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Lancaster to Lancaster Rowing Challenge

Rowing challenge celebrates RAF's 617 Squadron anniversary

The RAF Benevolent Fund has launched a new fundraising challenge to mark the anniversary of the formation of 617 Squadron – the RAF squadron best known for its role in…

29 March 2022
klet 'The Great Escape Stalag Luft III - From the original drawings made by Ley Kenyon 1943'.

Remembering the airmen of the Great Escape

On the night of March 24, 1944 and into the early hours of the next morning, 76 allied airmen from  German Prisoner of War camp, the Stalag Luft III, made their way…

Amandeep meeting Mike Ling. Credit: Guy Hinks.

20-year-old Amandeep surprised by call from former Red Arrows pilot

On Friday 18 March, a young man from Glasgow received the surprise of a lifetime thanks to the Muscle Help Foundation, the RAF Benevolent Fund, and the Prince and…

24 March 2022
Chloe Lipton

Fundraisers prepare for 24-hour Hadrian's Wall Trek

On 19-20 March, a team of three fundraisers will complete a 24-hour trek, walking 100km from Newcastle Castle to Carlisle Castle along Hadrian's Wall.

Terry Fundraiser

RAF veteran with terminal cancer fundraises while undergoing chemotherapy

A 63-year-old RAF veteran from Paignton is walking and cycling 200 miles in support of the RAF Benevolent Fund, a charity close to his heart, while undergoing treatment…

12 March 2022
Dambusters Ride fundraiser EMUAS

East Midlands Universities Air Squadron set their sights on the Dambusters Ride

This Spring, members of East Midlands Universities Air Squadron will be taking part in the Dambusters Ride, a 60- and 100-mile cycle fundraiser raising money for the…