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D-Day 80: Stories of the lost Bomber Command airmen

As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, it is important to pay tribute to the brave airmen of RAF Bomber Command who lost their lives in the fight for freedom…

23 May 2024
Alex and her wife Kim on wedding day and now

“The Fund has supported my wife and I for 25 years”

RAF veteran Alex has experienced a myriad of health issues over the past 25 years, but the RAF Benevolent Fund has remained by her side. With mobility assistance,…

21 May 2024
Gavin and GHQ Spirits outside Edinburgh Castle

GHQ Spirits to launch D-Day 80 limited-edition collection to raise money for Fund

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, GHQ Spirits has launched a limited-edition Scottish rum, vodka and gin range to raise money for the Fund and other Service…

16 May 2024
Fund stand at the Rugby

Fund chosen as Charity of the Day at the Inter Service Rugby Championship

On Saturday 11 May, the RAF Rugby team went head-to-head with the British Army team for the Inter Service Rugby Championship to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund,…

16 May 2024
Tin Foil Aeroplane Challenge

Fund launches the Tin Foil Aeroplane Challenge to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

To mark 80 years since D-Day and Operation Taxable, the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, has launched the Tin Foil Aeroplane Challenge.

Operation Hurricane plane dropping foil

D-Day 80: The History of Operation Taxable

Operation Taxable was a key component of the broader deception plan, known as Operation Bodyguard, carried out by the Allies during the D-Day landings in June 1944. It…