Royal Air Forces Association
British registered charity
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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.
- Patron: His Majesty King Charles III
- President: Air Marshal Sir Barry North
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| Founded | 1943 |
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| Registration no. | Charity number 226686 (England & Wales), SC037673 (Scotland) |
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| Website | www |
Formerly called | Comrades of the Royal Air Forces |
The organisation was formed in 1943, and has 504 branches in the UK, with a total membership of approximately 79,000 in the UK and abroad.[citation needed] It receives no funding from the UK Government and operates entirely on donations and subscription fees. Its "Wings Appeal" raises around £2 million annually.[citation needed]
It provides five flying scholarships for members of the Air Training Corps and Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets,[1] each year.[citation needed] It also runs a website where serving or ex-serving Air Force personnel can search for comrades.[citation needed]
See also
- The Royal British Legion (RBL)
- SSAFA
- RAF Benevolent Fund (RAFBF)
- Royal Air Force (RAF)
- Veteran Bandit (UK-based team of fund-raising volunteers)[2]