93-year-old Bomber Command veteran Harry Hodgson from 10 Squadron pictured at the RAF Benevolent Fund service at the Bomber Command Memorial in London today.


More than 150 Bomber Command veterans and their families gathered at the Bomber Command Memorial in London’s Green Park today at an annual service organised by the RAF Benevolent Fund to commemorate its unveiling in 2012. The service was led by Canon Brian Lucas and wreaths laid by the Bomber Command Association, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier and RAF Benevolent Fund Chief Executive Air Vice-Marshal David Murray.


The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the RAF’s leading welfare charity. We exist to support current and former members of the RAF, their partners and dependants, whenever they need us. In 2018, we spent £21m supporting more than 53,000 members of the RAF Family. For more information visit: www.rafbf.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/RAFBF