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No. 1 Flying Training School (No. 1 FTS) is a school of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It is one of the Air Force's original units, dating back to the service's formation in 1921, when it was established at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. By the early 1930s, the school comprised training, fighter, and seaplane components.
All are flying instructors, except number seven, who serves as the commentator and ferry pilot for the spare aircraft. From time to time, the CO of an RAAF operational squadron recommends a pilot for instructor duties with either the Basic Flying Training School at Tamworth, NSW or at 2 Flying Training School at Pearce, WA. Upon progression ...
The Ethiopian Air Force was organized by Mishka Babitchef, the first Ethiopian pilot, who was of Russian descent. On 31 March 1930, three of the biplanes from Ethiopia's air arm played a dramatic role in a battle between Haile Selassie (not yet crowned Emperor) and conservative forces seeking to oust him.
De Havilland Tiger Moth, the RAAF's basic trainer from 1940 until supplanted by the Winjeel in 1956–57. In response to demands for more aircrew to meet Australia's commitments to the Korean War and Malayan Emergency, flying training in the RAAF was again expanded in 1951–52, resulting in the functions of No. 1 FTS being split among three separately located units.
In 1944, after Ethiopia's liberation by the Allies, Robinson returned to the country to establish a pilot training school. [36] He also played a role in the foundation of Ethiopian Airlines, [37] having trained the pilots, and acting as manager and supervisor. [1] He died in Addis Ababa on March 27, 1954, from injuries he suffered in a plane ...
Dick Cresswell Squadron Leader Cresswell as commanding officer of No. 77 Squadron, Darwin, December 1942 Nickname(s) "Mr Double Seven" Born 27 July 1920 Launceston, Tasmania Died 12 December 2006 (2006-12-12) (aged 86) Canberra Allegiance Australia Service/branch Royal Australian Air Force Service years 1938–57 Rank Wing Commander Unit No. 3 Squadron (1939–40) No. 2 Service Flying Training ...
No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF; No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF This page was last edited on 30 March 2023, at 14:25 (UTC). Text is ...
No. 5 Service Flying Training School (No. 5 SFTS) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) flight training unit that operated during World War II. It was one of eight Service Flying Training Schools established by the RAAF to provide intermediate and advanced flying instruction to new pilots as part of Australia's contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme.