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Horizons: The History of the Air Cadets
Wing Commander H. R. ´ray´ Kidd
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Description for Horizons: The History of the Air Cadets
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Although the first air cadet unit was raised in Bournmouth in 1928, the first squadrons to be formed in a privately funded national organisation were part of the Air Defence Cadet Corps in 1938. Thousands of youngsters joined and were able to learn about aircraft, aerodynamics, navigation, mechanics and other subjects not taught in schools. The organization was to become known as The Air Training Corps (ATC) and as war loomed it was considered a useful RAF recruitment tool to attract potential airmen and ground crew. Throughout the war ATC cadets supported the home defences by fire watching, as messengers ... Read more
Although the first air cadet unit was raised in Bournmouth in 1928, the first squadrons to be formed in a privately funded national organisation were part of the Air Defence Cadet Corps in 1938. Thousands of youngsters joined and were able to learn about aircraft, aerodynamics, navigation, mechanics and other subjects not taught in schools. The organization was to become known as The Air Training Corps (ATC) and as war loomed it was considered a useful RAF recruitment tool to attract potential airmen and ground crew. Throughout the war ATC cadets supported the home defences by fire watching, as messengers ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
1492g
Number of Pages
463
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848846548
SKU
V9781848846548
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Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Wing Commander H. R. ´ray´ Kidd
RAY KIDD OBE joined 739 (Scarborough) Squadron Air Training Corps in 1947. Following national service with the RAF and time with the Royal Observer Corps, he returned to the ATC in 1964. Appointed to the Central and East Yorks Wing Staff in 1974, he was responsible for adventure training and the Duke of Edinburgh s Award. He was appointed to ... Read more
Reviews for Horizons: The History of the Air Cadets
Kidd, who served in the 739 Squadron Air Training Corps, Royal Air Force, and Royal Observor Corps, provides a history of the the Air Cadets, a UK youth organization made up of the Air Training Corps and Combined Cadet Force that trained youth in the principles of flight, aircraft construction, map reading, direction finding, and other flight aspects. He describes ... Read more