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Black History Month: The remarkable legacy of Squadron Leader Ulric Cross

To mark Black History Month 2024, we are honouring the life and legacy of Squadron Leader Ulric Cross, DFC, DSO. His exceptional bravery and skill in the RAF during the…

30 September 2024
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Black History Month: Celebrating the Fund’s supporters

To mark Black History Month this year and to celebrate the diversity of our RAF Family, we have spoken to some of the Fund’s celebrity supporters about what the…

19 October 2023
Leroy Francis

Celebrating Black History Month: Q&A with RAF veteran Sgt Leroy Francis

For Black History Month this October, we spoke to former RAF Sergeant Leroy Francis, who served for 26 years as an Aircraft Weapons Systems Maintenance Manager, about…

15 October 2024
Charlene White

We are very proud of our family’s RAF service

On the 21st October, as part of ITV's Black History Month, Fund supporter Charlene White took a closer look at her family history in the documentary Empire's Child…

27 October 2021
Clive Myrie

We are very proud of our family's RAF service

To mark Black History Month this year, we are celebrating the diversity of our RAF Family. Clive Myrie is an award-winning BBC journalist and news presenter and is the…

20 October 2021
Ricky Whittle

My Dad is my very own superhero

To mark Black History Month this year, we are celebrating the diversity of our RAF Family. Actor Ricky Whittle describes his RAF pilot father as a 'beautiful, brown-eyed…

15 October 2021