RAF Cranwell
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RAF - Royal Air Force, training center, military academy, air force cadet
Royal Air Force College
RAF College Cranwell (ICAO: EGYD) is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. The main building of RAF College Cranwell is noted for its distinctive dome, visible from most of the surrounding roads.RAF College Cranwell is a busy and complex station which fulfils many functions.
The North side comprises :
the RAF College which provides Initial Officer Training (IOT),
Adastral Hall which houses the Inspectorate of recruiting (IofR) and the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) which selects and recruits officers and airman aircrew.
The South side houses
No 3 Flying Training School which conducts advanced pilot training and all RAF rear crew training.
Other units based here include:-
The Headquarters Air Cadet organisation.
The Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (Cranwell) (DCAE Cranwell) .
Defence College of Logistics & Personnel Administration (DCLPA).
East Midlands University Air Squadron (EMUAS)
www.raf.mod.uk/rafcranwell/aboutus/
RAF College Cranwell (ICAO: EGYD) is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. The main building of RAF College Cranwell is noted for its distinctive dome, visible from most of the surrounding roads.RAF College Cranwell is a busy and complex station which fulfils many functions.
The North side comprises :
the RAF College which provides Initial Officer Training (IOT),
Adastral Hall which houses the Inspectorate of recruiting (IofR) and the Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) which selects and recruits officers and airman aircrew.
The South side houses
No 3 Flying Training School which conducts advanced pilot training and all RAF rear crew training.
Other units based here include:-
The Headquarters Air Cadet organisation.
The Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (Cranwell) (DCAE Cranwell) .
Defence College of Logistics & Personnel Administration (DCLPA).
East Midlands University Air Squadron (EMUAS)
www.raf.mod.uk/rafcranwell/aboutus/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Cranwell
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 53°2'0"N -0°29'47"E
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- Former RFC/RAF Thetford 108 km
- RAF Kinloss 551 km
- RAF Tain - Defence Training Estates 580 km
- Royal Air Force (RAF) Akrotiri 3330 km
- Al Udeid Air Base 5280 km
- Camp Bastion 5582 km
- RAF Mount Pleasant (MTN/EGYP) 12859 km
- Runways 0.7 km
- RAF Cranwell North 1.1 km
- RAF Cranwell Base Housing 1.3 km
- The Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering - Cranwell (DCAE) 1.6 km
- Ermine Solar Field 2.5 km
- Deepdale Solar Field 6.8 km
- Sleaford Rugby Football Club 7.5 km
- Priory Lakes Fishing Ponds 8.4 km
- Kirkby Green 11 km
- Car Dike Roman Canal Northern Section 11 km
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