Afghanistan

31 Squadron raises £45,000 in the heat

An RAF squadron, which ran, cycled and rowed 56,000 miles in the heat of combat in Afghanistan, has raised £45,000 for charity.

It's thought to be the most ever raised by troops on operations.

Members of 31 Squadron, known as the Goldstars, returned from four months based at Kandahar airfield earlier this year.

Flight crews and engineers, who are based at RAF Marham set out to cover 31,000 miles to match their squadron number.

But they beat this target by 25,000 miles.

All members of the squadron took part in the challenge, including competing in their own version of the Great North Run in Kandahar, running in temperatures of over 30 degrees.

The money raised will go to Help for Heroes, Tickets for Troops and Epilepsy Action.

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