417 (City of Bayside) Squadron

417 (City of Bayside) Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets Information for Prospective Parents & Recruits

Online applications for the 2023 intake open approximatley the start of October 2022. Once you have submitted an online application in October we will be in contact with further information and possibilities to visit & information sessions, or otherwise answer any additional questions or inquiries you may have. 417 SQN Parades Monday nights between 5:45pm & 9:30pm at 67 Royal Avenue Sandringham, entry is via Royal Avenue and the squadron facilites are down the main road way to the rear of the barracks, all Parents & visitors will need to be signed in prior to entry to the base. For any prospective visitors after October 2023, written permission will be required prior using the contact details above (email prefered). Our recruit information nights will be held in late January 2023 and sucessful applications will have details emailed out to them. When making an application please do not use school emails & or iclouds as these often do not communicate well with cadet system email addresses.

First Parade Nights 2023:

Current enrolled cadets (2022 and earlier): 06 Feb 2023

New Recruits (2023 intake): 13 Feb 2023

417 (City of Bayside) Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets History & Formation

17 Flight - Air Training Corps was formed in July 1956, originally a Town Flight at Caulfield. It relocated later to a new premise at Noel Street, Brighton, adjoining the Army Drill Hall, sharing, when necessary some of the Army's facilities. No 3 Flight was amalgamated briefly in mid-1970's to form 3/17 Flight, until No 3 Flight was re-raised at Dandenong in 1978.

On the 17th December 1984, No 17 Flight was presented by Brighton Council with a Flag of the City of Brighton and a Scroll of Honour, conferring on it the title 'City of Brighton.' When The City of Brighton amalgamated with boarding cities (Sandringham, Mordialloc and Moorabbin) on 14th December 1994 to form Bayside City Council, the name was transferred, providing the title: 17 (City of Bayside) Flight. The Squadron was relocated to Labuan Barracks at Sandringham in November 2000 after the ADF sold the original Noel Street Premises.

On 1st July 2001 changes were made to better reflect the Air Training Corps relationship with its parent Service, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). This meant that the Flight was renamed to 417 (City of Bayside) Squadron Australian Air Force Cadets, which remains the official title today. In alignment with RAAF traditions, Squadron have acquired Banners as a means of fostering esprit de corps. The Motto of the 417 Squadron Banner read "Ex Nihilo Nihil." In Latin the phrase "from nothing comes nothing" represents the Squadrons ability to create greatness from any situation or individual. The Squadron Crest contains the Bayside City Council Shell logo overlaid by a seagull representing the Sandringham location and the Squadrons proximity to the beach.

In 2010 417 Squadron continued to further develop its future aims and goals with an updated motto "praesume volare altior" which translated from Latin means 'dare to fly higher'.