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Flying Training Command - February 1953


[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
Mobile Survival and Rescue Instructional Unit RAF Thorney Island Station in No 21 Group

Functionally controlled by AM (DDT (Nav)

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 2 Air Signallers' School RAF Halfpenny Green  
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Hullavington
C & M Party RAF Langford Lodge
Central Gunnery School RAF Leconfield  
No 6 Air Navigation School RAF Lichfield Wellington
Central Navigation and Control School RAF Shawbury  
No 1 Air Signallers' School RAF Swanton Morley  
No 201 Advance Flying School RAF Swinderby Varsity
RAF Station Wigsley   Satellite, Swinderby
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Thorney Island  

No 23 Group

HQ - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 2 Flying Training School RAF Cluntoe
 
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 Advanced Flying Training School RAF Dalcross Oxford/Chipmunk
RAF Station Evanton   Satellite, Dalcross
RAF Station Fearn   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    
RAF Station Elvington   Satellite, Holme-on-Spalding Moor
Central Flying School (Advanced) 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 Advanced Flying Training School RAF Pershore Oxford/Chipmunk
RAF Station Long Marston   Satellite, Pershore
Central Flying School (Basic) RAF South Cerney  
RAF Station Blakehill Farm   Satellite, South Cerney
RAF Station Kemble   Satellite, South Cerney
No 22 Flying Training School RAF Syerston Harvard/Prentice
RAF Station Tollerton   Satellite, Syerston
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Ternhill  
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill
RAF Station High Ercall   Satellite, Ternhill
No 9 Advanced Flying Training School RAF Wellesbourne Mountford Oxford/Chipmunk
RAF Station Chipping Warden   Satellite, Wellesbourne Mountford

 

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), station in Fighter Command
No 207 Advanced Flying School RAF Full Sutton Meteor
RAF Station Breighton
  Satellite, Full Sutton
No 208 Advanced Flying School RAF Merryfield Meteor
RAF Station Dunkeswell
  Satellite, Merryfield & Weston Zoyland
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 210 Advanced Flying School RAF Tarrant Rushton Meteor
No 202 Advanced Flying School RAF Valley Vampire
RAF Station Mona   Satellite, Valley
No 209 Advanced Flying School RAF Weston Zoyland Meteor
RAF Station Dunkeswell
  Satellite, Merryfield & Weston Zoyland
No 211 Advanced Flying School RAF Worksop Meteor
RAF Station Gamston
  Satellite, Worksop

 

No 54 Group

HQ - RAF Benson (Station in Bomber Command)

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
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    
Aircrew 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 2 Grading Unit (Airwork) RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey  
No 3 Wing (Digby), No 2 ITS RAF Digby Satellite of Kirton-in-Lindsey
No 1 Grading Unit (Airwork) RAF Digby

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Atcham Shawbury S
Ballyhalbert Bishops Court S
Canewdon (Radar) Hornchurch S
Catfoss Driffield R
Church Broughton Lichfield S
Dalby (Radar) Jurby S
Dengie (Radar) Hornchurch S
Folkingham Cottesmore R
Greencastle Bishops Court S
Hibaldstow Kirton-in-Lindsey R
Hutton Cranswick Driffield R
Kilkeel (Radar) Bishops Court S
Kirkistown Bishops Court S
Ossington Swinderby S
Penrhos Valley S
Ramsey Jurby R
Rednal Shawbury S
Seighford Ternhill S
Sleap Shawbury R
Spanhoe Cottesmore S
Stratford Wellesbourne Mountford S
Wendling Swanton Morley S
Wheaton Aston Ternhill S
Wylfa (Radar) Valley S
York Full Sutton S

S = Surplus to long-term requirements

R = Retention is currently required

Source - SD161 (149th Edition) - February 1953

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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