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As the nation prepares to mark 80 years since VE Day, RAF veteran Nobby Hill told us what it was like as a teenager in an interview from 2021.
On Sunday 27 April, fundraiser and RAF Reservist Bronwyn Harding took part in the London Marathon to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
To mark National Gardening Week (28 April - 4 May), we spoke with personnel from RAF Leeming to find out how grants from the Fund towards polytunnels and a new outdoor wellbeing area have benefitted them.
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day on 8 May 2025, we spoke to RAF veteran Reg Lawrence about the community support he has received from the Fund and his memories of VE Day as a teenager.
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To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day this year, we spoke to members of the RAF Family about what it means to commemorate this milestone day in history.
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.
To mark 80 years on since VE Day, we take a look at some of the remarkable operations RAF personnel undertook in the lead up and following VE Day.Operation Exodus
For RAF widow Helen, the RAF Benevolent Fund became a lifeline when her husband’s health deteriorated. Thanks to the support of the Fund’s welfare team in Scotland, Helen was able to care for her husband with less worry.
Following the announcement of the closure of the Officers’ Association Benevolent Fund (OABF), the RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) will take responsibility for all OABF Royal Air Force beneficiaries.