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Robert on his mobility scooter in park

“Having the Fund there reminds you you’re still part of the RAF Family”

For RAF veteran Robert McDowall, the support from the RAF Benevolent Fund has been life changing. With practical and financial assistance organised by the Fund’s welfare…

15 July 2025
OABF and RAF Benevolent Fund

The RAF Benevolent Fund to support RAF beneficiaries of the Officers’ Association Benevolent Fund

Following the announcement of the closure of the Officers’ Association Benevolent Fund (OABF), the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) will take responsibility for all OABF…

Home for VE Day

Jack Lyon was shot down in a raid on Dusseldorf in June 1941 and spent almost four years as a PoW.

Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Manna

Eighty years ago today a group of young pilots and their crews began a series of daring raids which saved a starving nation.

Two young boys looking at laptop

The government's Child Trust Fund: Find your lost account

We spoke to RAF Benevolent Fund Welfare Benefits Advisor, Rebecca Relph, about how to find the lost Child Trust Fund accounts for children and young people in the RAF,…

30 January 2025
Luke Delahunty

"The Fund has supported me for over 20 years after I was paralysed in a bike accident"

Following a bike accident that left him paralysed, RAF Regiment veteran Luke Delahunty has benefitted from a range of support from the Fund, including financial and…

16 January 2025