2491 (Lyneham) Air Cadets

2491 (Lyneham) Air Cadets Welcome to 2491 (Lyneham) Squadron RAF Air Cadet's page based in Lyneham, Wiltshire. This is the home of 2491 (Lyneham) Squadron ATC.

We welcome new Cadets from aged 12 in Year 8 - aged 17 from Lyneham, Royal Wootton Bassett and surrounding villages. If you are interested in finding out more please message or email us for more details!

01/09/2026

In case you missed it - our Wing Media Officer, Sgt Lennie, had a catch up with Flt Sgt Dee-Cutler about the Gold Leadership course and what he plans on bringing back to the Sqn! A fantastic achievement, well done Flt Sgt! 👏🏅💪

29/08/2026

*** National Air and Space Camp (NASC) Catch-Up - Cpl Green and Sgt Lennie ***

Some of our cadets (and staff!) spent the recent two week stand-down on an adventure to RAF Syerston, to attend this year’s National Air and Space Camp (NASC) run by 2 Flying Training School! Cdt Manvell, Cpls Green and Nunes, and Sgts Cox, Lennie and Stewart all went to attend one of this summer’s biggest camps, visiting sites like RAF Waddington, RAF Wittering, ASI - Newark and even the National Space Centre in Leicester!

Sgt Lennie, who also serves as the Wing Media and Communications Officer, had a catch-up with Cpl Green the other evening about his experience on NASC - a shout out as well to our friends from Escadrilles Air Jeunesse, our French cohort this year! Camps like this truly show how national (and international!!) our opportunities can be!






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*** 🪐🏅📚 AWARD EXTRAVAGANZA 📚🏅🪐 ***We may be busy on camps or making the most of our time off currently, but that doesn’...
17/08/2026

*** 🪐🏅📚 AWARD EXTRAVAGANZA 📚🏅🪐 ***

We may be busy on camps or making the most of our time off currently, but that doesn’t mean we’re not still celebrating our achievements! Over the last few weeks, we’ve managed to achieve the following:

- Method of Instruction Certificates: Sgt Cox, Cpl Pocock
- Senior Cadet: Sgt Cox, Cpl Allen, Cpl Aplin, Cpl Green, Cpl Pocock, Cdt Ciobanu, Cdt Higgins, Cdt Shilton
- Blue Space: Cdt Shilton
- First Class: Cdt Driscoll
- Blue Leadership: Cdt Clark, Cdt Innes, Cdt Manvell
- First Flight: Cdt Odupitan, Cdt Sheppard
- Blue Radios: Cdt Driscoll, Cdt Innes, Cdt Manvell, Cdt Sewell, Cdt Sheppard

The awards won’t stop coming though, as we achieve more on National Air and Space Camp this week - and we celebrate some Gold Leadership excellence soon as well! Fantastic work to everyone, we can’t wait to see how you use your skills moving forwards on the Sqn! 💪



Officer Commanding, Dorset & Wiltshire Wing
Dorset & Wiltshire Wing - Air Cadets
Wessex RFCA
South West Region Royal Air Force Air Cadets
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Commandant Air Cadets Warrant Officer
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

*** 🔥🧯👨‍🚒 Ex-RAF Firefighter Visit - 30 Jul 2026👨‍🚒🧯🔥 ***Two weeks ago, we had the fantastic opportunity to engage in a ...
11/08/2026

*** 🔥🧯👨‍🚒 Ex-RAF Firefighter Visit - 30 Jul 2026👨‍🚒🧯🔥 ***

Two weeks ago, we had the fantastic opportunity to engage in a talk from former RAF Firefighter, Toni Bloomfield!

Toni came in to give our cadets a talk about his past career in the Royal Air Force, including the types of aircraft he worked with on various stations, before letting them try on some of the kit he would be using for his day job!

Thank you to Toni for coming down and chatting with our Sqn, and to Cpl Pocock for organising this talk!



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Wessex RFCA
South West Region Royal Air Force Air Cadets
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Commandant Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

***🗻🥾✈️ THURSDAY TEAMS - MOUNT EVEREST PRESENTATION + WAD PREP ✈️🥾🗻 ***We may have been shut last Monday for a Staff and...
19/07/2026

***🗻🥾✈️ THURSDAY TEAMS - MOUNT EVEREST PRESENTATION + WAD PREP ✈️🥾🗻 ***

We may have been shut last Monday for a Staff and Cadet NCO meeting, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t busy as usual on the Thursdays before and after! 💪

Thursday 9th July saw our cadets sitting in on a presentation from Fg Off Maxted about his epic adventure to Mount Everest earlier this year, and what this taught him on resilience, teamwork, and determination! These lessons were then put into practice with some Leadership exercises put on by Sgt Stewart and Flt Sgt Dee-Cutler, to start pulling together our teams ready for Wing Activities Day! 🗻🤝

Thursday 16th July saw our next WAD Trials, in the form of an Air Recce quiz hosted by our resident aviation expert, Flt Sgt Dee-Cutler! Some great knowledge of aircraft was displayed by our cadets - our teams are slowly coming together…watch this space! ✈️👓



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South West Region Royal Air Force Air Cadets
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Commandant Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

Fantastic work from our team yesterday of Cpl Pocock, Cpl Nunes and Cdt Sewell - thank you as well to Flt Sgt Wood for a...
19/07/2026

Fantastic work from our team yesterday of Cpl Pocock, Cpl Nunes and Cdt Sewell - thank you as well to Flt Sgt Wood for attending as support staff! 💪😎

*** ⚾️🏏🏃ROUNDERS MATCH, 2 JULY 2026🏃🏏⚾️ ***While we’ve heard that there’s a small sporting event going on in the US call...
08/07/2026

*** ⚾️🏏🏃ROUNDERS MATCH, 2 JULY 2026🏃🏏⚾️ ***

While we’ve heard that there’s a small sporting event going on in the US called the World Cup, we couldn’t let them have all the fun…on 2nd July, we hosted our inaugural Rounders Match at Lydiard Park!

The event was run by Cpl Pocock and Sgt Cox, with assistance from Cpl Aplin, where the Lyneham Comets and the Traffic Cones had their first run-ins with one another. With music, laughter, and a competition unrivaled by the football, both teams played incredibly well. 💪

It also seems like we may have a future sports commentator in our midst, as Sgt Cox took up the mantle to give a varied commentary throughout our games, even getting brief interviews on the field from the players as they progressed through the matches! 🗣️

To cap off the event, awards were presented to the following cadets for their parts in the game:
- Cdt Samaranayake - Best Batter
- Cdt Sheppard - Best Sportsmanship
- Cdt Manvell - Player of the Game (Lyneham Comets)
- Cpl Green - Player of the Game (Traffic Cones)
- Cdt Nicholls - Best Catcher
- Cdt Williams - Best Fielder

The overall winners of the match, and holding the title until our next foray into the sports field, were the Lyneham Comets, led by Sgt Stewart! 🔵☄️

Cpl Pocock, who led the event, had this to say afterwards: “It was a fantastic evening, being able to see cadets having fun and so many people getting involved, and supporting one another throughout the evening. The smiles, encouragement, and team spirit on display were amazing to see throughout. Every cadet should feel proud of their achievements throughout. Well done to everyone who took part and made it successful!”

We would like to once again thank Cpl Pocock and Sgt Cox for their amazing efforts in pulling the event together - it was a fantastic event, and we look forward to the next one! 😎



Dorset & Wiltshire Wing - Air Cadets
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South West Region Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Wessex RFCA
Commandant Air Cadets
Royal Air Force Air Cadets

02/04/2026

We couldn’t leave our post from yesterday without actually showing you some of the engine run! 😲🤩

Thanks again to for having us - a fantastic Saturday for sure!! ✈️😎



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