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RAF Yatesbury is a former Royal Air Force airfield near the village of Yatesbury, Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles (6 km) east of the town of Calne. It was an important training establishment in the First and Second World Wars and until its closure in 1965.
Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF (1918–19) became School of Army Co-operation RAF [65] Royal Air Force and Navy Co-operation School (1919) became Royal Air Force Seaplane Establishment [66] Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation (1943–44) became School of Air Support RAF [19] Royal Air Force School, India (1921–22) [67]
Royal Air Force Base, Leuchars (1920-25) became Royal Air Force Training Base Leuchars [42] Royal Air Force College (1920-39, 1946-) [43] RAF College of Air Warfare (1962-74) [43] Royal Air Force Flying College (1949-62) became RAF College of Air Warfare [44] Royal Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine (1950-) [45]
Air Historical Branch, Royal Air Force (1997). The Royal Air Force builds for war: a history of design and construction in the RAF, 1935-1945. London, England: Stationery Office. ISBN 0117724696. Downey, Gordon (1987). Ministry of Defence: Service Hospitals (PDF). nao.org.uk (Report). National Audit Office (through the House of Commons)
In August, following the declaration of war, 3 and 4 squadrons left for France to support the British Expeditionary Force. They were replaced by No. 1 Squadron which had a training role. [9] Netheravon became a forming-up point for new squadrons; an example is No. 11 Squadron, formed here in February 1915 and deployed to France in July. [10]
No. 60 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was formed in 1916 at Gosport. It is currently part of No. 1 Flying Training School [2] based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire flying the Airbus H135 Juno HT.1. RFC Morane-Saulnier Type N Bullet. The squadron badge is a markhor's head and was approved by King George VI in December 1937.
This is a list of personnel numbers in the Royal Air Force, from its inception in 1918, up until the modern day. Royal Air Force staffing numbers have fluctuated with periodic demand, however, since the end of the Second World War , numbers have decreased steadily and the RAF itself has shrunk in terms of operating bases.
No. 504 (County of Nottingham) Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force; No. 22 Group (Training) RAF. No. 3 Flying Training School. No. 16 Squadron – Grob Tutor T1; No. 6 Flying Training School. No. 5 Air Experience Flight – Grob Tutor T1; No. 115 Squadron – Grob Tutor T1; Cambridge University Air Squadron – Grob Tutor T1