WORLD FILM PREMIERE of FIRST LIGHT

The RAF Benevolent Fund, in Association with the BBC and Lion Television, will be screening the World Film Premiere of Geoffrey Wellum’s story, ‘First Light’, written and directed by Matthew Whiteman, on Wednesday 1st September.

The RAF Benevolent Fund has extended an invitation to the Premiere to all HAA members. All proceeds from the event will go to the RAFBF and we are proud to be offered the chance to be a part of this special occasion.

Date: 7.30pm Wednesday 1 September
Location: Curzon Cinema, Mayfair, London
Includes: Drinks and canapés reception

Tickets: £30. To reserve your ticket, please email RAFBF events manager Tano Rea at: [email protected] or call 0207 580 8343

First Light is the story of one of the RAF’s youngest Spitfire pilots who fought and survived the Battle of Britain with one of the most famous fighting Squadrons in the world – the legendary 92 Squadron.

Geoffrey Wellum survived because he became the best at what he did – flying a Spitfire and stopping the enemy – but the price was high. ‘Boy’ Wellum lost his youth in the most violent and immediate way possible, living a lifetime by the age of 19.

Rarely does a young man’s rite of passage mean as much to so many. In July 1940, as the Battle raged in the skies above, a kid, fresh out of school, with a dream to fly, walked into the world of ‘the few’ during a defining moment in World History and the turning point of the Second World War.