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Kevin Hamilton-Sturdy
Warrant Officer Kevin Hamilton-Sturdy 607 (County of Durham) Squadron Kevin Hamilton-Sturdy came from Northern Ireland and joined the Royal [...]
Locomotive Nameplate
A Battle of Britain class steam locomotive adopted the nameplate 'Royal Auxiliary Air Force' at an unveiling service held at [...]
Evacuation from Sudan
During the last two weeks of April 2023, 35 RAuxAF personnel from 4624 (County of Oxford) Squadron provided specialist air [...]
Honorary Air Commodores’ Conference
Almost all RAuxAF Sqns and Units have an Honorary Air Commodore (HAC). Most HACs are are prominent figures in civilian [...]
Coronation Garden Party
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force Foundation was delighted to have been invited to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III [...]
KVRM Dinner 2023
The King’s Volunteer Reserves Medal Association held its Annual Dinner on 24th March at the RAF Club, Piccadilly, London. The [...]
Force Awards – 2022
.The Royal Auxiliary Air Force awards for 2022 have recently been announced. Details are as follows: Ser. Trophy / [...]
502 Squadron Nurse Awarded Top Honour
Squadron Leader Mary B O'Neill of 502 (Ulster) Squadron has been awarded the prestigious King's Volunteer Reservist Medal in the [...]
Commemorative Tree
On the 29th October 2022, the Queens’s Volunteer Reserves Medal Association (QVRM) planted and dedicated a Copper Beech in Windsor [...]
Treasured Links
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force enjoyed a long and much valued association with Her Majesty beginning in June 1951 […]
Farewell to The Air Commodore-in-Chief
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force and the Royal Auxiliary Air Force Foundation were greatly saddened to receive the news that [...]
602 Squadron Receives New Standard
On 19th August 2022, No 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force was presented with a new Standard [...]
601 Squadron Receives New Standard
In 1954, in recognition of its outstanding peacetime and wartime service since its formation in 1925, 601 (County of London) [...]
RAuxAF Foundation Memorial and Stone Dedication Service 2022
On 22 June, Reserve Forces Day, RAuxAF Trustees hosted a RAuxAF Memorial and Memorial Stones Dedication Service at the National [...]
Queen’s Birthday Honours 2022
In this year's Queen's Birthday Honours list, Wing Commander Howard Leader RAuxAF and Squadron Leader Mike Cairns RAuxAF, both from [...]
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
To mark the Queen's Platinum Jubilee, the Foundation's Chairman has sent, on behalf of Trustees, a message of Loyal Greetings [...]
Commandant General Attends QVRM Dinner
The Commandant General of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force, Air Vice-Marshal Ranald Munro, was the principal guest at the annual [...]
RAuxAF Officer Receives Two Accolades in One Day
On 30th September, Flight Lieutenant Amy Casey, a serving RAuxAF officer on 7644 Public Relations Squadron, received well-deserved accolades [...]
Tribute to Heroic Airman
In November, 2020, Wing Commander Stuart Talton, Deputy Inspector RAuxAF, read in his local Lincolnshire paper that Spalding Council intended [...]
Grandsons of Battle of Britain fighter ace visit his old Squadron
Giles and Tim Carbury never knew their grandfather, Brian Carbury DFC*, who died in 1961. However, they always wanted to [...]
610 Sqn Plaque Dedication
At a moving service held in Chester Cathedral on Friday 6 August a beautiful bronze plaque was dedicated in memory of the 79 [...]
Obituary – Sir Michael Oswald GCVO
The death has been announced of Sir Michael Oswald GCVO aged 86. Sir Michael was appointed Honorary Air Commodore (HAC) [...]
HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
The RAuxAF Foundation Trustees were greatly saddened to receive the news that HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh had died […]
New Trustee
The Foundation Trustees are delighted to welcome Warrant Officer Shobha Earl as a new Trustee. Shobha has a wealth of […]
Air Vice-Marshal BH (Barry) Newton
It was with great sadness that we received the news that Air Vice-Marshal BH (Barry) Newton had passed away at [...]
The Kipper Patrol
During the war, 608 (North Riding) Squadron was part of Coastal Command flying principally Ansons, Hudsons and latterly Mosquitos. A […]
Moving Video
On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of VE Day on 8th May 2020, Warrant Officer John Webster, a serving [...]
Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark DFM AE
On 7 May 2020, Flight Lieutenant Terry Clark DFM AE passed away at the age of 101. He was a [...]
Group Captain ‘Robbie’ Robins
It was with great regret that the Foundation learned that Group Captain ‘Robbie’ Robins, a father-figure of the Royal Auxiliary […]
Wing Commander Donald Perrens
A former wartime Spitfire pilot in the Royal Air Force and, after the war, as a member of the Royal […]
Wing Commander Paul Farnes
Wing Commander Paul Farnes, a member of 501 (County of Gloucester) Squadron and the last surviving ‘Ace’ of the Battle […]
Ely Cathedral Parade
The Standard of 2623 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force Regiment was paraded into Ely Cathedral on 16 January 2020 for […]
RAuxAF Annual Trophy Awards– 2019
The Robins Efficiency Trophy: Awarded Annually to the RAuxAF unit adjudged to have done the most to improve the good name [...]
Squadron Leader Bill Brodie
Squadron Leader Bill Brodie, a pilot who began his Service career with 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron in March 1934, [...]
Ceremony Marks 95 Years of RAuxAF
RESERVISTS gathered at the National Memorial Arboretum to mark 95 years since the founding of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force. [...]
New Commandant-General
AVM RIT Munro was appointed as the new Commandant-General of the RAuxAF on 23 Sep 19.
Freedom of the City of Edinburgh
On Tuesday, 3 July 2018, 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAuxAF received the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh The [...]
The Dowding Service
On 3rd September, 2017, many gathered once again to pay tribute to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, the Lord Hugh […]
Death of Joe Parker – 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron
The Foundation was represented today by Group Captain Bob Kemp at the funeral of Joe Parker, 602 (City of Glasgow) […]
Funeral of Sqn Ldr Nigel Rose 602 Squadron
The funeral of Sqn Ldr Nigel Rose took place yesterday at St Eigon's Church in Llanigon, nestling in the beautiful [...]
Petition for Long Service Medal
The RN/Army/RAF Long Service & Good Conduct Medal is now being awarded to officers after 15 years’ service (with clasps […]
Group Captain Peter Harris CBE AE BSc CEng FIEE
6 September 1929 -16 January 2017 A chartered engineer who successfully combined a career in industry with being a part-time [...]
SAC SueSoutar
SAC Susan Soutar, a reservist with No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, Royal Auxiliary Air Force was killed on Saturday [...]