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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]
The school was formed by renaming No. 39 Training School RAF at RAF Spitalgate on 26 April 1920 under No. 3 Group RAF, using Avro 504Ks and other aircraft until moving to RAF Manston on 21 September 1920 under control of the School of Technical Training RAF. The school was disbanded on 1 April 1922. [4] The school was reformed on 1 April 1935 ...
The school's current incarnation began on 1 February 1989 when it became part of RAF Cranwell by redesignating the flying element of the Royal Air Force College [4] and undertook the basic flying training of some graduates from Initial Officer Training at the co-located RAF College Cranwell, other graduates going to RAF Linton-on-Ouse.
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: Woodley: Disbanded [3] No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 7 May 1946: Woodley: 3 ...
On 7 October 1926, the school moved from Upavon to RAF Wittering, but on 30 August 1935 it returned to Upavon [2] Due to the Second World War the school was redesignated as No. 7 Flying Instructors School RAF on 1 April 1942. [3] The school was reformed from the disbandment of the Empire Central Flying School RAF on 7 May 1946 at RAF Little ...
The Empire Test Pilots' School was the first of its kind, and was soon followed by other similar schools, such as the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, California in 1944, the United States Naval Test Pilot School in Maryland in 1945 and the EPNER in France (École du Personnel Navigant d'Essais et de Réception) in 1946.
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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 ...