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"What I learnt as an air cadet set me on path that I'm proud of"

As we continue to celebrate the achievements of former air cadets, we spoke with SAC Jack Hawkins about how the organisation helped him to create life-long memories as…

11 May 2021
Mike Goody

"I was standing on a precipice. I felt completely lost"

Former SAC Mike Goody is no stranger to adversity having pieced his life back together after he received life-changing injuries in an IED blast in Afghanistan in 2009.

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JH Bartlett Charity Trust donates £27,000 to support RAF stations

The JH Bartlett Charity Trust has made a generous donation of £27,000 to support the RAF Benevolent Fund's Capital Programme to improve station life for serving…

9 May 2021
Nobby Hill

"We were glad we wouldn't hear the sirens anymore"

As the nation prepares to mark 76 years since VE Day tomorrow, RAF veteran Nobby Hill tells us what it was like as a teenager.

7 May 2021
VE Day Buckingham Palace

"We lifted the piano out and lit it on the parade square"

Seventy-six years ago today the Allies celebrated as peace was declared in Europe. Such was the delight of Sonny Davies and his comrades, they dragged a piano into the…

6 May 2021
RAF Reserves

Can you rise to the RAF Reserves Challenge?

To support one of their own, RAF Reservists up and down the country are signing up to cycle 1,500 miles in just eight weeks, in support of the RAF Benevolent Fund.

5 May 2021