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Lord Trenchard founded the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund in 1919, one year after the formation of the Royal Air Force. [3] In its first year, welfare expenditure was £919. The first welfare assistance the RAF Benevolent Fund gave was a shilling for a night's lodging to give the recipient a chance to seek work.
The Royal Air Forces Association, also known as RAF Association or RAFA, is a British registered charity. It provides care and support to serving and retired members of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth , and to their dependents.
A committee to erect an RAF memorial was first established in February 1919, and relaunched in January 1920, led by Lord Hugh Cecil and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard. Funds to erect a memorial were raised by the RAF Memorial Fund subsequently known as the RAF Benevolent Fund. The memorial was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield.
Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF (1918–19) became School of Army Co-operation RAF [66] Royal Air Force and Navy Co-operation School (1919) became Royal Air Force Seaplane Establishment [67] Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation (1943–44) became School of Air Support RAF [20] Royal Air Force School, India (1921–22) [68]
Royal Air Force Yearbook 1992. Fairford, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. March, P. (1993). Royal Air Force Yearbook 1993. Fairford, UK: Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund. Rawlings, John D. R. Coastal, Support and Special Squadrons of the RAF and their Aircraft. London, UK: Jane's Publishing Company, 1982. ISBN 0-7106-0187-5.
In September 2016, Murray was appointed controller/chief executive of the RAF Benevolent Fund. Founded in 1919, the RAF Benevolent Fund is the RAF's leading welfare charity supporting serving and former members of the RAF as well as their families. Annually, the charity spends over £18m supporting more than 41,000 members of the RAF family. [13]
No. 27 Group RAF is a former group of the Royal Air Force that was operational between August 1918 and May 1919 during the First World War, and between May 1941 and October 1958 during the Second and Cold War.
No.2 Flying Training School is a Flying Training School (FTS) of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is part of No. 22 (Training) Group that delivers glider flying training to the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. Its headquarters is located at RAF Syerston in Nottinghamshire and gliding takes places from several sites throughout the UK using the Grob ...