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Shortlist announced for 2018 RAF Benevolent Fund Awards
The RAF Benevolent Fund has announced the shortlisted nominees for our sixth annual awards. The winners of nine award categories will be revealed at a special ceremony, on 7 June in London.
Luke crowned People's Choice winner at Soldiering On Awards
After weeks of anticipation, RAF Benevolent Fund beneficiary and former RAF Gunner Luke Delahunty, was named the Soldiering On People's Choice winner last Friday.
Unique wellbeing books aimed at RAF children launched at RAF Benson
A new series of books aimed at improving the mental health of the RAF Family has been launched at RAF Benson Community Primary School.
"We weren't going to use any of the training that we'd had for the previous six weeks"
Johnny Johnson, bomb-aimer in 617 Squadron on the night of the Dambusters raid on 16 and 17 1943, reveals how their training with the bouncing bomb was not going to be relevant with the target that they had been assigned.
RAF Triathlon team of six conquer 106 miles with RAF100 baton
Tide, hills and 106 miles were overcome by a team of six RAF triathletes to deliver the RAF100 baton to the RAF Benevolent Fund's Princess Marina House on Sunday.
Barnes Wallis – A portrait by his grandson
In an exclusive interview with Jonathan Stopes Roe, the grandson of bouncing bomb inventor Barnes Wallis, he gives a personal account of Wallis as a grandfather.
How benefits changes could affect the RAF Family
In the second of our new series of blogs, Welfare Benefits Advisor Jen Kelly outlines how changes in benefits and the Personal Independence Payment review could affect RAF veterans and personnel.
Hoppy Hopgood: "If I don't come back will you please destroy that letter"
Johnny Johnson, one of the last remaining servicemen who flew in the Dambusters raid of 16 and 17 May 1943, tells us the story of a man who never made it home, John 'Hoppy' Hopgood.
Mary Stopes Roe's first knowledge of the raid
Mary Stopes Roe, the daughter of Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb, spoke to the RAF Benevolent Fund in an exclusive interview about how she came to hear about the raid for the very first time.
"The Germans had a perfect copy of the bomb"
Johnny Johnson, a bomb aimer on the Dambusters raid of 16 and 17 May 1943, tells us about the one complete bouncing bomb that got into the hands of the Germans.
