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Kabir Shameem case study

"The Fund gave us the clean slate we so desperately needed"

Posted with King’s Colour Squadron providing ceremonial support and managing a team of 30 personnel, Lance Corporal Shameem Kabir loved his career in the RAF. However,…

4 April 2024
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
Liz McConaghy

International Women’s Day: Q&A with ‘Chinook Crew Chick’ Liz McConaghy

To mark International Women’s Day this year, we spoke with Flight Sergeant Liz McConaghy – the longest serving RAF Chinook crew member, spanning a 17 year career flying…

Pam Ayres

Women's History Month: Pam Ayres

This Women’s History Month, we spoke with poet Pam Ayres about her time in the RAF, and how that led to her successful career as a one-woman performer

18 March 2024
Sybil Piper in front of Strongest Link Garden

Women’s History Month: “My top secret and demanding job at RAF Medmenham during WW2”

This Women’s History Month, we want to celebrate the contributions women have made throughout history in the RAF. We spoke to Sybil Piper, who served in the Women’s…

3 March 2024
Ann and husband

Valentine’s Day: "How I met my future husband in the RAF"

To mark Valentine’s Day this year, we spoke with former RAF Policewoman Ann Hughes about how she found love in the RAF.

13 February 2024