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Between Friday 6th and Sunday 8th March the Royal Navy’s HMS Biter made a courtesy visit to King’s Lynn mooring up at the pontoon on the town’s South Quay. The 20 metre long vessel is one of 14 small craft of this type that make up the Royal Navy’s Patrol Boat Squadron. On the Saturday […]

At the beginning of March, four well deserving members of Norfolk & Suffolk Wing were presented with certificates from the counties Lord Lieutenants, to acknowledge their dedication and commitment to the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. At a prestigious reception in Ipswich Suffolk, Warrant Officer Mark Ellis of 188 (Ipswich) Squadron received the Lord Lieutenant

Cadets from 432 (Woodbridge) and 356 (Felixstowe) Squadron Air Cadets attended a memorial ceremony at Ramsholt Quay on Thursday 20 February 2020 to mark the 75th anniversary of the WW2 crash of an American B-17 Flying Fortress bomber (‘568’) into the River Deben. The crash killed eight of the ten crew and was witnessed by

During the February half term cadets from the Wing attended a multi activity camp at the National Air Cadet Adventure Training Centre in Fairbourne, North Wales. The camp gave both cadets and staff the chance to participate in activities such as hill walking, single pitch climbing and abseiling at Barmouth Slabs, mountain biking, first aid

On the 5th February 1941 King George VI signed a royal warrant, officially forming the Air Training Corps. Today the organisation, which includes the ATC and the CCF, has over 40,000 members between the ages of 12 and 20, across the UK and beyond. These young people are then supported by a dedicated team of

Well done to all the cadets who competed in the inter-squadron Cross Country Competition in Thetford on the 20th January. A great turn out and some brilliant performances from our top runners, who will go on to represent the Wing in February. Congratulations to 1895 (Cromer) Sqn who were awarded the overall trophy, along with

On Saturday 2nd November over 140 staff and guests from all corners of the Wing gathered at Wensum Valley Golf, Hotel and Country Club in Taverham for this year’s annual Wing Guest Night. Guests of honor for the evening were Central & East Regional Commandant Gp Capt Nigel Gorman, along with wife Samantha, and Wing

Two friends who were previously cadets from Norfolk & Suffolk Wing met up for chat on Saturday. Nothing unusual in that you may say, friendships made in the Corps last a lifetime! However what was unusual, was the location – south dispersal RAF Gibraltar! Following a quick exchange of comments via Facebook within 24hrs these

Despite rainy conditions on the Sunday, twenty-four cadets and seven staff nominated from twelve of Norfolk and Suffolk Wing’s squadrons enjoyed a weekend of fulfilling fieldcraft and tactics training at RAF Barnham from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 October 2019. Saturday’s programme covered the basics of: living in the field; personal camouflage and concealment, individual

It’s been a great week for the Cadets and Staff up in Scotland so far! Take a look at just some of the activities they have doing….