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A worker from the Royal Air Force Benevolent at their Ayr Show marquee, speaking with a member of the RAF Family.

Fund returns to Ayr's Festival of Flight for fourth consecutive year

The RAF Benevolent Fund partnered with South Ayrshire Council for the fourth consecutive year at the hugely popular International Ayr Show – Festival of Flight on 4 and…

11 September 2026
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Then and now: The role of an RAF Chef

To mark the 85th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, we spotlight the role of a chef in the RAF, and how the position has progressed from the Second World War to today…

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Remembering The Few: A Battle of Britain Day Poem

To mark the 86th anniversary of Battle of Britain Day, acclaimed military tribute writer, Terence Foster, has written a special commemorative poem reflecting on the…

John in front of F-25

From the Battle of Britain to the F-35: the enduring spirit of RAF engineers

During the Battle of Britain, while pilots took to the skies, teams of mechanics and engineers worked tirelessly on the ground to keep aircraft serviceable and ready to…

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RAF nurse takes on 400km Vietnam to Cambodia cycle challenge

RAF Nursing Officer Flight Lieutenant Ashleigh Lowther is getting ready to swap Portsmouth for the roads of Vietnam and Cambodia this autumn, as she takes on a 400-km…

9 September 2026
Stacey Mitchell

“I can now live independently in my adapted home thanks to the Fund”

Stacey Mitchell joined the RAF aged 19, ready for a long and fulfilling career in the services. However, her career was cut short in November 2016 when Stacey sustained…

1 September 2026