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Flying Training Command - April 1952


[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 3 Air Navigation School RAF Bishop's Court
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Hullavington
Central Gunnery School RAF Leconfield  
No 6 Air Navigation 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 Varsity
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, Cottesmore
RAF Station Spitalgate   Satellite, Cottesmore
Group Communication Flight RAF Cranfield  
No 8 Flying Training School RAF Dalcross
RAF Station Evanton   Satellite, Dalcross
No 3 Flying Training School RAF Feltwell  
School of Instructional Technique RAF Feltwell
RAF Station Methwold   Satellite, Feltwell
RAF Station Holme-on-Spalding Moor    
No 14 Flying Training School RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor  
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington  
RAF Station Enstone   Satellite, Little Rissington
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Morton-in-Marsh  
RAF Station Edgehill   Satellite, Morton-in-Marsh
No 10 Flying Training School RAF Pershore  
No 2 Flying Training School RAF South Cerney  
Central Flying School (Detachment) 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
RAF Station Tollerton   Satellite, Syerston
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Ternhill  
RAF Station High Ercall   Satellite, Ternhill
RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford    
No 9 Flying Training School RAF Wellesbourne Mountford  
No 15 Flying Training School RAF Wethersfield  

 

No 25 Group

HQ - RAF Manby (Station controlled by RAF Flying College)

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 203 Advanced Flying School RAF Driffield Meteor/Vampire
RAF Station Bridlington (Carnaby)   Satellite, Driffield
No 215 Advanced Flying School RAF Finningley Meteor
RAF Station Blyton   Satellite (Finningley)
No 207 Advanced Flying School RAF Full Sutton  
RAF Station Breighton
  Satellite, Full Sutton
No 208 Advanced Flying School RAF Merryfield Meteor
RAF Station Dunkeswell
  Satellite, Merryfield
No 205 Advanced Flying School RAF Middleton St George Meteor
RAF Station Croft (Neasham)   Satellite, Middleton St George
No 206 Advanced Flying School RAF Oakington Meteor
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 5 Initial Training School RAF Cosford Station in TTC
No 3 Initial Training School RAF Cranwell Station controlled by RAF College
Aircrew Transit Unit RAF Cranwell Station controlled by RAF College
RAF Station Hornchurch    
Combined Selection Board RAF Hornchurch  
Personnel Selection Training School RAF Hornchurch  
Central Depository RAF Hornchurch Functionally controlled by Air Ministry AMP (P1)
No 1 Initial Training School RAF Jurby
No 2 Initial Training School RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey  
No 3 Wing (Digby), No 2 ITS RAF Digby Satellite of Kirton-in-Lindsey
Airwork Grading Unit RAF Digby

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Bibury South Cerney S
Canewdon (Radar) Hornchurch S
Castle Combe Hullavington S
Catfoss Driffield R
Chetwynd Ternhill S
Chipping Warden Little Rissington S
Church Broughton Lichfield S
Dalby (Radar) Jurby S
Dengie (Radar) Hornchurch S
Folkingham Cottesmore R
Hibaldstow Kirton-in-Lindsey R
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
Stratford Wellesbourne Mountford S
Wendling Swanton Morley S
Wheaton Aston Ternhill S
Winthorpe Swinderby S
Wylfa (Radar) Valley S
York Full Sutton S

S = Surplus to long-term requirements

R = Retention is currently required

Source - SD161 (139th Edition) - April 1952

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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