Group Capt. Stephen Richards, RAF, assistant air attaché at the British Embassy Washington, discusses the Royal Air Force’s legacy, how it inspired him to join the service, and his experience flying the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter jet and the Panavia Tornado Air Defence Variant during an April 16, 2018, interview with Defense & Aerospace Report Editor Vago Muradian. The interview was conducted at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies’ commemoration of the Royal Air Force’s 100th anniversary in northern Virginia.
