282 (East Ham) Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets

282 (East Ham) Squadron Royal Air Force Air Cadets Welcome to the East Ham Air Cadets - 'The Next Generation' of youth in East London ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง How far are YOU from having a good time?

We take part in many activities including flying, gliding, going on camps, taking part in all kinds of action, adventure and sports. Itโ€™s great fun too, with the opportunity to enjoy an enviable social life and make many new friends. Air Cadets, aged 12 to 17, and our supporting staff get the opportunity to participate in a large range of stimulating and rewarding activities. Where else could you

learn to fly aerobatics, visit Royal Air Force Stations, tour foreign countries, play sports from local to National level, learn the skills to lead expeditions, become a target shooting marksman, gain your Duke of Edinburgh Awards, canoe through white water, assist your community, join a band, learn aviation subjects, go caving, parachute, climb, sail, ski...? There are lots and lots of activities. These and much more are readily available to you as a member of our squadron and indeed the Air Training Corps, whether you are a cadet or staff member. So if you want to join the "Top Crew" get in touch

Get in touch via email on [email protected] or call us on 0208 470 8422. We parade every Monday and Friday evening from 7pm to 9.45pm, with band training taking place on Wednesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm.

๐ŸŽ‰ London Wing Warrant Officer ๐ŸŽ‰Huge congratulations to our very own Warrant Officer Shoheb Akhtar, who has officially st...
03/03/2026

๐ŸŽ‰ London Wing Warrant Officer ๐ŸŽ‰

Huge congratulations to our very own Warrant Officer Shoheb Akhtar, who has officially stepped into his new role as London Wing Warrant Officer, taking over from Warrant Officer Wright after seven years in post. ๐Ÿซก

With 26 years of dedicated service at 282, his professionalism, commitment and unwavering support for staff and cadets have left a lasting mark on the Squadron. We have no doubt that he will continue to inspire and support cadets and staff across London Wing. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Although he will be greatly missed, we couldnโ€™t be prouder to see him take on this well-deserved appointment and wish him every success in his new role. ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

Itโ€™s not goodbyeโ€ฆ just see you soon! โœจ

โœจ โ€œ๐•€๐•— ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•œ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•”๐•’๐•Ÿ, ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•”๐•’๐•Ÿ!โ€ โœจCongratulations to our 9 amazing cadets and Civilian Instructor Sebastian Stewart on...
27/01/2026

โœจ โ€œ๐•€๐•— ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•œ ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•”๐•’๐•Ÿ, ๐•ช๐• ๐•ฆ ๐•”๐•’๐•Ÿ!โ€ โœจ

Congratulations to our 9 amazing cadets and Civilian Instructor Sebastian Stewart on achieving their Jack Petchey Achievement Awards. ๐Ÿ†

They were proudly presented with their awards in front of loved ones and colleagues, recognising their hard work and dedication not only at Squadron level, but beyond it too. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

To make the occasion even more special, our band delivered a fantastic performance, celebrating the achievements in true style. ๐ŸŽบ๐Ÿฅ

Well done to all the award winners, truly well deserved. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

16/12/2025
๐ŸŽ„ โ€™แด›ษช๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฑแด‡แด€๊œฑแดษดโ€™๐ŸŽ„This week, 282 proudly represented the Squadron at two significant events. ๐Ÿ’ซโœˆ๏ธ Aviation Focus Group -...
11/12/2025

๐ŸŽ„ โ€™แด›ษช๊œฑ แด›สœแด‡ ๊œฑแด‡แด€๊œฑแดษดโ€™๐ŸŽ„

This week, 282 proudly represented the Squadron at two significant events. ๐Ÿ’ซ

โœˆ๏ธ Aviation Focus Group - Flight Lieutenant Shirley and Flight Sergeant Johnson were invited by to a lunch at the , where they delivered a short presentation on the Scottish Heights 2025 expedition from August. A huge thank you to Ulysses Trust for their continued support! ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿผ

๐ŸŽถ RAF Benevolent Fund Carol Concert - Massive well done to the cadets who served as carpet guards, and to Corporal Lixandru who gave a reading during the concert. They even had the chance to speak with the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Harv Smyth! ๐Ÿ’™

Incredible effort from all involved! ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿซก ๐“ข๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ. ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ. ๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“น ๐ŸซกCongratulations to Acting Pilot Officer Timothy Jeyamani on passing her Cadet Forces ...
09/12/2025

๐Ÿซก ๐“ข๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ฟ๐“ฒ๐“ฌ๐“ฎ. ๐“’๐“ธ๐“ถ๐“ถ๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ท๐“ฝ. ๐“›๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ญ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผ๐“ฑ๐“ฒ๐“น ๐Ÿซก

Congratulations to Acting Pilot Officer Timothy Jeyamani on passing her Cadet Forces Commission Interview ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป

With over 11 years dedicated to the RAFAC, from ex-cadet to Civilian Instructor, she now steps into uniform to continue supporting 282 and the wider organisation. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Officer Commanding 282 Squadron, Flight Lieutenant Shirley, has said: โ€œThis is a truly well deserved appointment! APO Jeyamani is integral to the successful running of 282. I, along with all our CFAVs and cadets, wish her well in what Iโ€™m sure will be a very successful continued RAFAC career as a Cadet Forces Commissioned Officer!โ€ ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ

07/12/2025

๐Ÿƒโ€โ™‚๏ธ ๐•Š๐•ฅ๐•ฃ๐•š๐•ง๐•– ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ ๐•˜๐•ฃ๐•–๐•’๐•ฅ๐•Ÿ๐•–๐•ค๐•ค, ๐•ค๐•–๐•ฅ๐•ฅ๐•๐•– ๐•—๐• ๐•ฃ ๐•Ÿ๐• ๐•ฅ๐•™๐•š๐•Ÿ๐•˜ ๐•๐•–๐•ค๐•ค ๐Ÿƒโ€โ™€๏ธ

Amazing effort from 282 at the Cross Country Competition! Despite the tough conditions, the team showed incredible resilience and brought home 6 medals.

Their dedication, sacrifice, and hearts were on full display with

- Senior Girls taking ๐Ÿฅˆ
- Sergeant Shepherd earning ๐Ÿฅˆ
- Corporal Manaois securing ๐Ÿฅ‰
- The Squadron finishing ๐Ÿฅ‰ overall

What a way to close the year ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ โ€œ๐“๐“ฝ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฐ๐“ธ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ญ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ท ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ท ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ท๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ, ๐”€๐“ฎ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ถ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ถโ€ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ                                          ...
09/11/2025

๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ โ€œ๐“๐“ฝ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ฐ๐“ธ๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐“ญ๐“ธ๐”€๐“ท ๐“ธ๐“ฏ ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ผ๐“พ๐“ท ๐“ช๐“ท๐“ญ ๐“ฒ๐“ท ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“ถ๐“ธ๐“ป๐“ท๐“ฒ๐“ท๐“ฐ, ๐”€๐“ฎ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ต๐“ต ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ถ๐“ฎ๐“ถ๐“ซ๐“ฎ๐“ป ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ถโ€ ๐Ÿ•Š๏ธ

๐Ÿ’ช ๊œฑแดœแด„แด„แด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ ๊œฐแด€แด แดแดœส€๊œฑ แด›สœแด๊œฑแด‡ แดกสœแด ษดแด‡แด แด‡ส€ ๊œฑแด›แดแด˜ แด›ส€สษชษดษข ๐Ÿ’ชIt was an action-packed weekend for 282 Squadron, full of achievements ac...
19/10/2025

๐Ÿ’ช ๊œฑแดœแด„แด„แด‡๊œฑ๊œฑ ๊œฐแด€แด แดแดœส€๊œฑ แด›สœแด๊œฑแด‡ แดกสœแด ษดแด‡แด แด‡ส€ ๊œฑแด›แดแด˜ แด›ส€สษชษดษข ๐Ÿ’ช

It was an action-packed weekend for 282 Squadron, full of achievements across three major events. ๐ŸŽ–๏ธ

๐Ÿ…Religion Field Day - Our team proudly represented in Drill, Fanfare, and First Aid, giving it their all. They placed 2nd in Fanfare, and London Wing took the overall win. ๐Ÿ‘

๐Ÿ† No.2 & No.3 Sector Competition - Starting bright and early, our cadets faced tough challenges across 7 activities, battling against other Squadrons from both sectors. Finishing 1st in , and taking home the West Essex Cup Championship title. ๐Ÿ”ฅ

๐ŸŽบ The Lord Mayorโ€™s Competition - Our very own Cadet Ssesemwogerere represented with excellence, his dedication paid off as the team came out on top. ๐Ÿ™Œ

An unforgettable weekend of teamwork, skill, and success for 282 ๐ŸŽ‰

โœจ ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“Ÿ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ฝ๐“ธ ๐“ฐ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ธ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผโœจ282 Squadron proudly welcomed Wing Commander Braddy-Green and Wing Warrant ...
30/09/2025

โœจ ๐“ฃ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ ๐“Ÿ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ฝ๐“ธ ๐“ฐ๐“ป๐“ฎ๐“ช๐“ฝ๐“ท๐“ฎ๐“ผ๐“ผ ๐“ฒ๐“ผ ๐“ช๐“ต๐“ธ๐“ท๐“ฐ ๐”€๐“ฒ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ ๐“ธ๐“ฝ๐“ฑ๐“ฎ๐“ป๐“ผโœจ

282 Squadron proudly welcomed Wing Commander Braddy-Green and Wing Warrant Officer Wright for the squadrons Annual Formal Inspection - chance to show what the squadron is all about. ๐Ÿซก

It was the first inspection under the new Officer Commanding, Flight Lieutenant Shirley, and the cadets and staff truly delivered. From showcasing the brand-new Xbox flight simulators, to the winning Region Drill, Fanfare, and First Aid teams in action. ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ”ฅ

The evening concluded with five well-deserved Jack Petchey Foundation Achievement Awards, celebrating the hard work and achievements of some outstanding cadets. ๐Ÿ…

282 Squadron has seen big changes recently and itโ€™s only moving upwards from here. โœˆ๏ธ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿƒ A Little Green Leaf ๐Ÿƒ282โ€™s Staff and Cadets had the honour of experiencing โ€˜A Little Green Leafโ€™, an original one-act ...
02/09/2025

๐Ÿƒ A Little Green Leaf ๐Ÿƒ

282โ€™s Staff and Cadets had the honour of experiencing โ€˜A Little Green Leafโ€™, an original one-act play inspired by the incredible true story of Odette Hallowes, right here at our very own Squadron.

The play brings Odetteโ€™s bravery and resilience to new audiences, sparking conversations about the Holocaust, sacrifice, and what peace truly means today.

Odette Hallowes, our past Squadron President, served as an agent for the UKโ€™s Special Operations Executive in World War II. Captured by the Gestapo in France, she endured months of interrogation, torture, and solitary confinement. Her courage and strength remain at the heart of our Squadron, carried in our crest and our memory.

A big thank you to .little.green.leaf for the performance and for sharing Odetteโ€™s Story.

Que Je Surmonte ๐Ÿ’ซ

๐Ÿ”๏ธ Remind Yourself: If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It ๐Ÿ”๏ธ12 cadets from 282 and  took on their Gold  expedition in the...
30/08/2025

๐Ÿ”๏ธ Remind Yourself: If It Was Easy, Everyone Would Do It ๐Ÿ”๏ธ

12 cadets from 282 and took on their Gold expedition in the stunning Scottish mountains. ๐ŸŒ„ Through challenges, resilience, and determination, they smashed it and came out stronger than ever. ๐Ÿ’ชโœจ

After conquering the trails, they swapped boots for adventure gear โ€” taking on high ropes, kayaking, climbing, abseiling, and canoeing ๐Ÿšฃโ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿง—โ€โ™€๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ.

A huge thank you to for your constant support โ€” you help make moments like this possible! ๐Ÿ™Œ

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