RAFA Links
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The Forces | Branches | Commands | Stations | RAF Contacts | Squadrons | Aircraft | People & News | Museums | Charities | RAF & Aircraft Associations | Other Associations | Comrades & Communitites | Other links | Compilations & Bibliographies
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The Forces Websites & RAFA Microsites
The MOD www.mod.uk
The RAF www.raf.mod.uk
The Royal Auxiliary Air Force www.rafreserves.com
RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF) www.rafbf.org
Affinity / Membership Benefits www.rafa-affinity.org.uk
Wings Appeal www.wingsappeal.org.uk
Lift-Off Lotto - RAFA's own lottery www.lift-off-lotto.org.uk
Storybook Wings - www.storybookwings.org.uk
RAF-Comrade-Contact - For RAFA members www.raf-comrade-contact.org.uk
RAFALOGEN - For RAFA's Liaison Officers (RAFALOs) www.rafalogen.org.uk
RAFATRAD - Publishing & Trading Arm of the RAF Association www.rafatrad.co.uk
RAFA Shop - RAF Association merchandise www.rafashop.com
RAF Association Tribute Funds www.rememberahero.org.uk
Official Discounts Scheme for the British Armed Forces www.forcesdiscounts-mod.co.uk
RAFA Branches
1st South African (Pretoria) Branch http://home.global.co.za/~ronwoods
Amsterdam www.rafa-amsterdam.com
Angus www.kamrafa.co.uk
Aylesbury & Halton www.bucksinfo.net/rafa-halton
Aylesford & Malling www.aylesfordandmallingrafa.org.uk
Bedford www.rafa-bedford.org.uk
Bedford's Blog http://rafabedford.blogspot.com/
Benalmadena (Spain) www.rafabenalmadena.co.uk
Bexhill www.bexhillrafa.co.uk
Bognor Regis Branch www.bognorregisrafa.co.uk
Camberley & District www.rafa-camberley.co.uk/
Chelmsford beehive.thisisessex.co.uk/default.asp?WCI=SiteHome&ID=722
Corsham & Chippenham
www.communigate.co.uk/wilts/rafacorshamchippenham/index.phtml
Costa Blanca http://www.rafacostablanca.com/RAFA/
Coventry www.coventryrafa.webs.com
Cumbernauld www.rafa1355.co.uk
Cwmbran www.btinternet.com/~real.world/rafa.htm
Diss & District www.onesuffolk.co.uk/DissandDistrictRAFA
Dunfermline http://www.rafadunfermline.org.uk/
Dunstable www.rafadunstable.co.uk
Eastbourne www.rafa-eastbourne.org.uk
Edinburgh, Lothiah & Borders www.edinburghrafa.org.uk
Erewash www.erewashrafa.co.uk
Gateshead http://www.spanglefish.com/GatesheadRAFAClub/
Grimsby and Cleethorpes www.rafassociationgrimsbyandcleethorpes.webs.com
Guildford www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafaguildford/
Hartlepool www.hartlepoolrafa.com
Hastings & St Leonards www.rafahastings.co.uk
Hertford & District www.rafahertford.org.uk
Kenley www.rafa-kenley.com
Leek mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/leekrafa616/index.jhtml
Leicester http://www.rafaleicester.org.uk/
Melbourne, Australia www.rafamelbourne.org
Melksham http://www.rafamelksham.org.uk/
Melton Mowbray http://rafameltonmowbray.co.uk/index.shtml
Newark www.rafa-newark.co.uk
Newtownards www.rafa-ards.btik.com
North Costa Blanca http://www.rafa-ncb.org
Northwich www.rafanorthwich.ik.com
Penzance www.rafapenzance.org
RAFA Sud-Ouest, France http://rafasudouest.googlepages.com/home
Ramsgate & Broadstairs www.rafa-ramsgate-bstairs.co.uk/
Rhyl and Abergele http://www.rhylrafa.co.uk/
Royal Leamington Spa Warwick & District http://www.rafawarwick.org.uk/
Rutland www.rafarutland.org.uk
Scunthorpe www.rafascunthorpe.org.uk
South Australia click here
Stevenage http://rafastevenage.org.uk/
St Helens www.rafasthelens.homestead.com
Stockport & District www.wingsappeal.info
Stornoway www.rafastornoway.org.uk
Swindon www.swindonrafaclub.co.uk
TCW & 90SU www.tcwand90su.co.uk
Teignmouth www.rafaclubteignmouth.co.uk
Torquay http://www.rafatorquay.co.uk/
Trowbridge www.communigate.co.uk/wilts/rafatrowbridge/index.phtml
Tunbridge Wells http://www.tunbridgewellsrafa.org.uk/
Weston-super-Mare www.rafa-weston-super-mare.co.uk
Weymouth and Portland www.rafaweymouth.co.uk
Wisbech www.rafawisbech.org.uk
Worthing http://sites.google.com/site/rafaworthing435/
York www.rafayork.com
Yorkshire (Eastern) Region www.rafayer.com
Commands
Coastal Command & Maritime Air Association www.ccmaa.org.uk
Stations
RAF Benson www.raf.mod.uk/rafbenson
RAF Boulmer www.raf.mod.uk/rafboulmer/
RAF Brize Norton www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/
RAF Cosford www.raf.mod.uk/dcaecosford
RAF Coltishall http://forcescoltishall.2day.ws/
RAF Cottesmore www.raf.mod.uk/rafcottesmore/
RAF Cranwell www.cranwell.raf.mod.uk/index.htm
RAF Hednesford www.rafhednesford.org/RAFHednesford/Home.aspx
RAF Kinloss www.raf.mod.uk/rafkinloss
RAF Linton-on-Ouse www.raf.mod.uk/raflintononouse
RAF Marham www.raf.mod.uk/rafmarham
RAF Northolt www.raf.mod.uk/rafnortholt
RAF Odiham www.raf.mod.uk/rafodiham
RAF Shawbury www.raf.mod.uk/rafshawbury/
RAF Valley www.raf.mod.uk/rafvalley/
RAF Waddington www.raf.mod.uk/rafwaddington/
RAF Watton www.rafwatton.info/ & www.norfolkbc.fsnet.co.uk/archive_collection/raf_watton/raf_watton.htm
RAF Wittering www.raf.mod.uk/rafwittering/
RAF Akrotiri www.rafakrotiri.co.uk
RAF Contacts
19 OTU www.19otu.org.uk/
RAF Music Services www.raf.mod.uk/rafmusic
RAF Waddington Pipes & Drums www.rafwaddingtonpipeband.com/links.shtml
RAF Wyton Voluntary Band www.wytonband.co.uk/
The Red Arrows www.raf.mod.uk/reds/
The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight www.bbmf.co.uk/index.html
The RAF Presentation Team www.raf.mod.uk/presentationteam
The Pipes & Drums at RAF Halton www.rafhalton.com
Squadrons
No II (AC) Squadron www.twosqnassoc.co.uk
7 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/squadrons/h7.html
23 Squadron www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~23sqnwad/assoc.html
24 Squadron www.24sqnassociation.royalairforce.net
25 Squadron www.25squadron.org.uk
27 Squadron www.27fsquadron.com/index.html
30 Squadron www.30squadronassociation.com
31 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/squadrons/h31.html
36 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/history/h36.html
42 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/squadrons/h42.html
74 Squadron (RFC & RAF)www.raf.mod.uk/ptc/stomerhist.html
96 Squadron www.96squadron.org.uk
97 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/history/h97.html
100 Squadron www.100squadronassociation.org.uk
150 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/h150.html
152 Hyderabad Squadron www.rafcommands.currantbun.com/Fighter/152F.html
156 Squadron www.156squadron.com
184 Squadron www.184squadron.com
201 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/squadrons/h201.html
206 Squadron Coastal Command www.coastalcommand206.com/index.htm
207 Squadron www.207squadron.rafinfo.org.uk/always_prepared.htm
211 Squadron www.211squadron.org
214 (FMS) Squadron www.214squadron.org.uk
292 Squadron www.292squadron.org
501 Sqn Royal Auxiliary Air Force www.raf.mod.uk/rafbrizenorton/aboutus/501squadron.cfm
624 Squadron www.raf.mod.uk/history/h624.html
1077 Squadron (Edambusters) www.rafa-amsterdam.com/edambusters.htm
Aircraft
Save the Nimrods www.savethenimrods.org
AirBus Military The Airbus www.aerospace-technology.com/projects/acj/
In Memory of the crew of Lancaster Bomber EM-N (ED627) www.lancastered627.bravehost.com
Spitfire Society www.spitfiresociety.com
Vulcan XM655 (Maintenance & Preservation Society 655MaPS) www.xm655.com
Vulcan to the Sky Project www.tvoc.co.uk
People & News
BBC – World War II ‘The Peoples War’ www.bbc.co.uk/ww2/
RAF News www.rafnews.co.uk
World War II Burma Diaries www.worldwar2burmadiaries.com
Museums
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum www.airmuseum.ca
Imperial War Museum www.iwm.org.uk
Montrose Air Station Museum ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/AirspeedNews/
RAAF Museum - Point Cook, Australia www.raaf.gov.au/raafmuseum
RAF Air Defence Radar Museum www.radarmuseum.co.uk
RAF Museum at Cosford www.rafmuseum.org.uk/cosford/index.cfm
RAF Museum at Hendon www.rafmuseum.org.uk
Shoreham Aircraft Museum www.shoreham-aircraft-museum.co.uk
UK Aviation Museums www.aeroflight.co.uk/mus/uk/ukmus-home.htm
Wellington Aviation Museum www.wellingtonaviation.org
Charities
Aircrew Association Charitable Fund www.aircrew.org.uk
Alabare http://www.alabare.co.uk/
British Limbless Ex-Service Men’s Association (BLESMA) www.blesma.org
Combat Stress http://www.combatstress.org.uk/
Forces Children's Trust www.forceschildrenstrust.org
Help for Heroes www.helpforheroes.org.uk/index.html
Royal British Legion www.britishlegion.org.uk
Royal British Legion Scotland www.rblscotland.org
RAF Benevolent Fund www.rafbf.org
RAF Charitable Trust www.rafcte.com
Soldiers, Sailors Airmen & Families Association (SSAFA) www.ssafa.org.uk
The Not Forgotten Association http://www.nfassociation.org/
The Warrior Programme http://www.warriorprogramme.org.uk/
RAF & Aircraft Associations
22 Squadron Association www.22squadronassociation.org.uk
100th Entry RAF Locking Apprentices http://100th-entry-locking.org.uk/
Air Cadets www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets
Aircrew Association www.aircrew.org.uk
Aircrew Association - Gold Coast Branch www.raaf.gov.au/raafmuseum/aircrewaca/
Air Training Corps www.raf.mod.uk/aircadets/index.html
Beverley Association www.beverley-association.org.uk
Ex-RAF Aerial Erectors Association www.hariggers.co.uk
Halifax Aircraft Association www.halifaxbomber.com
Naval Association - South Australia http://www.navalassoc.org.au/Sub%20Section%20Elizabeth%20&%20Salisbury%20SA%20Apr%2004.htm
RAF Airfield Construction Branch Association www.raf.acb.btinternet.co.uk
RAF Apprentices & Boy Entrants Association www.rafbea.org
RAF & Dependants Holiday Trust www.rafddht.org.uk
RAF Air Sea Rescue & Marine Craft Sections Club www.asrmcs-club.com
RAF Amateur Radio Society www.rafars.co.uk
RAF Boy Entrants Association - 44th Entry www.44th-entry.org.uk
RAF Changi Association www.rafchangi.co.uk
RAF Club www.rafclub.org.uk
RAF Escape Association www.rafinfo.org.uk/rafescape/rafesfaqs.htm
RAF Families Federation www.rafff.org.uk
RAF Hospital Ely Association http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rafhospital_ely/
RAF Luqa Remembered http://raf-luqa.weebly.com/
RAF Masira Remembered http://raf-masirah.weebly.com/
RAF Mountain Rescue http://web.me.com/annieandkarl/RAF_Mountain_Rescue/Home_Page/Home_Page.html
RAF Police Association www.rafpa.com
RAF Seletar Association http://raf-masirah.weebly.com
RAF Sylt Association www.raf-sylt.co.uk
RAF Transport Command Veterans Association http://www.raf-transport-command-veterans-association.com/
RAF West Kirby Association www.rafwka.co.uk
Reserve Forces Association www.mod.uk/aboutus/laws_and_regs/rfca/rfca_annexe.htm
Royal Air Force Halton Aircraft Apprentice Association (RAFHAAA) www.users.waitrose.com/~brat289/maintext.html
Royal Air Force Locking Apprentice Association (RAFLAA) www.raflaa.org.uk
Royal Australian Air Force Association www.raafawa.org.au
Royal New Zealand Air Force www.airforce.mil.nz
Royal Observer Corps Association www.rocassoc.org.uk
Royal Observer Corps Association Forum http://www.fireyfredsforum.org/
Queens Flight Association www.tqfa-kittyhawk.org.uk
SA Air Force Association www.saafa.co.za
The Union Jack club http://www.ujclub.co.uk/
Other Associations & Trusts
57 Rescue www.hellzapoppin.demon.co.uk/57_rescue.htm
The Officers Association http://www.officersassociation.org.uk/index
Association of Charity Officers (ACO) www.aco.uk.net
British Nuclear Test Veterans Association www.bntva.com
BRIXMIS www.brixmis.co.uk/English/frames.html
Disabled Motorists Federation (DMF) www.dmfed.org.uk
East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association www.reserve-forces-anglia.org
International Aviation Fire & Rescue www.iafpa.org.uk/home.php
King Edward VII Hospital www.kingedwardvii.co.uk
National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association www.nmbva.co.uk
National Service (RAF) Association www.nsrafa.org
Northern Ireland Veterans Association www.nivets.org.uk
“Not Forgotten” Association www.nfassociation.freeserve.co.uk
Old Eutoninan's Association www.rafuetersen.org.uk
Queen Alexandra Hospital Home www.qahh.org.uk
RAF Ace www.raface.co.uk
RAF Boy Entrants Association www.rafbea.org
RAF Heraldry Trust www.griffon.clara.net/rafh/
RAFRA - Royal Air Forces Register of Associations www.associations.rafinfo.org.uk
Service Personnel and Veterans Agency (SPVA) www.veterans-uk.info
South East Reserve Forces' And Cadets' Association www.serfca.org/dnn/
Squadron Prints Ltd www.squadronprints.com
The Odd Bods Association www.theoddbods.org
Thrust SSC www.thrustssc.com
Wilhelmshaven Association www.prs-wilhelmshaven.co.uk
‘Comrade’ & RAF Communities
20th Century Comrades www.20thcenturycomrades.com
96th Entry Air Craft Apprentices, RAF Locking www.96thentrylocking.net
Air Scene Uk www.air-scene-uk.com/index.htm
Buddies & Badges www.buddiesandbadges.com
CivvyJobs.com www.civvyjobs.com
Demob Job www.demobjob.co.uk
E-Goat www.e-goat.co.uk
Ex-Mil Recruitment www.ex-mil.co.uk
Forces365 www.forces365.com
ForcesBid www.forcesbid.co.uk
ForcesDiscount.com www.forcesdiscount.com
ForcesPoetry.com www.ForcesPoetry.com
Forces Reunited www.forcesreunited.org.uk/index.asp
JustOffBase.com www.justoffbase.com
MOD Reunited www.modreunited.com/index.cfm
Old Oppos www.oldoppos.co.uk
RAF-Comrade-Contact www.raf-comrade-contact.org.uk
RAFCOM www.rafcom.co.uk
RAF Simulation www.rafsim.com
Security Cleared Jobs www.securityclearedjobs.com
Service Pals www.servicepals.com
The Fellowship of the Services www.thefellowshipoftheservices.co.uk
WeAreGrateful.org.uk www.wearegrateful.org.uk
WWII Warlinks www.warlinks.com
WWII Talk http://www.ww2talk.com./
Royal Air Force Forum http://www.rafforum.activeboard.com/
Other Useful Links
Aerobatic Display Teams http://aerobaticteams.net/news.html
Airfield websites http://www.content-delivery.co.uk/aviation/airfields/
152 Hyderabad F Squadron www.152hyderabad.co.uk
Aeroflight www.aeroflight.co.uk/guide/avweb.htm
Aeroframes www.aeroframes.co.uk
Airforce Technology.com www.airforce-technology.com
Air League www.airleague.co.uk
Armed Forces Art Society www.afas.org.uk
British Cyprus Memorial Trust www.britishcyprusmemorial.org
Cancer Buddies Network www.cancerbuddiesnetwork.org.uk
Clavis Insurance www.clavisinsurance.com
Clickspeed Photography http://www.isleofmanracephotography.co.uk/galleries.html
Commonwealth War Graves Commission http://www.cwgc.org/
Deltaweb www.deltaweb.co.uk
Eglantine Church www.eglantine.me.uk
Ex Forces Website (Recruitment) www.armedforces.co.uk/companies/raq4055949f10a9f
Forces Pension Society www.forpen.co.uk
Flying Days www.flying-days.co.uk
How2Fundraise www.how2fundraise.org/
Just Kits and Models www.justkitsandmodels.co.uk
Lasting Tribute www.lastingtribute.co.uk/specialsections
Learning Forces www.learning-forces.org.uk
Malta Heritage Trust www.wirtartna.org
Mesothelioma Cancer Resource www.asbestos.com
Mesothelioma Symptoms www.mesotheliomasymptoms.com
Military School (USA) www.military-school.org
Military Systems Technology http://www.militarysystems-tech.com/
One More Move www.onemoremove.co.uk
Pension4Army.co.uk (RAF related also) www.pension4army.co.uk
RAF Community Relations Officer for Wales www.raf.mod.uk/crowales/
RAF Exeter Archive www.rafexeterarchive.org.uk
RAF Gan Remembered www.gan.philliptsmall.me.uk
RAFMTD www.rafmtd.co.uk
RAFA SW Concert Band www.communigate.co.uk/twc/rafaswconcertband
RAF Resettlement http://www.raf-resettlement.com/
Royal Air Force - Airfield Construction Branch www.rafacb.org
Second World War in Northern Ireland http://ww2ni.webs.com
South Warwickshire Flying School www.southwarwickshireflyingschool.com
Suez Canal Zone www.suezcanalzone.com
Tommies Guides - WW1 & WW2 Books www.tommiesguides.co.uk
UK Warbirds www.uk-warbirds.net
Veterans Aid www.veterans-aid.net/
Veterans Day Website www.veteransday.org.uk
Veterans Day Wales www.veteransdaywales.co.uk
Compilations & Bibliography
Cleaford Services Ltd www.ww2books.co.uk
Keyham Books www.keyhambooks.freeserve.co.uk
St Georges School – Hong Kong www.saintgeorges-hk.com
The Royal Air Force Cadets buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery Arcadia, Desoto Co, Florida www.rootsweb.com/~fldesoto/rafpics.htm
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Blades Merchandise now in stock
Our new Blades products from the 2011 airshow season are now available online in the RAFA ShopClick here »
Welcome to the RAF Association
The First Annual Report of the Armed Forces Covenant
The First Annual Report on the Armed Forces Covenant has been published. Signed off by the Secretary of State for Defence, the RAF Families Federation is hoping to stimulate Parliamentary debate as to the progress of the Covenant and its impact on improving the lives of serving personnel and their f... Read more »
RAF wine a treat for RAF mess
A highly acclaimed RAF wine has gone down a storm at RAF Cranwell, raising hundreds of pounds for the RAF Association in the process. Read more »
2011 Everest Base Camp – Yeti Trek
RAFALO Dave Craven left RAF Cottesmore last year, bound for the Himalayas in search of the fabled yeti, or to be more accurate, to trek to Everest Base Camp raising almost £3000 for the RAF Association. Read more »
Wellington Bomber Bike Ride, Waterbeach to Landsmeer
A group of airmen from RAF Brize Norton will take on a huge commemorative feat for the RAF Association's Wings Appeal when they cycle 400 miles in four days. Read more »
15% off shared rooms at our Homes from Home
We are offering 15% off the cost of a stay for each person when sharing a room at Flowerdown House, Rothbury House or Richard Peck House. Read more »
Trek the Great Wall of China 14-23 September 2012
Discover a country immersed in history, mythology and ancient traditions and trek the Great Wall of China while raising valuable funds for the RAF Association's Wings Appeal Read more »
Cycle London to Paris 22-25 June 2012
Encounter historic towns, sleepy villages and rolling countryside en-route from London to Paris Read more »
Nightrider - 9th to 10th June 2012
Cycle London at night and raise funds for the RAF Association's Wings Appeal Read more »
Great East Swim 16th June 2012
The Perfect Challenge for swimmers of all abilities, take part in the Great East Swim for the RAF Association's Wings Appeal Read more »
Great Manchester Run - 20th May 2012
Take part in the nation's favourite 10k running event for the RAF Association's Wings Appeal Read more »
Take on a skydive for the Wings Appeal
Challenge yourself and take on a skydive for the RAF Association's Wings Appeal. Read more »
New Years Honours 2012
A group of hardworking and dedicated individuals have been nominated to receive the RAF Association’s highest honour. Read more »
A helping hand for those who need it
For many elderly veterans living alone, loneliness and isolation is their reward for the sacrifices they made for their country. The RAF Association has a UK-wide network of over 550 voluntary welfare officers who actively seek out ex-RAF personnel and their families in need of support Read more »
Jon-Allan nominated for British Cycling award
Following his huge successes over the past year, former SAC Jon-Allan Butterworth has been nominated for British Cycling’s Ride of the Year 2011. Read more »
Christmas calling from the frontline
The RAF Association will send another 3,000 Miles More Minutes telephone cards out to Afghanistan this Christmas to support serving personnel. Read more »
Trekking the Trail
After months of planning, training and fundraising a trio of trekkers from RAF Lyneham and RAF Marham completed the Great Wall of China trail to raise money for the RAF Association’s Wings Appeal Read more »
In memory of Flt Lt Sean Cunningham - Red 5
We would like to express our great sadness at the tragic death of Flight Lieutenant Sean Cunningham – Red 5 of the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows. Read more »
On track to the Paralympics
After losing his left arm in a rocket attack in Basra, former SAC Jon-Allan Butterworth took up cycling as a professional career upon leaving the RAF. His goal now is to compete at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Read more »
Former airman takes to the skies for the Wings Appeal
When former SAC Christopher Hawes, 37, was medically discharged from the RAF he didn’t know where to turn for the support he needed. The RAF Association provided Christopher with the advice and support that he was so desperately looking for when he needed it the most. Read more »
Rewards from the RAFATHON
RAF Association President Air Marshal Sir Dusty Miller KBE was welcomed to RAF Waddington to meet the team behind the station’s leg of the 2011 RAFAthon. Read more »
Calling all runners! Edinburgh Marathon Festival 26/27 May 2012
The Edinburgh Marathon Festival is one of the UK's major running events so join the RAF Wings Appeal team to make sure you're involved Read more »
Taking the plunge
71 years after he first joined the RAF, 92-year old WWII veteran John Hitchmough is once again returning to the skies, to take part in his first ever skydive in aid of the RAF Association. Read more »
200 Days 3,500 Miles An Anthology of Poems
This book of poems written by the families and members of 27 Squadron RAF Regiment is dedicated to all the men and women who have served with the Royal Air Force Regiment and their families. Read more »
Show the world you care online
Add our new Twibbons to your Facebook and Twitter profiles and help us spread the word! Read more »
The RAF Association Wings Appeal - Miles More Minutes Campaign
The RAF Association's Wings Appeal - Miles More Minutes Campaign Read more »
