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The Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918 and, as a Royal Air Force establishment, Cranwell became the headquarters of No. 12 Group for the last few months of the war. After the cessation of hostilities in November 1918, the Chief of the Air Staff , Sir Hugh Trenchard , was determined to maintain the Royal Air Force as an independent service rather than let the Army and Navy control air ...
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the College since its inception in Feb 1920. 5. Constructed in 1932, the RAF College design was based on St Pancras Station and the dining room on the long room at the Royal Hospital, Chelsea. The station canopy of the branch line terminus joining the main Cranwell station (currently the guard room) can still be seen from behind the kitchens. 6.
The Royal Naval Air Service Central Training Establishment Cranwell was commissioned on 1 April 1916, under the command of Commodore Godfrey M. Paine. Cranwell later became known as HMS Daedalus. In addition to flying training and airship operations, a Boys’ Training Wing was also established at Cranwell. Its task was to train Naval ratings ...
Sir Hugh Trenchard (first Chief of the Air Staff) established the RAF College at RAF Cranwell on 5 February 1920. This assisted with the consolidation of the RAF’s position as a single and independent Service. During the 1930s the College Hall Officers' Mess was completed (1933) and College Hall was opened in 1934 by the then Prince of Wales ...
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Jun 7, 2007 · The Full Story. Second lieutenant Brandon Chambers of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Air Wing was the winner of the Overseas Students’ Prize at the recent passing out ceremony for the Initial Officer Training Course at the Royal Air Force (RAF) College Cranwell in the United Kingdom. The Overseas Students’ Prize is awarded to the ...
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 motto, Altium Altrix, meaning "Nurture the ...
Feb 5, 2020 · 05 Feb 2020. On this day, 100 years ago, the first 52 Flight Cadets walked through the gates of the RAF Cadet College. Today, 5th February 2020, RAF College Cranwell began its Centenary celebrations with an Ensign Raising Ceremony and Church Service to commemorate the Centenary of Founders Day in front of the majestic College Hall Officers’ Mess.
