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each aircraft is approximately £30m.
RAF Flypast for the Queen’s Birthday The Royal Air Force helped celebrate Her Majesty The Queen’s birthday with a flypast over Buckingham Palace at 1.00pm on Saturday, June 12. The flypast was made up of 30 aircraft – 13 different types, from World War ll Spitfire, Hurricane and Lancaster, to modern multi-role Typhoon fighters and the Red Arrows aerobatic display team. The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) led the formation, their inclusion commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Another anniversary represented in the flypast was the 150th year of the Cadet Forces with the inclusion of 150 cadets from across the 3 Services on board the Tristar.
Commemorating the Battle of Britain On June 26-27, Biggin Hill Air Fair will be commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain (1940-2010). The organisers comment: ‘We will host a great number of Spitfires, Hurricanes and ME109, the key aircraft of the battle. The backdrop of central London, which can be seen from the airfield, reminds us of the strategic importance of RAF Biggin Hill in the defense of the capital.’
www.bigginhillairfair.co.uk
CENTRES OF EXCELLENCE Royal Navy: Britannia Royal Naval College has been training Royal Naval officers on this site since 1905. In fact, naval officers’ training in Dartmouth goes back to 1863, when the old wooden wall HMS Britannia was first moored in the River Dart. The job has always been the same and is now encapsulated, as you might expect, in a mission statement: ‘To deliver courageous leaders with the spirit to fight and win.’ British Army: The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in Surrey is where all Officers in the British Army are trained to take on the responsibilities of leading soldiers. More than 80% of Officer Cadets are university graduates. Others are serving
Royal Air Force display team, The Red Arrows, at their annual training camp at RAF Akrotiri
soldiers who have been selected for Officer training and some come from overseas, having been chosen by their own Armies to train at the world famous Academy. It is not possible for anyone to undertake training at their own private expense. Training at Sandhurst covers military,
practical and academic subjects and while it is mentally and physically demanding, there’s also plenty of time set aside for sport and adventurous training. It’s a proud day for Officer Cadets going into the Regular Army when they finally march up the steps of Old College to be commissioned as Officers at the end of the prestigious Sovereign’s Parade. Royal Air Force: RAF Cranwell is now on the RAF Training base. It was established in April 1916 originally as an RNAS (Royal Naval Air Service) base and has been of major importance strategically to the RAF ever since. Sir Frank Whittle attended RAF Cranwell in the late 1920s. While here he formulated many of his ideas for the jet engine and on May 15, 1941 the world’s first true jet-engine flight took place. The RAF College’s mission is ‘To attract, select, recruit
and provide initial training to the highest standard to the best potential RAF officers and airmen.’ Open University (OU): 4,000 service personnel and dependents are taking advantage of the special relationship between The Open University and the Armed Forces, making the most of the cost, flexibility and quality benefits. Whatever your role, wherever you are
stationed, you can develop your career or your interests without upsetting professional and personal commitments. • You only pay UK prices. • Register from any UK or BFPO address. • ELC approved. • The OU also has a financial assistance scheme.
• The OU is rated highest for student satisfaction in all National Student Surveys.
• It is ranked amongst top UK universities for teaching quality.•
Interested? Call 0845 300 6090
www.open.ac.uk/forces
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