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Flying Training Command - September 1951


[Command HQ | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 54 Group | Inactive Stations]

Command HQ - Reading, Berkshire

Units administered directly by Command HQ

Unit Location/Address Notes
Command Communication Flight Woodley Station in Home Command

RAF Cranwell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF College RAF Cranwell Various
Equipment and Secretarial Wing, RAF College RAF Digby Satellite airfield (Cranwell)
RAF Station Barkston Heath   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)
RAF Station Spitalgate   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)

RAF Manby

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Flying College RAF Manby  
RAF Station Strubby   Satellite, Manby

No 21 Group

HQ - Morton Hall, Swinderby, Lincolnshire

Unit Location/Address Notes
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Hullavington
Link Trainer School RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey Station in No 54 Group
Central Gunnery School RAF Leconfield  
No 104 Flying Refresher School RAF Lichfield Wellington
No 5 Air Navigation School RAF Lindholme  
Central Navigation and Control School RAF Shawbury  
No 1 Air Signallers' School RAF Swanton Morley  
RAF Station Swinderby    
No 201 Advance Flying School RAF Swinderby Wellington
No 204 Advance Flying School RAF Swinderby Mosquito
RAF Station Wigsley   Satellite, Swinderby
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Thorney Island  
Mobile Survival and Rescue Instructional Unit RAF Thorney Island Functionally controlled by Command HQ

No 23 Group

HQ - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 7 Flying Training School RAF Cottesmore
 
RAF Station Woolfox Lodge   Satellite of Cottesmore
Group Communication Flight RAF Cranfield  
No 8 Flying Training School RAF Dalcross
No 3 Flying Training School RAF Feltwell  
School of Instructional Technique RAF Feltwell
RAF Station Methwold   Satellite, Feltwell
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington  
Western Union Examining Sqn RAF Little Rissington Policy Control by Western Union Air Advisory Committee
RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford   Satellite, Little Rissington
RAF Station Morton-in-Marsh    
Central Flying School (Detachment) RAF Morton-in-Marsh  
No 2 Flying Training School RAF South Cerney  
RAF Station Blakehill Farm   Satellite, South Cerney
RAF Station Kemble   Satellite, South Cerney
No 22 Flying Training School RAF Syerston  
RAF Station Newton   Satellite, Syerston
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Ternhill  
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill
RAF Station High Ercall   Satellite, Ternhill

 

No 25 Group

HQ - RAF Manby

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 203 Advanced Flying School RAF Driffield Meteor/Vampire
RAF Station Bridlington (Carnaby)   Satellite of Driffield
No 101 Flying Refresher School RAF Finningley  
RAF Station Lindholme
  Satellite (Finningley)
RAF Station Kirton-in-Lindsey
  Satellite (Finningley)
No 103 Flying Refresher School RAF Full Sutton Vampire/Spitfire
RAF Station Breighton
  Satellite (Full Sutton)
No 205 Advanced Flying School RAF Middleton St George Meteor
RAF Station Croft (Neasham)   Satellite, Middleton St George
No 102 Flying Refresher School RAF North Luffenham Vampire/Spitfire
RAF Station Desborough
  Satellite (North Luffenham)
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Oakington  
RAF Station Graveley   Satellite, Oakington
No 202 Advanced Flying School RAF Valley  
RAF Station Mona   Satellite, Valley

 

No 54 Group

HQ - RAF Benson (Station in Bomber Command)

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 3 Initial Training School RAF Cranwell
No 2 Initial Training School RAF Digby Station - satellite of Cranwell
No 2 Grading School RAF Digby Tiger Moth, satellite of Cranwell
Air Crew Transit Unit RAF Driffield Station in No 25 Group
RAF Station Hornchurch    
Combined Selection Board RAF Hornchurch Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DD Sel)
Personnel Selection Training School RAF Hornchurch Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DD Sel)
Central Depository RAF Hornchurch  
No 1 Initial Training School RAF Jurby
RAF Station Kirton-in-Lindsey
   
No 4 Initial Training School RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey  

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Bibury South Cerney S
Blyton Kirton-in-Lindsey R
Canewdon (Radar) Hornchurch S
Castle Combe Hullavington S
Catfoss Driffield R
Chetwynd Ternhill S
Dalby (Radar) Jurby S
Dengie (Radar) Hornchurch S
Edgehill Moreton-in-Marsh S
Enstone Little Rissington R
Folkingham Cottesmore R
Foulsham Swanton Morley S
Hibaldstow Kirton-in-Lindsey R
Llanbedr Valley R
Mona Valley S
Ossington Swinderby S
Oulton Swanton Morley S
Penrhos Valley S
Pocklington Driffield S
Ramsey Jurby R
Rednal Shawbury S
Sandtoft Lindholme R
Seighford Ternhill S
Sleap Shawbury R
Spanhoe Cottesmore S
Wendling Swanton Morley S
Wheaton Aston Ternhill S
Winthorpe Swinderby S

S = Surplus to long-term requirements

R = Retention is currently required

Source - SD161 (132nd Edition) - September 1951

County names used are those in use at the time

[Command HQ | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 21 Group | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | No 54 Group | Inactive Stations]

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