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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - January 1945
[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 Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Calveley | ||
| No 11 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Calveley | |
| RAF Station Wrexham | Satellite airfield (Wrexham) | |
| RAF Station Cranage | Satellite airfield (Wrexham) | |
| RAF Station Cranwell | Station in Technical Training Command | |
| No 17 Service Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Caistor | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
| RAF Station Coleby Grange | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
| RAF Station Wellingore | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
| RAF Station Errol | ||
| No 9 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Errol | |
| RAF Station Findo Gask | Satellite airfield (Erroll) | |
| RAF Station Tealing | Satellite airfield (Errol) | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | ||
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Firbeck | Satellite airfield (Hucknall) | |
| RAF Station Papplewick Moor | Satellite airfield (Hucknall) | |
| RAF Station Kirknewton | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Montrose | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 2 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Montrose | |
| RAF Station Stracathro | Satellite airfield (Montrose) | |
| RAF Station Edzell | Satellite airfield (Montrose). Station in Maintenance Command | |
| RAF Station Kinnell | Satellite airfield (Montrose) | |
| RAF Station Fordoun | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Montrose) |
| RAF Station Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| No 1524 (BAT) Flt | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Orston | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| RAF Station Tollerton | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Peterborough | |
| RAF Station Sibson | Satellite airfield (Peterborough) | |
| No 2859 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Sibson | |
| RAF Station Sutton Bridge | Satellite airfield (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 | |
| RAF Station Harlaxton | Satellite airfield (Spittlegate) | |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Ternhill | |
| RAF Station Condover | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| RAF Station Chetwynd | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| RAF Station Wheaton Aston | ||
| No 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| No 1511 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| No 1515 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| RAF Station Perton | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) | |
| No 2856 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Perton | |
| RAF Station Tatenhill | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) | |
| RAF Station Bridleway Gate | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) | |
| RAF Station Poulton | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston). Station in Fighter Command |
HQ - RAF South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Babdown Farm | ||
| No 15 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Babdown Farm | |
| No 1532 (BAT) Flt | RAF Babdown Farm | |
| RAF Station Long Newnton | Satellite airfield (Babdown Farm) | |
| RAF Station Castle Combe | Satellite airfield (Babdown Farm) | |
| RAF Station Beaulieu | C & M Party | |
| No 2892 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Beaulieu | |
| RAF Station Boscombe Down | Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Empire Test Pilots' School | RAF Boscombe Down | Under Ministry of Aircraft Production for operational and technical control |
| Intensive Flying (Development) Flt | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| No 2780 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| No 2868 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Brize Norton | Carterton, Oxfordshire | |
| Flying Training Command Instructors' School | RAF Brize Norton | |
| No 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
| RAF Station Church Lawford | ||
| No 18 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Church Lawford | |
| No 5 Instructors' School (EVT) | RAF Church Lawford | |
| No 1514 (BAT) Flt | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Snitterfield | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Warwick | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Fiskerton | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford), Station in Bomber Command | |
| RAF Station Driffield | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 1520 (BAT) Flt | RAF Driffield | |
| RAF Station Faldingworth | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 1546 (BAT) Flt | RAF Faldingworth | |
| No 1533 (BAT) Flt | RAF Faldingworth | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| ECFS Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Keevil | ||
| No 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF Keevil | |
| RAF Station Fairford | Satellite airfield (Keevil) | |
| RAF Station Kidlington | nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxfordshire | |
| No 20 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Kidlington | |
| RAF Station Croughton | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) | |
| Polish Initial Training Wing | RAF Croughton | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) |
| RAF Station Weston-on-the-Green | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) | |
| RAF Station Kiddington | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) | |
| RAF Station Wymeswold | Satellite airfield (Kidlington), Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 1521 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wymeswold | |
| RAF Station Feltwell | Satellite airfield (Kidlington), Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 1519 (BAT) Flt | RAF Feltwell | |
| 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 Chipping Norton | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| No 2862 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Chipping Norton | |
| RAF Station Windrush | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station Akeman Street | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station Chipping Warden | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington), Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 1517 (BAT) Flt | RAF Chipping Warden | |
| RAF Station Odiham | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington), Station in Transport Command | |
| No 1516 (BAT) Flt | RAF Odiham | |
| RAF Station Lulsgate Bottom | ||
| No 3 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| No 1540 (BAT) Flt | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| RAF Station Peplow | ||
| No 23 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit/Operational Refresher Training Unit | RAF Peplow | |
| RAF Station Seighford | Satellite airfield (Peplow) | |
| RAF Station Shobden | ||
| No 5 Glider Training School | RAF Shobden | |
| Glider Instructors' Flight | RAF Shobden | |
| RAF Station South Cerney | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Station Charmy Down | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (South Cerney) |
| RAF Station Docking | Satellite airfield (South Cerney), Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 1525 (BAT) Flt | RAF Docking | |
| RAF Station Southrop | Satellite airfield (South Cerney) | |
| No 1539 (BAT) Flt | RAF Southrop | |
| No 2865 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Southrop | |
| RAF Station Stoke Orchard | ||
| No 3 Glider Training School | RAF Stoke Orchard | |
| RAF Station Culmhead | Satellite airfield (Stoke Orchard) | |
| RAF Station North Leach | Satellite airfield (Stoke Orchard) | |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| No 7 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Upavon | |
| No 1537 (BAT) Flt | RAF Upavon | |
| RAF Station Overton Heath | Satellite airfield (Upavon) | |
| RAF Station Winkleigh | C & M Party |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Barrow | ||
| No 10 Air Gunners School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Station Blackpool | Station in TTC | |
| School of Air Sea Rescue | RAF Blackpool | |
| 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 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Halfpenny Green | |
| No 1545 (BAT) Flt | RAF Halfpenny Green | |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| Empire Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station Millom | Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland | |
| No 2 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Millom | |
| RAF Station Mona | ||
| No 8 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Mona | |
| 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 Hells Mouth | Satellite airfield (Penrhos) | |
| RAF Station Llandwrog | Satellite airfield (Penrhos) | |
| RAF Station Shawbury | ||
| Empire Air Navigation School | RAF Shawbury | |
| No 1534 (BAT) Flt | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Bratton | Satellite airfield (Shawbury) | |
| RAF Station Staverton | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Moreton Vallence | Satellite airfield (Staverton) |
HQ - Dumfries
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andreas | ||
| No 11 Air Gunners School | RAF Andreas | |
| RAF Station Bishops Court | ||
| No 7 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Bishops Court | |
| No 12 Air Gunners School | RAF Bishops Court | |
| 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 | |
| No 6202 (Bomb Disposal) Flt (Det) | RAF Dalcross | 5130 BD Sqn |
| RAF Station Dumfries | ||
| No 10 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Dumfries | |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| Air Navigation and Bombing School | RAF Jurby | |
| Elementary Air Navigation School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Station Morpeth | C & M Party | |
| 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 |
| RAF Station Booker | ||
| No 21 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Booker | |
| RAF Station Denham | Satellite airfield (Booker) | |
| RAF Station Cambridge | ||
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Cambridge | |
| RAF Station Caxton Gibbet | Satellite airfield (Cambridge) | |
| RAF Station Clyffe Pypard | ||
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | Clyffe Pypard | |
| RAF Station Alton Barnes | Satellite airfield (Clyffe Pypard) | |
| RAF Station Elstree | ||
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Elstree | |
| RAF Station Fair Oaks | ||
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Fairoaks | |
| RAF Station Winkfield | Satellite airfield (Fair Oaks) | |
| RAF Station Smiths Lawn | Satellite airfield (Fair Oaks) | |
| RAF Station Bray | Satellite airfield (Fair Oaks) | |
| RAF Station Panshanger | ||
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Panshanger | |
| Central Link Trainer School Flt | RAF Panshanger | |
| RAF Station Hatfield | Satellite airfield (Panshanger) | |
| RAF Station Shellingford | ||
| No 3 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Shellingford | |
| RAF Station Sywell | ||
| No 6 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sywell | |
| RAF Station Denton | Satellite airfield (Sywell) | |
| RAF Station Theale | ||
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Theale | |
| RAF Station Watchfield | ||
| School of Flying Control | RAF Watchfield | |
| Airfield Controllers School | RAF Watchfield | |
| RAF Station Kelmscott | Satellite airfield (Watchfield) | |
| RAF Station Wanborough | Satellite airfield (Watchfield) | |
| RAF Station Woodley | ||
| No 10 (E) Flying Instructors School | RAF Woodley | |
| RAF Station Henley | Satellite airfield (Woodley) | |
| RAF Station Waltham St Lawrence | Satellite airfield (Woodley) | |
| RAF Station Worcester | ||
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Worcester |
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 Bellasize | Satellite airfield (Brough) | |
| RAF Station Carlisle | Kingstown Airport, Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| No 15 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Carlisle | |
| RAF Station Burnfoot | Satellite airfield (Carlisle) | |
| RAF Station Kirkpatrick | Satellite airfield (Carlisle) | |
| RAF Station Derby | Burnaston Aerodrome, Derby | |
| No 16 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Derby | |
| RAF Station Abbots Bromley | Satellite airfield (Derby) | |
| RAF Station Battlestead Hill | Satellite airfield (Derby) | |
| RAF Station Desford | Desford Aerodrome, Leicester | |
| No 7 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Desford | |
| RAF Station Braunstone | Satellite airfield (Desford) | |
| RAF Station Elmdon | Elmdon, nr Birmingham | |
| No 14 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Elmdon | |
| RAF Station Hockley Heath | Satellite airfield (Elmdon) | |
| RAF Station Perth | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth. | |
| No 11 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Perth | |
| RAF Station Whitefield | Satellite airfield (Perth) | |
| RAF Station Sealand | Station in Maintenance Command | |
| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Sealand | |
| RAF Station Little Sutton | Satellite airfield (Sealand) | |
| RAF Station Wolverhampton | ||
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| Pupil Pilots Pool | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| RAF Station Penkridge | Satellite airfield (Wolverhampton) |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Birmingham | Viceroy Close, Bristol Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| Nos 26, 27 & 28 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | RAF Birmingham | |
| RAF Station Bournemouth | ||
| No 3 RCAF Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Bournemouth | |
| RCAF Band | RAF Bournemouth | |
| RAF Station Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth Shropshire | |
| No 50 Initial Training Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | Navs and Air Bombers |
| RAF Station Brighton | ||
| No 11 RAAF Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre | RAF Brighton | |
| No 12 RNZAF Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Brighton | |
| RAF Station Cardington | Bedford, Bedfordshire | |
| Nos 4 & 7 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | RAF Cardington | Station in Balloon Command |
| RAF Station Coventry | ||
| Air Crew Disposal Unit | RAF Coventry | |
| RAF Station Doncaster | Station in Transport Command | |
| Nos 1 and 18 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | RAF Doncaster | |
| RAF Station Eastchurch | Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent | |
| Combined Re-selection Centre | RAF Eastchurch | |
| No 2857 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Eastchurch | |
| RAF Edinburgh | Savings Bank Buildings, Hanover Street, Edinburgh | |
| Nos 16 and 24 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | Edinburgh | |
| RAF Station Harrogate | Spa Hotel, Harrogate, West Yorkshire | |
| No 7 Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Harrogate | |
| RAF Station Heaton Park | ||
| Air Crew Despatch Centre | RAF Heaton Park | |
| RAF Station Innsworth | Innsworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire | |
| RCAF Ground Crew Holding Wing | RAF Innsworth | |
| Book Distribution Centre | RAF Innsworth | |
| RAF Station London (Euston) | Euston House, Eversholt Street, London NW1 | |
| Nos 11, 13, 14, 22 & 23 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | RAF London | |
| Preliminary Air Crew Training Wing | RAF London | |
| RAF Station Morecombe | Station in TTC | |
| Air Crew Training Wing (Polish) | RAF Morecombe | |
| RAF Station Oxford | ||
| Nos 15 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | RAF Oxford | |
| RAF Station Padgate | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Sheffield | Station in Balloon Command? | |
| Air Crew Refresher School | RAF Sheffield | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Torquay | ||
| No 7 Air Crew Reception Centre | RAF Torquay | |
| No 30 Reception and Classification Wing | RAF Torquay | |
| No 34 Reception and Classification Wing | RAF Torquay | |
| Personnel Selection, WAAF Training School | RAF Torquay | |
| RAF Station Babbacombe | Satellite, RAF Torquay | |
| RAF Station Paignton | Satellite, RAF Torquay |
Source - SD161 (52nd Edition) - January 1945
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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