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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - January 1947
[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 |
| RAF Staff College | RAF Bracknell | |
| RAF Staff College | Bulstrode Park, | |
| RAF Station Cranwell | ||
| RAF College | RAF Cranwell | |
| No 19 Service Flying Training School | RAF Cranwell | |
| Supplies Depot | RAF Cranwell | |
| RAF Station Wellingore | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) |
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
| RAF Bitteswell | RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet | No 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit |
| RAF Chetwynd | RAF Topcliffe | No 5 Air Navigation School |
| RAF Kirknewton | RAF Valley | No 10 Air Navigation School |
| RAF Little Sutton | RAF Warwick | No 10 Air Gunners' School |
| RAF Millom |
HQ - St Vincent's, Grantham, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Docking | ||
| RAF Station Eastchurch | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Eastchurch | |
| 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 Market Harborough | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Market Harborough | |
| RAF Station Moreton-in-the-Marsh | ||
| No 21 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit | RAF Moreton-in-the-Marsh | |
| RAF Station Newton | Newton, Nottinghamshire | Station in Fighter Command |
| Air Crew Training Centre (Polish) | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Orston | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| No 10 Personnel Holding Unit (Polish) | RAF Orston | |
| RAF Station Papplewick Moor | Satellite airfield (Newton) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Papplewick Moor | |
| RAF Station Ouston | ||
| No 22 Service Flying Training School | RAF Ouston | |
| RAF Station Spittlegate | Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
| No 17 Service Flying Training School | RAF Spittlegate | |
| RAF Station Wheaton Aston | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Wheaton Aston | |
| RAF Station Perton | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) | |
| RAF Station Poulton | Satellite airfield (Wheaton Aston) | |
| RAF Station Worksop | ||
| RAF Central Vision Training School | RAF Worksop |
HQ - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bridgnorth | Bridgnorth Shropshire | Station in TTC |
| No 7 Air Crew Reception Centre | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| No 34 Reception and Classification Wing | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| Personnel Selection Training School | RAF Bridgnorth | |
| RAF Station Church Lawford | ||
| No 20 Flying Training School | RAF Church Lawford | |
| RAF Station Snitterfield | Satellite airfield (Church Lawford) | |
| RAF Station Elsham Wold | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Elsham Wold | |
| RAF Station Feltwell | ||
| No 3 Service Flying Training School | RAF Feltwell | |
| RAF Station Methwold | Satellite airfield (Feltwell) | |
| RAF Station Hullavington | Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| Empire Central Flying School | RAF Hullavington | |
| ECFS Handling Sqn | RAF Hullavington | |
| RAF Station Little Rissington | Little Rissington, Bourton-on-the-Water, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. | |
| Central Flying School | RAF Little Rissington | |
| No 1537 (BAT) Flight | RAF Little Rissington | |
| Central Link Trainer School | RAF Little Rissington | |
| Air Crew Allocation Centre | RAF Little Rissington | |
| RAF Station North Coates | ||
| No 1 Initial Training School | RAF North Coates | |
| Air Crew Despatch Centre | RAF North Coates | |
| RAF Station North Luffenham | ||
| No 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF North Luffenham | |
| RAF Station Stormy Down | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Stormy Down | |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire | |
| No 6 Service Flying Training School | RAF Ternhill | |
| RAF Station Sleap | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| RAF Station Overton Heath | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Overton Heath | |
| RAF Station Ramsbury | Satellite airfield (Ternhill) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Ramsbury | |
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford | ||
| No 3 Glider Training School | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | |
| RAF Station Gaydon | Satellite airfield (Wellesbourne Mountford) | |
| RAF Station Winkleigh | ||
| RAF Station Wrexham | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Wrexham |
HQ - Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton, Shropshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Andreas | ||
| RAF Station Bishops Court | ||
| No 7 Air Navigation School | RAF Bishops Court | |
| RAF Station Bratton | ||
| RAF Station Cark | Cark-in-Cartmel, Lancashire | |
| C and M Party | RAF Cark | |
| RAF Station Driffield | ||
| C and M Party | RAF Driffield | |
| RAF Station Hells Mouth | ||
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man | |
| No 11 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 Shawbury | ||
| Empire Air Navigation School | RAF Shawbury |
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) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Caxton Gibbet | |
| 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 Hockley Heath | Satellite airfield (Desford) | |
| RAF Station Elstree | ||
| RAF Station Fair Oaks | ||
| No 18 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Fairoaks | |
| RAF Station Winkfield | Satellite airfield (Fair Oaks) | |
| 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) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Whitefield | |
| Rochester (Ministry of Supply) | ||
| No 24 Elementary Flying Training School | Rochester | |
| 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 | ||
| RAF Station Watchfield | ||
| School of Flying Control | RAF Watchfield | |
| Airfield Controllers School | RAF Watchfield | |
| RAF Station Kelmscott | Satellite airfield (Watchfield) | |
| 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 8 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Woodley | |
| Command Communication Flight | RAF Woodley | |
| RAF Station Waltham St Lawrence | Satellite airfield (Woodley) | |
| RAF Station Yatesbury | Station in TTC | |
| No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | RAF Yatesbury | |
| RAF Station Manningford | Satellite airfield (Yatesbury) |
Source - SD161 (76th Edition) - January 1947
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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