RIAT - July 2009
This year cadets from Wantage Squadron were invited to help the charity Flying Scholarships for the Disabled at their awards ceremony at the Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford. The cadets from Wantage provided an honour guard for scholars and assisted Prince Abdulla, the Jordanian crown prince and Chief of the Air Staff Sir Glen Torphy in presenting the awards. Flying Scholarships for the Disabled isn't just about teaching disabled men and women to fly, in fact becoming a Private Pilot is really the icing on the cake as far as the Charity's aims are concerned. It's about using the challenge of learning to fly, to show the scholars how to discover their full potential. It's about pushing their personal boundaries and enabling them to measure their lives and achievements NOT by their disabilities, but by their abilities.
Photo credit is : Danielle Dunbar
