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We are excited to announce the shortlist of nominees for our annual awards ceremony, which will take place on 25 April 2024. Members of the public were invited to make their nominations earlier this year via our website and the shortlist was finalised by a panel of judges.
Former Flight Lieutenant Charles Clarke was 20 years old when he was shot down over enemy territory serving in Bomber
Of the 76 who escaped from Stalag Luft III, 50 were handed over to the Gestapo and shot dead. Former PoW Charles Clarke spoke to the Fund before he sadly passed away in 2019. He told us how The Great Escape film helped ensure that the men involved are never forgotten.
Five members of the RAF Spitfire 7s committee switched scrums for saddles to cycle from Poland to Kent to mark the 75th anniversary of the Great Escape.
This March marks 80 years since The Great Escape in 1944.
On 14 September, former Flight Lieutenant Colin Bell (DFC AE FRICS), 102, took part in an extraordinary fundraising challenge to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, London’s Air Ambulance and The Royal College of Nursing Foundation.
When Emily was born prematurely, the months and years to follow were filled with worry for parents Jon and Hannah about the uncertainty of her health.
To mark the Month of the Military Child, we want to highlight the Fund’s national youth work programme, Airplay, and the incredible work of the team involved to make it a success. We spoke with Julia Purton about her role as an Airplay Station Youth Worker at RAF Henlow.
To mark the Month of the Military Child, we are highlighting the Fund’s national youth work programme, Airplay, and the support available for young people across stations. We spoke to Airplay children at RAF Cosford about what the programme means to them.
To mark Month of the Military Child this April, we spoke to sisters Isla and Siobhan Bennett, two shortlisted nominees for the Fund’s Young Supporter of the Year Award, about their volunteering efforts for Airplay and what the award nomination means to them.