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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - January 1941
[No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
Command HQ -
Units directly controlled by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Central Examination Board | Cedar House, Shurlock Row, nr Twyford, Berkshire |
HQ - RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Cranage | Cranage, Byley, Cheshire | |
| No 2 School of Air Navigation | RAF Cranage | |
| RAF Station Cranwell | Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire | Station in Technical Training Command |
| RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| No 2 Central Flying School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Montrose | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 8 Service Flying Training School | RAF Montrose | |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 Service Flying Training School | RAF Ternhill | |
| RAF Station Shawbury | Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| No 11 Service Flying Training School | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Grantham | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 Service Flying Training School | RAF Grantham | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 1 (Polish) Service Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall |
HQ - RAF South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| Central Flying School | RAF Upavon | |
| RAF Station Netheravon | Netheravon, Wiltshire | |
| No 1 Service Flying Training School | RAF Netheravon | |
| RAF Station Brize Norton | Carterton, Oxfordshire | |
| No 2 Service Flying Training School | RAF Brize Norton | |
| RAF Station South Cerney | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 Service Flying Training School | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Station Little Rissington | Little Rissington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. | |
| No 6 Service Flying Training School | RAF Little Rissington | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 Service Flying Training School | RAF Peterborough | moving overseas |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| No 9 Service Flying Training School | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Cranfield | Cranfield, Bedfordshire | |
| No 14 Service Flying Training School | RAF Cranfield | |
| RAF Station Kidlington | nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxfordshire | |
| No 15 Service Flying Training School | RAF Kidlington | |
| RAF Station Boscombe Down | Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| No 109 Sqn | RAF Boscombe Down | under No 26 Group |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Handling Flight, CFS | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Bombing Development Unit (Lodger unit) | RAF Boscombe Down |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| No 1 Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station West Freugh | West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| No 4 Bombing & Gunnery School | RAF West Freugh | |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 5 Bombing & Gunnery School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | Bridgend, Glamorganshire | |
| No 7 Air Gunners School | RAF Stormy Down | |
| RAF Station Evanton | Evanton, Ross-shire | |
| No 8 Air Gunners School | RAF Evanton | |
| RAF Station Penrhos | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| No 9 Bombing & Gunnery School | RAF Penrhos | |
| RAF Station Dumfries | Tinwald Downs, Dumfries | |
| No 10 Bombing & Gunnery School | RAF Dumfries | |
| RAF Station Warmwell | Warmwell, Dorset | Station in Fighter Command |
| Central Gunnery School | RAF Warmwell | |
| RAF Station Ronaldsway | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man | |
| No 1 Ground Defence Gunners' School | RAF Ronaldsway | |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter, Devon | Station in Fighter Command |
| Gunnery Research Unit | RAF Exeter | |
| Detachment from RAE (Lodger unit) | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Millom | Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland | |
| No 2 Bombing & Gunnery School | RAF Millom |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Hatfield | Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | |
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hatfield | |
| RAF Station Staverton | Staverton Aerodrome, Cheltenham Road, Gloucester, | |
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Staverton | |
| No 6 Air Observers' Navigation School | RAF Staverton | |
| RAF Station Watchfield | Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Watchfield | |
| No 11 Air Observers' Navigation School | RAF Watchfield | |
| Blind Approach School | RAF Watchfield | |
| RAF Station Sywell | Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton | |
| No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sywell | |
| RAF Station Reading | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, nr Reading, Surrey | |
| No 8 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Reading | |
| RAF Station Fairoaks | Chobham, nr Woking, Surrey | |
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Fairoaks | |
| RAF Station Cambridge | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | |
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Cambridge | |
| No 4 (Supplementary) Flying Instructors School | RAF Cambridge | |
| RAF Station Weston-super-Mare | Weston-super-Mare, Somerset | |
| No 10 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Weston-super-Mare | |
| RAF Station White Waltham | White Waltham, | |
| No 10 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF White Waltham | To move to Peterborough 11 Jan 1941 |
| RAF Station Elstree | Unit 14, Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire | |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Elstree | |
| RAF Station Luton | Luton Aerodrome, Luton, Bedfordshire | |
| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Luton |
HQ - Moorfield House, Alma Road, Otley Road, Leeds 6
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Brough | Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire | |
| No 4 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Brough | |
| RAF Station Meir | Meir, Staffordshire | |
| No 5 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Meir | |
| RAF Station Desford | Desford Aerodrome, Leicester | |
| No 7 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Desford | |
| RAF Station Ansty | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave0on-Sowe, Coventry | |
| No 9 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Ansty | |
| No 4 Air Observers' Navigation School | RAF Ansty | |
| RAF Station Perth | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth. | |
| No 11 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Perth | |
| No 5 (Elementary) Flying Instructors School | RAF Perth | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick, Ayrshire | |
| No 12 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Prestwick | |
| No 1 Air Observers' Navigation School | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station Elmdon | Elmdon, nr Birmingham | |
| No 14 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Elmdon | |
| RAF Station Carlisle | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| No 15 Elementary Flying Training School | Kingstown Airport, Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| RAF Station Derby | Burnaston Aerodrome, Derby | |
| No 16 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Derby | |
| RAF Station North Luffenham | Edith Weston, Rutland, | |
| No 17 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF North Luffenham |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Receiving Wing | Northcliffe Hotel, Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 2 Initial Training Wing | Jesus College, Cambridge | |
| Cambridge University Air Sqn | 'Showells', Chaucer Road, Cambridge | |
| RAF Station Torquay | Torre Abby, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 3 Initial Training Wing | St James Hotel, Victoria Parade, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 5 Initial Training Wing | The Metropole Hotel, Belgrave Road, Torquay, Devon | |
| Aberdeen University Air Sqn | Marischal College, Aberdeen | To open Jan 1941 |
| Belfast University Air Sqn | Belfast, Northern Ireland | To open Jan 1941 |
| Edinburgh University Air Sqn | 46 The Pleasance, Edinburgh | To open Jan 1941 |
| Glasgow University Air Sqn | 4 University Gardens, Glasgow | To open Jan 1941 |
| Leeds University Air Sqn | 34 University Road, Leeds 2 | To open Jan 1941 |
| Manchester University Air Sqn | 12 Lime Grove, Manchester University | To open Jan 1941 |
| Oxford University Air Sqn | Manor Road, Oxford | |
| No 4 Initial Training Wing | Esplanade Hotel, Paignton, Devon | |
| No 6 Initial Training Wing | Queen's Hotel, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire | |
| No 7 Initial Training Wing | Bellavista Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 8 Initial Training Wing | Trebarwith Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 10 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire | |
| No 9 Receiving Wing | Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
Source - SD161 (6th Issue) January 1941
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
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