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Realising Trenchard's vision for an RAF College on the lines of Sandhurst and Britannia, RAF Cranwell was officially formed on 1 November 1919 and opened for business on 5 February 1920. The decision to replace the existing corrugated iron huts was made in 1922.
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.
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.
The former Naval base title was replaced by the designation Royal Air Force Station Cranwell. The Royal Air Force College opened on 5 February 1920 under the command of Air Commodore C.A.H. Longcroft.
Aug 1, 2019 · FLYING Officer Bethany Stones, from Skipton, has graduated from the Royal Air Force College at Royal Air Force Cranwell. Bethany, 22, attended Welbeck – the Defence Sixth Form College - before studying for a degree at the University of Newcastle and the University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
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