Famous Cadets

After many years of fun, travel and flying with the Air Cadets, many people have proceeded to go on and make great achievements in their life. A quick look at who was once an Air Cadet and you will see why.

From Actors to Astronauts, Athletes to Pop Stars, Air Officers and Pilots, this list is neither definitive nor exhaustive....

· Dr Mike Foale - NASA Astronaut
· Flight Sergeant Arthur Aaron VC
· Anna Jackson AWO with 1074 (Ellesmere Port) - Member of Great Britain Women's Wheelchair Basketball Team.
· Alister Allen - British Commonwealth & Olympic Small Bore Champion
· Air Marshal Sir John Allison – former Commander-in-Chief RAF Strike Command
· David Blakey - HM Inspector of Constabulary
· The late Danny Blanchflower - Footballer
· Johanne Brekke, Gold Medallist at 2002 Commonwealth Games and Bronze Medallist at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
·Griff Morgan, Bronze Medallist in the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
· The late Richard Burton - Actor
· Geoff Capes - Olympic Shotputter, Weightlifter and "Strongest Man in the World"
· Linford Christie - World Champion athlete, (336 (Hammersmith) Sqn, 1978)
· Flt Lt Alex Coomber - Bronze medallist at 2002 Winter Olympics
· John Conteh - Champion boxer - 7F (1st City of Liverpool) Sqn
· Timothy Dalton - Actor - James Bond
· Eric Dancer - Lord Lieutenant of Devon & Managing Director of Dartington Glass
· Len Deighton - Author
· Roger Dowers - Chief Superintendent Derbyshire Police
· His Grace The Duke of Rutland
· Neil Fox (Foxy) - Capital FM radio DJ
· John W Fozard - Led Harrier design team British Aerospace, President of RAC
· Air Chief Marshal Sir John Gingell – former Black Rod
· Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon – former Chief of Air Staff
· Robson Green – Actor (861 (Wideopen) Sqn until 1983)
· Bill Griffiths - Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Director of Crime Management (Metropolitan Police), New Scotland Yard
· Raymund Herincx -Opera Singer
- Jamie Hickman - Former Olympic and Commonwealth Gold medal swimmer
· Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Johns – former Chief of Air Staff
· Brian Jones - Record breaking round-the-world balloonist
· Riz Khan - CNN news international anchor and journalist
· Admiral Sir Raymond Lygo - Managing Director British Aerospace
· Wg Cdr Simon Meade – Former Leader of the Red Arrows
· Simon McCorkindale - Actor/producer
· Patrick Moore, Astronomer and author
· Barry Moss FRGS - Chairman of the British Chapter of the Explorers Club
· Michael Nicholson - News reporter for ITN
· Gary Numan - Popstar and aviator
· Sir Paul Nurse - 2001 Nobel Prize for Medicine (CCF(RAF) cadet)
· Bill Pertwee - Actor
· Brian Philpott - Author 'Challenge in the Air'
· Ronald T Pretty - Author of ‘Jane's Weapon Systems’
· Lord Brian Rix - Actor and President of the Royal Mencap Society
· Lord Robertson
· Sir Ralph Robins - Chairman of Rolls Royce
· Alan Sillitoe - Author
· Laura Trevellan - BBC Correspondent (444 (Shoreditch) Sqn)
· Rory Underwood - England rugby player and RAF pilot
· Alan Ward - Cricketer Derbyshire & England

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