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The RAF Association was calling on RAF veterans to check on their welfare during the pandemic. Out of the blue, Gerry received one of more than 120,000 calls to members of the RAF community. As he spoke to the caller he took up the charity’s offer of a regular conversation. Gerry was introduced to Lynn, his RAF Association Connections for Life volunteer.
10 Nov 2021
RAF, Remembrance and Rugby
Join Weapons Technician and Bath Rugby second row Corporal Josh McNally and former RAF pilot and ex-England rugby international Rory Underwood MBE for an open chat about rugby, health, RAF and remembrance.
This episode is based on a remembrance video that was broadcast by the Royal Air Forces Association (https://rafa.org.uk/#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=rafabutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService) in November 2021. Want to be part of more? Join us (https://membership.rafa.org.uk/?_ga=2.23457338.1226845745.1618211180-724681758.1589547699&_gac=1.157702728.1614698392.Cj0KCQiA4feBBhC9ARIsABp_nbVEcX03NY6J-dSZbluy9Vw-4Xu-1p_6Q_ebFOwkObdlsqKihb9mA88aAoymEALw_wcB#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=membershipbutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService).
15 Oct 2021
SCRAMBLE!
Join Andy, a simulator technician for a well-known airline, as he works his graveyard shift. It's around one o’clock in the morning when the simulator kicks into life and runs for some thirty minutes. It all came to rest, and Andy slowly opened the simulator door...
SCRAMBLE! is an aviation-themed ghost story by Association member Andrew Shead.
11 Oct 2021
TRAILER: SCRAMBLE!
LANDING SOON: an aviation-themed ghost story by Association member Andrew Shead.
This episode is based on member's stories as described in October 2021's edition of Air Mail, a quarterly magazine mailed to Royal Air Forces Association (https://rafa.org.uk/#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=rafabutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService) members. Want to read more? Join us (https://membership.rafa.org.uk/?_ga=2.23457338.1226845745.1618211180-724681758.1589547699&_gac=1.157702728.1614698392.Cj0KCQiA4feBBhC9ARIsABp_nbVEcX03NY6J-dSZbluy9Vw-4Xu-1p_6Q_ebFOwkObdlsqKihb9mA88aAoymEALw_wcB#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=membershipbutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService).
9 Jul 2021
Do Chinooks Have Autopilot?
Which part would you really not want to go wrong mid air? And where does the famous wokka-wokka sound come from? To find out, the Royal Air Forces Association (https://rafa.org.uk/#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=rafabutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService)'s Air Mail talks to the engineers and personnel with first hand experience of working on, and in, the Chinook over the last 40 years.
This episode is based on member's stories as described in July 2021's edition of Air Mail, a quarterly magazine mailed to Royal Air Forces Association (https://rafa.org.uk/#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=rafabutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService) members. Want to read more? Join us (https://membership.rafa.org.uk/?_ga=2.23457338.1226845745.1618211180-724681758.1589547699&_gac=1.157702728.1614698392.Cj0KCQiA4feBBhC9ARIsABp_nbVEcX03NY6J-dSZbluy9Vw-4Xu-1p_6Q_ebFOwkObdlsqKihb9mA88aAoymEALw_wcB#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=membershipbutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService).
21 Apr 2021
Cobras, Control Towers and Communal Living: A National Service Odyssey
During the mid 20th century, an entire generation found themselves swept into National Service. From deaths in the desert to stalking submarines, Association members describe vivid memories of their time spent serving the nation.
This episode is based on member's stories as described in April 2021's edition of Air Mail, a quarterly magazine mailed to Royal Air Forces Association (https://rafa.org.uk/#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=rafabutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService) members. Want to read more? Join us (https://membership.rafa.org.uk/?_ga=2.23457338.1226845745.1618211180-724681758.1589547699&_gac=1.157702728.1614698392.Cj0KCQiA4feBBhC9ARIsABp_nbVEcX03NY6J-dSZbluy9Vw-4Xu-1p_6Q_ebFOwkObdlsqKihb9mA88aAoymEALw_wcB#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=membershipbutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService).
9 Apr 2021
TRAILER: Cobras, Control Towers and Communal Living: A National Service Odyssey
During the mid 20th century, an entire generation found themselves swept into National Service. From deaths in the desert to stalking submarines, Association members describe vivid memories of their time spent serving the nation.
This episode is based on member's stories as described in April 2021's edition of Air Mail, a quarterly magazine mailed to Royal Air Forces Association (https://rafa.org.uk/#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=rafabutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService ) members. Want to read more? Join us (https://membership.rafa.org.uk/?_ga=2.23457338.1226845745.1618211180-724681758.1589547699&_gac=1.157702728.1614698392.Cj0KCQiA4feBBhC9ARIsABp_nbVEcX03NY6J-dSZbluy9Vw-4Xu-1p_6Q_ebFOwkObdlsqKihb9mA88aAoymEALw_wcB#utm_source=referral&utm_medium=membershipbutton&utm_campaign=Podcast&utm_content=NationalService ).
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