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PLEASE NOTE CURRENTLY THE SQUADRON IS CLOSED TO ANY NEW STARTING CADETS AS WE ARE FULL,WE WILL BE REVIEWING THIS MONTHLY AND ANY REQUESTS WILL BE SIGN POSTED TO THE NEAREST SQUADRON. The RAF Air Cadets is a UK-wide cadet force with more than 40,000 members aged between 12 years (Year 8) and 20 years. New cadets can join up until the age of 16. We're sponsored by the Royal Air Force and can give yo
04/06/2026
The Squadron staff would like to thank the 13 cadets who represented the Sqn at last Sunday's Wing Athletics Championships. The Sqn finished 9th overall with some good results, particularly in the Junior Women's competition. Let's hope we can send more cadets to next year's competition so we can come back with some trophies.
Look out for further sporting competitions in the coming months.
03/05/2026
Today 487 (Kingstanding & Perry Barr) Air Training Corps 495 (Sutton Coldfield) Squadron and 165 Castle Bromwich Squadron ATC came together to help the Great Birmingham Run handing out the finishing packs. Well done to all the runners there were some tired legs out there but happy spirits. Thanks to The Great Birmingham Run for inviting us.
Regional Commandant Wales and the West
West Midland RFCA
05/04/2026
Happy Easter to all our cadets, adult volunteers and families across Warwickshire and Birmingham Wing 🐣
Whether you are celebrating Easter or not, we wish you a peaceful and enjoyable day and hope you take time to relax, recharge and reflect.
08/02/2026
ATC Sunday Parade.
Today, we attended Coventry Cathedral in celebration of the 85th birthday of the Air Training Corps.
Well done to all the cadets and staff from 487 Squadron that attended the ATC Sunday celebrations. 👏
All of our cadets looked very smart and did us very proud. 👌
05/02/2026
Happy 85th Birthday to the ATC!
28/01/2026
Well done to the cadets that attended. It looked like loads of fun!
17/11/2025
The Air Cadet Development Scheme focuses on funding training and qualifications that provide a clear route into a specific career, such as apprenticeships or vocational courses 😎
It’s open to cadets aged 16+ with at least two years’ service, and to junior adult volunteers under 25 with four years’ service 🤩
🔗For further information click link in comments.
Royal Air Force Air Cadets
09/11/2025
We Will Remember Them
We Will Remember Them.
08/11/2025
Good luck to all the cadets and staff who are on parade tomorrow for remembrance Sunday. Some good advice listed below.
28/09/2025
Many congratulations to the staff, and cadets from the Sqn who have had a long day at the Wing Competition Day (WCD). WCD is an annual competition where all the Squadron's in the Wing come together to compete against each other in a number of differing events. At the final parade it was announced that the Sqn had finished joint 1st in the Cyber competition, a great result for the cyber team. The overall results will be sent to the OC of the Sqn in the coming week, the cadets will then know who they did against the other Sqn's in the Wing.
At the final parade, the Sqn Adj, WO Steve Taylor, was presented with his first clasp to his Cadet Forces Medal (CFM). To be awarded the CFM a uniformed volunteer must complete 12 years service. To be awarded the clasp you must then complete a further 6 years service. That means that Steve has completed a fantastic 18 years uniformed service. Many congratulations from all at the Squadron.
Well done to all who attended today.
Sqn Ldr Simon Jennings (R'etd)
Sqn Treasurer
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