Air Training Corps

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On 5 February 1941, The Air Training Corps was granted a Royal Warrant by King George VI to prepare young men for the Royal Air Force


What is now the 208 (North Leeds) Squadron Air Training Corps was established in 1941 and was closely affiliated with Blackburn’s Olympia Works aircraft factory on Roundhay Road


Its first commanding officer was Bill Hartwell, grandfather of 208 Squadron’s present day Civilian Instructor, Dale Kitching


Local resident Dale kindly loaned the historic pictures appearing on this page

Notes


Download

ATC Celebrates 70 Years  PDF 0.5 Mb


ATC Summer Fayre 2009 PDF 0.5 Mb


 Links

News from 208 (North Leeds) Squadron


Olympia Works

 

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MP3

Colleen Kitching “My father was the Commanding Officer of the Air Training Corps at Towerhurst. My sister and I used to go and make the tea for the young men. I was between fourteen and sixteen.”


(Colleen’s future husband Eric was one of the

cadets.)

Colleen Kitching Towerhurst.mp3