425 Picture Gallery 5
425 Sqn at Exercise Bourbon - Nesscliffe BTA - 18-20 Nov 05
Exercise Bourbon was a 48-hour field exercise at the Nesscliffe Training Area, organised by 485 (Harborne and Quinton) Sqn in Warwickshire and Birmingham Wing, and attended by 37 cadets and 11 staff from 425 and 1046 Sqns (Staffs Wing), and 121 and 485 Sqn (WB Wing). Cadets and staff lived in an old bunker out on the training area, with no heating and a small amount of portable lighting, with nighttime temperatures of -6ºC. They took part in a number of initiative, leadership, camouflage and concealment and comms exercises, plus target shooting on the range for those qualified.
Bunker 109 - Home Sweet Home for 2 Days
No heating, no lighting, lots of frost....!
425 cadets pose for a team photo
The CWO 'B' flight leader briefing his team for the Saturday morning Comms Ex
Ready for the 'Downed Aircrew Location and Recovery' ex.
Sunday morning HF Comms Exercise.
2 teams of 7 cadets set up a Clansman HF radio station in a field and carried out a radio check with other ATC radio stations around the UK.
Cadets had 3 excellent cooked meals each day, with a packed lunch prior to departure on Sunday.
Camp photo
Errrrr, anyone got a spare red 'R' ?
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