Horizons
The History of the Air Cadets
Reeks: Royal Airforce Air Cadets:The Next Generation
H. R. Kidd
- Although
- the
- first
- air
- cadet
- unit
- was
- raised
- in
- Bournmouth
- in
- 1928,
- the
- first
- squadrons
- to
- be
- formed
- in
- a
- privately
- funded
- national
- organisation
- were
- part
- of
- the
- Air
- Defence
- Cadet
- Corps
- in
- 1938.
- Thousands
- of
- youngsters
- joined
- and
- were
- able
- to
- learn
- about
- aircraft,
- aerodynamics,
- navigation,
- mechanics
- and
- other
- subjects
- not
- taught
- in
- schools.
- The
- organization
- was
- to
- become
- known
- as
- The
- Air
- Training
- Corps
- (ATC)
- and
- as
- war
- loomed
- it
- was
- considered
- a
- useful
- RAF
- recruitment
- tool
- to
- attract
- potential
- airmen
- and
- ground
- crew.
- Throughout
- the
- war
- ATC
- cadets
- supported
- the
- home
- defences
- by
- fire
- watching,
- as
- messengers
- and
- as
- observers,
- working
- alongside
- the
- Home
- Guard,
- the
- fire
- services
- and
- other
- vital
- organisations.
- During
- the
- second
- half
- of
- the
- 1900s
- the
- corps
- continued
- to
- thrive.
- Girls
- were
- now
- included
- and
- retired
- RAF
- officers
- and
- other
- ranks
- continued
- to
- take
- an
- active
- part
- in
- each
- squadron.
- There
- are
- now
- over
- 900
- squadrons
- within
- the
- UK,
- providing
- the
- same
- skills
- to
- modern
- youth
- and
- teaching
- them
- the
- importance
- of
- personal
- responsibility
- and
- teamwork
- via
- annual
- camps
- at
- RAF
- stations,
- adventure
- training
- and
- flight
- experience.
- This
- book
- looks
- at
- all
- aspects
- of
- the
- Air
- Cadet's
- history
- and
- tradition,
- including
- the
- RAF
- sections
- of
- the
- Combined
- Cadet
- Force
- attached
- to
- public
- and
- grammar
- schools.
- It
- concludes
- with
- an
- analysis
- of
- what
- subjects
- and
- courses
- are
- currently
- available
- with
- many
- past
- and
- present
- illustrations.As
- seen
- in
- The
- York
- Press
- and
- The
- Scarborough News.
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