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Welcome to 282 East Ham Squadron

Welcome to the East Ham Air Cadets – 'The Next Generation'. We are one of hundreds of Air Cadet Squadrons around the country.

We take part in many activities including flying, gliding, going on camps, taking part in all kinds of action, adventure and sports. It’s great fun too, with the opportunity to enjoy an enviable social life and make many new friends. How far are YOU from having a good time?

Air Cadets, aged 13 to 20, and our supporting staff get the opportunity to participate in a large range of stimulating and rewarding activities. Where else could you learn to fly aerobatics, visit Royal Air Force Stations, tour foreign countries, play sports from local to National level, learn the skills to lead expeditions, become a target shooting marksman, gain your Duke of Edinburgh Awards, canoe through white water, assist your community, join a band, learn aviation subjects, go caving, parachute, climb, sail, ski...

There are lots and lots of activities. These and much more are readily available to you as a member of our squadron and indeed the Air Training Corps, whether you are a cadet or staff member.

So if you want to join the "Top Crew" get in touch

282 Sporting Heroes

For years, 282 Squadron has produced excellent sporting cadets with the help from their personal sports instructor, Civilian Instructor Lauretta Hamilton. The Squadron gets full use of the Newham Leisure centre facilities. From football to athletic training, the cadets on the Squadron train with the South East of England teams every Saturday morning.

This training has proved very useful, as the Athletics competition saw many cadets from the squadron come away with Silvers and Golds to lead them winning an overall catagory trophy! SGT Quinlan, CPLs Barnes, Kirabira and Rodrigues were selected for the London Wing teams. From this, SGT Quinlan showed the 282 spirit and went further to being selected for the South East of England team.

To Football, SGT Quinlan worked his way up through the local and regional teams to finally playing for the Nation against the Royal Air Force....and won!

"The Squadron has produced some excellent sporting stars. Being at the centre of the 2012 area, we sure are leading the way for the Air Cadets with regards to sports in such a prime location", Says SGT Booty, Unit Commander.

Latest news at 282 Squadron

01/07/2009

First Veterans Day Parade

282 Squadron Cadets on Parade for the first Veterans/Armed Forces Day.

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01/07/2009

Squadron Staff board the Moroccan express

Squadron staff set out on a mystical trip to the Arabian lands.

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16/06/2009

Marshalls of Essex

Essex County Parks calls on 282 Squadron for help!

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