Volunteer Gliding Squadron
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volunteer-gliding-squadron-182-9984300
title:
Volunteer Gliding Squadron
text:
A Volunteer Gliding Squadron (VGS) is an aircraft squadron of the Royal Air Force (RAF) which provides flying training in glider aircraft for Royal Air Force Air Cadets. All current operational Volunteer Gliding Squadrons operate a sole type of aircraft, the Grob G103A Twin II Acro, a conventional winch-launched tandem-seat sailplane known by its British military designation, Viking T1. Since 2014, the squadrons operate under No. 2 Flying Training School, which was newly reformed for this purpos
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encyclopedia
description:
Squadrons of the Royal Air Force which provide gliding experience for Air Cadets
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volunteer_Gliding_Squadron
date created:
2006-07-26T20:02:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T08:20:25Z
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13
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