No. 8 Flying Training School (8 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1964. 1 Jan 1936 – 25 Mar 1942...
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No.2 Flying Training School is a Flying Training School (FTS) of the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is part of No. 22 (Training) Group that delivers glider...
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The No. 1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) is the oldest military pilot training school in the world, currently used to deliver rotary training to aircrew...
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No. 6 Flying Training School RAF is a Flying Training School (FTS) within No. 22 (Training) Group of the Royal Air Force that delivers flying training...
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(1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6. Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support...
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Grantham, Lincolnshire, England. RAF Barkston Heath is the home of 57 Sqn's B Flight of No. 3 Flying Training School RAF (3 FTS). For a period between approximately...
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Royal Air Force College Cranwell (redirect from No. 19 Flying Training School RAF)
follows; No.3 Flying Training School No. 45 Squadron RAF No. LVII Squadron RAF 703 Naval Air Squadron No. 674 Squadron AAC No.6 Flying Training School East...
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Upavon Aerodrome, it is the longest existing flying training school in the world. The school was based at RAF Little Rissington from 1946 to 1976. Its motto...
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RAF (June – July 1943) No. 8 Flying Training School RAF (June 1954 – August 1955) No. 10 Air Navigation School RAF (September 1946 – March 1948) No....
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Sywell Aerodrome (redirect from No. 4 Basic Flying Training School RAF)
Flying Training School RAF (1951-53) using Chipmunk T.10s No. 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School RAF...
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Landing Ground for No. 8 Flying Training School RAF between August 1955 and August 1959 No. 50 Conversion Flight during August 1942 No. 83 Conversion Flight...
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Flying Training Command was an organization of the Royal Air Force; it controlled flight training units. The command's headquarters were at RAF Shinfield...
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Force (RAF) and known for its close proximity to flight training areas in Scotland and its favourable local flying conditions. Since the closure of RAF Leuchars...
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and No. 8 Flying Training School RAF (from 1957-64); it disbanded at RAF Linton-on-Ouse on 2 May 1975. RAF Wyton No. 26 Squadron RAF RAF Little Rissington...
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Derby Airport (England) (redirect from No. 3 Basic Flying Training School RAF)
Force (RAF). RAF Units; No. 3 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951-53) using Chipmunk T.10s No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School RAF No. 16 Reserve...
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Inverness Airport (redirect from RAF Dalcross)
No. 7 Gliding School RAF (July 1944 - September 1955) No. 8 Flying Training School RAF (May - July 1951) became No. 8 Advanced Flying Training School...
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the RAF and is now known as Tern Hill Airfield. It is predominantly used as a relief landing ground for helicopters of the No 1 Flying Training School, based...
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the RAF contracted further after the end of the war. The closure was short-lived and in June 1924 No. 2 Flying Training School RAF arrived from RAF Duxford...
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based at RAF Syerston. No. 22 Group (Training) RAF (22 Grp) No. 2 Flying Training School (2 FTS) Headquarters No. 2 Flying Training School (HQ 1 FTS)...
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wider Defence and RAF tasks as directed". The station is home to the School of Air Operations Control. No. 1 Flying Training School (No. 1 FTS) (formerly...
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Training School RAF FB.5, FB.9 & T.11 (1954-60 & 1962-66) No. 8 Flying Training School RAF FB.5 & T.11 (1955-64) No. 9 Flying Training School RAF FB.5 & T.11...
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of No. 8 Flying Training School RAF, converting trainee pilots to de Havilland Vampires. In 1956 it hosted a brief experiment to keep all the flying training...
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was No. 22 (Training) Group. The group is responsible for RAF training policy and controlling the Royal Air Force College and the RAF's training stations...
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– 89 aircraft No. 3 Flying Training School RAF – RAF Cranwell No. 16 Squadron RAF – RAF Wittering No. 6 Flying Training School RAF – RAF Cranwell University...
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MOD St Athan (redirect from No. 4 School of Technical Training RAF)
Group Pool No. 12 Radio School RAF No. 14 Radio School RAF No. 19 Maintenance Unit RAF No. 32 Maintenance Unit RAF No. 68 Gliding School RAF No. 417 (General...
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currently provides flying training using Embraer Phenom T1s and operates under the command of No. 3 Flying Training School at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire...
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List of communications units and formations of the Royal Air Force (redirect from No. 8 Radio Maintenance Unit Calibration Flight RAF)
established in the 1940s. No. 26 Group was reformed on 12 February 1940 within RAF Training Command, and transferred to RAF Technical Training Command on 27 May...
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Intelligence Joint Intelligence Training Group Defence School of Photography RAF School of Physical Training No. 6 Flying Training School University of Birmingham...
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No. 202 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is the maritime and mountains training element of the No.1 Flying Training School, operating the Airbus Helicopters...
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Volunteer Gliding Squadron (redirect from No. 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron RAF)
operate under No. 2 Flying Training School, which was newly reformed for this purpose at RAF Syerston in Nottinghamshire, within No. 22 (Training) Group of...
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