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Operation Market Garden – 75 years on

Seventy-five years ago today thousands of troops began to be dropped behind enemy lines during the Second World War in one of its largest airborne assaults.

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RAF veteran George Dunn returns to the Spitfire 72 years after he last flew one

To mark the 79th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and Battle of Britain Day, 97-year-old Second World War veteran George Dunn took to the skies above England once…

16 September 2019

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.

23 August 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 Mike Ling

When a mid-air collision threatened to end his career, former Red Arrows pilot Mike Ling knew he could rely on the RAF Benevolent Fund for support.

12 August 2019

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…

7 August 2019