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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.
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 College Cranwell's role, squadrons and lodger units, facilities, flying info, contact and visiting details, station news, and history.
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.
RAF Cranwell's football team played at a creditable level between the wars. For details on their performance read their separate history page. A wartime course, ETS Course 174B is pictured in the Cranwell photo section.
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Sep 24, 2021 · Today marks the end of two years of hard work going through a Commissioning Degree Scheme at Royal Air Force Cosford and now Modular Initial Officer Training at Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
