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RAF veteran George Dunn returns to the Spitfire 72 years after he last flew one
To mark the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and Battle of Britain Day, 97-year-old Second World War veteran George Dunn took to the skies above England once more, to fly in a Spitfire.
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RAF Benevolent Fund marks Battle of Britain Day by asking public to help find 100,000 RAF veterans in urgent need of support
Today, known as Battle of Britain Day, marks the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, and is an opportunity for us to remember 'The Few' who defended our skies from July to October 1940.
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Personnel cycle from NATO JFC headquarters in the Netherlands to NATO School in Germany
Nine serving military personnel set off to cycle 800km from the NATO Joint Force Command Headquarters in Brunssum, the Netherlands to the NATO School in Oberammergau, southern Germany.
RAF High Wycombe Station Commander completes Great North Run
On Sunday 8 September, Group Captain Shaun Harris, Station Commander at RAF High Wycombe, took part in the Great North Run with his wife Marie to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF's leading welfare charity.
RAF Benevolent Fund joins Len Goodman for the tenth Remember A Charity Week
Former Strictly Come Dancing head judge and professional ballroom dancer, Len Goodman, will be joining the RAF Benevolent Fund in support of this year’s Remember A Charity Week (9th–15th September 2019).
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Fund at the forefront of research into veterans' needs
The RAF Benevolent Fund is proud to be supporting three pieces of world class research into the needs of the Armed Forces veteran community.
Supercar convoy and celebration at historic house mark RAF charity centenary
In a special event to mark 100 years of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund, more than 40 super cars travelled in convoy from Knockhill Race Circuit to Broomhall House Estate in Dunfermline on Saturday.
Jacob meets Spitfire ace Allan Scott and the last Dambuster Johnny Johnson
Five-year-old fundraiser Jacob Newson has raised more than £6,000 for the RAF Benevolent Fund after climbing Yorkshire peak Pen-y-Ghent. As a thank you for his incredible support, the Fund invited Jacob along to a special event in Oxfordshire where he got to meet his heroes and watch a P-51 Mustang take to the skies.
"Without the RAF Benevolent Fund we would be divorced right now"
The counsellor helped us to communicate with each other and really listened. Together, we developed better strategies to cope when my husband is away and it brought us together again as a team.
Father and five-year-old son to walk Pen-y-Ghent to raise money for the RAF Family
Five-year-old Jacob Newson will be climbing Pen-y-Ghent in Yorkshire wearing his RAF flying suit, with his dad Andy in order to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
