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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - June 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 | Shurlock Row | |
| Communication Flt | Woodley |
HQ - RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Banff | ||
| No 14 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Banff | |
| No 1512 (BAT) Flt | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Station Calveley | ||
| No 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Calveley | |
| RAF Station Errol | ||
| No 9 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Errol | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | ||
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Kirknewton | No units listed | |
| RAF Station Montrose | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 2 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Montrose | |
| No 1541 (BAT) Flt | RAF Montrose | |
| RAF Station Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| No 1524 (BAT) Flt | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Peterborough | |
| RAF Station Sherburn in Elmet | ||
| Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | RAF Sherburn in Elmet | Under technical control of Ministry of Aircraft Production |
| RAF Station Spittlegate | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Spittlegate | |
| No 1536 (BAT) Flt | RAF Spittlegate | |
| No 1544 (BAT) Flt | RAF Spittlegate | |
| No 2730 Sqn RAF Regiment | Grantham | |
| No 2849 Sqn RAF Regiment | Grantham | |
| No 2957 Sqn RAF Regiment | Grantham | |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Ternhill | |
| RAF Station Wheaton Aston | ||
| No 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| No 1511 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| No 17 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Cranwell | Station under the control of No 27 Group, Technical Training Command |
| No 21 Group Communication Flt | RAF Cranwell | |
| No 1515 (BAT) Flt | Poulton | |
| No 1518 (BAT) Flt | Edzell | |
| No 1542 (BAT) Flt | Dallachy | |
| No 1534 (BAT) Flt | RAF Shawbury |
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 | |
| Test Pilots School | RAF Boscombe Down | Under Ministry of Aircraft Production for operational and technical control |
| No 2780 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Church Lawford | ||
| No 18 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Church Lawford | |
| No 1533 (BAT) Flt | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Kidlington | nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxfordshire | |
| No 20 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Kidlington | |
| No 1538 (BAT) Flt | RAF Kidlington | |
| 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 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 | |
| RAF Station South Cerney | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF South Cerney | |
| No 1539 (BAT) Flt | RAF South Cerney | |
| No 23 Group Communication Flt | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| No 7 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Upavon | |
| No 1537 (BAT) Flt | RAF Upavon | |
| No 3 Glider Training School | Stoke Orchard | |
| No 1509 (BAT) Flt | RAF Dyce | |
| No 1514 (BAT) Flt | RAF Fiskerton | |
| No 1516 (BAT) Flt | RAF Pershore | |
| No 1517 (BAT) Flt | RAF Chipping Warden | |
| No 1519 (BAT) Flt | RAF Feltwell | |
| No 1520 (BAT) Flt | RAF Holme | |
| No 1521 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wymeswold | |
| No 1525 (BAT) Flt | RAF Docking | |
| No 1532 (BAT) Flt | Babdown Farm | |
| No 1540 (BAT) Flt | Lulsgate Bottom | |
| No 1546 (BAT) Flt | RAF Faldingworth | |
| No 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | Babdown Farm | |
| No 3 (A) Flying Instructors' School | Lulsgate Bottom |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Barrow | ||
| No 10 Air Gunners School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Station Cark | Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire | |
| Staff Pilot Training Unit | RAF Cark | |
| RAF Station Catfoss | Catfoss, nr Hull, East Yorkshire | |
| Central Gunnery School | RAF Catfoss | |
| RAF Station Halfpenny Green | ||
| No 3 Air Gunners School | RAF Halfpenny Green | |
| No 1545 (BAT) Flt | 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 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 Shawbury | ||
| Central Air Navigation School | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Staverton | ||
| No 6 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Staverton | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | Bridgend, Glamorganshire | |
| No 7 Air Gunners School | RAF Stormy Down | |
| Bomb Disposal Wing | RAF Doncaster | |
| Bomb Disposal School | RAF Doncaster | |
| School of Air Sea Rescue | RAF Blackpool | |
| No 25 Group Communication Flt | RAF Ternhill | |
| No 5130 Bomb Disposal Sqn | RAF Macmerry | |
| No 6202 Flt | RAF Macmerry | |
| Detachment | Dalcross | |
| No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Snaith | |
| No 6204 Flt, | RAF Snaith | |
| No 6207 Flt | RAF Sealand | |
| No 6209 Flt | RAF Morpeth | |
| Detachment | RAF Thornaby | |
| No 5132 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Bramcote | |
| No 6211 Flt | RAF Bramcote | |
| No 6212 Flt | Cardiff | |
| No 6215 Flt | RAF Digby | |
| No 5133 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 6216 Flt | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 6217 Flt | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 6218 Flt | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 6219 Flt | RAF Feltwell | |
| No 6210 Flt | RAF North Weald | |
| No 6221 Flt | RAF Hornchurch | |
| No 5134 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF West Malling | |
| No 6223 Flt | RAF West Malling | |
| No 6205 Flt | RAF West Malling | |
| No 6201 Flt | RAF Kenley | |
| No 6206 Flt | RAF Gatwick | |
| No 6222 Flt | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 6224 Flt | RAF Hendon | |
| No 5135 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Harwell | |
| No 6226 Flt | RAF Harwell | |
| No 6227 Flt | RAF Andover | |
| No 6229 Flt | RAF Exeter | |
| No 6203 Flt | RAF Colerne | |
| No 6208 Flt | RAF Andover | |
| No 6213 Flt | RAF Holmsley South | |
| No 5137 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | Administered by No 83 Group | |
| No 6220 Flt | ||
| No 6225 Flt | ||
| No 5138 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | Administered by No 84 Group | |
| No 6214 Flt | ||
| No 6228 Flt |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andreas | ||
| No 11 Air Gunners School | RAF Andreas | |
| RAF Station Brackla | ||
| Air Crew Allocation Centre | RAF Brackla | |
| 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 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 | |
| No 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | Bishops Court | |
| No 12 Air Gunners School | Bishops Court | |
| No 12 Personnel Transit Centre | Stanraer |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | Panshanger | |
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | Worcester | |
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | Shellingford | |
| No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | Sywell | |
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | Fairoaks | |
| No 21 Elementary Flying Training School | Booker | |
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | Cambridge | |
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | Theale | |
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | Clyffe Pypard | |
| No 10 (E) Flying Instructors School | Woodley | |
| Beam Approach School | RAF Watchfield | |
| School of Flying Control | RAF Watchfield | |
| Airfield Controllers School | RAF Watchfield | |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Unit 14, Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood, Hertfordshire |
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 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 24 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sealand | |
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | |
| Pupil Pilots Pool | Wolverhampton, Staffordshire | |
| No 51 Group Communication Flight | Yeadon |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bridlington | Southcliffe Hotel, Marine Drive, Bridlington, East Yorkshire | |
| RAF Station Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth Shropshire | |
| RAF Station Eastchurch | Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent | |
| No 2857 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Eastchurch | |
| RAF Station Filey Town | Filey, East Yorkshire | |
| RAF Station Innsworth | Innsworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire | |
| RAF Station Padgate | Padgate, nr Warrington, Lancashire | |
| Nos 1, 2, 8, 17 and 18 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Doncaster | |
| Nos 4 & 7 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Cardington | |
| Nos 5, 6, 10 & 30 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Padgate | |
| Nos 3, 11, 13, 14, 22 & 23 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Euston House, Eversholt Street, London NW1 | |
| Nos 16, 24 & 25 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Savings Bank Buildings, Hanover Street, Edinburgh | |
| Nos 26, 27 & 28 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Viceroy Close, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Nos 12 & 29 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Kewstoke, Crwt-y-vil Road, Lower Penarth, Glamorganshire | |
| No 40 Initial Training Wing | Newquay, Cornwall | |
| No 70 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridlington | |
| No 80 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| No 81 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| No 82 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| No 90 Initial Training Wing | RAF Cranage | |
| Polish Initial Training Wing | RAF Padgate | |
| Air Crew Disposal Unit | Chessington | |
| No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Hunmanby Moor | |
| No 22 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Kirkham | |
| Air Crew Refresher School | Sheffield | |
| No 3 Air Crew Reception Centre | Abbey Lodge, Hanover Gate, Regents Park, London NW8 | |
| No 4 Air Crew Reception Centre (French) | RAF Filey Town | |
| No 6 Air Crew Reception Centre | Scarborough | |
| Combined Re-selection Centre | RAF Eastchurch | |
| French Air Forces Depot | RAF Filey Town | |
| No 54 Group Communication Flt | Fairoaks | |
| RAF (Belgian) Initial Training School | Snitterfield | |
| RAF Artillery School | RAF Eastchurch | |
| No 11 RAAF Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre | RAF Padgate | |
| No 12 RNZAF Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Padgate | |
| No 3 RCAF Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Innsworth | |
| RCAF Band | Bournemouth | |
| No 7 Personnel Reception Centre | Spa Hotel, Harrogate, West Yorkshire | |
| United Kingdom Accounts Adjustment Unit | London |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
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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