1440 (Shoreham-By-Sea) Sqn, Air Cadets

One month to go!

On 30 May we welcomed Wing Commander Helene Gould, Officer Commanding Sussex Wing, to our annual awards presentation evening at Shoreham Airport. After a formal inspection we celebrated the best that our young people have to offer in front of their families and friends. The evening ended with a short reception in the restaurant that included an amazing cake! Well done to all of our award winners! #winners🏆 #aircadets #team1440 #itswhatwedo #everyminuteofeveryday #shoreham #sussex #joinus #shorehambysea #avgeek #shorehamairport @ Brighton City Airport

Cracking effort from our Junior Boys team at yesterday’s Sussex Wing football - 2nd in the league and a very respectable 3rd place overall! 👏🏻⚽️🥉 #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #aircadets #itswhatwedo #shoreham #sussex #shorehambysea #football @ The Triangle Leisure Centre

🎵Oh Sussex, Sussex by the Sea! Good old Sussex by the Sea! You may tell them all we stand or fall, For Sussex by the Sea. 🎶 Happy Sussex Day! ... #SussexByTheSea #SussexDay #Aircadets #team1440 #sussex #shoreham #everyminuteofeveryday #whatwedo
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One of the best things about having the country’s oldest airport on your doorstep is all the cool things that drop by for a visit! Yesterday it was the turn of the Sparflex Display Team and their Aero L39 Albatross jets! 😎 #aircadets #team1440 #itswhatwedo #everyminuteofeveryday #shoreham #shorehambysea #shorehamairport #avgeek @ Brighton City Airport

Good Morning! We'd like to say a very Happy Birthday to our former Air Commodore-in-Chief, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh! 98 years young today!
The Royal Air Force Air Cadets have a long association with Prince Philip who was appointed Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps by Her Majesty the Queen in 1952. He served in this position until 2015 when, at age 94, he handed over to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. He still holds the position with our sister organisation the ...Royal Canadian Air Cadets 🇨🇦.
The ATC was chosen to pilot the The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in 1956 and we are still one of the largest providers of the scheme in the country, helping our cadets foster their spirit of adventure and push themselves to achieve new things through service to others.
Happy Birthday Sir! 🎂

#HappyBirthday #DofE #DukeofEdinburgh #PrincePhilip #AirCadets #RCAF #WhatWeDo #EveryMinuteOfEveryDay #Team1440 #JoinUs #Sussex #Shoreham #ShorehamBySea
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With a team competing in the Sussex Wing First Aid competition (with a spot of archery thrown in for good measure) and another helping with the RAF Association Friends of Sussexdown event today, it’s been another busy one for Team 1440! #aircadets #itswhatwedo #everyminuteofeveryday #team1440 #joinus #shoreham #sussex

So have you got what it takes to join us as adult staff? If you’re interested then get in touch - link in our bio 😉 #VolunteersWeek #aircadets #whatwedo #everyminuteofeveryday #team1440 #joinus #shoreham #sussex

Huge congratulations to our very own Flight Sergeant Harrison who achieved his silver Trained Shot badge during this camp. Also well done to Cadets Alford and Kelly for passing their Weapons Handling Tests.

Tonight our cadets took part in some D-Day inspired Command tasks, taking the role of paratroopers dropped behind enemy lines prior to the main invasion. Having landed away from their drop zone the teams had to cross a river before setting up a communications tower to guide in reinforcements. Leadership is a key skill we develop with our cadets and tonight highlighted how,by working together, they can achieve anything - just as the troops did 75 years ago today... #dday75 #dday75thanniversary #lestweforget🌹 #aircadets #itswhatwedo #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #shoreham #sussex #joinus @ 1440 (Shoreham-by-Sea) Sqn, Air Cadets

Our final profile is our Officer Commanding, Flying Officer William Bruce. Will, 23, joined the Royal Air Force Air Cadets as a cadet in 2010, achieving the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer before becoming adult staff in 2016. Will is a graduate of the RAF Air Cadets Adult Training Facility at RAF College Cranwell Where he obtained his Cadet Forces Commission & a management qualification from CVQO. Having spent tome at 176 (Hove) Squadron before returning to #Team1440 late last ...year as our Officer Commanding. In addition to running the Squadron Will is an integral part of the London & South East Region Air Cadets Radio Team, teaching cadets both radio communications and cyber subjects.
Think you’ve got what it takes to join us as a member of adult staff? Then drop us a line by emailing 1440@aircadets.org and we’ll do the rest 👍🏻
#volunteersweek #aircadets #whatwedo #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #joinus #shoreham #sussex
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75 years ago tonight airborne soldiers were embarking on what Churchill called: “The most complicated & difficult (operation) that has ever taken place.” Dropping by parachute into occupied France their goal was to secure strategically important areas to disrupt the Germans and prevent them reaching the Normandy beaches. Some of those men were no older than our cadets are today...
🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸 #DDay75 #LestWeForget #aircadets #whatwedo #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #shoreham #sussex #joinus #commonwealth

Today we’re taking a quick look at our very own Sergeant Charlotte Paynter. Charlotte joined the Royal Air Force Air Cadets as a cadet in 2012, reaching the rank of Cadet Flight Sergeant before becoming a member of adult staff last year. Charlotte, who is responsible for teaching Drill, Fieldcraft and all of our new recruits, has travelled extensively across the UK and has completed the Nijmegan March in The Netherlands twice! She has also been to Australia with Cadets, spe...nding time with the Australian Air Force Cadets 🇦🇺 😎
If you think you’ve got what it takes to lead some exceptional young people to reach their full potential, then get in touch (see the link in our bio).
#volunteersweek #aircadets #whatwedo #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #Australia #shoreham #sussex #shorehamairport #joinus
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Next up in our Volunteers Week biographies is our Senior Non-Commissioned Officer, Sergeant Lesley Ackerman. Lesley, 57, joined the Royal Air Force Air Cadets as a Civilian Instructor in 2006 before going into uniform in 2012. During her time with the Squadron she has been involved with the formation of the National Marching Band, visited Germany 🇩🇪 on overseas camp, been to Balmoral with the Pipes & Drums Band for HM Diamond Jubilee & has recently qualified as a Lowland Leader! 😎
If you think You’ve got what it takes to join us as an adult volunteer see the link in our bio and drop us a line 👍🏻 #VolunteersWeek #aircadets #whatwedo #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #joinus #sussex #shoreham

It’s Volunteers Week and we thought we’d share a little bit about our staff team. Today it’s the turn of our Adjutant, Acting Pilot Officer Naomi Easterbrook, 23. Naomi joined the Royal Air Force Air Cadets as a cadet in 2011, working her way up to the rank of Cadet Warrant Officer. During her time with the Air Cadets she’s been to New Zealand 🇳🇿 and has achieved her gold The Duke of Edinburgh's Award 👍🏻 Naomi recently passed Officer & Aircrew Selection at RAF College Cranwell to achieve her Cadet Forces Commission from HM The Queen 👏🏻 Got what it takes to join us as staff? Drop us a line! #volunteersweek #aircadets #whatwedo #team1440 #everyminuteofeveryday #shoreham #sussex #itswhatwedo #noordinaryhobby #joinus #lancing

Good Morning! We'd like to say a very Happy Birthday to our former Air Commodore-in-Chief, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh! 98 years young today!
The Royal Air Force Air Cadets have a long association with Prince Philip who was appointed Air Commodore-in-Chief of the Air Training Corps by Her Majesty the Queen in 1952. He served in this position until 2015 when, at age 94, he handed over to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge. He still holds the position with our sister organisation the ...Royal Canadian Air Cadets 🇨🇦.
The ATC was chosen to pilot the The Duke of Edinburgh's Award in 1956 and we are still one of the largest providers of the scheme in the country, helping our cadets foster their spirit of adventure and push themselves to achieve new things through service to others.
Happy Birthday Sir! 🎂

#HappyBirthday #DofE #DukeofEdinburgh #PrincePhilip #AirCadets #RCAF #WhatWeDo #EveryMinuteOfEveryDay #Team1440 #JoinUs #Sussex #Shoreham #ShorehamBySea
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