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"Something's afoot!"

Former Flight Lieutenant Jack Lyon, 96, was 25 when he entered Stalag Luft III's north compound. He became involved in the Great Escape after being moved from the east…

"Flying in a Tornado was a dream come true"

As the RAF bid farewell to the Tornado fast jet with its final flight, Lead Area Director Neil Tomlin recalls his time stationed with the iconic aircraft at RAF Marham…

4 March 2019

Thank goodness for decent florists (and a very understanding wife!)

In the final blog of our series celebrating love in the RAF, Sarah Cotman shares how love had to be put on hold when duty called.

14 February 2019

Valentine's special: Derek and Sandra

During the coming week, the RAF Benevolent Fund will be celebrating the season of love with a series of blogs reflecting on the love in the RAF Family.

11 February 2019
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Help us find National Service veterans in need

This New Year's Day marked the 70th anniversary of the enactment of the National Service Act, which led to more than two million young men being conscripted into the…

30 January 2019

Festive fundraisers' physathon for Fund!

On Christmas day at Headquarters Resolute Support, five plucky individuals completed an epic 24-hour physical training marathon, the "physathon", raising more than £1…

11 January 2019