Central Band of the Royal Air Force


The Central Band of the Royal Air Force is an RAF regular band and is part of Royal Air Force Music Services. The motto of the band is Aere Invicti.

History

The Central Band of the RAF was formed in 1920, shortly after the RAF had been formed in 1918. Their version of the theme from the Dam Busters reached No. 18 in October 1955, spending one week in the UK Top 20.
The band has given performances on BBC Radio 2's "Friday Night is Music Night" in October 2010 and, to mark the 100th anniversary of the formation of the RAF, in April 2018.

Personnel

All band members are fully trained military personnel.
The Director of Music is Flight Lieutenant Chris I'Anson.
The Bandmaster is Warrant Officer Terry Gardner.

Notable personnel