Further details on all these stories can be found on the federation website at
www.raf-ff.org.uk Click on ‘List of all… NEWS STORIES’ or search the site using any of the articles keywords
Anniversary Service
The Royal Air Forces Association is holding a service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 15 September to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.
rafa.org.uk/battleofbritain
Battle of Britain Blog
For the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain, the Royal Air Force Museum is publishing a daily blog about the Battle of Britain on its website.
rafmuseum.org/blog
Complaints about SFA?
If you are unhappy with the service CarillionAmey has provided then please don’t stay disgruntled – let them know. There’s a downloadable complaints poster on our website.
raf-ff.org.uk
Latest CAAS updates
Downloadable updates on Combined Accommodation Assessment System (CAAS) to keep you informed on what’s happening.
raf-ff.org.uk
www.raf-ff.org.uk
Battle of Britain 75th
From August, the RAF Museum London will be marking the 75th Anniversary of ‘Our Finest Hour’ with a special calendar of events.
rafmuseum.org.uk
Battle of Britain at 75 Concert
Get your tickets for what will be a spectacular night of entertainment as BBC Radio 2 brings you the story of the Battle of Britain at 75 live from Biggin Hill on 18 Sep.
battleofbritain75.org/friday/
World War Two Spitfire sold
An RAF World War Two Spitfire painstakingly restored over five years, has now sold for £3.1m at auction BBC News reports.
raf-ff.org.uk
RAF Cold War base is up for sale
Anyone remember RAF Neatishead? The now decommissioned RAF Cold War base is up for sale for £2.5million complete with a three- storey scanning tower.
raf-ff.org.uk
PMQT mentions Federations
The Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP paid tribute in Prime Minister’s Question Time to the great work the three Families Federations do in supporting Service families.
raf-ff.org.uk
IWM Duxford commemorates
IWM Duxford commemorates the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain with the Battle of Britain Anniversary Air Show. Recalling RAF Duxford’s role in the BoB.
iwm.org.uk/events/iwm-duxford
M6 road trip
The Royal Air Force Museum Cosford is pleased to announce that its latest acquisition, VC10 serial number XR808 has now arrived at Cosford.
rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/
VJ Day 70 plans announced
The Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with The Royal British Legion, will lead commemorations this summer to mark the 70th Anniversary of the Victory over Japan Day.
gov.uk
Councils must do more
Councils have been warned to pay more attention to the needs of the military. Landmark ombudsman ruling criticised a local authority for breaking the Armed Forces Covenant.
raf-ff.org.uk
MOD invests
The Ministry of Defence is investing £80 million in new world-class equipment to help train the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy helicopter pilots and rear crews of the future.
raf-ff.org.uk
Quality of Life within the RAF
Please share with us your comments on one of our short and snappy online surveys – Quality of Life within the RAF. It takes under 5 minutes, comments optional.
raf-ff.org.uk/surveys.asp
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