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No. 4 Flying Training School is a Royal Air Force military flying training school, which manages Advanced Fast Jet Training (AFJT) from its base at RAF Valley in Anglesey, Wales. Its role is to provide fast jet aircrew to the Operational Conversion Units for the RAF's jet attack aircraft, the Eurofighter Typhoon and the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
No. 2 School of Technical Training RAF (1920–21) became Boys Wing, Cranwell & (1938–1995) merged into No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF. [15] Reformed on 20 July 2023 and took responsibility for the activities of the Aerosystems Engineer and Management Training School.
No. 201 Crew Training Unit RAF (1947) became No. 201 Advanced Flying School RAF [70] No. 202 Crew Training Unit RAF (1947) became No. 202 Advanced Flying School RAF [70] No. 204 Crew Training Unit RAF (1947) became No. 204 Advanced Flying School RAF [70] 2nd Tactical Air Force Air Sea Rescue Unit RAF (1955-61) [71]
No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 3 September 1939: Brough: 10 March 1947: Brough: No. 4 Reserve Flying School RAF [3] No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 3 September 1939: Hanworth: 23 December 1941: Meir: Disbanded [3] No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School RAF: 3 September 1939: Sywell: 12 May 1947: Sywell: No. 6 Reserve ...
An Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a recruit 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth. Pilots who showed promise went on to training at a Service Flying Training School (STFS). The Service Flying Training School provided advanced training for pilots, including fighter and multi-engined aircraft.
0–9. No. 1 Flying Training School RAF; No. 1 Service Flying Training School RAF; No. 2 Flying Training School RAF; No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAF
Student pilot of No. 4 Service Flying Training School boarding his Anson, March 1942. No. 4 Service Flying Training School (No. 4 SFTS) was formed at Geraldton, Western Australia, on 10 February 1941, and came under the control of Western Area Command. [5] [6] Its inaugural commanding officer was Wing Commander P.G. Heffernan. [5]
From November 1948, through November 1959 the site also operated as 'RAF No. 4 School of Recruitment Training, Wilmslow', a basic training camp where recruits were stationed for around eight weeks of RAF procedural and operational education, prior to being posted to other RAF stations. The latter two operated from the site concurrently.