It provides care and support to serving and retired members of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth, and to their dependents.
[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.