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Month of the Military Child: Q+A with Airplay Station Youth Worker

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…

8 April 2024
Kenna, Chester and Roman

Month of the Military Child: Spotlight on Airplay

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…

Jesse in uniform left, with husband after race holding medals on right

“The opportunity to retrain has allowed me to regain control of my own life”

When ex-RAF servicewoman Jesse needed to take her career in a new direction due to lasting damage from a leg injury, the RAF Benevolent Fund stepped in to support her…

26 March 2024
Colin Bell and Mark Vickers on helipad

WW2 Mosquito Bomber Pilot,102, completes 17 storey abseil for Fund to break Guinness World Record

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,…

15 September 2023
John Bell at Bomber Command Memorial 2022 holding poppy wreath

Fund pays tribute to Bomber Command veteran, Wing Commander John Bell MBE DFC LdH

All at the RAF Benevolent Fund pay tribute to the service and life of Wing Commander John Bell MBE DFC LdH, who sadly passed away on 18 March 2024 at the age of 100 –…

19 March 2024
Online gaming

Study shows online gaming is bringing RAF families closer

A new report part-funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund investigates the benefits and pitfalls of using internet technology to communicate.