Celebrities and photographers from across the UK donated images to a special event at the RAF Club in Piccadilly on 14th May 2009. The RAFBF Photographic Auction saw images by photographers like Rankin and Tom Stoddart, celebrities like Bryan Adams, international aviation photographers and RAFBF [...]
The image of the Typhoon is by Philip Stevens, one of the many contributors to the Photographic Auction.
The Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre will host the RAF Benevolent Fund Airshow on 1st August 2009. The event, which runs from 10am to 5pm, will see displays from various vintage aircraft including Mustangs, Spitfires, Hurricanes, and the Swift Aerobatic Display Team. Also featuring on the [...]
Did you know: The Lancaster was designed and built by Avro, who also created the famous Vulcan cold war bomber.
RAF personnel from across the UK joined forces on Sunday July 12 to run the London 10K Marathon, raising money for the RAF Benevolent Fund. The largest contingent was from 34 Squadron at RAF Leeming, who provided 17 runners, but many other stations, including RAF [...]
Bentley Priory, the RAF’s headquarters during the Battle of Britain and the spiritual home of RAF Fighter Command, became an RAF station for one more night on 22nd September. The RAF Benevolent Fund transformed the venue to host a special gala dinner, attended by supporters [...]
Originally scheduled for the 11th July, the 90th Anniversary Skydive was to have featured 90 supporters jumping in one day, raising money and awareness for the RAFBF. However, Netheravon Airfield, the venue for the event, was shrouded in terrible weather for the entire day, and [...]
This year we have joined forces with the RAF Chaplaincy to create a special service of worship that will celebrate and give thanks for the work of the RAF Benevolent Fund. The service took place on the 12th July, at St Clement Danes Church in [...]
Picture by David Griffiths
The origins of the RAF Waddington International Air Show can be traced back to the 1970s, when RAF Finningley staged the first Battle of Britain Air Show. It was decided then that all surplus funds generated would be distributed equally between the RAF Benevolent Fund [...]
Did you know: RAF Waddington supplied the Vulcan aircraft that took part in the famous "Black Buck" raids of the Falklands War.
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