AirCadets

Royal Air Force

Air Cadets

415 Squadron

Glacier Road, Kier Hardie Estate, Twynyrodyn.

415 Squadron ATC was founded in 1941 as part of the Air Training Corps wartime scheme to train young men

for service in the Royal Air Force and the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm. Merthyr Squadron opened at Queens Road

later moving to Glazier Road, Twyn (opposite Mencap) . Cadets are given training in the fields of aviation,

opportunities to fly and undertake adventure training.

<click the image to enlarge>

Old RAFA Club Formers

(Right) - 415 SQN Flight Lieutenant I.M. Davies

(Left) - 415 SQN Flight Lieutenant L. Kennedy

(Photograph Courtesy Of Andrew James)

Air Cadets SQN Air Training Corps

at a Town Parade marking the visit of Sir Anthony Eden MP, the Commanding Officer (Right),

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets Founding Photograph - 1941

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets Adult Staff of 415 SQN, Queens Road SQN HQ, 1941

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets 415 SQN Air Training Corps, Queens Road SQN HQ, 1941

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF CHIVENOR, 1962

Middle Row L-R - ?, ?, ?, ?, Alan Bennett, Gerald Foley, Ken Thomas, ?, ?, ?

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets 415 SQN Annual Summer Camp, Circa 1948

Cadets of 415 Squadron on the Range.

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

1812 Squadron Football Team (Year not known).

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF EDZELL

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF GAYDON, 1964

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF COLTISHALL, 1969

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF ST. MAWGAN, CORNWALL. 1973

(Photograph Courtesy of Clive)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF SCAMPTON, 1974

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF ABINGDON, 1977

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF COTTESMORE, 1981

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF WILDENRATH, 1982

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF WITTERING, 1983

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF BENSON, 1987

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

De Haviilland Chipmonk Trainer - 1988

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF SCAMPTON, 1990

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF LYNEHAM, 1993

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF CRANWELL, 1997

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Cadets of 415 SQN at Annual Summer Camp, RAF VALLEY, 1999

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

Air Cadets visit to HMS Illustrious - January 2000

(Photograph Courtesy of Andrew James)

ATC 415 SQN Band - At the side entrance of the Town Hall - Unknown Year

(Photograph courtesy of Martin Edwards, any further information would be appreciated)

ATC 415 SQN - Unknown Loaction and Year

John Smith tells us that he thinks the hut is old ATC hut at the rear of Gorsedd Tce, Penyard.

Back row :- ?, ?, ?, ?, ?,Colin Evans (Merthyr Vale).

Front row :- Malcolm Brown, Dougie Phillips, ?, ?.

(Photograph courtesy of Martin Edwards, additional information John Smith)

Bottom row: 4th. from left is Alan Bennett from the Grove estate, Aberfan. Sixth from left is (or forth from right!) is Howard Parker (I lived opposite him).
His parents used to run the Working Man's Club in Aberfan. Both of these lads attended Pantglas Sec. Modern School, as did I.
Last one on the far right, same row is Ken Morris from Merthyr Vale. He attended Quakers' Yard Grammer School. To my knowledge all are still on the right side of the earth!

ATC 415 SQN - Unknown Location and Year

Back row:- 4th from left Mervyn Brown.

Middle Row:- ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?,

Front row :- ?, Joe Foley, Alan Owen (Canada), Alan Bennett, Gerald Foley, Howard Parker, Geoff Brown. ?, Ken Morris.

(Photograph courtesy of Martin Edwards, names from John Smith and Jeff Adams, any furthur information would be appreciated)

ATC 415 SQN - Unknown Location and Year

The Aircraft is an Armstrong-Whitworth AW-650 "Argosy"

Back Row:- 3rd right Colin Evans.4th Trevor Stuckey, 5th Dougie Phillips.

Middle Row:- ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?.

Front row, Malcolm Brown, ?, ?, ?, Geoff Brown.

(Photograph courtesy of Martin Edwards, names John Smith, any information would be appreciated)

ATC 415 SQN Football Team

Winners of "The Welsh Wing, Bailey Trophy Soccer Knockout Competition"

Back Row L-R :- G. Foley, G. Fear, R. Vaughan, ?, D. Winter

Front Row L-R :- K. Thomas, C. Brown, C. Davies, J. Foley (Captain), M. Cronin, D. Williams

(Merthyr Express Photograph courtesy of Martin Edwards)

To the Map