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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - June 1942
[No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
Command HQ - Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire
HQ - RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Cranwell | Cranwell, Lincolnshire | Station in Technical Training Command |
| RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Grantham | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Grantham | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Leconfield | Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire | |
| No 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Leconfield | |
| RAF Station Montrose | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 2 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Montrose | |
| RAF Station Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| No 1524 (BAT) Flt | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Ossington | Ossington, Newark, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 14 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Ossington | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Peterborough | |
| RAF Station Shawbury | Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| No 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Shawbury | |
| No 1 Ground Instructors' School | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Ternhill | |
| RAF Watton | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 17 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Watton |
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 Flt of ECFS | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Intensive Flying (Development) Flt | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Brize Norton | Carterton, Oxfordshire | |
| No 2 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
| No 1525 (BAT) Flt | RAF Brize Norton | |
| RAF Church Lawford | Church Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire | No Station HQ? |
| No 1 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| ECFS Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Little Rissington | Little Rissington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. | |
| No 6 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Little Rissington | |
| No 1523 (BAT) Flt | RAF Little Rissington | |
| RAF Station South Cerney | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Thame | Thame, Oxfordshire | No Station HQ? |
| No 1 Glider Training School | RAF Thame | |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| No 7 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Upavon | |
| RAF Weston-on-the-Green | Weston-on-the-Green, nr Bicester, Oxfordshire | No Station HQ? |
| No 2 Glider Training School | RAF Weston-on-the-Green |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Barrow | Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness | |
| No 10 Air Gunners School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Station Bobbington | Nr Stourbridge, Worcester | |
| No 3 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Bobbington | |
| RAF Station Cark | Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire | |
| Staff Pilot Training Unit | RAF Cark | |
| RAF Station Castle Kennedy | Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| No 3 Air Gunners School | RAF Castle Kennedy | |
| RAF Station Cranage | Cranage, Byley, Cheshire | |
| No 2 School of Air Navigation | RAF Cranage | |
| RAF Dalcross | Dalcross, Inverness-shire | |
| No 2 Air Gunners School | RAF Dalcross | |
| RAF Station Dumfries | Tinwald Downs, Dumfries | |
| No 10 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Dumfries | |
| RAF Station Evanton | Evanton, Ross-shire | |
| No 8 Air Gunners School | RAF Evanton | |
| RAF Exeter | Exeter, Devon | Station in Fighter Command |
| Gunnery Research Unit | RAF Exeter | |
| Detachment from Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 5 Air Observers School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Llanwrog | ||
| No 9 Air Gunners School | RAF Llanwrog | |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| No 1 Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station Millom | Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland | |
| No 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Millom | |
| RAF Station Pembrey | Burry Point, Carmarthenshire | |
| No 1 Air Gunners School | RAF Pembrey | |
| RAF Station Penrhos | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| No 9 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Penrhos | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | Bridgend, Glamorganshire | |
| No 7 Air Gunners School | RAF Stormy Down | |
| RAF Station Sutton Bridge | Sutton Bridge, Holbeach, Lincolnshire | |
| Central Gunnery School | RAF Sutton Bridge | |
| RAF Station West Freugh | West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| No 4 Air Observers School | RAF West Freugh | |
| RAF Station Wigtown | Wigtown Wigtownshire | |
| No 1 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Wigtown |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Booker | Booker, nr Marlow, Bucks | |
| No 21 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Booker | |
| RAF Station Cambridge | Cambridge | |
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | |
| No 4 (E) Flying Instructors School | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | |
| RAF Clyffe Pypard | Clyffe Pypard, Swindon, Wiltshire | No Station HQ? |
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Clyffe Pypard | |
| No 2 Pupil Pilots Pool | RAF Clyffe Pypard | |
| RAF Elstree | RAF Unit 14, Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire | No Station HQ? |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Elstree | |
| RAF Station Fairoaks | Chobham, nr Woking, Surrey | |
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | Fairoaks Aerodrome | |
| RAF Station Hatfield | Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | |
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hatfield | |
| RAF Reading | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, nr Reading, Surrey | No Station HQ? |
| No 8 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Reading | |
| RAF Shellingford | Shellingford, nr Faringdon, Berkshire | No Station HQ? |
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Shellingford | |
| RAF Station Staverton | Staverton Aerodrome, Cheltenham Road, Gloucester, | |
| No 6 Air Observers School | RAF Staverton | |
| RAF Stoke Orchard | Stoke Orchard, Bishop's Cleeve, nr Cheltenham, Gloucestershire | No Station HQ? |
| No 10 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Stoke Orchard | |
| RAF Station Sywell | Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton | |
| No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sywell | |
| RAF Theale | Sheffield Farm, Theale, Berkshire | |
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Theale | No Station HQ? |
| RAF Station Watchfield | Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| Beam Approach School | RAF Watchfield | |
| Beam Approach Calibration Flt | RAF Watchfield | |
| School of Flying Control | RAF Watchfield | |
| RAF Worcester | 'Perdiswell Hall', Worcester | No Station HQ? |
| No 6 (E) Flying Instructors School | RAF Worcester |
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 Perth | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth. | |
| No 11 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Perth | |
| No 5 (E) Flying Instructors School | RAF Perth | |
| RAF Sealand | Queensferry, Cheshire | Station in Maintenance Command |
| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sealand | |
| RAF Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | No Station HQ? |
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| No 3 Pilots Pool | RAF Wolverhampton |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Torquay | Torre Abby, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 1 Initial Training Wing | Northcliffe Hotel, Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 2 Initial Training Wing | Jesus College, Cambridge | Station in No 50 Group |
| No 3 Initial Training Wing | St James Hotel, Victoria Parade, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 4 Initial Training Wing | Esplanade Hotel, Paignton, Devon | |
| No 5 Initial Training Wing | The Metropole Hotel, Belgrave Road, Torquay, 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 9 Initial Training Wing | Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | |
| No 10 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire | |
| No 11 Initial Training Wing | Prince of Wales Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire | |
| No 12 Initial Training Wing | The New Golf Club, St Andrews, Fife | |
| No 13 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Torquay, Devon | |
| No 14 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 17 Initial Training Wing |
Belvedere House, Esplanade, Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
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| Air Crew Camp | Ludlow, Shropshire | |
| Air Crew Despatch Centre | Heaton Park, Manchester | |
| Air Crew Disposal Wing | Abbots Hotel, Regency Square, Brighton | |
| Air Crew Receiving Centre | Abbey Lodge, Hanover Gate, Regents Park, London NW8 | |
| No 1 Elementary Air Navigation School | Sandhurst Hotel, Eastbourne, Sussex | |
| No 3 Personnel Reception Centre | Somerset House, Bath Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire | |
| No 7 Personnel Reception Centre | Spa Hotel, Harrogate, West Yorkshire |
Source - June 1942 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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