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Alistair Price Bomber Command

Remembrance: “I wear my father’s medals with pride on Remembrance Day”

The Fund spoke to Alistair Price about what it means to remember his father Squadron Leader Kenneth George Price DFC, and his Bomber Command legacy for Remembrance Day.

Ian Miller

A look back at the extraordinary 1963 forced plane landing by former Pilot Officer Ian Christie-Miller

18 October 1963 is a date that is ingrained in Ian Christie-Miller’s memory forever. It is the day he survived a forced landing in a Gnat at RAF Sealand, while flying…

1 November 2023
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Black History Month: Celebrating the Fund’s supporters

To mark Black History Month this year and to celebrate the diversity of our RAF Family, we have spoken to some of the Fund’s celebrity supporters about what the…

19 October 2023
Stan and Joyce 2

The lasting legacy of Stan and Joyce Smith

Former RAF Flight Lieutenant Stan Smith and his wife, former WAAF Pilot Officer Joyce Smith, generously donated £50,000 as a legacy gift in their wills to the RAF…

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RAF personnel complete Amsterdam Marathon for Fund

A group of RAF personnel took part in the Amsterdam Marathon on Sunday 15 October, raising money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.

Leroy Francis

Celebrating Black History Month: Q&A with RAF veteran Sgt Leroy Francis

For Black History Month this October, we spoke to former RAF Sergeant Leroy Francis, who served for 26 years as an Aircraft Weapons Systems Maintenance Manager, about…

16 October 2023