History

Following a government call  to form an Air Defence Cadet Corps  in 1938, prominent members of society  in Kings Lynn arranged a meeting which was held at the Town Hall on December 14th 1938 . The overwhelming response  meant that 53 young men attended   with the intention of joining this new organisation . On January 2nd 1939 , 42F (King's Lynn) Squadron Air Training Corps  squadron was formed as one of the first 50 squadrons of the Air Defence Cadet Corps (ADCC). This privilege was marked by the first 50 squadrons having an F - standing for founder after their number. The squadron began in January 1939 with the head quarters based in the centre of King's Lynn at Paradise Chambers. In 1941 the ADCC changed to become the Air Training Corps where the role of the squadron included assisting in recruiting for the RAF.

These are photographs from the early days