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No. 5 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–44) became Air Navigation and Bombing School RAF [6] No. 6 Air Observers School RAF (1942–43) became No. 6 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF [6] No. 7 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1943–44) became No. 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF [6]
University Air Squadrons (UAS), [1] are Royal Air Force training units under the command of No. 6 Flying Training School RAF. [2] That offers training and flight training to university students, with the goal of attracting students into a career as an RAF officer after university.
Under the present organisation of the RAF, the Commandant reports to Air Officer Commanding No. 22 Group [33] who has Service-wide responsibility for training. From 1920 to 1936 the College Commandant was double-hatted as the Air Officer Commanding RAF Cranwell. 1 November 1919 Air Commodore C. A. H. Longcroft (5 February 1920 appointed AOC RAF ...
No. 1 School of Technical Training (No. 1 S of TT) is the Royal Air Force's aircraft engineering school. It was based at RAF Halton from 1919 to 1993, as the Home of the Aircraft Apprentice scheme. The Aircraft Apprentice scheme trained young men in the mechanical trades for aircraft maintenance, the graduates of which were the best trained ...
Unlike the Army Air Forces, RAF cadets remained at the same airfield for all three levels of their training. [11] Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, The Army Air Corps determined that the schools should double from the 50 students input, to 100 students, and that 20% of :the class would be USAAC cadets.
The Royal Air Forces Association, also known as RAF Association or RAFA, is a British registered charity. It provides care and support to serving and retired members of the Air Forces of the British Commonwealth , and to their dependents.
No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 3 September 1939: Sywell: 12 May 1947: Sywell: No. 6 Reserve Flying School RAF [3] No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 3 September 1939: Desford: 9 May 1947: Desford: No. 7 Reserve Flying School RAF [3] No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 3 September 1939: Woodley: 15 October 1942 ...
The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) was established on 1 April 1997, with RAF Shawbury being selected as the new home of military helicopter training. The RAF's No. 60 Squadron disbanded at RAF Benson and the squadron number-plate was transferred to the RAF element of the DHFS. [7]