Helpline: 0300 102 1919
"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.
"Don't hide from the problem – ask for help"
To date, more than 5,600 serving personnel and their family members have accessed our relationship support service in partnership with Relate. RAF couple Caroline and Sam shared how it had a positive impact on their relationship.
Mother and son fundraisers present cheque to veteran Johnny Johnson
Johnny Johnson, the last surviving original member of No. 617 Squadron RAF recently accepted a cheque from mother and son fundraisers.
Peenemünde raid – 76 years on
Seventy-six years ago one of the lesser known but perhaps most important Bomber Command raids of the Second World War took place. The raid on Peenemünde, credited with saving thousands of lives, was to strike at the heart of Nazi research into the destructive V weapons.
11 years in the making: Pilot builds replica Spitfire at home
Steve Markham, a pilot who lives in Hampshire, has built a replica of a Photo Reconnaissance Spitfire that was once based at RAF Odiham.
Fundraiser cycles from London to Paris during heatwave for RAF Benevolent Fund
Stewart Watson, who lives in Gloucestershire, recently completed the Global Adventure London to Paris bike ride, and in doing so has raised almost £2,700 for the RAF Benevolent Fund
King's Lynn park runners complete commemorative run along the Somme battlefield
A group of King's Lynn park runners recently travelled to France to take part in a commemorative run along the front line of the First World War Somme battlefield to help raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
"I was thankful to have my life"
Squadron Leader Mike Ling tells how his dream job almost came to a catastrophic end following a mid-air collision and how we were able to help him get back on his feet and in the air.
Brothers to recreate grandfather's historic win
Simon and Daniel Maughan will echo Air Vice-Marshal Charles Maughan's 1959 historic Marble Arch to Arc de Triomphe flight but rather than air power they will be travelling under pedal power.
Press Release
