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Tributes to former RAF Leuchars mountain rescue ‘legend’

The Courier 25 Mar 2025
David 'Heavy' Whalley, 72, was one of the first people on the scene at the Lockerbie disaster ... .
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Paddington theft: Two RAF engineers admit damaging statue

BBC News 25 Mar 2025
Two RAF engineers have admitted they broke a newly-installed Paddington Bear statue in half and stole it from a bench ... They are due to be sentenced later ... .
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RAF engineers admit damaging Paddington statue

BBC News 25 Mar 2025
The pair from RAF Odiham stole the statue from a bench in Newbury on 2 March, a court hears ... .
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Two RAF engineers admit damaging Paddington statue

BBC News 25 Mar 2025
The pair from RAF Odiham stole the statue from a bench in Newbury on 2 March, a court hears ... .
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Bygones: RAF No. 208 Squadron Re-Forms with Hunters, Arrives in Cyprus for Air Defense

Famagusta Gazette 25 Mar 2025
1958. A new Hunter squadron moved into RAF Nicosia. It was No. 208 Squadron, commanded by Sq. Ldr ... ....
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Judge accuses RAF pair of ‘wanton vandalism’ for destroying Paddington Bear statue

The Guardian 25 Mar 2025
Destruction of statue by RAF engineers described as ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’.
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Shocking moment drunk RAF engineers break and steal Paddington Bear statue

London Evening Standard 25 Mar 2025
Judge called two Royal Air Force engineers responsible ‘the antithesis of everything Paddington stands for’ ... .
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Alleged ex-RAF member denounces German trial over 13 armed robberies as politically motivated

The Irish Times 25 Mar 2025
Alleged ex-Red Army Faction (RAF) member Daniela Klette has denounced as politically motivated her trial in connection with 13 armed robberies, reportedly used to fund her life as Germany’s most-wanted woman.
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Judge blasts RAF engineers with shock put-down after they stole Paddington Bear statue from public bench

The Sun 25 Mar 2025
TWO drunk RAF engineers who stole a Paddington Bear statue are the “antithesis of everything” the kids’ character stands for, a judge told them yesterday ... The RAF said it was aware of the outcome of the court case.
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RAF engineers admit ripping beloved Paddington Bear statue in half and stealing it 'on drunken ...

The Daily Mail 25 Mar 2025
After returning to RAF Odiham, the men then stowed Paddington into the boot of Lawrence's car ... RAF engineers Daniel Heath and William Lawrence, both 22, both admitted criminal damage at Reading Magistrates' Court.
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The high-stakes geopolitical game unfolding in the Baltic Sea

NBC News 25 Mar 2025
One of the Kremlin’s newest threats, according to NATO, is targeting undersea cables carrying vast quantities of data and power beneath the Baltic Sea ... .
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Farmer turns RAF bombing range tower into one-of-a-kind holiday stay

The Mirror 24 Mar 2025
The farmer has transformed the old RAF bombing range tower into a luxury five-storey holiday let, complete with a hot tub, kitchen, and dog-friendly bedrooms ... .
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Military judge criticises RAF for ‘brushing under the carpet’ married officer’s groping

The Daily Telegraph 24 Mar 2025
A military judge has criticised the RAF for “brushing under the carpet” complaints of a married senior officer “forcefully” groping colleagues ... It has made me question why I joined the RAF in the first place.”‘An acutely humbling experience’.
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RAF engineers charged with stealing Paddington Bear bench statue

AOL 21 Mar 2025
Daniel Heath and William Lawrence, both 22, are two engineers understood to be based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire, working on the Chinook helicopter fleet ... .
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