Monday 9 January 2023 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of former Civilian Instructor Mary Middleton, who played an instrumental role in the smooth running of our squadron. Mary joined 2497 (Cosford) Squadron as a Civilian Instructor in 1984 when her sons, Peter and Paul were cadets. Mary volunteered with the squadron for an outstanding 36 …
We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Squadron Leader Stephen Hucker. Stephen devoted much of his life to volunteering with the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. He worked tirelessly to support multiple squadrons and wings in a variety of roles across the organisation, including Bristol and Gloucestershire Wing, West Mercian Wing and Staffordshire Wing. More recently, Stephen …
On Sunday 7th May 2017, cadets from 2497 (Cosford) Squadron, along with the other squadrons in West Mercian Wing, took part in the annual Inter-Squadron Athletics at RAF Cosford. The day involved both track events (100m to 1500m) and field events (such as javelin, shot put and discus). As well as each cadet being scored individually, each squadron also accumulated …
During March, I was given the opportunity to attend an interview for the position of RAF Cosford Station Commander’s Cadet. I felt very fortunate to think that I would have this chance to have an interview in front of Group Captain Mark Hunt, Royal Air Force Cosford Station Commander, and Warrant Officer Mike Stokes, Royal Air Force Cosford Station Warrant …
On Sunday 12th February, I and 27 other cadets took part in the Inter-Squadron Cross Country competition at RAF Cosford. After being briefed and doing a quick warm up with Cadet Sergeant Weetman, we all managed to try our best to participate in the race with, especially if you were running, a particularly challenging route. The first 400m was on …
On Friday 13th January myself, Cadet J. Tucker and Cadet Corporal A. Bowden organised an Inter-Flight Competition where teams of cadets compete against each other using their teamwork, leadership and problem-solving skills. The cadets were sorted into three groups and switched between the three activities throughout the night. My activity was called Replicator Challenge. Within the group, the cadets had …
Wing Field Day is an annual event where all 29 squadrons in West Mercian Wing come together to compete against each other in a variety of competitions, such as drill, aircraft recognition and first aid. The squadron came away winning ‘Smartest Squadron’ (we last won this in 1992) and myself winning ‘Smartest Cadet’ (we have never won this before). Below: …