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Train driver on track with fundraising challenge for RAF Benevolent Fund
A train driver from Baillieston is gearing up to support the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF's leading welfare charity.
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Wisbech RAF veteran cycles 46 miles in aid of RAF Benevolent Fund
An RAF veteran from Wisbech recently cycled 46 miles from Downham Market to Sandringham and back to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund.
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Blades Aerobatic Team rise to the Hardest Day Challenge
The Hardest Day – the name given to 18 August 1940 – was the day that saw the largest number of casualties in a single day throughout the entire Battle of Britain, and it was one of the largest aerial engagements in history.
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RAF Falcons commemorate Battle of Britain 80 with Hardest Day Challenge
On 18 August 2020, the RAF Falcons swapped their freefalling for ‘free running’ a distance of 85 miles in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund’s Hardest Day Challenge – a fundraising initiative to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
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84-year-old Gillingham man cycles 11 miles to raise cash for RAF charity
An 84-year-old man from Gillingham has recently cycled 11 miles on a MOTOmed exercise machine, raising almost £1,000 for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity.
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Hardest Day Challenge: The Queen’s Colour Squadron pull 28-tonne BAe 146 aircraft 1km
The Queen’s Colour Squadron (QCS) pulled a BAe 146 aircraft to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. The 25-man team, exclusively comprised of personnel from QCS, undertook the challenge of pulling the 28-tonne aircraft 1km along the runway at RAF Northolt, raising more than £1,000 for the Fund.
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Take the mic! Former Red Arrows Red 10 launches Blades’ Commentary Competition
The RAF Benevolent Fund has collaborated with the Blades Aerobatic Team to launch an exciting online competition. Fronted by Blade 3 Mike Ling, former Red Arrows Red 10, the team are searching for the next display commentator extraordinaire.
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Hampshire teacher publishes play about the Spitfire, a ‘local treasure’
A Hampshire man has published a play dramatising the story of Spitfire designer R. J. Mitchell. The play, Mitchell’s Wings, was originally written and directed by Johnny Carrington 10 years ago. Sales of the play will raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity.
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RAF Skeleton team complete 3,500 miles in 30 days for the RAF Benevolent Fund
The RAF Skeleton team are undertaking a 30-day challenge of collectively walking, running, cycling and swimming 3,446 miles throughout June. This is the equivalent distance from RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire to all eight European skeleton bobsleigh tracks.
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RAF Coningsby personnel run 102km to celebrate 102 years of the RAF
On 30 May, four personnel from RAF Coningsby completed a fundraising challenge to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the RAF’s leading welfare charity. The team ran a combined total of 102km around the airfield to commemorate 102 years since the Royal Air Force was formed.
