About 1070 (Diss) Squadron, ATC

The history of the 1070 (Diss) Air Cadets is an on-going cadet project and we hope to populate this area with information as we collate it.

We believe the Squadron was formed in 1941 and that the first Commanding Officer was GH Fairs, the local school headmaster.

The complete list of 1070 (Diss) Air Training Corps (ATC) Commanding Officers - to the best of our knowledge - is:

1941 to 1946	Flt Lt GH Fairs
1953 to 1963	Flt Lt RG Patterson
1963 to 1971	Flt Lt D Swanton
1971 to 1980	Flt Lt P Jefford
1980 to 1995	Flt Lt CJW Norton
1995 to 31/8/96	Flt Lt S Christian
01/09/1996 to 24/04/2000	Flt Lt P Burton
25/04/2000 to 31/01/2002	Flt Lt S Hastings
01/02/2002 to 14/05/2009	Flt Lt AJ Pursehouse
14/05/2009 to date	Flt Lt E Dixon

If any old 1070 cadets know about and can explain the gap from 1946 to 1953, we'd be keen to hear! Was the Squadron disbanded after the war and then re-formed in 1953 for instance, or are we missing information?

We would be particularly interested to hear from anyone with information about the Squadron's history, no matter how small a piece of information it might be. The cadets will then use this and other research they are conducting to assemble a complete story.

Old photographs and stories that local people would help bring the Squadron's history to life.

If you believe you have any information or photographs that we might copy, please contact us, we'd love to hear from you

Ian Dade was a cadet with the Diss (1070) Air Training Corps (Air Cadets) between April 1962 & autumn 1963 and has vivid memories of a 'camp' to RAF Chivenor near Barnstaple in 1962.

Ian particularly recalls his "flight experience" in a Chipmunk, never being quite sure which way was up and whether the blue out of the canopy was sky or sea! Also of a hike across Exmoor.

Ian would like to identify and maybe contact some of the people from the Chivenor camp photograph, so maybe you will recognise some faces...or maybe one might even be you!

David Clarke joined the 1070 Diss & Eye Air Training Cadet Squadron in 1963 and remained with the Air Cadets for 7 years until 1970.

David has memories of his Duke of Edinburgh expedition in the summer of 1965 in Northumberland and of a summer camp at RAF Binbrook in August 1967.

On 9th June 2007 the No. 75 (New Zealand) Squadron Association visited Bressingham near Diss, Norfolk, to remember the crash of Short Stirling 'AA-L' of that squadron and the loss of its entire crew on 9th June 1943. The visit marked the 64th anniversary of the loss - to the day.

Alex Lane, 16, an air cadet sergeant with the 1070 (Diss) Air Training Corps (ATC), has been awarded the coveted Ralph Coles Cup for winning the annual Norfolk & Suffolk Air Training Corps (ATC) Wing shooting competition, scoring 87 marks out of a possible 100.

A group of cadets from 1070 (Diss) Air Training Corps (ATC) set out to try a scuba 'Try-Dive' and in so doing gained themselves a PADI certificate to confirm their completion of a Discover Scuba Diving Course.

Edward Fairburn of the Diss (1070) Air Training Corps (ATC) was awarded his bronze Langlauf award for Nordic Skiing and his Regional Blues for winning his group in a ski time trial held at Zweisel on the German/Czech border.

The 1070 (Diss) Air Training Corps (ATC) are sad to announce the death of AWO Mike Sapsed ATC, the Squadron Warrant Officer. His ever-cheerful smile and constant energy will be sorely missed at the Squadron.

The 1070 (Diss) Squadron Air Training Corps (ATC)/Air Cadets were on parade at the 2005 Remembrance parade in Diss on Sunday 13th November.

The 1070 (Diss) Air Training Corps (ATC) Squadron currently has 25 cadets and we are now recruiting. See our Join Us! page for information about what our cadets do and how to join.

The 1070 (Diss) Air Training Corps (ATC) Squadron badge incorporates elements based on some local history and the USAAF...