

The next phase involved flying at a Training Depot Stations (TDS). The students were also taught the working of aero engines and instruments and basic rigging. The topics covered included aviation theory, navigation, map reading, wireless signalling using Morse code, photography and artillery and infantry co-operation. Once completed they moved on to the School of Military Aeronautics to begin a two-month course of military training and ground instruction. An Enduring Relationship : A History of Friendship between the Royal Air Force and the Royal Air Force of Omanīy 1918 cadets progressed through several phases to qualify for their Pilot’s Wings.Īt the Cadet Wing pupils received basic military training during a two-month course which included drill, physical training, military law, map reading and signalling using Morse code.Sir Alan Cobham A Life of a Pioneering Aviator.Never Forgotten: The RAF in the Far East.


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