RAFAC knowledge

Who is the current chief of the air staff?

Air Chief Marshall Sir Richard Knighton

Where is RAFAC HQ located?

RAF Cranwell

What is the ATC's motto?

Venture adventure

Who is the RAFAC Honorary Air Commandant?

Catherine, Princess of Wales

How many wings are in South West region?

6

What all of wings in South west region?

Thames Valley wing
Devon and Somerset wing
Bristol and Gloucestershire wing
Plymouth and Cornwall wing
Dorset and Wiltshire wing
Hampshire and Isle of Wight wing

What are all the regions in the corps?

London and south east
South west
North
Scotland and northern island
Wales and west
Central and east

How many wings are there?

34

Who is known as the Father of the Air Cadets?

Sir John Adrian Chamier

Where is region HQ?

Devizes

List aircraft from the RAF and where their bases are?

Chinook- RAF Odiham
Spitfires - RAF Coningsby
Eurofighter typhoon - RAF Coningsby
C17 globe master - RAF Brize Norton
Hawk T2 - RAF Valley
Juno HT1 - RAF Shawbury
Voyager - RAF Brize Norton

Who are RAFAC honorary group captains/ wing commanders?

Carol Vorderman and Emma Wolstenholme

What is RFCA?

Reserve force cadet association

Where is wing HQ?

Edward Brooks Barracks - Abingdon

Name all uniformed ranks in RAFAC

Cadet
Cadet Corporal
Cadet Sergeant
Cadet Flight sergeant
Cadet Warrant officer
Sergeant
Flight sergeant
Warrant officer
Acting Pilot officer
Pilot officer
Flying officer
Flight lieutenant
Squadron leader
Wing commander
Group captain
Air Commodore

What are the values of the RAF?

Respect
Integrity
Service
Excellence

What are the 3 aims of the atc?

To promote and encourage a practical interest in aviation and the RAF
To provide training that will be useful in the services and in civilian life
To encourage the spirit of adventure

How many atc squadrons are there?

920

How many detached flights are there in South West region?

8

Where is HQ air command?

RAF High Wycombe

Who is AOC 22 group?

Air vice-marshal Ian Townsend

How many squadrons are there in the wing?

37

Who is our county IC?

Sqn Ldr Daniel Cecil

Who is the Wing Warrant Officer?

WO Joshua Uzzell

Who is the regional WO?

WO Matthew Foster

Who is OC wing?

Wing Commander Luke Baker

Name all the Sqn Ldrs in the wing

Parsons
Kendall-Reid
Stevenson
Harle
Cecil
Caffrey
Beardsley
New

Who is Berkshire county commander

San Ldr Harle

Who is Oxfordshire county commander?

San Ldr Caffrey

Who is Buckinghamshire country commander?

Sqn Ldr Cecil

Who is wing first aid officer?

Sqn Ldr Beardsley

Who is wing aerospace and aviation officer?

Sqn Ldr New

Who is deputy wing and COS personnel and support officer?

Sqn Ldr Parsons

Who is COS operations (wing training officer)?

Sqn Ldr Kendall-Reid

Who is COS support officer?

Sqn Ldr Stevenson

Who is Wing Aspire officer?

Sgt Melton

Who is wing DofE officer?

Flt Lt Allbut

Who is wing sports officer?

CI Lazenby

Who is wing music officer?

Put Off Lucas

Who is Wing road marching and training adjutant?

Flt Lt Wicks

Who is deputy wing shooting officer?

Flt Lt Forbes-Forsyth

Who is win cyber officer?

Flt Lt Jefferiss

Who is Buckinghamshire deputy county commander?

Flt Lt Webber

Who is wing stem officer?

Ci Reid

What is the wing's motto?

Alae super valle Tamesis

Who is the wing CWO?

CWO Van Rooyen

What other Sqns are in our county area?

1365 Aylesbury
594 Thame
1563 Buckingham
332 High Wycombe
2532 Milton Keynes
2366 Bletchley
871 Penn
606 Beaconsfield
1811 Marlow
2204 Chesham and Amersham
2370 Denham
2409 Halton

Who is the current CACWO?

WO Donna Hall

Who is the Sqn padre?

Padre Hicken

Name all Sqn staff?

Fg Off Howell, Sgt Dancer-Leach, Ci Cross, Ci Harris, Ci Napier, Ci Landells, Ci Turan, Padre Hicken

Flying officer Howell roles?

OIC 2366
Sqn DofE officer
Sqn Radio officer
Sqn aerospace officer
Sqn shooting officer
Sqn Security officer
Sqn Media officer
Wing training and development team WO

Ci Cross roles?

Sqn training officer
Sqn training programme officer
Sqn leadership officer
Sqn fencing armourer
Sqn presentation skills and MOI
Wing Exercise (Spartan shield)

CI Harris roles?

Sqn fencing master
Sqn health and safety officer
Sqn scale model lead
Sqn canteen officer
Sector/ wing fencing master

Sgt Dancer- Leach roles?

Sqn SNCO
Second in Command
Sqn sports officer
Sqn first aid officer
Future DofE officer
Wing cross country
Wing athletics
Wing swimming

Ci Connor roles?

Sqn road marching officer
Sqn librarian
Sqn scale model

What are the length of paces at quick/ slow march?

30 inches

What are the length of paces at a step out?

33 inches

What are the length of paces at a step short?

21 inches

What are the length of paces at a side pace?

12 inches

What RFCA are we managed by?

South east RFCA

What ACP is for uniform dress appearance regulations?

ACP 1358

What AP is RAF Drill and ceremonial?

AP818

What is the RAF's motto

Per ardua ad Astra ( through adversity to the stars)

List all the classifications in RAFAC from lowest to highest

Junior cadet
Second class cadet
First class cadet
Leading cadet
Senior cadet
Master air cadet

Who is the regional commandant?

Group Captain Maxine Fletcher

How many regions are there?

6

List all ranks in the RAF excluding aircrew and technicians

Air Recruit
Air Specialist Class 2
Air Specialist Class 1
Lance corporal
Corporal
Sergeant
Flight sergeant
Warrant officer
Pilot officer
Flying officer
Flight lieutenant
Squadron leader
Wing commander
Group captain
Air commodore
Air Vice Marshal
Air Marshal
Air chief Marshal
Marshal of the RAF

Where is HQ high command?

RAF High Wycombe

Who is the current air Commodore?

Air commodore Tony Keeling

Who has not been Air commodore in chief/ honorary air commandant of the ATC/ RAFAC?

HM the Queen

What is duty of care?

Having a responsibility of caring for people's physical and mental well-being

Who signed the royal warrant to create the ATC?

King George VI

The term 'founder squadron' means what?

One of the first 50 ADCC/ ATC squadrons to be formed

What region are we in?

South West

How many founder squadrons are in South West region?

1

How many detached flights are there in Thames Valley wing?

None

What year were girls allowed to join the atc?

1980

What wing are we in?

Thames Valley

What are the 3 counties of TVW

Buckinghamshire
Berkshire
Oxfordshire

Who is Buckinghamshire training officer?

Flt Lt Howell

Who will be the new CAC as of the 23/09/24

Al Lewis

Who is the current commandant air cadets? (CAC)

Air commodore Tony Keeling

What Squadron are we?

2366 Bletchley

When was the ATC formed?

5th February 1941

How many sectors are there in the wing?

3

What was the previous name for the ATC and the year it was formed?

Air defence cadet corps - 1938

CI Napier roles?

Sqn cyber officer
Sqn presentation skills and MOI lead
Sqn classifications programme assist
Sqn adventure training officer