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Phillips family

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.

12 March 2021
Red Arrows engineer

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…

11 March 2021
Dr Hannah Brooking

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…

8 March 2021
RAF Coningsby

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.

5 March 2021
John Nichol

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,…

28 February 2021
Airplay kids

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.

26 February 2021