Best Small Squadron!
Congratulations to the cadets of Penrith Squadron, winners of best small Squadron and third place for best small Flag Party at the recent Keith Smith Wing Parade!
On Tuesday the cadets and parents of Penrith Squadron visited the Fighter World museum located in Williamtown NSW near the RAAF Williamtown base. The cadets learnt about a wide range of RAAF aircraft from the Gloster Meteor Mk8 through to the F-111. They also got to see some of the current F-35A Lightning aircraft operating….
With the recently announced COVID lockdown in the Greater Sydney area, the NSW Group has announced a lockdown for Squadrons including Penrith Boys. Currently the Squadron is not meeting during the school holidays, however we will keep you up to date via our website, social media and email.
On Tuesday cadets from Penrith Boys Squadron joined with the other cadets from Kerr Wing for a trip to FighterWorld Museum near RAAF Williamtown. FighterWorld has a collection of former RAAF aircraft like the Vampire, Meteor, Sabre and F-111 along with a few others including a former Soviet MiG-21! Being located at RAAF Williamtown they…
On Saturday 25th November the cadets and Officers of Penrith Girls Squadron visited the Penrith Observatory at Western Sydney University for a fascinating talk on the future of space travel and to view the heavens through their telescopes. The conditions were perfect and the cadets were able to view many sights including the Moon, globular…
Penrith Squadron returns on the 6th February 2020, meeting at Melrose Hall in Emu Plains from 7.30pm. If you would like to learn more, call Mr Ray McKenzie on 0418 209 344
The Australian Air League’s Air Activities Centre at Camden airport held it’s Summer Flying Camp over 9 days from the 4th to the 12th January and saw cadets from across NSW undertake flying training. Among the student pilots was L/Cdt Nathaniel Sanger from Penrith Squadron who started flying training at this camp – you can…