Humanitarian missions

In 1948 the President of the United States, Harry Truman, launched Operation Plainfare, to urgently deliver food and supplies to the people of Berlin.

As hundreds of RAF servicemen and women fly out to help the islands devastated by Hurricane Irma, the RAF Benevolent Fund stands ready to help their families left behind…

When the Pacific islands of Vanuatu were devastated by Cyclone Pam, the international community rallied to help.

The operation to keep the inhabitants of Sarajevo alive during civil war in the early 1990s remains the longest running airlift in the RAF's history.

When the RAF is called upon to help deliver humanitarian aid, a swift response is essential.

Former Hercules navigator Paul Hewson looks back on the humanitarian aid mission, Operation BUSHEL, which became one of the biggest air-drops of its kind when more than…