632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
@632vgs
632 VGS has temporarily moved to RAF Woodvale delivering the aviation experience.
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21-04-2019 11:37:08
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Here’s to a great first Easter Course on Vikings at RAF Woodvale! Comdt 2 FTS RAvnO North RC Wales and West #632vgsontour
Historical day with OC VGS S/L Delaney flying with F/L Hicks for the last time together in vikings. Both started as FSC’s in the late 70’s and have a combined gliding experience of 90 yrs!!! AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Commandant RAF Air Cadets Comdt 2 FTS #632vgsontour
632 VGS are turning their old hangar at RAF TernHill into an air and space museum to help raise funds for its replacement. Sqn staff are delighted to assist in this charitable venture. Details how to donate are in the comments section below👇AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS #632vgsontour
Mixed weather on our first Easter course @ RAF Woodvale. Some SCT ✅, winch checks ✅, GiF, GS & G2 work up ✅ done. Great support from the station too! Comdt 2 FTS RAvnO Wales&West Wales & West Region #632vgsontour
Great weekend of joint ops at Woodvale and TernHill, cdts from 2474 - CEFNI Squadron Air Cadets gained blue wings at WV and 11 Fam and 6 blue wings gained at TH. Great to host NULS & Haberdashers' Adams CCF, 24 Market Drayton , 151(Leominster)Sqn Wales & West Region Comdt 2 FTS
Great to host 151(Leominster)Sqn yesterday, done soaring done, more work on grass runways being completed, spitfire flyby and of course, cadets flown! AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Commandant RAF Air Cadets Comdt 2 FTS
Well done to Sgt’s Simmonds and Walker who have been at RAF Syerston and Cranwell this week undertaking G2 work up and their CiC course! Comdt 2 FTS 2379 Dawley Squadron #632vgsontour
Congratulations to Fg Off Shingler who soloed yesterday at the RAFGSA based at RAF Shawbury #632vgsontour Comdt 2 FTS
On 5th July 1997 Flt Lt Delaney flew Martin Pocock on his first ever glider flight P1 & P2, fast forward 27 yrs & on 5th May 2024 on his 3000th launch, Flt Lt Pocock flew Sqn Ldr Delaney as P1! AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Commandant RAF Air Cadets Comdt 2 FTS Philip @ Hqac media projects #632vgsontour
Great mini weekend course at RAF Woodvale with 102 launches, 26 GiF, 2 renewed winch currency checks, 1 GS & 5 AGT solos completed! AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS RAvnO North Greater Manchester Wing - RAF Air Cadets Merseyside Wing No 2 Welsh Wing ATC
Great N lights display on Friday night, out of limit x-winds on Saturday and lots of PTT Trg on Sunday kept the sqn busy this weekend AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS RC Wales and West Wales & West Region
Best of luck to all taking their GCSE’s in the next few weeks. AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS RC Wales and West RFCA for Wales West Midland Reserve Forces & Cadets Association OC TEST Wales & West Combined Cadet Force
Mixed w/e for the Sqn. Out of xwind for gliding, PTT trg & Cosford Airshow. It was great to see so many colleagues promoting RAFAC too!!@cabster3560 Comdt 2 FTS RC Wales and West #632vgsontour
Well done to CGI Jackson Kean upon completing his G2 work up at RAF Syerston this week, onwards and upwards to G1 next! AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS QAIC - RAFAC #632vgsontour
Busy w/e of Ops @ Woodvale & TernHill. We hosted 1908 Bootle Sqn for gliding and 28 Shawbury, 333 Ludlow & 2379 Dawley Sqns for PTT training. Huge shout out to our own FSO Fg Off Brad Kennedy for reaching his 1000th launch too! AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS #632vgsontour
Good luck to everyone collecting their level 3 results today! Commandant RAF Air Cadets Comdt 2 FTS RAF Air Cadets
Sgt Simmonds after returning from RAF Syerston recently, has a few more launches then an assessment to do before she gains her G1 passenger carrying grade AOC 22 Group / Cab Townsend CBE Comdt 2 FTS Wales & West Region #632vgsontour
