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RAF Leeming Barrel & Bean refurb supported by £150K grant

RAF Leeming recently reopened its Barrel and Bean facility following an extensive refurbishment. The project, which cost £330,000 in total, was supported by a grant of …

28 October 2020

RAF Benson All Ranks Common Room opens following £150K grant

A new All Ranks Common Room has recently opened at RAF Benson. The facility, which cost £400,000 in total, was supported by a £150,000 grant from the RAF Benevolent Fund…

26 September 2020

Grant funds lunchtime yoga sessions at RAF Scampton

We recently awarded a grant of £1,200 for a series of 26 Yoga sessions at RAF Scampton.

Rose Davies

How radar operator Rose Davies supported the D-Day landings

As D-Day, 6 June 1944 dawned, those who were to play a pivotal part in its success were landing on the beaches of Normandy.

8 May 2024

Decoys and deception

Decoys and deception were just as much a part of the D-Day campaign as the fighters in the air and the troops on the ground.

Why the men of Bomber Command must never be forgotten

Before any troops even set foot on the beaches on 6 June 1944, Bomber Command had already lost almost 300 aircraft and 2,000 men (1,500 killed) attacking invasion…