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To mark VJ Day we bring you a fascinating detective story first published in Air Mail back in 2020. Here, aviation historian and co-author of ‘RAF Liberators Over Burma’, Matt Poole, relates the search for his mother’s first husband, Sergeant George ...
RAF veteran Ian Oldfield was living alone and at a very low ebb when he signed up to the RAF Association’s Connections for Life service. Little did he know the impact that decision would have.
What's your RAF Family history? By September 1945 the RAF had grown from relatively small pre-war numbers to over 940,000 serving members. Tens of thousands more had seen service and been killed or discharged, so it isn’t surprising that many of ...
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 ...
Every year our members send their RAF stories and anecdotes to Air Mail magazine for publication in the letters page. With 2023 now underway, we bring you a selection of amusing stories submitted over the past year. Panamaniacs I was ...
“I’d gone from being a serviceman fighting on the front line, to fighting to put food on the table.” 48-year-old Warren King, from West Yorkshire, served in the RAF for 15 years. A Senior Aircraftman, working in close protection, his ...
A penpal service to help people stay connected to the RAF has been launched by the Association. An extension of the existing RAF Association Connections for Life service, it will support people who may not be comfortable with telephone friendship. Sam ...
We spoke to Warrant Officer Donald Campbell about his childhood in Jamaica, life in the RAF, and his new project which highlights the contributions of British African and Caribbean people to the UK. Warrant Officer Donald Campbell was a Survival Equipment ...
Finding it Tough? is our free training course aimed at helping members of the military community to identify and deal with the symptoms of poor mental wellbeing which has now been opened to thousands more people. With around one in six ...
You can remember the RAF community with a gift your in Will. It’s the greatest gift you can give. When you leave a gift in your Will, the RAF Association makes a promise – to always support every RAF veteran, serving ...
Two RAF Association caseworkers have been recognised for their unstinting support for the RAF community at the RAF Benevolent Fund’s annual awards. Honorary Welfare Officers Pip Iles of Basingstoke Branch and Ron Simpson of Norwich Branch were named as two of ...
The Reverend Dr (Squadron Leader) Chris Hodder, Station Chaplain at RAF College Cranwell, will be donning his Lycra on Saturday 11 June for RAFA Rides 2022, but he won’t be the only one from his family to do so. His daughter ...
