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| Southampton University Air Squadron | |
|---|---|
 SUAS Diamond | |
| Founded | 15 February 1941 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Officer Training, Ab Initio Flying Training, |
| Part of | No. 6 Flying Training School RAF |
| Garrison/HQ | MOD Boscombe Down |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Fortibus Ardua Cedunt "Adversity Yields to the Bold"[1] |
| Commanders | |
| OC SUAS | Squadron Leader T Blackwell |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Trainer | Grob Tutor T1 |
Southampton University Air Squadron (SUAS /suˈæs/) is a unit of the Royal Air Force which provides basic flying training, adventurous training and personal development skills to undergraduate students of the University of Southampton,[2] University of Portsmouth, Bournemouth University, Southampton Solent University, University of Chichester and University of Winchester. The aim of all University Air Squadrons is to allow those potential RAF officers to experience service life and to allow them to decide whether they are suited to it. There is no obligation to join up after being a member of a UAS unless an RAF bursary is successfully applied for. SUAS is parented by MoD Boscombe Down[3] where it flies Tutor aircraft.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 83. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ University of Southampton MEng Archived 28 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine - Key Facts
- ^ Boscombe Down HiVE- Boscombe Down's Units