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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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RAF Badges - Flying Training Units
The table below shows the badges awarded to each unit, the monarch who authorised it, the general date of the award and, where known, the heraldic description of the design.
If you would like to commission any of the missing badges (including those marked *) please contact RAF Heraldry Trust for further details.
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| No 1 Flying Training School** No 1 (Service) Flying Training School |
No 2 (Service) Flying Training School** | No 3 (Service) Flying Training School** | No 4 (Service) Flying Training School |
| Authorised: King George VI - November 1939 | Authorised: King George VI - December 1936 | Authorised: King George VI - July 1938 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - July 1952* |
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No 5 (Service) Flying Training School |
No 6 (Service) Flying Training School | No 7 (Service) Flying Training School** | No 8 (Service) Flying Training School |
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - August 1955 | Authorised: King George VI - December 1936 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1949 | Authorised: King George VI - September 1937 |
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No 9 (Service) Flying Training School** |
No 10 (Service) Flying Training School** | No 11 (Service) Flying Training School** | No 12 (Service) Flying Training School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - April 1938 | Authorised: ? | Authorised: King George VI - February 1937 | Authorised: King George VI - August 1941 |
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No 20 Service Flying Training School** |
No 22 Flying Training School** |
No 23 Service Flying Training School |
No 32 Service Flying Training School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - July 1945 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1949 | Authorised: King George VI - October 1942 | Authorised: King George VI - July 1937 |
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No 33 Service Flying Training School |
No 34 Service Flying Training School | No 41 Service Flying Training School | No 211 Flying Training School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - August 1941 | Authorised: King George VI - July 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1944 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - March 1955 |
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Flying Training School Cranwell** |
No 1 Elementary Flying Training School** |
No 6 Elementary Flying Training School |
No 11 Elementary Flying Training School** |
| Authorised: ? | Authorised: King George VI - November 1944 | Authorised: ? | Authorised: King George VI - July 1946 |
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No 14 Elementary Flying Training School** |
No 15 Elementary Flying Training School** | No 18 Elementary Flying Training School** | No 21 Elementary Flying Training School** |
| Authorised: ? | Authorised: King George VI - July 1946 | Authorised: King George VI - February 1947 | Authorised: King George VI - April 1945 |
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| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School** |
No 203 Advanced Flying School** |
No 205 Advanced Flying School |
Central Flying School |
| Authorised: King George VI - January 1944 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - July 1952 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - October 1953 | Authorised: King George V - 9 December 1931 |
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| School of Air Navigation** | (No 1) Air Armament School** | No 2 Air Armament School** |
No 1 Air Gunners School |
| Authorised: King George VI - February 1937 | Authorised: King George VI - October 1937 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1939 | Authorised: King George VI - October 1944 |
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No 3 Air Gunners School** |
No 7 Air Gunners School** |
No 10 Air Gunners School** |
No 13 Air Gunners School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - January 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - December 1942 | Authorised: King George VI - December 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1945 |
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| No 1 Air Navigation School | No 2 Air Navigation School | No 3 Air Navigation School** | No 10 Air Navigation School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - December 1950 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1948 | Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - July 1953 | Authorised: King George VI - September 1948 |
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| No 33 Air Navigation School** | (No 1) Air Observers School** | No 4 Air Observers School** |
No 8 Air Observers School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - April 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - December 1938 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1939 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1940 |
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| No 1 Air Signallers School** | Central Flying School, Southern Rhodesia** | Empire Central Flying School** |
Empire Radio School** |
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - July 1952 | Authorised: King George VI - November 1944 | Authorised: King George VI - September 1944 | Authorised: King George VI - May 1947 |
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| Empire Test Pilots School | No 2 Flying Instructors School | No 3 Glider Training School** |
No 5 Glider Training School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - 7 September 1949 | Authorised: King George VI - April 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - December 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - March 1945 |
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| Electrical and Wireless School** | No 1 Signals/Radio School** | No 2 Signals/Radio School | No 3 Signals/Radio School** |
| Authorised: ? | Transferred from Electrical and Wireless School | Authorised: King George VI - May 1942 | Authorised: King George VI - July 1941 |
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| No 5 Radio School** | No 7 Radio School** | No 10 Radio School** |
No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School** |
| Authorised: King George VI - December 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - June 1943 | Authorised: King George VI - October 1945 | Authorised: King George VI - April 1943 |
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| Search and Rescue Training Unit** | No 313 Ferry Training Unit** | ||
| Authorised: Queen Elizabeth II - November 1985 | Based on Transport Command badge |
All badges on this page are Crown Copyright and have been produced by Mary Denton on behalf of the RAF Heraldry Trust and are displayed on this page with the permission of the RAFHT. Mary Denton and the RAFHT have probably completed half of the 'official' badges authorised but are still looking for sponsorship for the remaining badges. The work continues and details can be found on their website.
*These badges have been produced by Steve Clements or other party.
**These badges have been produced by Dave Clifford
'X' indicates that a copy of the badge as been located and is awaiting sponsorship
© Crown Copyright is reproduced with the permission of the Directorate of Intellectual Property Rights
This entry was last updated on 27/04/25
