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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - April 1944
[Command HQ | No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 29 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire
Units administered directly by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Central Examination Board | Twyford |
HQ - RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Banff (Dallachy & Fraserburgh) | ||
| No 14 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Banff | |
| No 1512 (BAT) Flt | RAF Banff | |
| No 1542 (BAT) Flt | RAF Dallachy | |
| RAF Station Calveley (Wrexham & Cranage) | ||
| No 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Calveley | |
| RAF Cranwell (Caistor) | Station in Technical Training Command | |
| No 17 Service Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Errol (Findo Gask) | ||
| No 9 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Errol | |
| No 1544 (BAT) Flt | RAF Errol | |
| RAF Station Grantham (Harlaxton) | ||
| No 12 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Grantham | |
| No 1536 (BAT) Flt | RAF Grantham | |
| RAF Station Hucknall (Firbeck & Papplewick Moor) | ||
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Kirknewton | Care & Maintenance | |
| RAF Montrose (Stracathro, Edzell & Fordoun) | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 2 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Montrose | |
| No 1541 (BAT) Flt | RAF Montrose | |
| No 1518 (BAT) Flt | RAF Edzell | Station in Maintenance Command, Flight controlled by RAF Banff |
| RAF Station Newton (Orston & Tollerton) | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| No 1524 (BAT) Flt | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Peterborough (Sidson) | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Peterborough | |
| RAF Station Shawbury (Bratton) | ||
| Central Navigation School | RAF Shawbury | |
| No 1534 (BAT) Flt | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Sherburn in Elmet | ||
| Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | RAF Sherburn in Elmet | |
| RAF Station Ternhill (Condover & Chetwynd) | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Ternhill | |
| RAF Station Wheaton Aston (Perton, Tatenhill & Bridleway Gate) | ||
| No 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| No 1511 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wheaton Aston |
HQ - RAF South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Babdown Farm (Long Newnton & Castle Combe) | ||
| No 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Babdown Farm | |
| No 1532 (BAT) Flt | RAF Babdown Farm | |
| RAF Station Boscombe Down | Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Intensive Flying (Development) Flight | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Test Pilots' School | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Church Lawford (Snitterfield & Warwick) | ||
| No 18 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF (Belgian) Initial Training School | RAF Church Lawford | |
| No 1533 (BAT) Flt | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| Empire Central Flying School Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Kidlington (Croughton, Kiddington & Weston-on-the-Green) | nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxfordshire | |
| 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 Lulsgate Bottom | ||
| No 3 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| No 1540 (BAT) Flt | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| RAF Station North Luffenham | ||
| Flying Training Command Instructors' School | RAF North Luffenham | |
| Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF North Luffenham | |
| RAF Station Shobden | ||
| No 5 Glider Training School | RAF Shobden | |
| Glider Instructors' Flight | RAF Shobden | |
| RAF Station South Cerney (Bibury & Southrop) | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF South Cerney | |
| No 1539 (BAT) Flt | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Stoke Orchard (North Leach) | ||
| No 3 Glider Training School | RAF Stoke Orchard | |
| RAF Station Upavon (Overton Heath) | 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 Station Barrow | ||
| No 10 Air Gunners School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Blackpool | Station in Technical Training Command | |
| School of Air Sea Rescue | RAF Blackpool | |
| RAF Station Cark | Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire | |
| Staff Pilot Training Unit | RAF Cark | |
| RAF Station Catfoss | Catfoss, East Yorkshire | |
| Central Gunnery School | RAF Catfoss | |
| RAF Doncaster | Station in Transport Command | |
| Bomb Disposal Wing | RAF Doncaster | |
| Bomb Disposal School | RAF Doncaster | |
| RAF Exeter | Exeter, Devon | Station in ADGB |
| Gunnery Research Unit | RAF Exeter | |
| Detachment from Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Halfpenny Green | ||
| No 3 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Halfpenny Green | |
| No 1545 (BAT) Flight | RAF Halfpenny Green | |
| 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 Mona | Mona, Anglesey | |
| No 8 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Millom | |
| RAF Station Pembrey | Burry Point, Carmarthenshire | |
| No 1 Air Gunners School | RAF Pembrey | |
| RAF Station Penrhos (Hells Mouth & Llanwrog) | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| No 9 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Penrhos | |
| RAF Station Staverton (Moreton Vallance) | ||
| No 6 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Staverton | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down (Rhoose) | Bridgend, Glamorganshire | |
| No 7 Air Gunners School | RAF Stormy Down |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andreas | ||
| No 11 Air Gunners School | RAF Andreas | |
| RAF Bishops Court | ||
| No 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Bishops Court | |
| No 12 Air Gunners School | RAF Bishops Court | |
| RAF Station Castle Kennedy | ||
| No 3 Air Gunners School | RAF Castle Kennedy | |
| RAF Station Dalcross | ||
| No 2 Air Gunners School | RAF Dalcross | |
| RAF Station Dumfries | ||
| No 10 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Dumfries | |
| RAF Station Evanton | ||
| No 8 Air Gunners School | RAF Evanton | |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| Air Navigation and Bombing School | RAF Jurby | |
| Elementary Air Navigation School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Station Morpeth | Morpeth, Northumberland | |
| No 4 Air Gunners School | RAF Morpeth | |
| RAF Station Ramsey | Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| Training Flying Control Centre | RAF Ramsey | |
| RAF Station West Freugh | West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| No 4 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | 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 |
| No 21 Elementary Flying Training School | Booker (Denham) | |
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | Cambridge (Caxton Gibbet) | |
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | Clyffe Pypard (Alton Barnes) | |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Unit 14, Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire | |
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | Fairoaks (Winkfield, Smith's Lawn & Bray) | |
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | Panshanger (Hatfield) | |
| Central Link Trainer School Flight | Panshanger (Hatfield) | |
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | Shellingford | |
| No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | Sywell (Denton) | |
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | Theale | |
| Airfield Controllers School | RAF Watchfield (Kelmscott & Wanborough) | |
| School of Flying Control | RAF Watchfield (Kelmscott & Wanborough) | |
| No 10 (E) Flying Instructors School | Woodley (Henley & Waltham St Lawrence) | |
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | Worcester |
HQ - Moorfield House, Alma Road, Otley Road, Leeds 6
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| 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 | |
| RAF Station Perth (Whitefield) | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth. | |
| No 11 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Perth | |
| RAF Sealand (Little Sutton) | 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 | |
| Pupil Pilots Pool | RAF Wolverhampton |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Nos 26, 27 & 28 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Viceroy Close, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| No 3 RCAF Personnel Reception Centre | Bournemouth | Dominion House Station |
| RCAF Band | Bournemouth | |
| RAF Station Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth Shropshire | |
| No 14 Initial Training Wing |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| No 15 Initial Training Wing |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| RAF Station Bridlington | Southcliffe Hotel, Marine Drive, Bridlington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 18 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| No 19 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| No 21 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| Polish Initial Training Wing | Brighton | |
| No 11 RAAF Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre | Brighton | |
| No 12 RNZAF Personnel Reception Centre | 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 |
| Air Crew Disposal Unit | Chessington | Station in Maintenance Command |
| Nos 1, 2, 8, 17 and 18 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Doncaster | Station in Transport Command |
| RAF Station Eastchurch | Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent | |
| Combined Re-selection Centre | RAF Eastchurch | |
| Nos 16, 24 & 25 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Savings Bank Buildings, Hanover Street, Edinburgh | |
| No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Filey Camp | Station in Technical Training Command |
| RAF Station Filey Town | Filey, East Yorkshire | |
| French Air Force Depot | RAF Filey Town | |
| No 4 Air Crew Receiving Centre (French) | RAF Filey Town | |
| No 23 (French) Initial Training Wing | RAF Filey Town | |
| RAF Goring-on-Thames | ||
| RAF Station Harrogate | Harrogate, West Yorkshire | |
| No 7 Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Harrogate | |
| Air Crew Despatch Centre | Heaton Park | |
| No 23 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Hednesford | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 22 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Kirkham | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 3 Air Crew Reception Centre | Abbey Lodge, Hanover Gate, Regents Park, London NW8 | |
| No 30 Reception and Classification Wing | London | |
| No 31 Reception and Classification Wing | London | |
| No 32 Reception and Classification Wing | London | |
| No 33 Reception and Classification Wing | London | |
| No 34 Reception and Classification Wing | London | |
| 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 Training Wing (Polish) | RAF Morecambe | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 7 Initial Training Wing | Bellavista Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 8 Initial Training Wing | Trebarwith Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 15 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Old Clarendon Laboratory, Parks Road, Oxford | |
| Nos 5, 6, 10 & 30 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Padgate | Station in Technical Training Command |
| Nos 12 & 29 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Kewstoke, Crwt-y-vil Road, Lower Penarth, Glamorganshire | Station in Technical Training Command |
| No 6 Air Crew Reception Centre |
Scarborough, North Yorkshire |
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| No 35 Reception and Classification Wing | Scarborough | |
| No 36 Reception and Classification Wing | Scarborough | |
| Air Crew Refresher School | Sheffield | Station in Balloon Command |
| RAF (Belgian) Initial Training Wing | Snitterfield | Station in No 23 Group |
| RAF Station Torquay (Babbacombe & Paignton) | Torre Abby, Torquay, Devon | |
| RAF Usworth | ||
| No 20 Initial Training Wing | RAF Usworth |
Source - April 1944 SD161
| No 70 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| No 71 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| No 50 Initial Training Wing (Navigators) |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| No 51 Initial Training Wing (Navigators) |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| No 80 Initial Training Wing (Air Gunners) |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| No 81 Initial Training Wing (Air Gunners) |
RAF Bridgnorth |
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| No 42 Initial Training Wing (Pilots) | Jesus College, Cambridge | Station in No 50 Group |
| No 90 Initial Training Wing (Flight Engineers) | Bellavista Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 91 Initial Training Wing (Flight Engineers) | Trebarwith Hotel, Newquay, Cornwall |
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | 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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