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The lessons and skills BBC journalist Laura Trevelyan learned as an air cadet prepared her for a life on the road, living on her wits, ready to leave at a moment's notice on the trail of breaking news. In this guest blog she recalls her time with her local squadron.
British cycling coach, Saffron Small, has started training for the Dambusters Ride in honour of her late grandfather.
The RAF Regiment has created a series of videos to celebrate the history of the RAF Regiment as we mark the 80th anniversary of its formation. All three episodes focus on the Battle for Meiktila, a vital Japanese command and supply centre in Central Burma.
A new podcast has launched exploring the history and legacy of the Guinea Pig Club, a group of airmen who suffered life-changing burns and injuries during the Second World War.
In 1942, King George VI signed a Royal Warrant for "a Corps formed as an integral part of the RAF", and on 1 February, the RAF Regiment was born. Its role was to seize, secure and defend airfields to enable air operations to take place.
Cumbrian-writer Matthew Wignall has won a national competition to write an audio drama based on the Battle of Britain.
New research from the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund has found that almost half (44%) of the British public surveyed don't know what the Battle of Britain was.
Knight Sportswear has supported the Fund since 2016 and they produce a wide range of quality, high-performance sportswear items, from cycling jerseys, to hoodies, to training shorts featuring the Fund's logo.
All at the RAF Benevolent Fund are saddened to hear of the passing of one of the last Spitfire aces of the Second World War, Squadron Leader Allan Scott DFM.
This year the RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team celebrate their 60th anniversary. With the RAF Benevolent Fund at the heart of what they do, Flt Lt Chris Wilce explains why the charity means so much.