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HRH The Duke of Kent recently visited the RAF Benevolent Fund's head office in London to meet staff, trustees, beneficiaries and ambassadors.
Bethan, recently married her RAF sweetheart and this year they will be celebrating their first Valentine's Day together. They decided to support the Fund whilst celebrating their big day. Here she tells us why.
Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb that was used in the Dambusters raid Operation Chastise, was born in Derbyshire in 1887.
Most big stories have humble beginnings. Mary Stopes Roe, the daughter of Barnes Wallis, inventor of the bouncing bomb, talked in an exclusive interview with the RAF Benevolent Fund about her father setting up an experiment on the balcony of their house.
Canadian Flying Officer Robert Urqhuart was the navigator for Squadron Leader Henry Maudslay's Lancaster on the night of Operation Chastise, the Dambusters raid of May 16/17, 1943.
Dambusters bomb-aimer, Johnny Johnson, explains the difficulties of dropping bombs at low heights and how they led to the introduction of spotlights on the aircraft.
Dambusters veteran, Johnny Johnson, during which he imparted his thoughts on RAF hero and commander of Squadron 617, Guy Gibson.
Barnes Wallis, the inventor of the bouncing bomb, knew from the start of the Second World War that he would have an important role to play.
Johnny Johnson, Dambusters veteran, explains what his bomb-drop training for the raid entailed.
Mary, daughter of Barnes Wallis, inventor of the bouncing bomb, explains how she never really felt pressured to keep Wallis' work a secret.