The first Bedford Branch Standard was dedicated at the famous old RAF Station at Cardington on 1 January 1939 and presented to the Bedford "Comrades" by Pilot Officer E H Peet, a former World War One pilot and a prominent figure in the early years of the branch.

Originally laid up in Holy Trinity Church, Bedford, it was transferred to St Paul's (The Parish Church of Bedford) in September 1974, where it remains.

A ceremonial golden tassel for the Branch's present Standard, together with an illuminated Golden Jubilee Certificate in recognition of out--standing service and achievements in fund-raising over many years (notably by means of the annual Battle of Britain Wings Appeal) was presented to the Branch by RAFA in 1996.

The present Standard is proudly paraded at all Civic and Public Services of Worship, Ceremonies and other formal occasions in which the Branch participates
  

The Diamond Jubilee of the Bedford Branch was celebrated in November 1997, and is marked by a Commemorative seat erected near the War Memorial on Bedford Embankment, which was formally blessed and dedicated to the Citizens of Bedford on 24 February 1998.

A plaque on the seat also records its dedication to the memory of those who have given their lives for our freedom whilst serving with the Royal and Allied Air Forces.

Last year, the Bedford Branch actively participated in RAFA's Nation-wide "Millennium Link" Project, which involved the transport, by unusual and original means, of fragments of local area maps. These fragments were eventually assembled, like a jigsaw, into a giant map of the entire country, showing all RAFA Branches, RAF Stations, ATC Units etc. The exercise involved Bedford Branch receiving the Local Map from Leighton Buzzard Branch, delivered by Veteran Buses, and ensuring its safe delivery to the next link in the "Millennium Chain", the St Neots Branch. Teams of local ATC cyclists, a light aeroplane, "The Hawks" RAF Parachute display team, and a "Microlight" aircraft were employed to convey the local area map from Bedford to St Neots, by road and by air, via Cranfield University Airfield and RAF Henlow.

Although essentially a "Fun" exercise, this event nevertheless attracted wide interest by the local media and the active support of the Bedford Borough and Bedforshire County Councils.