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2 days ago · Cranwell Aerodrome / Cranwell North Aerodrome / Cranwell South / Cranwell South Aerodrome / HMS Daedalus / RAF Cranwell / RNAS Cranwell. County: Lincolnshire. Current Status: Aviation. Date: Opened 1 April 1916. Current Use: Active.
- Lincolnshire
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- Opened 1 April 1916
4 days ago · As a boy, Townsend was passionate about flying, joining RAF Training College Cranwell aged just 19, and making his first solo flight after just six hours’ training.
1 day ago · The Royal Air Force ( RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. [5] It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by merging the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). [6] Following the Allied victory over the Central Powers ...
5 days ago · H A V Hogan. Henry Algernon Vickers Hogan was born on 25th October 1909 and educated at Malvern College. He entered RAF College Cranwell in January 1929 as a Flight Cadet. He graduated in December 1930 with a permanent commission and joined 54 Squadron at Hornchurch. In March 1932 Hogan was posted to the Fleet Air Arm at Leuchars.
2 days ago · In Iraq, between 1920 and 1932, the RAF exercised military control of the country with a force of eight squadrons of aircraft and two or three companies of armoured cars. To train permanent officers for the flying branch of the service, a cadet college was established at Cranwell, Lincolnshire, in 1920.
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5 days ago · F/O S B Grant. Stanley Bernard Grant was born on 31st May 1919 and educated at Charterhouse. He entered the RAF College Cranwell in January 1937 as a Flight Cadet and graduated in December 1938 with a permanent commission. At the outbreak of war Grant was serving with 65 Squadron at Hornchurch. Over Dunkirk on 26th May.
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3 days ago · Charles then attended the Royal Air Force College (becoming an excellent flier) and the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, and from 1971 to 1976 took a tour of duty with the Royal Navy. Later he became an outspoken critic of modern architecture. He expressed his views on the topic in A Vision of Britain (1989).
