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Blades Hardest Day Challenge

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.

Ldr Fitzpatrick's daughter head scan

"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,…

17 August 2021
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How we helped John Wright

For John Wright and his wife Mary the help they received from the Fund to support their disabled son Lewis made a world of difference to their family.

19 March 2019
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How we helped Nancy Presland

Nancy Presland's late husband Brian served in the RAF for 25 years as an instructor in the police school.

13 August 2019
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How we helped the Brown Family

Caroline was just seven when she was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable cancer; a stage four tumour in her head. The diagnosis took over two months to come as doctors…

10 October 2019
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How we helped Rob Budgen

When an aerial collision left parachute instructor Corporal Rob Bugden with life-changing and career-ending injuries, the RAF Benevolent Fund were there at the very…

25 May 2020