The first South Australian Wing Parade took place on 29 Nov 1941 at the Jubilee Oval in Adelaide. No 4 Wing was addressed by WGCDR A G Barrett and divided into four squadrons. The SA Wing at that time had about 900 members and by 1943 was at 1,069.

The first wing camp was undertaken at Victor Harbour, near Mount Breckan and field craft and service training took place. Unley Oval was used for parades for No 70 Squadron. The wing's first honour, the MBE, was awarded to the Wing Training Officer, SQNLDR R Barbour in June 1945. On 13 October 1945 it was announced that numbers would be reduced to 500 cadets and around this time No 4 Wing no longer existed, and South Australian Squadron began.

Cadets initially paraded at the Teachers' Training College, and later at Keswick Barracks. A memorable occasion was the Victory Parade through Adelaide on 10 June 1946. In 1950 a new HQ at Barton Tce, North Adelaide was used. In November 1950 the first Flying Scholarships were announced and by 1962 more than 50 South Australians received their pilots certificates.

The first CPO (Cadet Pilot Officer) and NCO courses were first attended in Point Cook in January 1951. From here the first two CPO's graduated, G. Burgess ( who duxed ) and C Freeman. By 1955 promotion courses were held at RAAF Mallala and later RAAF Edinburgh.

Around 1965 ATC cadets began attending Army Cadet training camps at Cultana near Whyalla. This has been occurring for over 30 years, as just last year 3 13 Flight cadets attended this same camp. By March 1973 Gliding Training had began at Gawler, and in 1978 the Squadron Bivouac took place at Vivonne Bay, on Kangaroo Island. In 1981 10 SAAIRTC cadets attended the RAAF Amberley airshow and on 7 June 1991, a commemorative tree was planted at Adelaide Airport celebrating 40 years of the Air Training Corps.

13 Flight Penfield was the result of the amalgamation of Nos 7 and 13 Flight in July 1989. No 7 Flight was formed in July 1951 under FLTLT L Grove-Jones. After a period of being disbaned, the flight was reborn at the DCRS Recreational Area in Penfield in the early 70s, alongside No 13 Flight and served the Salisbury-Elizabeth northern suburbs. In July 1989 it amalgamated with 13 Flight to produce an amazingly strong flight, considered the best in the state.

No 13 Flight was born in Penfield on 18 November 1958 because of the Youth Centre at the Weapons Research Establishment at Penfield. The first flight commander was FLTLT V B Sharp MBE. N L Northeast, an original cadet of 13 Flight who was a CDTFSGT eventually joined the RAAF as a DI in the flight and went on to command the entire SA Squadron in July 1988.

The early 60s saw a move into new buildings at the DCRS Recreational Area at Penfield and from that point on was advantaged by its close proximity to the RAAF Base and facilities. In May 1971 13 Flight was adopted by the Elizabeth-Salisbury branch of the Air Force Association, the first branch to adopt an ATC unit. 13 Flight at that time was the holder of the Catalina Club Trophy for the Best Overall Flight in the state. This was maintained during the 80s and after its amalgamation with No 7 Flight. The past few years has seen a rebuilding process with many cadets leaving the flight to join the Australian Defence Force. The current Flight Commander FLTLT (AIRTC) Patrick Pulis is scheduled to leave the flight in September 1997 and will be replaced by FLTLT (AIRTC) Gargosky.