The 94-year-old monarch visited the Commonwealth Air Forces Memorial in Runnymede, Surrey, to mark the centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force. Her Majesty asked the air force personnel about working with Typhoon jets in Northumberland. She said to one member of the Royal Australian Air Force who'd recently been posted to the UK: 'It's rather bad luck to have arrived in lockdown isn't it? Brothers in arms: The RAF and the RAAF An RAF Typhoon intercepting a Russian 'Bear' bomber off the Scottish coast last September The Royal Air Force has always had a strong relationship with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Earlier this year, the Guardian revealed how Australia's air force personnel had been piloting deadly British air force drone strikes on enemy combatants in Iraq and Syria.

Source: Daily Mail March 31, 2021 10:19 UTC