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No. 3 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–42) became No. 3 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF [6] No. 4 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–43) became No. 4 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF [6] No. 5 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–44) became Air Navigation and Bombing School RAF [6]
Upon joining students hold the rank of Officer Cadet . Some go on to obtain commissions in the RAF Volunteer Reserve while still studying for their degree, [5] Others may choose to seek a commission in the Regular or Reserve forces of the RAF after their degree, while some others choose to stop training with the RAF after leaving university.
The Arnold Scheme was established to train British RAF pilots in the United States of America during World War II.Its name derived from US General Henry H. Arnold, Chief of the United States Army Air Forces, the instigator of the scheme, which ran from June 1941 to March 1943.
Seven schools were opened. These were: 1 BFTS at Terrell Municipal Airport, Terrell, Texas. 9 June 1941; 2 BFTS Lancaster, California. 9 June 1941; 3 BFTS at Miami Municipal Airport, Miami Oklahoma 16 June 1941; 4 BFTS at Falcon Field, Mesa, Arizona. 16 June 1941; 5 BFTS at Riddle Field, Clewiston, Florida. 17 July 1941
Because of lack of accommodation at Halton, the school was originally located at RAF Cranwell in 1920. In 1922 the school moved permanently to RAF Halton and was fully operational by 1926. The Aircraft Apprentice School at RAF Cranwell (Nos. 1 and 6 Radio Schools) continued to train apprentices exclusively for the ground and air radio trades.
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.
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The world's first air academy was the RAF (Cadet) College (now called the Royal Air Force College) which was founded on 1 November 1919 on the site of a Royal Navy flying training station. Many nations support air academies, some of which are: The Air Force Academy, Finnish Air Force in Jyväskylä, Finland