This is a WW2 trophy piece, made for the RAF Benevolent Fund out of melted down metal sourced from German planes that were shot down over Britain.

The RAF Benevolent Fund is the Royal Air Force’s leading welfare charity, set up to provide lifelong support to serving members of the RAF, veterans and their families. It was founded in 1919, just after the RAF itself was created, to help airmen returning from WW1. During WW2 the Fund played a critical part in supporting the families of those killed or wounded, as well as airmen returning from combat. It also financed and maintained RAF memorials – the most famous being the Battle of Britain Memorial in London (erected 1946).

This piece here, has been marked with “R.A.F. Benevolent Fund. Cast in metal from German aircraft shot down over Britain 1939-1945” round the outside base, and has notable figures on it too. Notably; Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt. Stalin here has quite a few tiny dents on and around him but the rest of this piece is in a fine condition. There are two ‘handles’ on the top, cast together and threaded into the main body. Which means, they can be removed (see photos) if you really wanted to take them off.

This is a really nice, ornate piece that’s not only cast from scrap metal from shot down German planes, but is beautifully made too. It’s a real mantle piece item and stands out in any collection.