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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - May 1946
[Command HQ | No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 50 Group | No 54 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire
Units administered directly by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Central Examination Board | Wantage Hall, Rerading |
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
| RAF Feltwell |
HQ - RAF Spittlegate, Grantham, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Calveley | ||
| No 22 Service Flying Training School | RAF Calveley | |
| No 5 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Calveley | |
| RAF Station Castle Combe | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Castle Combe | |
| RAF Station Condover | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Condover | |
| RAF Station Bratton | Satellite airfield (Condover) | |
| RAF Station Cranwell | ||
| No 19 Service Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Wellingore | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
| RAF Station Papplewick Moor | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Papplewick Moor | |
| RAF Station Kirknewton | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Kirknewton | |
| RAF Station Kirton-in-Lindsay | ||
| No 7 Service Flying Training School | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay | |
| RAF Station Hibaldstow | Satellite airfield (Kirton-in-Lindsay) | |
| RAF Station Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Newton | |
| No 16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Orston | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| RAF Station Tollerton | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Tollerton | |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| No 3 (Polish) Holding Unit | RAF Hucknall | |
| RAF Station Peterborough | Westwood, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| 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 Coleby Grange | 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 | |
| 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 Beaulieu | ||
| Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | 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 | |
| RAF Station Church Lawford | ||
| No 20 Flying Training School | RAF Church Lawford | |
| No 21 Flying Training School | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Snitterfield | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Warwick | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Cranfield | ||
| Empire Test Pilots' School | RAF Cranfield | |
| RAF Station Croughton | Satellite airfield (Kidlington) | |
| No 1 Glider Training School | RAF Croughton | |
| RAF Station Elsham Wold | ||
| No 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF Elsham Wold | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| ECFS Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Kiddington | ||
| RAF Station Little Rissington | Little Rissington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. | |
| No 6 Service Flying Training School | RAF Little Rissington | |
| RAF Station Akeman Street | Satellite airfield (Little Rissington) | |
| RAF Station South Cerney | South Cerney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| No 3 Service Flying Training School | RAF South Cerney | |
| RAF Station Charmy Down | Satellite airfield (South Cerney) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Charmy Down | |
| RAF Station Upavon | Upavon, Marlborough, Wiltshire | |
| No 7 (A) Flying Instructors' School | RAF Upavon | |
| RAF Station Overton Heath | Satellite airfield (Upavon) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Overton Heath | |
| RAF Station Ramsbury | Satellite airfield (Upavon) | |
| No 1537 (BAT) Flt | RAF Ramsbury | |
| RAF Station Lulsgate Bottom | Satellite airfield (Upavon) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Lulsgate Bottom | |
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford | ||
| No 3 Glider Training School | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | |
| RAF Station Gaydon | Satellite airfield (Wellesbourne Mountford) | |
| RAF Station Winkleigh |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andreas | ||
| No 11 Air Gunners School | RAF Andreas | |
| RAF Station Barrow | ||
| No 10 Air Gunners School | RAF Barrow | |
| RAF Station Bishops Court | ||
| No 7 Air Navigation School | RAF Bishops Court | |
| RAF Station Cark | Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire | |
| Care and Maintenance Party | RAF Cark | |
| RAF Station Catterick | ||
| Air Crew Allocation Centre | RAF Catterick | |
| RAF Station Driffield | ||
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 5 Air Navigation School | RAF Jurby | |
| Initial Air Navigation School | RAF Jurby | |
| RAF Station Leconfield | ||
| Central Gunnery School | RAF Leconfield | |
| RAF Station Manby | Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire | |
| Empire Air Armament School | RAF Manby | |
| RAF Station Mona | ||
| Care and Maintenance Party | RAF Mona | |
| RAF Station Shawbury | ||
| Empire Air Navigation School | RAF Shawbury | |
| RAF Station Sleap | Satellite airfield (Shawbury) | |
| RAF Station Swanton Morley | ||
| No 10 Air Navigation School | RAF Swanton Morley | |
| RAF Station Wattisham |
HQ - Silvesters, Berkeley Avenue, Reading
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Booker | ||
| No 21 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Booker | |
| RAF Station Brough | Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire | |
| No 4 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Brough | |
| RAF Station Bellasize | Satellite airfield (Brough) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Bellasize | |
| RAF Station Cambridge | ||
| No 22 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Cambridge | |
| RAF Station Caxton Gibbet | Satellite airfield (Cambridge) | |
| RAF Station Carlisle | Kingstown Airport, Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| No 15 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Carlisle | |
| RAF Station Burnfoot | Satellite airfield (Carlisle) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Burnfoot | |
| RAF Station Kirkpatrick | Satellite airfield (Carlisle) | |
| RAF Station Clyffe Pypard | ||
| No 29 Elementary Flying Training School | Clyffe Pypard | |
| RAF Station Alton Barnes | Satellite airfield (Clyffe Pypard) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Alton Barnes | |
| RAF Station Derby | Burnaston Aerodrome, Derby | |
| No 16 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Derby | |
| RAF Station Battlestead Hill | Satellite airfield (Derby) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Battlestead Hill | |
| RAF Station Desford | Desford Aerodrome, Leicester | |
| No 7 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Desford | |
| RAF Station Braunstone | Satellite airfield (Desford) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Braunstone | |
| RAF Station Elmdon | Elmdon, nr Birmingham | |
| RAF Station Hockley Heath | Satellite airfield (Elmdon) | |
| 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) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Bray | |
| RAF Station Panshanger | ||
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Panshanger | |
| 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 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) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Denton | |
| RAF Station Theale | ||
| Air Crew Disposal Unit | 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) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Wanborough | |
| RAF Station Wolverhampton | ||
| No 28 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| Pupil Pilots School | RAF Wolverhampton | |
| RAF Station Penkridge | Satellite airfield (Wolverhampton) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Penkridge | |
| 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 | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Worcester | |
| RAF Station Yatesbury | Station in TTC | |
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Yatesbury |
HQ - RAF Sunningdale, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | ||
| No 27 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| RAF Station Docking | Satellite (Bircham Newton) | |
| RAF Station 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 | ||
| 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 Heaton Park | Station in TTC | |
| Air Crew Despatch Centre | RAF Heaton Park | |
| RAF Station Hornchurch | ||
| Nos 6, 11, 13, 14, 22 & 23 Aviation Candidate Selection Boards | RAF Hornchurch | Station in TTC |
| RAF Station Innsworth | Innsworth, Gloucester, Gloucestershire | Station in TTC |
| Book Distribution Centre | RAF Innsworth | |
| RAF Station Market Harborough | ||
| No 7 Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Market Harborough | |
| No 26 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Market Harborough | |
| RAF Station Husbands Bosworth | Satellite, Market Harborough | |
| RAF Station Millom | Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland | |
| RAF Station Moreton Valence | ||
| No 12 (RNZAF) Personnel Reception Centre | RAF Moreton Valence | |
| RAF Station Pembrey | ||
| No 3 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Pembrey | |
| RAF Station Penrhos | Penrhos, Pwihelli | |
| RAF Station Hells Mouth | Satellite airfield (Penrhos) | |
| RAF Station Llandwrog | Satellite airfield (Penrhos) | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | ||
| RAF Station Witchford | ||
| RAF Station Wrexham |
Source - SD161 (68th Edition) - May 1946
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 50 Group | No 54 Group]
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