St John’s Ambulance Essential First Aid Course
Congratulations to 5 of our cadets who successfully completed the St John’s Ambulance Essential First Aid course last week and were presented with their badges last night. A big well done to Cdt’s Pattinson, Finlay, McNiven, Gregory & Alexander. First Aid is just one of the useful life skills taught by the RAF Air Cadets.
Feb 2022 Recruitment Intake
Our first recruitment intake will take place on the evening off February 15th 2022 at 19.15hrs for any prospective cadets that are 12 years or older. If you would like to apply please contact us directly to secure a slot for the intake.
ICT21/02 Enrollment Evening
On Tuesday Feb 1st 2022, our Padre, Reverend Sarah Shaw enrolled our latest Initial Cadet Training Course, ICT 21/02. This marks the end of their basic cadet training and where they formally join the squadron. Welcome to 470 (Falkirk) Squadron and we wish you all well as you continue on your cadet journey. Unfortunately two... Read More
STEM Training
Last night, we issued our cadets two STEM challenges. The first half of the night, they were tasked to research paper aeroplane designs and come up with designs to fulfil 4 different criteria: longest flight by distance, longest flight by time, closest to a landing spot and longest flight by distance carrying a load of... Read More
470 pays tribute to Flying Officer Aubin Bryce RAFAC
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our friend and colleague, Flying Officer Aubin Bryce on Monday 25th October 2021 after a battle with Motor Neuron Disease. Throughout his life Aubin showed an extraordinary dedication to the Air Training Corps. He began his service with 470 (Falkirk) Squadron in 1963 as... Read More
Return to RAF Kirknewton – Gliding Part 2!
Saturday 14th September 2021 saw four cadets from 470 (Falkirk) Squadron return to RAF Kirknewton. Thankfully the weather was far better than last weekend and all cadets managed to fly and gain their Wings.
470 Cadets go Gliding!
After a long period of downtime due to Covid-19, cadets and staff from 470 Sqn returned to RAF Kirknewton on Friday 6th August 2021 to complete ground training and fly the Viking gliders. Unfortunatly the Scottish weather intervened and only Sgt Emily Gribben managed to get a flight before the thunderstorms descended on Kirknewton grounding... Read More
Welcome Back #Team470!
We are delighted to announce that with the move to protection level 2, indoor cadet activity at 470 has now finally been authorised for Tuesday June 8th 2021. Given the requirement’s for social distancing within the squadron, we will need to split the cadets and staff into 2 bubbles to safely accommodate everyone. This means... Read More
Contacting the Squadron during Lock Down
We have had a couple of instances recently where we have been contacted via the Squadron Contact Form but the email addresses used by those contacting us have been incorrect. This unfortuantly means we cannot reply back. As we monitor communications closely if you do not receive a repsonse within 24 hours please try one... Read More
2021 Adult Volunteer Recruitment
470 Sqn is actively recruiting new adult volunteers as part of our Covid recovery effort in 2021 and to help deliver the ultimate Air Cadet Experience! We have a diverse staff team of volunteers from 20 to 60+ who will support you all the way. They will help you get the most out of supporting... Read More