Porirua Air Cadets
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The following is the two reports from Squadron Leader Grant te Tau’s on his IACE trip to Canada. Part One: Bonjour, I am just half way though the trip now and the days are long but enjoyable. In the last few days I have been very much the tourist. I went to the Niagara Falls … Read more
Following the recent inbound IACE trip our guests presented the following certificates: Canada UK USA
LAC Robinson’s report on the Junior Leaders Course, the 7th to the 14th of July: “On the 6th of July, 2012, the bus pulled up at Porirua long distance bus stop. Myself and Haenga-Sutton, two out of the three lucky representatives of 41 Squadron, fortunate enough to be going on the course, packed our stuff … Read more
LAC Hohepa Haenga-Sutton reports on his experiences on the latest Junior Leaders Course, also known as the Junior NCO Course: “I was quite nervous as I found myself boarding the bus to RNZAF Base Ohakea, for the Junior Leaders Course in the second week of the holidays. The Junior Leaders Course is a course designed … Read more
W/O Kendall Brown’s report on the Bomber Command Memorial Dedication trip is below: From the 19th June to the 7th July, I had the fortune to be 1 of 2 Air Cadets selected nationwide to attend the unveiling and dedication of a memorial to RAF Bomber Command by HM Queen Elizabeth II in London. The … Read more
Hi All This article about Warrant Officer Brown’s trip for the Bomber Command Dedication was in the 26 June 2012 edition of the Kapi-Mana News.
Today Warrant Officer Kendall Brown departed on his 18 day trip to attend the Dedication of the Bomber Command Memorial in London’s Green Park. Warrant Officer Brown is one of two cadets selected from the Air Training Corps in NZ for this trip which includes the following: Travel on the RNZAF’s Boeing 757 Darwin, Australia … Read more
During the Easter 2012 school holiday, LAC Kadin Fowler was selected to attend the Junior Leaders Course at Ohakea – he reports on his experience:- “I was glad and surprised that I had been selected to attend the junior leaders course, the only person in fact who had been selected from my squadron. The junior … Read more
During the second week of the Easter school holidays, Corporal Asbery attended the Senior Leaders course at Ohakea, he reports:- “The senior leaders course is a leadership course and for the central region is held at RNZAF base Ohakea. The course runs for 1 week and we stay in individual barrack rooms for the duration … Read more
Annually ANZAC Day is a busy time for No. 41 Squadron. This year the squadron attended 4 ANZAC Day ceremonies around Porirua to honour those who have gone before. An early start around 4.30am meant the cadets and officers were able to assemble at Porirua RSA for a little bit of marching practice, to help wake up, … Read more