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The National Marching Band of the RAF Air Cadets is a military band made up of teenagers musicians of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. It is considered to be a key musical ambassador for the RAFAC, with the band having given many notable performances at 10 Downing Street, Lincoln Cathedral, Twickenham Stadium, Whitehall, and the International Air Tattoo.[1]

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (December 2018)

National Marching Band of the RAF Air Cadets
Active	2008 to Present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	military band marching band
Size	43 musicians
Part of	Royal Air Force Air Cadets
Headquarters	Fort Blockhouse, Hampshire, England
Nickname(s)	RAFAC band Air Cadet National Marching Band
Colors	Blue
March	Royal Air Force March Past
Insignia
RAFAC Banner

RAFAC Music Camp

Music camps, which are sponsored by the RAFAC, are held annually at RAF College Cranwell and help train cadets in the RAFAC Music Service and specifically cadets in the national marching band.

Activities

• RAF anniversary parades[2]
• St George's Day Parade[3]
• Remembrance Day Parade[4]
• Annual General Inspection (AGI) at Welbeck Defence Sixth Form College[5]
• Charity events[6]

Individual wing bands also perform in activities in their localities.

Instrumentation

The following is a list of standard instruments catered by the RAFAC Band:

• Saxophones
• Tubas
• Euphoniums
• Clarinets
• Bugles
• Cornets
• Trumpets
• Trombones
• Basses
• Cymbals
• Side drum
• Bass Drum

See also

• Royal Air Force
• Fort Blockhouse
• Royal Air Force March Past
• Royal Air Force Air Cadets
• Air Training Corps
• Activities of the Air Training Corps

References

External links

• RAFAC official website
• Media related to National Marching Band of the RAF Air Cadets at Wikimedia Commons

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