1017 Malvern Sqn Air Cadets

Cpl Wilding showing how it's done on his way to a gold medal #Malvern #RAFAirCadets #athletics

Another gif, this time it's Cdt Newman Penny #Malvern #RAFAirCadets #Athletics

It's gif time, Cdt Houlden-Soan nailing a bronze medal #Malvern #RAFAirCadets #Athletics

Inter squadron athletics today, we did really well and achieved 3rd overall in West Mercian Wing ATC. Very well done to everyone who took part, you all scored valuable points and did yourselves very proud 👍 #Malvern #RAFAirCadets #Athletics

Collecting our 3rd place for children's section of the Malvern Well Dressing. Well done guys, good effort #Malvern #RAFAirCadets #WhatWeDo

Duke of Edinburgh's Award
This weekend saw the silver group do their second practice, and the bronze group do their expedition assessment. Excellent news for the bronze trio who passed, putting in a very strong showing of navigation, campcraft and strength to complete the weekend. Top work guys, you did yourselves proud 👍 #dofe #Malvern #RAFAirCadets #WhatWeDo

Malvern Well Dressing
Each year the wells in Malvern get dressed in a different theme. This year it's flight, so we thought we'd get involved. We even won 3rd prize in the children's category. Nice work guys #Malvern #50wellswalk #aircadets

Well done to 1017 Malvern Sqn Air Cadets on completing the RAFWARMA road marching this weekend. A big achievement and some very well deserved medals #RAFWarma #RoadMarching #Malvern #RAFAirCadets

We went to Kingsholm Stadium today to see RAF Rugby Union play the Army. A good time had by all and very well done to the ladies team on a good win #raf #malvern #rafaircadets

RAF flight sergeant Arthur Louis Aaron VC was the son of a Russian Jewish immigrant and a recipient of Britain’s highest award for valour in the face of the enemy, The Victoria Cross.
Arthur grew up in Gledhow and attended Roundhay School in Leeds, West Yorkshire. When war broke out, he had begun studying architecture at the University of Leeds, and had joined the university's Air Training Corps squadron. By 1940, he had given up his studies to join the RAF full-time, and wa...s sent to Texas for pilot training before being assigned to fly Short Stirling heavy bombers from English airfields.
He regularly completed sorties over Nazi Germany, and after one raid was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal for piloting his damaged Stirling back to base.
He was on his 20th and final mission when he and his crew were sent to bomb the Italian city of Turin in August 1943. An enemy fighter fired at the plane, shattering the windscreen and damaging three engines. The navigator was killed and Arthur was seriously injured. Part of his face was shot off, his jaw was broken, one arm was immobile and he had shrapnel embedded in his lungs.
He collapsed and the aircraft dropped several thousand feet before the flight engineer managed to regain control. Although he was unable to speak, Arthur managed to signal to the bomb aimer to take control of the plane, and was moved to the back of the aircraft to rest and be given morphine. The remaining crew set a course for the nearest Allied airfield, which was in Algeria. However, Arthur insisted on returning to the cockpit and attempted to fly the plane again before his crew prevented him from doing so. He continued to write instructions with his left hand. and directed the bomb aimer to land the aircraft in darkness while close to collapse.
Flight Sgt Aaron died of exhaustion just nine hours after the landing, he was just 21 years old. In his Victoria Cross citation, it was claimed that Arthur would likely have survived if he had conserved his strength by remaining in the back of the aircraft. The Air Ministry said: 'In appalling conditions he showed the greatest qualities of courage, determination and leadership and, though wounded and dying, he set an example of devotion to duty which has seldom been equalled and never surpassed.'
See More

MAKE SURE 1017 (Malvern) Squadron Air Cadets DOESN’T MISS OUT on donations when you are shopping online! Get the new Donation Reminder for your browser and it lets you know whenever an #easyfundraising donation is available at over 3,600+ online stores – so you don’t have to remember! Genius! Get the Donation Reminder for your laptop/PC: http://efraising.org/Z0Co76Oc8q

If you do your shopping on your mobile or tablet, get the free easyfundraising app on iOS or Android and you’ll never miss a donation for 1017 (Malvern) Squadron Air Cadets.
The easyfundraising app makes it easier to raise donations with over 3,600 retailers every time you shop online: www.easyfundraising.org.uk/raise-more/eas yfundraising-app

A good weekend on the Long Mynd with 156 (Kidderminster) Squadron ATC and 79 Whitchurch Sqn ATC practicing for bronze and silver D of E. Some epic views, good walking and camping #DofE #Malvern #WhatWeDo #RAFAirCadets

Well done to Sgt Cotton on achiveing his gold DofE badge, can't get any better than that 👍 #DofEGold #Malvern #WhatWeDo #RAFAirCadets

The promotions just keep coming. Well done to Cpl Dowding. Instead of the usual photo you get a gif 👍#Malvern #WhatWeDo #RAFAirCadets