{"product_id":"ww2-air-defence-cadet-corps-176th-squadron-hove-sleeve-badge","title":"WW2 Air Defence Cadet Corps 176th Squadron (Hove) sleeve badge","description":"\u003cp\u003eVery rare badge of the The Air Defence Cadet Corps (ADCC)\u003cbr\u003eThe ADCC was founded in 1938 by Air Commodore Chamier, who was then Secretary-General of the Air League, an organisation made up of people who wanted to make the British public aware of the importance of military aviation. Demand for places was high and squadrons were set up in as many towns around the UK as possible. \u003cbr\u003eThe first squadron was actually formed at Leicester in July 1938, and boys between 14 and 18 were allowed to join. A squadron consisted of 100 boys divided into flights of 25, and by the end of that year, just five months later, 41 new squadrons had been formed. During 1939 more than 16,800 boys and 700 officers were members of the ADCC. \u003cbr\u003eIts very short life\u003cbr\u003eThe ADCC was active only from 1938 to 1941 , giving it a lifespan of just three years. It had been formed as the youth wing of the Air League of the British Empire, but was taken under RAF control in 1941, becoming the Air Training Corps. \u003cbr\u003eTowards the end of 1940, the government realised the value of the cadet force and took control of the ADCC, reorganising and renaming it. On 5th February 1941 the Air Training Corps was officially established with King George VI as the Air Commodore-in-Chief.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gradia Militaria","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53211223556424,"sku":"June26-03","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0924\/1103\/5976\/files\/IMG-0851.heic?v=1780253416","url":"https:\/\/www.gradiamilitaria.com\/products\/ww2-air-defence-cadet-corps-176th-squadron-hove-sleeve-badge","provider":"Gradia Militaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}