75 Years Aloft: Royal Australian Air Force Air Training Corps: Australian Air Force Cadets, 1941-2016Lulu.com, 2015 M12 3 - 452 pages This book celebrates 75 years of Air Force cadet activity in Australia, 1941-2016. The organisation has had a tremendous impact upon the lives of tens-of-thousands of Australians over our 75 year history. Since 1982 it has enhanced the lives of young women as well as men. The book begins in WWII with the need to pre-train capable and committed "keen lads". Over 30,000 Australian boys were air cadets 1941-1945 with almost 13,000 going on to active service in the war. Air Force cadets survived into peacetime to become an aviation focussed youth development organisation, providing flying training in a military atmosphere with the aim of inspiring cadets to join the RAAF. There are currently over 8,000 Air Force cadets and adult staff around Australia. Aviation centred youth development in a RAAF service environment remains our central focus. |
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Air Training Corps ATC | 1 |
Air Training Corps AIRTC | 191 |
Australian Air Force Cadets AAFC | 277 |
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AAFC accessed achieved activities Air Force cadets Air Training Corps aircraft AIRTC Army ATC cadets August Australian Air Force Aviation awarded badge Bill boys camp Chief City continued course December Defence Force Director established example experience February Fifty Flight Lieutenant FLTLT flying formed former future gliding ground Group Captain History Honour House of Representatives important initial instruction instructors interest involved January John joined July June later March Marshal Medal Melbourne military Minister November NSWATC October Officer operational Order of Australia organisation parade personnel pilot position Power presented Private Coll Question RAAF Base rank received recruiting remained Report Representatives Hansard Reserve Royal School Senate senior September serving South SQNLDR Squadron Leader staff members Sydney uniform units VICATC Videon Western WGCDR WGCDR(AAFC WGCDR(AIRTC Wing Commander WWII young youth