RAF / AIR MINISTRY Large Brass Bells

Definitely not  ‘Air Training Wing’,casting about online I have seen a few opinions but no authoritive info as yet.

I too considered it meaning ‘Air Training Wing’, but Ive seen one of these bells dated 1945 and removed from an Avro Lancaster Pathfinder Squadron airfield – and so was struggling to see the connection!

I too have seen the initials ATW, on a number of scramble bells over the years.

So I asked Microsoft AI…

It is trying to tell me that ATW stands for Air Training Wing. However, I couldn’t/can’t see a connection between the mysterious “Air Training Wing” and the Battle of Britain for example.

When further asked, on the matter, it (AI) came back and said the Air Training Wing was part of the Air Training Corps. Now known as the RAF Air Cadets of course. Off the top of my head they were formed in 1941. A year after the Battle of Britain. But, they can trace their origins back to the Air Defence Cadet Corp (ADCC). The ADCC was formed just prior to the start of WWII.

So I’m unsure if technology has let me down, or not, on this occasion. 

H

Yes I came across that in my search, Oracal, but I don’t think it gave me an answer!

May be of interest…

http://www.scramblebell.co.uk/index.html