{"id":1256,"date":"2025-04-27T09:47:18","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T09:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2025-04-27T10:09:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T10:09:25","slug":"raf-pumas-farewell-flypast-bangor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangorcitylife.uk\/?p=1256","title":{"rendered":"RAF Pumas farewell FlyPast Bangor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RAF Pumas farewell FlyPast Bangor\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nZXGbNCMiL0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The RAF is bidding farewell to an aircraft that&#8217;s served the British Armed Forces for more than 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Puma is being retired from service at the end of March having been part of the British military since 1971.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since then, they&#8217;ve been used in a whole variety of roles, from carrying troops and logistics to the battlefield as well as casualty evacuation and humanitarian relief operations.<br>BFBS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The RAF is bidding farewell to an aircraft that&#8217;s served the British Armed Forces for more than 50 years. 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