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On 30 June 2023, fundraiser Clive Pattison will be taking on the Barmy to Barcelona Wacky Rally race to mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, raising money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
On the 6 June 1944, Allied Forces launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, one of the greatest operations of all time, the D-Day Normandy landings.
This March marks 80 years since The Great Escape in 1944.
With February 2022 marking 80 years since the formation of the RAF Regiment, the ground fighting force of the RAF, I wanted to share my family's story to highlight the sacrifice the brave individuals of the Regiment have made over the past eight decades.
Visit our D-Day site to read our blogs and to watch our interviews with D-Day veterans.
RAF Valley, which is responsible for training the UK's next generation of fighter pilots, celebrates 80 years this spring.
For many it's the sound as well as the sight of an Avro Lancaster which makes her such a unique aircraft. Today marks 80 years since Roy Chadwick's invention took its first flight.
The RAF Benevolent Fund recently awarded a grant of £18,000 to Broughton House, a care home for ex-servicemen and women in Salford. The grant will help cover the cost of looking after veterans who served in the Royal Air Force.
Eighty years ago one of the lesser known but perhaps most important Bomber Command raids of the Second World War took place. The raid on Peenemünde, credited with saving thousands of lives, was to strike at the heart of Nazi research into the destructive V weapons.
A selection of photos taken around the time of D-Day.