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Volunteer Gliding Squadron
A Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) is an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provides flying training in glider aircraft for Royal Air Force Air Cadets. All current operational Volunteer Gliding Squadrons operate a sole type of aircraft, the Grob G103A Twin II Acro, a conventional winch-launched tandem-seat sailplane known by its British military designation, Viking T1. Since 2014, the squadrons operate under No. 2 Flying Training School, which was newly reformed for this purpose at RAF Syerston in Nottinghamshire, within No. 22 (Training) Group of Air Command. The nine currently operational squadrons, along with the Royal Air Force Central Gliding School, are standardised annually by the Royal Air Force Central Flying School. Under the Air Cadet Organisation prior to 2010, Headquarters Air Cadets, based at RAF Cranwell, retains administrative support. Each VGS is formed entirely of volunteer staff. They are headed by an Officer Commanding, along ...
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614 VGS Crest
__NOTOC__ Year 614 (Roman numerals, DCXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. The denomination 614 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Byzantine–Sasanian War of 602–628: ** The Levantine cities of Caesarea Maritima, Arsuf, and Tiberias surrender on terms to the Sasanians. ** Sasanian conquest of Jerusalem: A Persian–Judaean army (26,000 men) commanded by Shahrbaraz captures and sacks Jerusalem, after a 20-day siege against the Byzantine Empire. Somewhere between 57,000 and 66,500 citizens are slain; another 35,000 are enslaved, including the Patriarch Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem#Patriarchs of Jerusalem, Zacharias. Many churches in the city (including the "Church of the Resurrection" or Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Holy Sepulchre) are burned, and numerous relics, including the Tru ...
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Pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its Aircraft flight control system, directional flight controls. Some other aircrew, aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators because they are involved in operating the aircraft's navigation and engine systems. Other aircrew members, such as drone operators, flight attendants, Aircraft maintenance technician, mechanics and Line technician (aviation), ground crew, are not classified as aviators. In recognition of the pilots' qualifications and responsibilities, most militaries and many airlines worldwide award aviator badges to their pilots. Definition The first recorded use of the term ''aviator'' (''aviateur'' in French) was in 1887, as a variation of ''aviation'', from the Latin ''avis'' (meaning ''bird''), coined in 1863 by in ''Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne'' ("Aviation or Air Navigation"). The term ''aviatrix'' (''aviatrice'' in ...
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1946 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1946 in the United Kingdom. Incumbents * Monarch – George VI * Prime Minister – Clement Attlee ( Labour) Events * 1 January ** The first international flight from London Heathrow Airport, to Buenos Aires. ** Atomic Energy Research Establishment established at Harwell, near Oxford. * 4 January – Theodore Schurch is hanged at HM Prison Pentonville by Albert Pierrepoint, the only British soldier executed for treachery committed during World War II and the last person to be executed in Britain for an offence other than murder. * 10 January – First United Nations General Assembly convenes at Methodist Central Hall Westminster. * 17 January – The United Nations Security Council holds its first meeting at Church House in London. * 14 February – The Bank of England is nationalised. * 15 February – American dance craze, the ''Jitterbug'', sweeps Britain. * 20 February – Royal Opera House in Covent Garden re-opens after the War with The Royal Ball ...
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Personnel And Training Command
Personnel and Training Command (PTC) was one of two commands of the Royal Air Force (the other being Strike Command) that were merged to form Air Command on 1 April 2007. History Formation PTC was formed in 1994 bringing together the responsibilities of the former RAF Personnel Management Centre and the training functions of RAF Support Command. It therefore became responsible for recruiting people into the service, training all members of the RAF (including initial flying training), pay and allowances, and various careers functions including terms and conditions of service, welfare, and resettlement.Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 - 2002


Merge with Strike Command into RAF Air Command

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RAF Support Command
Support Command was a command of the Royal Air Force between 1973 and 1994. The headquarters was located at RAF Brampton in Cambridgeshire. History It was formed on 31 August 1973 by the renaming of RAF Maintenance Command,Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1958 - 2002
with No. 90 (Signals) Group being added to it. Its responsibilities included all logistical and maintenance support requirements of the RAF. Among its first stations assigned may have been RAF Gan, transferred from
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1977 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1977 in the United Kingdom. This year was the Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Incumbents *Monarch – Elizabeth II *Prime Minister – James Callaghan ( Labour) Events January *January–June – The United Kingdom holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union for the first time. *January – The Ford Fiesta car goes on sale in the UK. *3 January – Roy Jenkins, the Home Secretary, announces he is leaving the House of Commons to become President of the European Commission. *6 January – After releasing only one single for controversial punk rock band the Sex Pistols, EMI terminates its contract with them in response to its members' disruptive behaviour last month on ITV's ''Today'' and two days ago at London Heathrow Airport. Their next contract (in March), with A&M Records, lasts for 2 weeks. *10 January – Clive Sinclair introduces his new two-inch screen television set, which retails at £175. *14 January – Former Prime Mi ...
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RAF Training Command
Training Command was the Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...'s command responsible for flying and ground training from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1968 to 1977. Training Command was formed from RAF Inland Area on 1 May 1936 and absorbed into RAF Support Command on 13 June 1977.Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1936 - 1938
From 27 May 1940 to 1 June 1968, Training Command did not exist as its functions were split into
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RAF Flying Training Command
Flying Training Command was an organization of the Royal Air Force; it controlled flight training units. The command's headquarters were at RAF Shinfield Park, Reading in Berkshire. History Flying Training Command was formed from the elements of Training Command which were responsible for flying training on 27 May 1940;Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - RAF Home Commands formed between 1939 - 1957
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Reserve Command, formed 1 February 1939, was absorbed into Flying Training Command on the same date. The remainder of Training Command became

RAF Home Command
RAF Home Command was the Royal Air Force command that was responsible for the maintenance and training of reserve organisationsJohn D. Rawlings, 'The History of the Royal Air Force,' Temple Press Aerospace, Feltham, Middlesex, 1984, p.180 from formation on 1 February 1939 as RAF Reserve Command with interruptions until it ceased to exist on 1 April 1959. History The Command was formed as RAF Reserve Command on 1 February 1939.Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – RAF Home Commands formed between 1939 – 1957
It was absorbed into on 27 May 1940 but reformed again on 1 M ...
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1942 In The United Kingdom
Events from the year 1942 in the United Kingdom. The year was dominated by the Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II, Second World War. Incumbents * Monarch of the United Kingdom, Monarch – George VI * Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister – Winston Churchill (Churchill War ministry, Coalition) Events * 1 January ** Sneyd Colliery Disaster: An underground explosion in the North Staffordshire Coalfield kills 55. ** Book Production War Economy Agreement comes into force. * 9–29 January – 1942 Betteshanger miners' strike in the Kent Coalfield. * 10 January – World War II: Liverpool Blitz ends with German bombs dropped in the Stanhope Street area of the city, with nine people dying and many more suffering injuries. Among the houses destroyed in the bombing is the former home of Adolf Hitler's half-brother Alois. Four more people die as a result of their injuries the following day. * 26 January – World War II: First United States troo ...
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Air Training Corps
The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a British Youth organisations in the United Kingdom, volunteer youth organisation; aligned to, and fostering the knowledge and learning of military values, primarily focusing on military aviation. Part of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), the ATC is sponsored by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the wider Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence (MoD). The majority of Air Training Corps staff are volunteers, though some staff are paid for full-time work; including Commandant Air Cadets, who is a RAF officer ranks, Royal Air Force officer as part of a Reservist, Full Term Reserve Service commitment. Members of the Air Training Corps are known as Air Cadets, which is often interchanged with the term 'ATC cadets'. Although many ATC cadets subsequently go on to join the Royal Air Force, or the other branches of the British Armed Forces (or have the desire to do so), the ATC is not a recruiting organisation for its parent service ...
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