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Gavin and GHQ Spirits outside Edinburgh Castle

GHQ Spirits to launch D-Day 80 limited-edition collection to raise money for Fund

To commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, GHQ Spirits has launched a limited-edition Scottish rum, vodka and gin range to raise money for the Fund and other Service…

16 May 2024
Tin Foil Aeroplane Challenge

Fund launches the Tin Foil Aeroplane Challenge to mark 80th anniversary of D-Day

To mark 80 years since D-Day and Operation Taxable, the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity, has launched the Tin Foil Aeroplane Challenge.

Flight Lieutenant Ben Parkin and Flight Lieutenant Richard ‘Stan’ Stanley

RAF servicemen get set to march 100km in 24 hours for 78th anniversary of D-Day

In honour of the 78th anniversary of D-Day, two RAF personnel have planned a 100km march which they aim to complete in just 24 hours.

31 May 2022
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

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…

"Abandon aircraft chaps"

Navigator John 'Jack' Lott had just celebrated his 25th birthday weeks before the D-Day landings, sadly this was the last birthday he would ever celebrate.