Flying Officer Hannah Banks Receives Cadet Forces Medal
Flying Officer Hannah Banks has been awarded the Cadet Forces Medal, recognizing her 12 years of dedicated service with the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. This honour reflects her commitment to the cadet program, where she has played a pivotal…
Flying at RAF Leeming
On a very frosty morning on the 19th of January 2023, 9 cadets (and 4 staff ) from 148 Sqn, set off to RAF Leeming, tired but excited and looking forward to a day of Flying. For most cadets this…
Cadets Awarded Blue Flying Wings
After the cadets attending their first AEF (Air Experienced Flight) on the 15th August. They recently earned their Blue Flying Wings. They had to part take in training before their AEF, which included basic knowledge of the flight instruments, such…
Air Experience Flying
It was very early on the 15th August that Barnsley Air Cadets rose and met at the Squadron HQ. This was all to ensure we arrived at RAF Leeming for Air Experience Flying (AEF) for the day. Seven cadets and two…
Cadets Take to the Skies!
On the 17th June 4 cadets were taken flying in Grob Tutor aircraft. It was quite an early start where we took the minibus to our destination. When we arrived, we took a briefing with the cadets from the other…
Bronze Flying Wings for Barnsley Air Cadet
Earlier this year I was awarded my Bronze A/G Wings. The requirements for this was to complete the Blue part of the syllabus and to then complete the Bronze PTT (flight simulator) as well as multiple sorties in a powered…
Cadets Begin Gliding Training
On the 27th of January 2019, myself and Cdt Kirk got the chance to go gliding at RAF Syerston in Leicester. It was a windy day so unfortunately, we couldn’t fly, but we were able to complete the ground school…