Stories
We hope these stories, told by MAF staff, our partners and supporters, will both inform and encourage you
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1948 Gemini survey of East Africa
'We faced over six months of intensive flying' remembers Stuart King. 'Countries and places which had been mere names...
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Vaccinations take flight
Hepatitis is a very serious, infectious and life-threatening disease. MAF flies Dr David Tikimo to Ibba, South Sudan, to get the spread under...
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Joyful Didinga Bible dedication
When MAF’s Cessna 182 landed in the village of Chukudum, it was the first time ever that the Didinga people in the south-east of South...
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Enabling communication
Sometimes all the passenger seats are taken out of our Caravan aeroplanes. As was the case with a chartered flight for Tearfund in South Sudan.
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Together we can make a difference
Much of the food flown by MAF to remote communities after the recent earthquake was donated by local churches motivated to help their...
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Clean water for Kenya
MAF recently flew Waves for Water to Kisumu to visit one of their well water projects which will help a whole village, including 140 children in...
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WWII veteran Stuart King returns to Duxford to mark the RAF centenary
On the eve of the RAF’s centenary, ninety-six-year old war veteran Stuart King proudly returned to...
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Fifteen thousand feathered friends
During March 2018, the plane in Timor-Leste flew sick patients to receive medical care, flew government officials, transported staff...
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Making a meal of airstrip maintenance in Lesotho
MAF Pilots Joey Martin and Jason Thiemann explain how a good meal makes all the difference when it comes to airstrip...
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Fishing for a future in Bangladesh
MAF regularly flies the ADAMS team and investors in a unique project producing a seafood delicacy that wouldn’t be out of place on...
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Flying assistance and first aid
Luke Newell flew to Muluma and Bosavi bringing vital supplies. His first aid skills were put to good use when a man at the airstrip...
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Food and water reaches remote communities
Aid has reached remote communities in Papua New Guinea following the recent earthquake. Pilot’s Mathias Glass gives an...
