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The Blades’ Hardest Day Challenge pays tribute to The Few
The Blades, an aerobatic display team of former Red Arrows pilots, recently took part in the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Hardest Day Challenge.
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'We had no spare capacity to think with so much going on.'
As a Chinook pilot, Squadron Leader Jeffrey Fitzpatrick is used to weathering challenging professional situations. But when his daughter was born with a rare syndrome, life changed instantly.
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UK and overseas RAF stations back the Hardest Day Challenge
A number of RAF stations across the UK and overseas have backed the RAF Benevolent Fund’s 2021 Hardest Day Challenge.
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"Cadets gave me the perseverance and resilience to be successful in journalism"
The lessons and skills BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan learned as an air cadet prepared her for a life on the road, living on her wits, ready to leave at a moment’s notice on the trail of breaking news. In this guest blog she recalls her time with her local squadron.
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Airplay youngsters take to the airwaves
In this guest blog, RAF Digby Airplay member Emily describes how they set up Airplay Radio during lockdown.
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"For them it was just another day at work, for me it made all the difference"
Former RAF dog handler Mick McConnell's life changed in an instant when in 2011 he stepped on an IED his dog had failed to spot. Now, 10 years on he met some of the crew who rescued him that day and said 'thank you'.
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RAF Honington Social Club opens its doors following £29K Fund grant
RAF Honington recently opened its social club, following a regeneration of the facility made possible by a £29K grant from the RAF Benevolent Fund.
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Standing shoulder to shoulder with The Guinea Pig Club
Since The Guinea Pig Club's founding in 1941, the RAF Benevolent Fund has stood shoulder to shoulder with the airmen who were so badly disfigured during the course of the war, providing welfare and financial assistance when needed.
The town that didn't stare
Crucial to the recovery of many of Sir Archibald McIndoe's Guinea Pigs was the ability to walk freely into the local community without fear. Many had suffered horrific burns and disfigurements but Sir Archibald was determined that these young airmen would not be hidden away from public gaze.
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Mother and son to cycle 80 miles in honour of air cadets 80th anniversary
A mother and son who live in Stoke-on-Trent are cycling 80 miles for charity this summer in honour of the RAF Air Cadets' 80th anniversary.
