RAF Air Cadets Senior Leadership
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Air Cdre Tony Keeling
OBE RAF
Commandant, RAF Air Cadets
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Gp Capt Mark Leeming
OBE RAFR
Commandant, North Region
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Wg Cdr David Waters
RAFAC
Officer Commanding, Cent. & East Yorks Wing
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Sqn Ldr Steve Lewis
RAFAC
Sector Commander, Sector 5
Squadron Leadership
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Flt Lt Luke Clifford-Roper-Smith
VR RAFAC
Officer Commanding, 1324 (Hawker Blackburn) Squadron
Luke is the squadron commander. A former cadet warrant officer of the unit (2002-2008), he returned to the organisation and took command of the squadron on 1 October, 2023. Formerly a service instructor, he supported 5x annual camps and 2x iterations of the Air Cadet Leadership Course. He serves in the RAF Reserves, where he is currently a flight commander with 611 (West Lancashire) Squadron, RAuxAF.
He’s a senior manager in the NHS and is also the Unit Manager for St John Ambulance in Hull.
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Fg Off Tom Sugden
RAFAC
Training Officer
Tom is responsible for the squadron’s annual training programme, and was most recently the Wing Shooting Officer. Tom was once a cadet warrant officer at 298 (Hornsea) Squadron (2008-2015) & first moved to 1324 Squadron as a staff member in 2019. Tom has an additional role as an instructor with No.1 North SATT, teaching the next generation of staff to gain shooting qualifications & continue the cadet shooting delivery across the North of England.
Tom is a network control engineer for Northern Powergrid, ensuring the safe running and supply of the Yorkshire electricity network.
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A/Plt Off Megan Roberts
RAFAC
Adjutant
Megan is the squadron adjutant She was formerly a cadet flight sergeant of 1324 Squadron (2014-2017) and later a Civilian Instructor with 35 (Wetherby) Squadron (2018-2022), prior to becoming an officer cadet with the Yorkshire University Royal Naval Unit (2021-2023) where she held the position of Divisional Officer and Charities Lead before returning to us in July 2023.
She is a PowerUp Mentee supporting students with careers in STEM and is studying for a BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science.
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Sgt George Gohl
RAFAC
Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
Himself a former cadet of the squadron, George continues to support the unit as a member of staff. In his spare time, he is building his own aircraft, which he hopes to fly soon. It is this enginnering expertise and understanding of aviation that makes him such an asset to the squadron.
George is an award-winning apprentice with BAE Systems in Brough.
Subject Matter Leads
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Fg Off Tom Sugden
Target Shooting
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A/Plt Off Megan Roberts
First Aid & Music
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Sgt George Gohl
Aviation Studies
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Ms Karlah Coan
Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme
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Ms Kathy Cuckoo
STEM, Cyber, & Space
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Mr Andy Kenny
Leadership / Health & Safety
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Mr Paul Charstone
Supplies
Supernumerary Staff
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Fg Off Helle McCollin
Wing Sports Officer
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Cadet Non-Commissioned Officers
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Vacant
Squadron Cadet Warrant Officer
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Cdt FS Poppy Buckley
SNCO (Outreach)
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Cdt FS Finnley Sprakes
SNCO (Training)
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Cdt FS Emily Edmiston
SNCO (Recruits)
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Cdt Sgt Euan Parry
Flight Commander
Harrier Flight
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Cdt Sgt Alex Parry
Flight Commander
Buccaneer Flight
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Cdt Sgt Max Cuckoo
Flight Commander
Phantom Flight
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Cdt Cpl I. Pearson
Section Commander
1 Section
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Cdt Z. Sveinsson
Section Commander
2 Section
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Cdt Cpl H. Parnaby
Section Commander
3 Section
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Cdt M. Butterill
Section Commander
4 Section
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Cdt Cpl H. Spence
Section Commander
5 Section
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Cdt R. Quinnell
Section Commander
6 Section