Royal Air Force basic training camp near West Kirby, | Education Video by World of Military

<p>RAF West Kirby was a Royal Air Force basic training camp near West Kirby, Cheshire, later Merseyside, England.</p><p>Location</p><p>The camp at Larton,[1] then in Cheshire, was actually located 3&nbsp;mi (4.8&nbsp;km) from West Kirby village, from which it took its name. The camp entrance was on Saughall Massie Road, almost opposite Oldfield Lane.[2]</p><p>History</p><p>It was set up at the beginning of the Second World War, as a basic training camp, to train new recruits for the Royal Air Force. Known as a "square bashing camp" in the vernacular, it was the very first base (after kitting out at RAF Cardington) of most personnel there during the 1940s to 1960, although the final passing out parade took place on 20 December 1957.[3] Most of the personnel were newly called up in the rank of AC2, the very lowest rank in the RAF, for their 2 years National Service in the British armed forces.[citation needed]</p><p>At this RAF Station, the men were given their initial training on their first entry into the RAF which included first learning the RAF parade ground drill. With rifles, intensive physical fitness training in ground combat and defense under non-commissioned officers of the