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Flying Training Command - February 1950


[Command HQ | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 21 Group | No 23 Group]

Command HQ - RAF Shinfield Park, Reading, Berkshire

Units administered directly by Command HQ

Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Examination Board Reading  
Command Communication Flight Woodley Station in Reserve Command

RAF Cranwell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Cranwell    
RAF College RAF Cranwell Various
RAF Station Digby   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)
Equipment and Secretarial Wing, RAF College RAF Digby  
No 1 Initial Training School (Detachment) RAF Digby  
RAF Station Barkston Heath   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)

RAF Manby

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Manby Manby, Louth, Lincolnshire  
RAF Flying College RAF Manby  
No 12 GCA Unit RAF Manby  
RAF Station Strubby   Satellite, Manby

No 21 (Training) Group

HQ - Morton Hall, Swinderby, Lincolnshire

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Brize Norton    
No  204 Advance Flying School RAF Brize Norton Mosquito
RAF Station Fairford   Satellite, Brize Norton
C & M Party RAF Fairford  
RAF Station Finningley    
Flying Refresher School RAF Finningley  
Satellite (Finningley)
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey Station in TTC
RAF Station Hullavington Stanton St Quinton, Chippenham, Wiltshire  
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Hullavington
RAF Station Jurby Jurby, Ramsey, Isle of Man  
Link Trainer School RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey Station in TTC
RAF Station Leconfield Beverley, East Yorkshire  
Central Gunnery School RAF Leconfield  
RAF Station Middle St George    
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Middle St George  
RAF Station Shawbury    
Central Navigation School RAF Shawbury  
RAF Station Swinderby    
No 201 Advance Flying School RAF Swinderby Wellington T 10
RAF Station Wigsley   Satellite, Swinderby
RAF Station Watchfield    

No 23 (Training) Group

HQ - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Booker    
No 21 Elementary Flying Training School RAF Booker  
Joint Services Staff College Flight RAF Booker  
RAF Station Cottesmore    
No 7 Flying Training School RAF Cottesmore
 
RAF Station Wittering   Satellite of Cottesmore
No 1 Initial Training School RAF Wittering
School of Instructional Technique RAF Wittering
RAF Station Driffield    
No  203 Advance Flying School RAF Driffield  
Air Crew Transit Unit RAF Driffield  
RAF Station Bridlington (Carnaby)   Satellite of Driffield
RAF Station Feltwell    
No 3 Flying Training School RAF Feltwell  
RAF Station Methwold   Satellite, Feltwell
RAF Station Little Rissington Little Rissington, Gloucestershire.  
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington  
RAF Station Morton-in-Marsh   Satellite, Little Rissington
RAF Station South Cerney    
No 2 Flying Training School RAF South Cerney  
RAF Station Blakehill Farm   Satellite, South Cerney
RAF Station Syerston    
No 22 Flying Training School RAF Syerston  
RAF Station Newton   Satellite, Syerston
RAF Station Ternhill Tern Hill, Market Drayton, Shropshire
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Ternhill  
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill

Source - SD161 (113th Edition) - February 1950

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 21 Group | No 23 Group]

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