FOLLOWING its annual general meeting Rushden’s Royal Air Forces Association, (RAFA), has announced Paul O’Dell, and Jim Doran have been duly appointed as President and Vice-President respectively.
Paul served in the RAF from 1960-1963 as Senior Air Craftsman with the Ground Signals Unit, joined RAFA in 1990 and was appointed a committee trustee in 2018 before being appointed as President.
Jim served as Sergeant from 1970 to 1985 as an electronics engineer, joining RAFA in 2011, and appointed a committee trustee in 2014 before being appointed as Vice President.
Other appointments to the committee include Peter Trafford-Smith as Honourable Secretary. Peter is Royal Aeronautical Society Affiliate and was a RAF Historical Society Associate.
Branch membership is open to all, not just RAF veterans, and has a very active social calendar.
For more information, please contact secretary@rafrushden.org.uk