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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - June 1943
[No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 29 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
Command HQ - Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Central Examination Board | Twyford |
HQ - RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Andover (Greenham Common, Grove, Ramsbury) | Andover, Hampshire | Station in Army Co-operation Command |
| No 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Andover | |
| RAF Banff (Dallachy & Fraserburgh) | ||
| No 14 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Calveley (Bodney, Wrexham & Watton) | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 17 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Calveley | |
| RAF Cranwell (Caistor) | Cranwell, Lincolnshire | Station in Technical Training Command |
| RAF College Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Dalcross | Station in No 29 Group | |
| No 19 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Dalcross | |
| RAF Errol | ||
| No 9 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Errol | |
| RAF Station Grantham (Harlaxton) | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Grantham | |
| No 1536 (BAT) Flt | RAF Grantham | |
| RAF Station Hucknall (Firbeck & Papplewick Moor) | Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Kirknewton (C & M) | ||
| RAF Station Montrose (Stracathro & Edzell) | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 2 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Montrose | |
| No 1541 (BAT) Flt | RAF Montrose | |
| RAF Station Newton (Orston & Tollerton) | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| No 1524 (BAT) Flt | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Ossington | Ossington, Newark, Nottinghamshire | |
| RAF Station Peterborough (Sibson) | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Peterborough | |
| RAF Station Shawbury (Condover Bridleway Gate, Perton, Wheaton Aston & Bratton) | Shawbury, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
| No 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Shawbury | |
| No 1534 (BAT) Flt | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet | Sherburn-in-Elmet, Tadcaster, WestYorkshire | |
| Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet | |
| RAF Station Ternhill (Chetwynd & Tatenhill) | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | 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 | |
| Intensive Flying (Development) Flt | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Brize Norton (Southrop) | Carterton, Oxfordshire | |
| Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
| Flying Training Command Instructors' School | RAF Brize Norton | |
| RAF Church Lawford (Snitterfield & Warwick) | Church Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire | |
| No 18 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Hullavington (Castle Combe & Babdown Farm) | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| ECFS Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| No 3 Flying Instructors' School | RAF Hullavington | |
| No 1532 (BAT) Flt | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Kidlington (Croughton, Kiddington & Weston-on-the-Green) | ||
| No 20 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Kidlington | |
| No 1538 (BAT) Flt | RAF Kidlington | |
| RAF Station Little Rissington (Chipping Norton, Windrush & Akeman Street) | 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 Shobdon | ||
| No 5 Glider Training' School | RAF Shobdon | |
| Glider Instructors' Flight | RAF Shobdon | |
| RAF Station South Cerney (Lulsgate Bottom, Bibury, Long Newnton & Southrop) | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF South Cerney | |
| No 1539 (BAT) Flt | RAF South Cerney | |
| No 1540 (BAT) Flt | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Stoke Orchard (North Leach) | ||
| No 3 Glider Training' School | RAF Stoke Orchard | |
| RAF Station Upavon (Overton Heath & New Zealand Farm) | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| No 7 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Upavon | |
| No 1537 (BAT) Flt | RAF Upavon |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Blackpool | Station in Technical Training Command | |
| School of Air/Sea Rescue | RAF Blackpool | |
| RAF Station Bobbington | Nr Stourbridge, Worcester | |
| No 3 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Bobbington | |
| RAF Station Cranage | Cranage, Byley, Cheshire | |
| Central Navigation School | RAF Cranage | |
| No 1531 (BAT) Flight | RAF Cranage | |
| RAF Exeter | Exeter, Devon | Station in Fighter Command |
| Gunnery Research Unit | RAF Exeter | |
| Detachment from Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| No 1 Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station Mona | Mona, Anglesey | |
| No 3 Air Gunners School | RAF Mona | |
| RAF Station Pembrey | Burry Point, Carmarthenshire | |
| No 1 Air Gunners School | RAF Pembrey | |
| RAF Station Penrhos (Hell's Mouth & Llanwrog) | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| No 9 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Penrhos | |
| RAF Staverton (Moreton Vallence) | ||
| No 6 Air Observers' School | RAF Staverton | |
| 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 |
HQ - Dumfries
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Andreas | Andreas, Isle of Man | |
| No 11 Air Gunners School | RAF Andreas | |
| RAF Barrow | Walney Island, Barrow-in-Furness | |
| No 10 Air Gunners School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Bishops Court | ||
| No 7 Air Observers School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Station Cark | Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire | |
| Staff Pilot Training Unit | RAF Cark | |
| 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 Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 5 Air Observers School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Station Millom | Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland | |
| No 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Millom | |
| RAF Station Morpeth | Morpeth, Northumberland | |
| No 4 Air Gunners School | RAF Evanton | |
| No 1476 Advance Ship Recognition Flight | RAF Skeabrae | Station in Fighter Command |
| 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 (Denham) | Booker, nr Marlow, Bucks | |
| No 21 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Booker | |
| RAF Station Cambridge (Caxton Gibbet) | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | |
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Cambridge | |
| RAF Clyffe Pypard (Alton Barnes) | Clyffe Pypard, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Clyffe Pypard | |
| RAF Elstree | RAF Unit 14, Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire | |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Elstree | |
| RAF Station Fairoaks (Winkfield, Smith's Lawn & Bray) | Chobham, nr Woking, Surrey | |
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | Fairoaks Aerodrome | |
| RAF Station Holwell Hyde (Hatfield) | ||
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hatfield | |
| Central Link Trainer School Flight | RAF Hatfield | |
| RAF Shellingford (Kingston Bagpuize) | Shellingford, nr Faringdon, Berkshire | |
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Shellingford | |
| RAF Station Sywell (Denton) | 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 | |
| RAF Station Watchfield (Kelmscott & Wansborough) | Watchfield, Swindon, Wiltshire | |
| Beam Approach School | RAF Watchfield | |
| Airfield Controllers' School | RAF Watchfield | |
| School of Flying Control | RAF Watchfield | |
| RAF Woodley (Henley & Waltham St Lawrence) | ||
| No 10 Flying Instructors' School (Elementary) | RAF Woodley | |
| RAF Worcester | 'Perdiswell Hall', Worcester | |
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Worcester |
HQ - Moorfield House, Alma Road, Otley Road, Leeds 6
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Ansty (Southam) | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry | |
| No 9 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Ansty | |
| RAF Station Brough (Bellasize) | Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire | |
| No 4 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Brough | |
| RAF Station Carlisle (Burnfoot & Kirkpatrick) | Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| No 15 Elementary Flying Training School | Kingstown Airport, Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| RAF Station Derby (Abbots Bromley & Battlestead Hill) | Burnaston Aerodrome, Derby | |
| No 16 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Derby | |
| RAF Station Desford (Braunstone) | Desford Aerodrome, Leicester | |
| No 7 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Desford | |
| RAF Station Elmdon (Hockley Heath) | Elmdon, nr Birmingham | |
| No 14 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Elmdon | |
| No 1533 (BAT) Flight | RAF Elmdon | |
| RAF Station Perth (Whitefield) | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth. | |
| No 11 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Perth | |
| No 1 Pupil Pilots Pool | RAF Perth | |
| RAF Sealand (Little Sutton) | Queensferry, Cheshire | Station in Maintenance Command |
| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sealand | |
| RAF Wolverhampton (Penkridge) | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | |
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| No 3 Pupil Pilots Pool | RAF Wolverhampton |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 6 Initial Training Wing | Queen's Hotel, Aberystwyth, Cardiganshire | |
| No 1 Initial Training Wing | Northcliffe Hotel, Babbacombe, Torquay, Devon | |
| Nos 26, 27 & 28 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Viceroy Close, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| No 3 RCAF Personnel Reception Centre | Somerset House, Bath Road, Bournemouth, Hampshire | |
| No 11 RAAF Personnel Disposal and Reception Centre | Bournemouth, Hampshire | |
| RCAF Band | Bournemouth, Hampshire | |
| RAF Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth, Shropshire | |
| No 18 Initial Training Wing |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| No 19 Initial Training Wing |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| Elementary Air Navigation School |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| RAF Bridlington | Bridlington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 14 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| Elementary Air Gunners' School | RAF Bridlington | |
| Polish Initial Training Wing | Brighton | |
| Air Crew Refresher School | Brighton | |
| Air Crew Training Wing | Brighton | |
| No 2 Initial Training Wing | Jesus College, Cambridge | Station in No 50 Group |
| Nos 4, 7, 9, 19 & 20 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Cardington | Station in Balloon Command |
| Nos 1, 8, 17 & 18 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| Combined Reselection Centre | Eastchurch | |
| Nos 16, 24 & 25 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Savings Bank Buildings, Hanover Street, Edinburgh | |
| No 7 Personnel Reception Centre | Spa Hotel, Harrogate, West Yorkshire | |
| Air Crew Despatch Centre | Heaton Park, Manchester | |
| Air Crew Receiving Centre | Abbey Lodge, Hanover Gate, Regents Park, London NW8 | |
| Nos 11, 13, 14, 22 & 23 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Euston House, Eversholt Street, London NW1 | |
| Personnel Selection, WAAF Training School | London | |
| Preliminary Air Crew Training Wing | London | |
| Air Crew Camp | Ludlow, Shropshire | |
| No 7 Initial Training Wing | Bellavista Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 8 Initial Training Wing | Trebarwith Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| Nos 2, 12, 15 & 21 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Old Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford | |
| Nos 5, 6, 10 & 30 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Padgate, nr Warrington, Lancashire | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 4 Initial Training Wing | Esplanade Hotel, Paignton, Devon | |
| Nos 20 & 29 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | Kewstoke, Crwt-y-vil Road, Lower Penarth, Glamorganshire | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 12 Initial Training Wing | The New Golf Club, St Andrews, Fife | |
| No 10 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire | |
| No 11 Initial Training Wing | Prince of Wales Hotel, Scarborough, North Yorkshire | |
| No 17 Initial Training Wing |
Belvedere House, Esplanade, Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
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| Aircrew Officers' School | Sidmouth, Devon | |
| No 9 Initial Training Wing | Arden Hotel, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | |
| 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 | |
| No 13 Initial Training Wing | Grand Hotel, Torquay, Devon | |
| RAF Station Whitley Bay | Rex Hotel, Whitley Bay, Northumberland |
Source - June 1943 SD161
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 29 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
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