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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - December 1941
[No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
Command HQ - Reading
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 | |
| RAF Station Grantham | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 Service Flying Training School | RAF Grantham | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Montrose | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 8 Service Flying Training School | RAF Montrose | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Newton, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Shawbury | Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| No 11 Service Flying Training School | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 Service Flying Training School | RAF Ternhill |
HQ - RAF South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Boscombe Down | Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Handling Flight, CFS | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Brize Norton | Carterton, Oxfordshire | |
| No 2 Service Flying Training School | RAF Brize Norton | |
| RAF Station Church Lawford | Church Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire | |
| No 2 Central Flying School | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| No 9 Service Flying Training School | RAF Hullavington | |
| CFS Refresher Flight | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Kidlington | nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxfordshire | |
| No 15 Service Flying Training School | RAF Kidlington | |
| RAF Station Little Rissington | Little Rissington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. | |
| No 6 Service Flying Training School | RAF Little Rissington | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | Lyneham, Wiltshire | |
| No 14 Service Flying Training School | RAF Lyneham | |
| RAF Station Netheravon | Netheravon, Wiltshire | |
| No 1 Service Flying Training School | RAF Netheravon | |
| RAF Station South Cerney | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 Service Flying Training School | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| Central Flying School | RAF Upavon | |
| FS Handling Sqn | RAF Upavon |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Barrow | Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire | |
| No 10 Air Gunners' School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Station Bobbington | Halfpenny Green, Staffordshire | |
| No 3 Air Observers School | RAF Bobbington | |
| RAF Station Castle Kennedy | Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| Central Gunnery School | RAF Castle Kennedy | |
| RAF Station Dalcross | Dalcross, Inverness | |
| No 10 Air Gunners' School | RAF Dalcross | |
| RAF Station Dumfries | Tinwald Downs, Dumfries | |
| No 10 Air Observers' School | RAF Dumfries | |
| RAF Station Evanton | Evanton, Ross-shire | |
| No 8 Air Gunners School | RAF Evanton | |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter, Devon | Station in Fighter Command |
| Gunnery Research Unit | RAF Exeter | |
| Detachment from RAE | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 5 Air Observers' School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Station Llanwrog | Carnarvon, Caernarvonshire | |
| No 9 Air Gunners School | RAF Llanwrog | |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| No 1 Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station Millom | Havering, Millom, Cumberland | |
| No 2 Air Observers' School | RAF Millom | |
| RAF Station Pembrey | Burry Point, Carmarthenshire | |
| No 1 Air Gunners School | RAF Pembrey | |
| RAF Station Penrhos | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| No 9 Air Observers School | RAF Penrhos | |
| RAF Station Ronaldsway | Ronaldsway, Isle of Man | |
| No 1 Ground Defence Gunners' School | RAF Ronaldsway | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | Bridgend, Glamorganshire | |
| No 7 Air Gunners School | RAF Stormy Down | |
| RAF Station West Freugh | West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| No 4 Air Observers School | RAF West Freugh | |
| RAF Station Wigtown | Wigtown, Wigtownshire | |
| No 1 Air Observers School | RAF Wigtown |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Booker | ||
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Booker | |
| 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 Cliffe Pypard | ||
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Cliffe Pypard | |
| RAF Station Elstree | Unit 14, Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire | |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Elstree | |
| RAF Station Fairoaks | Chobham, nr Woking, Surrey | |
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Fairoaks | |
| RAF Station Hatfield | Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | |
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hatfield | |
| RAF Station Luton | Luton Aerodrome, Luton, Bedfordshire | |
| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Luton | |
| RAF Station Reading | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, nr Reading, Surrey | |
| No 8 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Reading | |
| RAF Station Staverton | Staverton Aerodrome, Cheltenham Road, Gloucester, | |
| No 6 Supplementary Flying Instructors' School | RAF Staverton | |
| No 6 Air Observers' Navigation School | RAF Staverton | |
| RAF Station Stoke Orchard | ||
| No 10 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Stoke Orchard | |
| RAF Station Sywell | Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton | |
| No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sywell | |
| RAF Station Theale | ||
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Theale | |
| RAF Station Watchfield | Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Watchfield | |
| Beam Approach School | RAF Watchfield | |
| Beam Approach Calibration Flight | RAF Watchfield |
HQ - Moorfield House, Alma Road, Otley Road, Leeds 6
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Ansty | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry | |
| No 9 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Ansty | |
| RAF Station Brough | Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire | |
| No 4 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Brough | |
| 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 Desford | Desford Aerodrome, Leicester | |
| No 7 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Desford | |
| RAF Station Elmdon | Elmdon, nr Birmingham | |
| No 14 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Elmdon | |
| RAF Station Meir | Meir, Staffordshire | |
| No 5 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Meir | |
| RAF Station Perth | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth. | |
| No 11 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Perth | |
| No 5 (Elementary) Flying Instructors School | RAF Perth | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 17 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF North Luffenham | |
| RAF Station Sealand | Sealand, Cheshire | |
| No 19 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sealand | |
| RAF Station Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton, Warwickshire | |
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| No 3 Pupil Pilots' Pool | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| RAF Station Yeadon | Yeadon, Leeds, West Yorkshire | |
| No 20 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Yeadon |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aberdeen | Aberdeen University Air Sqn | Marischal College, Aberdeen |
| Aberysthwyth | Aberystwyth University Air Sqn | Queen's Hotel, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire |
| Aberysthwyth | No 6 Initial Training Wing | Queen's Hotel, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire |
| Babbacombe | No 1 Initial Training Wing | Northcliffe Hotel, Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon |
| Belfast | Queen's University Air Sqn | |
| Birmingham | Birmingham University Air Sqn | The University, Edmund Street, Birmingham 3 |
| Bournemouth | No 3 Personnel Reception Centre | |
| Brighton | Air Crew Disposal Wing | |
| Bristol | Bristol University Air Sqn | 1 Tyndall Avenue, Bristol 2 |
| Cambridge | Cambridge University Air Sqn | 'Showells', Chaucer Road, Cambridge |
| Cambridge | No 2 Initial Training Wing | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Cardiff | Cardiff University Air Sqn | University College, Cathays Park, Cardiff |
| Eastbourne | No 1 Elementary Air Observer School | |
| Edinburgh | Edinburgh University Air Sqn | 46 The Pleasance, Edinburgh |
| Exeter | Exeter University Air Sqn | |
| Glasgow | Glasgow University Air Sqn | 4 University Gardens, Glasgow |
| Hastings | No 14 Initial Training Wing | |
| Heaton Park | Air Crew Despatch Centre | |
| Hull | Hull University Air Sqn | Holme Lodge, 197 Cottingham Road, Hull |
| Leeds | Leeds University Air Sqn | 34 University Road, Leeds 2 |
| Liverpool | Liverpool University Air Sqn | 10 Abercrombie Square, Liverpool 7 |
| London | London University Air Sqn | Imperial College, Exhibition Road, SW7 |
| London | Air Crew Receiving Centre | |
| Manchester | Manchester University Air Sqn | 12 Lime Grove, Manchester University |
| Newcastle-upon-Tyne | Durham and Newcastle University Air Sqn | 22 Eldon Place, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
| Newquay | No 7 Initial Training Wing | Bellavista Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall |
| Newquay | No 8 Initial Training Wing | Trebarwith Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall |
| Nottingham | Nottingham University Air Sqn | 72/74 Broadgate, Beeston, Nottingham |
| Oxford | Oxford University Air Sqn | Manor Road, Oxford |
| Paignton | No 4 Initial Training Wing | Esplanade Hotel, Paignton, Devon |
| Reading | Reading University Air Sqn | University of Reading, Surrey |
| St Andrews | St Andrews University Air Sqn | University College, Swansea |
| St Andrews | No 12 Initial Training Wing | The New Golf Club, St Andrews, Fife |
| Scarborough | No 10 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
| Scarborough | No 11 Initial Training Wing | Prince of Wales Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
| Scarborough | No 17 Initial Training Wing | |
| Sheffield | Sheffield University Air Sqn | 280-282 Western Bank, Sheffield |
| Southampton | Southampton University Air Sqn | University College of Southampton |
| Stratford-upon-Avon | No 9 Initial Training Wing | Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire |
| Swansea | Swansea University Air Sqn | 83 North Street, St Andrews |
| Torquay | No 3 Initial Training Wing | St James Hotel, Victoria Parade, Torquay, Devon |
| Torquay | No 5 Initial Training Wing | The Metropole Hotel, Belgrave Road, Torquay, Devon |
| Torquay | No 13 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Torquay, Devon |
Source - December 1941 SD161
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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