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No 6 Elementary (& Reserve) Flying Training School - Personnel and locations

Personnel Movements: Jan - Sep 1940

Rank Name Date Notes
Sqn Ldr I W C Mackenzie  1 Jan 1940 Mobilised and assumed command of No 6 EFTS
Plt Off N G Wright  1 Jul 1940 Arrived on posting for Defence duties
Plt Off J T Leader  1 Jul 1940 Arrived on posting for Defence duties
Plt Off H Parker  1 Jul 1940 Arrived on posting for Defence duties
Plt Off C S Abbott  2 Sep 1940 Arrived on posting for Administrative duties
Flt Lt F J Brunton  9 Sep 1940 Flying Instructor, posted to No 3 EFTS
The ORB from this point is currently not available

Source - No 6 Elementary Flying Training School ORB (AIR 29/617)

Organisational Movements: Jun 1935 - Sep 1940

Date Notes
10 Jun 1935 Formed Sywell as No 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, it was operated by Brooklands Aviation Ltd
24 Apr 1937 RAFVR formed and training of airmen in this branch commenced on both elementary and Service types
xx Feb 1938 It was placed in No 26 Group
 1 Feb 1939 Transferred from No 26 Group to No 50 Group
xx Jun 1939 Training of RAFVR Air Observers and Air Gunners commenced
 3 Sep 1939 No 6 E&RFTS was redesignated No 6 Elementary Flying Training School in No 51 Group
 3 Sep 1939 Strength of school on this date: -
  • 25 x Tiger Moths

Tiger Moth - early WW2 scheme

  • 5 x Hart Variants

Hart Trainer

  • 3 x Ansons

Anson I Trainer - early WW2 trainer scheme
 3 Sep 1939 RAFVR personnel were posted and the school reverted to 'Ab Initio' training
23 Oct 1939 No 1 (War) Ab Initio Course commenced
 1 Jan 1940 All Flying Instructors (RAFO) were mobilised
 1 Jan 1940 Aircraft strength - 54 Tigers Moths
 7 Jul 1940 Transferred from No 51 Group to No 50 Group and unit ordered to open an ORB
 7 Sep 1940 No 8 War Course completed and posted as follows: -
  • 20 x pupils - No 12 SFTS, RAF Grantham
  •  8 x pupils - RAF College FTS, Cranwell
  •  7 x pupils - No 9 SFTS, RAF Hullavington
  • 10 x pupils - No 5 SFTS, RAF Sealand
  • 15 x pupils suspended from training
 7 Sep 1940 No 10 War Course commenced (60 x pupils from No 5 ITW)

The ORB from this point is currently not available

Source - No 6 Elementary Flying Training School ORB (AIR 29/617) and RAF Flying training and Support Units - Air Britain

This page was last updated on 17/10/23

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