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RAF College Cranwell's role, squadrons and lodger units, facilities, flying info, contact and visiting details, station news, and history.
The Royal Air Force College ( RAFC) is the Royal Air Force academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to become commissioned officers. The College also provides initial training to aircrew cadets and is responsible for all RAF recruiting along with officer and aircrew selection.
- RAF (Cadet) College (1 November 1919)
- We seek higher things
- Superna Petimus
- The Lincolnshire Poacher
Royal Air Force Cranwell or more simply RAF Cranwell (ICAO: EGYD) is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. Among other functions, it is home to the Royal Air Force College (RAFC), which trains the RAF's new officers and aircrew.
- 1916
- Group Captain Tina Jessup
- No. 22 Group (Training)
- 1916–1918 (Royal Naval Air Service), 1918 – present (Royal Air Force)
Royal Air Force officer initial training at Cranwell will give you the education and skills needed for a successful career in the RAF.
5 de fev. de 2020 · Today, Royal Air Force College Cranwell is the oldest military air academy in the world. From its inception in 1920, the College has sought to deliver training that meets the needs of a rapidly evolving Air Force, underpinned by the core principles of respect, integrity, service and ethos.
5 de fev. de 2024 · Founders Day at RAF College Cranwell. The first 52 Flight Cadets walked through the gates of the RAF Cadet College. Lord Trenchard, Chief of the Air Staff, said:‘ . . . such a College was the essential foundation of a separate Air Service.
1933 Photo of the college hall. Cranwell’s association with aviation began during World War I. The Admiralty needed to establish a series of air stations around the south and east coasts to supplement the coastguard system and to alert our shore defences against sea and air invasion.