based at Cranwell, elementary training largely takes place at nearby RAF Barkston Heath. After elementary training, aircrews streamed to fly multi-engine aircraft and rear-seat roles are trained by No. 45(R) Squadron, which operate five Embraer Phenom 100. On 16 January 2018, the Skyes Building was opened at Cranwell by Air Marshal Sean Reynolds, the Deputy Commander Capability and Senior Responsible Owner of the UKMFTS. The building acts as a UKMFTS operational support building and is used to train new RAF pilots. It was named after Air-Vice Marshal Sir Frederick Hugh Sykes, a British military officer and politician who served during the First World War. Air Cadets Since the mid-1990s, Cranwell has been home to Headquarters, Air Cadets, and the Air Cadet Organisation's Adult Training Facility. Based units The following notable flying and non-flying units are based at RAF Cranwell. Royal Air Force No. 22 Group (Training) RAF RAF College Cranwell Royal Air Force Officer Training Academy (RAF OTA) Recruitment and Selection Tedder Academy Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (DCAE) Officer Training Central Flying School Central Flying School Headquarters No. 3 Flying Training School No. 3 Flying Training School Headquarters No. 45 Squadron – Embraer Phenom T1 No. 57 Squadron – Grob Prefect T1 No. 6 Flying Training School No. 6 Flying Training School Headquarters East Midlands Universities Air Squadron – Grob Tutor T1 No. 7 Air Experience Flight – Grob Tutor T1 Royal Air Force Air Cadets Headquarters No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support) RAF No. 8 RAF Force Protection Wing No. 5 RAF Police Squadron RAF Police Specialist Investigations Branch (North) No. 38 Group (Air Combat Service Support) RAF RAF Music Services The Band of the Royal Air Force College The Band of the Royal Auxiliary Air Force RAF Air Warfare Centre Air Warfare School Other RAF Units RAF Disclosures Civilian RAF Cranwell Flying Club Cranwell Gliding Club See also List of Royal Air Force stations Cranwell Light Aeroplane Club RAF Harlaxton – satellite airfield of Cranwell during the 1940s and 1950s References Citations Bibliography Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore. 1981. Action Stations Vol.2: Wartime Military Airfields of Lincolnshire and the East Midlands External links Cranwell Gliding Club UK Military Aeronautical Information Publication – Cranwell (EGYD) Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire Airports in England