Cranwell (The name means the spring where the cranes are found) is a village with a population of approximately 3,000 inhabitants (part of the Civil Parish of Cranwell and Byard's Leap), situated in the North Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, on the B1429 road approximately 7km north-west of Sleaford. A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... Genera Grus Anthropoides Balearica Bugeranus Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds of the order Gruiformes, and family Gruidae. ... A civil parish (usually just parish) in England is a subnational entity forming the lowest unit of local government, lower than districts or counties. ... Byards Leap is a small hamlet, west of Cranwell in Lincolnshire, associated with various legends, including the origin of the name. ... North Kesteven is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England, part of the traditional area of Kesteven. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Sleaford is a town in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. ...

The village centres on the remains of the Village Cross. The cross is a 14th century market cross from which important matters of public moment were announced. The base, which is original, and the undisturbed ground beneath are listed as a national monument. This 14th-century statue from south India depicts the gods Shiva (on the left) and Uma (on the right). ... A market cross is a structure used to mark a market square in market towns. ... The term national monument can either refer to a specific monument which aims to represent a nation, or to a general concept. ...

Standing near to the cross is the village's rather unusual looking parish church. Dedicated to St Andrew, the church originates circa the 10th century, the village possibly dates from the time of King Alfred (849-899). The church consists only of a nave and chancel with, above the former, a rather odd bellcote, much of the masonry is Norman but parts date back to Saxon times. The fittings include 17th century bench-ends and a Perpendicular rood screen. Mounted on corbels in the North aisle are the remains of a Hogsback grave. The fine carvings on these stones are either Saxon or Norse (Ringerike). The stones are unique to Lincolnshire and are probably the finest of their type in the country. In the stonework in the porch is the incised outline of a pilgrim's shoe and the year 1728, and on the right-hand door pillar are six carved figures believed to depict ancient May King and Queen ceremonial costumes. The Churchyard includes a Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery with over 200 military graves. A parish church is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches. ... Saint Andrew (Greek: Andreas, manly), the Christian Apostle, brother of Saint Peter, was born at Bethsaida on the Lake of Galilee. ... As a means of recording the passage of time, the 10th century was that century which lasted from 901 to 1000. ... Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) (sometimes spelt Ælfred) was king of England from 871 to 899, though at no time did he rule over the whole of the land. ... Events Births Deaths August 18 - Walafrid Strabo, German monk and theologian Categories: 849 ... Events Edward the Elder becomes King of England. ... Links to full descriptions of the elements of a Gothic floorplan are also found at the entry Cathedral diagram. ... This article is about an architectural feature; for the astronomical term see apsis. ... Bell-cot A bell-cot, or bell-cote, is a small framework and shelter for one or more bells, supported on brackets projecting from a wall or built on the roof of chapels or churches which have no towers. ... The Nave of Durham Cathedral demonstrates the characteristic round arched style, though use of shallow pointed arches above the nave anticipates the Gothic style. ... The famous parade helmet found at Sutton Hoo, probably belonging to King Raedwald of East Anglia circa 625. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Winchester Cathedral Sherborne Abbey The Perpendicular Gothic period (or simply Perpendicular) is the third historical division of English Gothic architecture, and is so-called because it is characterised by an emphasis on vertical lines; it is also known as the Rectilinear style, or Late Gothic. ... The Rood screen was a common feature in late medieval church architecture, dividing the chancel from the nave. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... County Buskerud District Ringerike Municipality NO-0605 Administrative centre Hønefoss Mayor (2003) Kolbjørn Kværum (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 47 1,552 km² 1,423 km² 0. ... Monument to pilgrims in Burgos, Spain This article is on religious pilgrims. ... Events Astronomical aberration discovered by the astronomer James Bradley Swedish academy of sciences founded at Uppsala The founding of the University of Havana (Universidad de la Habana), Cubas most well-established university. ... May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. ... May Queen is a term which has two distinct but related meanings. ... Graves at Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York A cemetery (also called a graveyard, churchyard or kirkyard) is a place (usually an enclosed area of land) in which dead bodies are buried. ... The Azmak Cemetery, near Suvla Bay, Turkey, contains the graves of some of the soldiers who died during the Gallipoli Campaign. ...

RAF College Cranwell

Just over one mile (2 kilometres) to the west of the village is RAF College Cranwell and its two associated airfields. The northern airfield is the older, being used for light aircraft and airships from 1916 and remains as a grassed field used occasionally by gliders and light aircraft. The southern airfield is much larger with two paved runways and abuts the A17 road, this was first used as a flying training base in 1917. The paved runways were built in 1954, to make way for the jet aircraft, Meteor and Vampire. RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire close to the village of Cranwell, near Sleaford. ... For other uses, see Airport (disambiguation). ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Gliders or Sailplanes are heavier-than-air aircraft primarily intended for unpowered flight. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The British Gloster Meteor was the first operational Allied jet fighter aircraft of the Second World War. ... The de Havilland Vampire, or DH.100, was the second jet-engined aircraft commissioned into the Royal Air Force during World War II (the first being the Gloster Meteor), although it did not see combat in that conflict. ...

The RAF college is where all RAF officers are trained, the equivalent of the British Army's Sandhurst). The Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (OASC) moved here from Biggin Hill in the 1990s. No.3 Flying School still trains aircrew and others for the British and some foreign air forces. The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... New College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst New Colours are presented to RMAS, June 2005. ... London Biggin Hill Airport (IATA: BQH, ICAO: EGKB), formerly RAF Biggin Hill, is an airfield at Biggin Hill in London Borough of Bromley. ... Germans dancing on the Berlin Wall in late 1989, the symbol of the cold war divide falls down as the world unites in the 1990s. ...

RAF Cranwell was first established in 1916 as the Navy air training centre and airships were operational there until the end of World War I. By 18 April 1918 Cranwell was largest Aerodrome in the world. The camp was split into two parts. East camp was initial training of apprentices and officers and west camp, specialist training in signals,electrical and wireless. In early 1920 Cranwell became the world's first military air academy. The College Hall was complete by the mid 1930s and its symmetrical classical architecture remains a potent symbol for the Royal Air Force. Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Allied Powers: British Empire France Italy Russia United States Central Powers: Austria-Hungary Bulgaria Germany Ottoman Empire Commanders Ferdinand Foch Georges Clemenceau Joseph Joffre Victor Emmanuel III Luigi Cadorna Armando Diaz Nicholas II Aleksei Brusilov Herbert Henry Asquith Douglas Haig John Jellicoe Woodrow Wilson John Pershing Wilhelm II Paul... Year 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

RAF Cranwell was at the forefront of aircraft development, and long range development flight was established in 1921, this lead to a world record distance flight of 3,420 miles from Cranwell to the Persian gulf in a Hawker Horsley, and a second in 1929 when a fairey long range monoplane was flown non stop from Cranwell to Karachisome 4,130 miles in 50 hours and 37 minutes. Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for full calendar). ... // History The Hawker Horsley was designed in 1925 as a medium day bomber. ... The Fairey Aviation Company, Ltd was a British aircraft manufacturer of the first half of the 20th century, notable for a number of important planes, including the Fairey III family and the Fairey Swordfish. ... A monoplane is an aircraft with one main set of wing surfaces, in contrast to a biplane or triplane. ...

RAF Cranwell's most famous graduate was Sir Frank Whittle. The western world's first true flight by a jet aircraft, the Gloster E28/39, took place here on May 15th 1941 at around 19.45 lasting 17 minutes, flown by Flight Lt. Sayer. Whittle was the first to propose ideas for the jet engine when at Cranwell in the late 1920s: his 1929 thesis resulted in him obtaining the patent for the jet engine in 1930. The Gloster Meteor aircraft (f8) was also test flown here. Barkston Heath airfield situated south of Ancaster acts as a satellite airfield, supporting Cranwell cadets in their pilot training. Air Commodore Sir Frank Whittle, OM, KBE FRS (1 June 1907–9 August 1996) was a Royal Air Force officer who invented the jet engine. ... This article is about the year. ... Flt Lt Philip E. Gerry Sayer was Chief Test Pilot for Gloster Aircraft as well as a serving RAF officer. ... A Pratt and Whitney turbofan engine for the F-15 Eagle is tested at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, USA. The tunnel behind the engine muffles noise and allows exhaust to escape. ... The 1920s was a decade sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Look up thesis in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A patent is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to a patentee (the inventor or assignee) for a fixed period of time in exchange for the regulated, public disclosure of certain details of a device, method, process or composition of matter (substance) (known as an invention) which... 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link is to a full 1930 calendar). ... The British Gloster Meteor was the first operational Allied jet fighter aircraft of the Second World War. ...

An independent heritage centre telling the story of RAF Cranwell may be visited near the village of North Rauceby, to the south east of the larger airfield.

External link

• RAF Cranwell Home Page
• Location map of Cranwell village