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How Roald Dahl's Gremlins helped the RAF Benevolent Fund

In this blog, we learn more about Roald Dahl and how his mischievous 'Gremlins' helped the RAF Benevolent Fund back in 1943.

13 September 2016
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Anchors away for RAF veteran in Rio Paralympics

It's anchors away for Sunderland resident and RAF veteran John Robertson, who will be sailing in this year's Paralympics in Rio.

25 August 2016

"His burns never bothered me but people did stare"

Mary Perry met her husband Jack after he was severely burned when his Halifax bomber crashed in 1944. Mary saw past his injuries to marry the handsome 19-year-old Flight…

"Archibald McIndoe did change my life, he made life worth living"

At 22-years-old, Robert 'Mac' Mathieson was left blinded when his Lancaster's windscreen suddenly exploded.

"People coming towards you would weep and cry or walk on the other side of the road"

When his Halifax bomber exploded Guinea Pig Jack Perry suffered 80 per cent burns to his hands, face, and ears.

"The Club will go on until the very last one of us finishes his journey's end"

At 88 years old, John Miles is the only remaining post war Guinea Pig. In 1951, John was on a basic training exercise when the Harvard he was flying crashed and caught…