Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Carol Honeybun-Kelly, 8 January 2026

Carol Honeybun-Kelly was an RAF air traffic control officer, working with Tornado aircraft at the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment at RAF Cottesmore and later at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Marham.

Carol Honeybun-Kelly served as an RAF air traffic control officer, training at the RAF College Cranwell and RAF Shawbury before her first posting to RAF Linton-on-Ouse. She then worked with Tornado aircraft at the Tri-national Tornado Training Establishment at RAF Cottesmore, and continued to work with Tornados at RAF Lossiemouth and RAF Marham. She discusses the challenges of balancing work and family life and her decision to leave the RAF.