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"Big X – one of the greatest of his generation"

The mastermind of the Great Escape was Squadron Leader Roger Bushell. Described by his Commanding Officer as 'one of the greatest of his generation', Bushell was born…

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Fund chosen for The Telegraph’s Christmas Charity Appeal

We, at the RAF Benevolent Fund, are thrilled and humbled to have been chosen as one of the charities for the Telegraph’s Christmas Charity Appeal 2023.

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National Poetry Day: WAFFIE GALS by RAF veteran Irene Strange

To mark World Poetry Day this year, former RAF Teleprinter Operator Irene Strange, 90, penned a poem about a lunch social the RAF Benevolent Fund arranged for her and…

5 October 2023
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26 September 2023
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Benefits Blog: Managed Migration for Tax Credit Claimants

RAF Benevolent Fund Welfare Benefits Advisor, Jen Kelly, outlines some key information for Tax Credit claimants who receive their Universal Credit (UC) Managed Migration…

10 July 2023
German photograph of the breach wall of the Eder dam after the "Dambusters" raid in May 1943. Crown Copyright, MOD.

Barnes Wallis and the idea behind the bouncing bomb

Barnes Wallis, assistant chief designer for Armstrong Vickers, came up with the idea for a bouncing bomb that could be used to target strategic dams in 1942.