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Previously designated No. 6 OTU, formed in March 1940 at RAF Sutton Bridge and re-numbered in November 1940 to 56 OTU, where it remained at RAF Sutton Bridge until relocating in March 1942 to RAF Tealing. [2] [3] No. 57 Operational Training Unit RAF (57 OTU) 57 OTU was formed in November 1940 at RAF Hawarden to train single-seat fighter pilots. [1]
It was the first turbo-prop aeroplane to land on an aircraft carrier. The model entered production in 1953, and into operation in 1955. The college bought a surplus Gannet in 1970 for £750, with it flown from RAF Lossiemouth to Hawarden Airport in 1971, and towed to the college by a tractor.
The RAF maintains a presence with the Northern Ireland Universities Air Squadron and No. 13 Air Experience Flight operating the Grob Tutor T1 and No. 502 (Ulster) Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force). [46] Kenley Airfield: England Surrey: Former RAF station, currently home to No. 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron flying the Grob Viking T1. [47 ...
Hawarden Airport (IATA: CEG, ICAO: EGNR), also known as Hawarden Aerodrome, is an airport near Hawarden in Flintshire, Wales, near the border with England and 3.5 NM (6.5 km; 4.0 mi) west southwest of the city of Chester. Aviation Park Group (APG) is based at the airport and provides handling and related services to private clients.
RAF Hawarden between 15 March 1951 and 15 March 1959 Packing and Storage Depot No. 48 MU RAF Hawarden between 1 September 1939 and until 1 July 1957. [60] No. 15 SLG No. 13 SLG RAF Tatton Park between August 1941 and May 1943. No. 49 SLG No. 100 SLG Temporary dispersals at: Ansty Elmdon Purgatory Storage Unit at Brough Aircraft Storage Unit
No. 64 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group which was operational between July 1946 and March 1959. 64 Group had three other groups disband into it, these were: No. 66 Group RAF on 1 February 1957 and No. 67 Group RAF on 28 February 1957.
Air Experience Flights provide basic flying experience, and aerobatics to eligible members of Royal Air Force Air Cadets (RAFAC), otherwise known as the Air Training Corps (ATC), along with the RAF section of the Combined Cadet Force (CCF-RAF), and other air-minded youth groups such as Air Scouts and the Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets (GVC-AC).
No. 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF: Hendon: 22 March 1941: Andrews Field: 9 October 1945: Disbanded [20] No. 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF: Colerne: 22 March 1941: Cranfield: 31 July 1944: Disbanded [20] No. 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF: Hawarden: 10 March 1941: Catterick: 22 November 1944: Disbanded [20] No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Unit RAF ...