The Virtual Awards
First streamed on Thursday 23 September when we Honoured, Celebrated, and Embraced our amazing finalists.
Countdown…5…4…3…2…1…and the winner is…
BLAC Awards Virtual Event
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom’s aerial warfare force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918. Following victory over the Central Powers in 1918 the RAF emerged as, at the time, the largest air force in the world. Since its formation, the RAF has taken a significant role in British military history. In particular, it played a large part in the Second World War where it fought its most famous campaign, the Battle of Britain. Today the Royal Air Force maintains an operational fleet of various types of aircraft, described by the RAF as being “leading-edge” in terms of technology. This largely consists of fixed-wing aircraft, including: fighter and strike aircraft, airborne early warning and control aircraft, ISTAR and SIGINT aircraft, aerial refuelling aircraft and strategic and tactical transport aircraft. The majority of the RAF’s rotary-wing aircraft form part of the tri-service Joint Helicopter Command in support of ground forces.
A job like no other. My two Homes. Royal Air Force 2019
Ever wondered what day to day life is like within the RAF? Flying Officer in Engineering Rotimi, explains how he gained much more than a career when he joined the RAF.
Stella Creasy names every Londoner killed by a knife in 2019
Labour MP Stella Creasy has urged the then home secretary, Sajid Javid, to launch an emergency response to knife crime by telling the Commons of every Londoner stabbed to death in 2019.