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Fund supporter Ann Blowers’ father, John Jenkins, was a Flight Sergeant during the Second World War – serving as a Bomb Aimer in Bomber Command. To mark the 81st anniversary of D-Day, Ann talks us through the operations her father was part of between 5-14 June 1944.
In honour of the 78th anniversary of D-Day, two RAF personnel have planned a 100km march which they aim to complete in just 24 hours.
This year marks the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the Dambusters Raid, retired veteran Graham Copsey, took on the Dambusters Ride in Lincolnshire on the 13 May to raise money for the RAF’s leading welfare charity, the RAF Benevolent Fund.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the RAF Air Cadets, the youth organisation has teamed up with the RAF Benevolent Fund to launch a campaign to raise £80,000. In tribute to their milestone moment, participants have 80 days to complete 80 miles and raise money for both causes.
On the 6 June 1944, Allied Forces launched the invasion of German-occupied western Europe, one of the greatest operations of all time, the D-Day Normandy landings.
A mother and son who live in Stoke-on-Trent are cycling 80 miles for charity this summer in honour of the RAF Air Cadets' 80th anniversary.
Scunthorpe cadet leader Nigel Price will be running and cycling 80 miles for the RAF Benevolent Fund and the RAF Air Cadets in honour of the latter's 80th anniversary.
Visit our D-Day site to read our blogs and to watch our interviews with D-Day veterans.
To mark VE Day 80, we spoke to Squadron Leader Barney Polden about why VE Day is important to him as a proud member of a military family spanning generations.