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RAF Odiham family run and cycle 1,000 miles for RAF Benevolent Fund
A Hampshire family are running and cycling 1,000 miles over the course of February to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity.
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RAF Aerobatic Team engineer Jess on aircraft, axles and ailerons
To mark British Science Week, we caught up with Corporal Jessica Ware, mechanical engineer with the RAF Aerobatic Team, to hear what a day working alongside the Red Arrows is really like.
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Celebrating the women of the RAF: Past, present, and future
On International Women's Day, we'd like to celebrate the countless women of the Royal Air Force – those serving on the frontline today and those who served in previous years.
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RAF Coningsby celebrates 80 years
RAF Coningsby, one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) stations which protect UK airspace, is celebrating its 80th anniversary.
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John Nicol: My experience as a prisoner of war
John Nicol was 27 when he was shot down during the first Gulf War in Iraq in 1991. As a Tornado navigator with the RAF at the time, he was subsequently captured, tortured, and paraded on TV. John shares what it was like being a prisoner of war.
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Social Engagement Worker Dave Rose on supporting the RAF Family throughout the pandemic
David Rose is a Social Engagement Worker (SEW) for the Fund based at RAF Honington in Suffolk. He explains how he continues to engage with serving personnel and their partners during the lockdown and how he has an eye on the future.
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Helping young people express themselves in a safe place
As LGBT History month draws to a close, the RAF Benevolent Fund shines a light on how Airplay is helping RAF children explore their sexuality. Station youth worker Sarah White explains how.
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My dad was shot down and captured during the Gulf War
For Blades and former Red Arrow pilot Kirsty Murphy the 30th anniversary of the end of the Gulf War marks a more personal milestone. It was that day she finally knew her father Flt Lt Robbie Stewart, who had gone missing just two days into the conflict, was coming home.
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First-of-its-kind research looks at children of RAF families
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund launched its Growing Up in the RAF report, which is the first research to look exclusively at the wellbeing of children and young people in the UK with RAF parents.
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RAF Benevolent Fund delighted to be championed by RAF Scampton
A great start to 2021 sees the Fund chosen as one of RAF Scampton's chosen charities for the year.
