military Jets Land in Bermuda
Yesterday afternoon [Apr.7] shortly after the inaugural AirTran flight from Baltimore-Washington International arrived in Bermuda, what appeared to be two Air Force fighter jets were seen approaching the runway at the LF Wade International Airport. The two jets landed, and were followed by a larger aircraft, also military. Although not confirmed by... Read more of this article
Photos: US Air Force Aircraft Depart
Four of the five US Air Force aircrafts that had been visiting Bermuda this weekend, departed the LF Wade International Airport earlier today [Mar.22] Some of the visiting planes appeared to be CV-22 Osprey aircraft, about which the US Air Force website says “The CV-22 Osprey is a tiltrotor aircraft that combines the vertical takeoff, hover and... Read more of this article
RAF Fighter Bombers Stop at Airport
Yesterday [Nov 25] Bermuda briefly played temporary host to fighter bombers and what appears to be an air tanker refueling aircraft from the U.K.’s Royal Air Force, as the group of military planes quickly stopped over at the L.F. Wade International Airport during the early part of the afternoon. Related Stories Video/Photos: RAF Voyager &... Read more of this article
Post-Igor: Navy Helicopter Surveys Bermuda
Members of the British Royal Navy, who were standing by in local waters ready to assist if needed after the strike by Hurricane Igor, flew into Bermuda via helicopter this evening [Sept 20]. The Royal Naval Air Crew were joined by various locals officials from Bermuda, who then flew over the island to make damage assessments from an aerial standpoint. This... Read more of this article
Bermudian Killed During US Marine Training
A Bermudian born highly decorated war vet was killed in an American military flight accident. Captain Jason Paynter was 38 years old. Capt. Paynter and his family moved from Bermuda to the United States in 1982 when he was around 10 years old. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1989, and in 1997 was selected for the Marine Enlisted Commissioning... Read more of this article
