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Remember the RAF's brave D-Day veterans
Remember the RAF's brave D-Day veterans
Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Operation Manna
Eighty years ago today a group of young pilots and their crews began a series of daring raids which saved a starving nation.
RAF Coningsby celebrates 80 years
RAF Coningsby, one of two RAF Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) stations which protect UK airspace, is celebrating its 80th anniversary.
RAF Falcons commemorate Battle of Britain 80 with Hardest Day Challenge
On 18 August 2020, the RAF Falcons swapped their freefalling for 'free running' a distance of 85 miles in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Hardest Day Challenge – a fundraising initiative to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
The humble Hurricane – 80 years old
November 1935 – the moment an iconic aircraft took to the skies for the first time – the Hawker Hurricane.
80 years on, radar tribute highlights that it was more than the flying few who won the Battle of Britain
On this Battle of Britain Day, the RAF Benevolent Fund is shining a spotlight on the unsung heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice 80 years ago.
Poignant flypast to honour Battle of Britain 80: The Blades take to the skies in aid of the Fund
Last week, the Blades marked this year's Battle of Britain Day by flying over former RAF sector stations that played an essential role in defending our skies during the Second World War.
“The Fund’s counselling support inspired me to give back”
Neil Robinson will be commemorating 80 years since his great-uncle’s passing during the milestone D-Day anniversary this year.
"It was actually terribly exciting, we knew this was it"
Ninety-one year old Eric Reedman was a 21-year-old Leading Aircraftman with Advanced HQ, 80 Wing at the start of D-Day. Two days before D-Day he was posted to Old Sarum, Wiltshire, where his unit waited to make their way to Gold Beach.