RAF College Cranwell
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The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force establishment which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to be commissioned officers. The RAF College is based at RAF Cranwell and is sometimes titled as the Royal Air Force College Cranwell.
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The Royal Air Force College was formed on 1 November 1919 as the RAF (Cadet) College. It was previously known as HMS Daedalus. On 5 February 1920 the College was raised to command status. It is the oldest military air academy in the world.
At present, most RAF officer cadets complete a 32-week course before they are commissioned. The College is the RAF equivalent of the British Army's Royal Military Academy Sandhurst or the Royal Navy's Britannia Royal Naval College.
