NEWS AND STORIES

While Britons flooded into the streets to celebrate the end of war in Europe, the crews of Bomber Command remained cautious.

Ten days before VE Day was officially announced on 8 May 1945, 22-year-old Eric Reedman was stationed in Brussels with 80 Wing.

Typhoon fighter pilot Derek Lovell received the best present of all on 5 May 1945, when Germany announced its surrender to the Allied forces on his 23rd birthday.

For troops involved in Operation Manna, one of the RAF's first humanitarian aid missions, the knowledge they were helping to save lives rather than destroy them was key.

When the Pacific islands of Vanuatu were devastated by Cyclone Pam, the international community rallied to help.

When the RAF is called upon to help deliver humanitarian aid, a swift response is essential.