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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - July 1945
[Command HQ | No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 29 Group | No 50 Group | No 51 Group | No 54 Group | Southern Rhodesia]
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 | ||
| RAF Station Wrexham | Satellite airfield (Calveley) | |
| RAF Station Condover | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Condover | |
| RAF Station Caistor | Satellite airfield (Condover) | |
| RAF Station Coleby Grange | Satellite airfield (Condover) | |
| RAF Station Wellingore | Satellite airfield (Condover) | |
| RAF Station Cranwell | Station in Technical Training Command | |
| No 19 Service Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | ||
| No 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Hucknall | |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Papplewick Moor | Satellite airfield (Hucknall) | |
| RAF Station Kirknewton | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Kirknewton | |
| RAF Station Montrose | Montrose, Angus. | |
| No 1541 (BAT) Flt | 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 | Satellite airfield (Montrose) | |
| RAF Station Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 16 (Polish) Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Orston | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| RAF Station Tollerton | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 7 Service Flying Training School | RAF Peterborough | |
| RAF Station Sibson | Satellite airfield (Peterborough) | |
| RAF Station Sutton Bridge | Satellite airfield (Peterborough) | |
| RAF Station Sherburn in Elmet | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Sherburn in Elmet | |
| RAF Station Spittlegate | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 17 Service Flying Training School | 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 Atcham | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| RAF Station Chetwynd | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| RAF Station Wheaton Aston | ||
| No 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| No 1517 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| RAF Station Perton | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) | |
| RAF Station Poulton | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) |
HQ - RAF South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Babdown Farm | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Babdown Farm | |
| RAF Station Castle Combe | Satellite airfield (Babdown Farm) | |
| RAF Station Beaulieu | ||
| Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | RAF Beaulieu | |
| No 1532 (BAT) Flt | RAF Babdown Farm | |
| RAF Station Long Newnton | Satellite airfield (Babdown Farm) | |
| 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 | |
| Intensive Flying (Development) Flt | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Aircraft Gun Mounting Establishment | RAF Boscombe Down | |
| Empire Test Pilots' School | RAF Boscombe Down | Under Ministry of Aircraft Production for operational and technical control |
| 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 5 Instructors' School (EVT) | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Snitterfield | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Warwick | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Exeter | ||
| No 3 Glider Training School | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Culmhead | Satellite airfield (Exeter) | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| ECFS Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Kidlington | nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxfordshire | |
| No 1 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Kidlington | |
| Polish Initial Training Wing | RAF Kidlington | |
| RAF Station Croughton | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) | |
| RAF Station Weston-on-the-Green | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) | |
| RAF Station Kiddington | Satellite airfield (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 Chipping Norton | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station Windrush | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station Akeman Street | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station Chipping Warden | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station Lulsgate Bottom | ||
| No 3 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| No 1540 (BAT) Flt | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| 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 | |
| RAF Station Weston Zoylnd | Satellite airfield (South Cerney), Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 1545 (BAT) Flt | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| No 7 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Upavon | |
| RAF Station Overton Heath | Satellite airfield (Upavon) | |
| RAF Station Winkleigh | ||
| Norwegian Training Base | RAF Winkleigh |
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 (Observer) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Halfpenny Green | |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| Empire Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station Millom | Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland | |
| C & M Party | RAF Millom | |
| RAF Station Mona | ||
| RAF Station Penrhos | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| No 2 Air Crew Holding 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 |
HQ - Dumfries
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andreas | ||
| No 11 Air Gunners School | RAF Andreas | |
| RAF Station Bishops Court | ||
| No 7 Air Navigation School | RAF Bishops Court | |
| RAF Station Catterick | ||
| Air Crew Allocation Centre | RAF Catterick | |
| RAF Station Dalcross | ||
| No 2 Air Gunners School | RAF Dalcross | |
| RAF Station Dumfries | ||
| No 10 Air Navigation School | RAF Dumfries | |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 5 Air Navigation School | RAF Jurby | |
| Initial Air Navigation School | RAF Jurby | |
| Training Flying Control Centre | RAF Ramsey | |
| RAF Station West Freugh | West Freugh, Stranraer, Wigtownshire | |
| 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 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 | |
| No 1547 (BAT) Flt | 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 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 Bournemouth | ||
| No 3 RCAF Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Bournemouth | |
| RCAF Band | RAF Bournemouth | |
| RAF Station Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth Shropshire | |
| No 7 Air Crew Reception Centre | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| No 30 Reception and Classification Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| No 34 Reception and Classification Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| Personnel Selection, WAAF Training School | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| RAF Station Brighton | ||
| No 11 RAAF Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre | RAF Brighton | |
| No 12 RNZAF Personnel Despatch and 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 Cranage | ||
| No 4 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Cranage | |
| RAF Station Eastchurch | Eastchurch, Sheerness, Kent | |
| Combined Re-selection Centre | RAF Eastchurch | |
| 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 | Station in TTC |
| Book Distribution Centre | RAF Innsworth | |
| RAF Station London (Euston) | Euston House, Eversholt Street, London NW1 | |
| Nos 6, 11, 13, 14, 22 & 23 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | 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 Pembrey | ||
| No 3 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Pembrey | |
| RAF Station Sheffield | Station in Maintenance Command | |
| Air Crew Refresher School | RAF Sheffield | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | ||
French Air Force Depot: -
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RAF Stormy Down | |
| RAF Station Wittering | ||
| No 109 Personnel Reception Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
| No 110 Personnel Reception Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering |
RAF Units in Southern Rhodesia
Administered by the Rhodesian Air Training Group
| School | Location | Notes |
| Initial Training Wing | Kumalo, Bulawayo | |
| No 26 Elementary Flying Training School | Guinea Fowl, Gwelo | |
| No 27 Elementary Flying Training School | Induna, Bulawayo | |
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | Mount Hampden, nr Salisbury | |
| No 20 Service Flying Training School | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| No 22 Service Flying Training School | Thornhill, Bulawayo | |
| No 23 Service Flying Training School | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| Central Flying School, Rhodesia | Norton, nr Salisbury | |
| No 31 Aircraft Repair Depot | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| No 32 Aircraft Repair Depot | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| Central Maintenance Unit | Bulawayo |
Source - SD161 (58th Edition) - July 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 | Southern Rhodesia]
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