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In 1953, on the eve of the 13th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, veterans met the then-new Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command. Between lunch and reminiscences, Air Mail’s editor spoke to a handful of pilots for a brief interview while the ...
Gordon Moulton-Barrett: Farewell To Pilot Who Survived Infamous Wartime Prison Camp A Second World War Lancaster bomber pilot who survived being shot down over Germany and was a prisoner of war at Stalag Luft III has died aged 98. Gordon Moulton-Barrett served as a Flight Lieutenant with No 207 Squadron, and flew 17 sorties before his aircraft was shot down during a Berlin bombing raid on Christmas Eve, 1943. After being captured ...
The RAF Association was sad to learn about the death of Second World War veteran Geoffrey Medcalf MBE. Soon after joining RAF Coastal Command in 1941 as an aircraft mechanic, Geoffrey was posted to Iceland to help service the aircraft supporting the ...
The RAF Association is commemorating the life of Flying Officer Charles Gallagher DFC, a Bomber Command veteran who died on Christmas Eve 2020. Charles was born in Nottingham in 1924 and educated in Devon and at Cambridge University. He joined the Universiy ...
The RAF Association is saddened to hear of the death of D-Day veteran and President of our County Fermanagh branch, Bill Eames. Bill, who recently received the British Empire Medal for services to the RAF and for his community work in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, was one of the ...
In a year that has been unprecedented for everybody with plans and events, being cancelled left, right and centre, the RAF Waddington RAFA team feared that they wouldn’t be able to carry out any fundraising activities for the charity in 2020, especially ...
At this time of year, we normally gather with others to commemorate all who sacrificed so much in the service of their country. We proudly remember our friends, our family, our colleagues. We thank those who now have no-one left who knew ...
The RAF Association is saddened to learn that Henry Wagner, a member of Bomber Command, has passed away aged 97. Henry was born in March 1923. Though Irish by birth, he gained UK citizenship and was called up in August 1942. He ...
Our popular RAF-themed online entertainment service, Project ENTERTAIN is back! Phase one launched during the first lockdown, will once again offer activities that provide the RAF community with companionship and routine during what could otherwise be a lonely and gloomy time. We ...
The RAF Association will commemorate Remembrance Day for all those who have fallen in service of their country with an online act of remembrance. To say this has been a challenging year would be something of an understatement. Many of the things ...
It is National Trustees Week from 2 – 5 November. Branches and members are at the heart of all that we do, and without officials who work so selflessly and tirelessly we would simply not have so many great branches. So, to ...
Thousands of messages paying tribute to all the men and women who contributed to the outcome of the Battle of Britain have been sealed in a time capsule to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle’s end. The Royal Air Forces Association, ...
