Operation Manna news

In our second blog to mark the 75th anniversary of Operation Manna, we take a look at one of the more recent humanitarian aid missions undertaken by the RAF. Record…

Seventy-five years ago today a group of young pilots and their crews began a series of daring raids which saved a starving nation.

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…