FUNDRAISERS at a Royal Air Force base pulled together to raise money for charity.

Teams from the RAF, Army and coastguard were amongst those who pulled one of RAF Leeming's 20-tonne F3 Tornado fighter jets for 100m.

The event at the North Yorkshire base raised more than £15,000, to be divided between the Royal Air Forces Association and Debra, the Jonny Kennedy Appeal.

The charity was formed in memory of Mr Kennedy, of Alnwick, Northumberland, who was featured in the Channel 4 documentary The Boy Whose Skin Fell Off.

He died aged 36 after suffering from epidermolysis bullosa (EB), an incurable genetic condition that causes skin to blister and break.

Representatives from both charities visited the base, near Bedale, to be presented with their cheques by station commander, Group Captain Ian Morrison.

John Everson, regional fundraising manager for Debra, said: "We are delighted and very grateful that RAF Leeming chose the charity to be a beneficiary of this year's tornado pull.

"Our aim is to create a £1m legacy to Jonny to invest in research into EB-related skin cancer and to provide vital health and welfare services for those families affected by EB in the North-East and North Yorkshire.

"There are 25 families living in our area with EB."