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Association member Frank Colenso spoke to Air Mail in late 2020 for an article on his time in Burma during WWII. To mark the 80th anniversary, we are pleased to re-share Frank's incredible memories and recollections from that time. “To us ...
The Royal Air Forces Association has paid tribute to Second World War Bomber Command veteran Douglas (Doug) Newham, who has died aged 100. Doug Newham’s wartime career included two tours of duty and 60 operations serving as an air observer and ...
Keith Boles DFC, one of the last remaining Bomber Command New Zealanders, dies aged 100. The Royal Air Forces Association was sad to learn of the death of Keith Marwood Boles - one of the few remaining New Zealanders who served with RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. Keith Boles joined ...
The RAF Association was saddened to learn of the death of Warrant Officer Eric Carter, who died on 26 July, aged 101. Eric enlisted in the RAF on the outbreak of war and after completing his training was posted to 615 Squadron flying Hawker Hurricanes on convoy ...
Aldwick resident Vera King, who celebrated her 100th birthday in January, sadly passed away on 28 June 2021. Vera enlisted in the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, “the WAAF’s”, in 1940 and served throughout the rest of World War Two, leaving the Service ...
Squadron Leader Lawrence ‘Benny’ Goodman has died at the age of 100 Benny Goodman enjoyed a distinguished RAF career spanning 24 years, during which he completed a full operational tour as a wartime bomber pilot with No. 617 Squadron, the celebrated ...
Air Marshal Sir John Kemball KCB CBE DL, who has died aged 82, was a former President of the RAF Association, serving the charity from 1995 to 1998. He took up the position, among many and varied other charity roles, after retiring ...
The Royal Air Forces Association was sad to learn of the death of Second World War Lancaster bomber pilot Eric Harris. Eric Harris, who died just four months before his 100th birthday, served with 630 Squadron which, between November 1943 and April 1945, took part in many major raids, ...
The RAF Association was sad to learn of the death of Bomber Command veteran Flight Lieutenant John Edward Taylor DFC, aged 98. John joined the RAF in 1942 and trained as a navigator on Lancasters, serving with 50 Squadron. He completed 34 ...
The Royal Air Forces Association was sad to learn of the death of Air Marshal Sir Roy Austen-Smith, who began his operational career as a fighter pilot during the final months of the Second World War. Sir Roy Austen-Smith, a former President of the Association’s Sheringham Branch in Norfolk, joined the RAF ...
