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Flying Training Command - May 1955


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

Command HQ - Reading, Berkshire

Units administered directly by Command HQ

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Hornchurch    
Aircrew Selection Board RAF Hornchurch  
Personnel Selection Training School RAF Hornchurch  

 

RAF College, Cranwell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF College RAF Cranwell Chipmunk/Balliol
RAF Selection Board RAF Cranwell Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DD Sel)
No 2 RAF Supplies Depot RAF Cranwell Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DD Cat)
RAF Station Barkston Heath   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)
RAF Station Spitalgate Station in TTC Satellite airfield (Cranwell)

 

RAF Flying College, Manby

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

 

No 23 Group

HQ - Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 23 Group Communication Flight Cranfield (MCA) Anson/Provost
No 3 Flying Training School RAF Feltwell Harvard/Prentice
RAF Station Methwold   Satellite, Feltwell
No 2 Flying Training School RAF Hullavington Harvard/Prentice
School of Instructional Technique RAF Hullavington
Flying Training Command Modification Centre RAF Hullavington
RAF Station Keevil   Satellite, Hullavington
No 1 Initial Training School RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey  
Central Flying School (Advanced) RAF Little Rissington Meteor/Vampire
RAF Station Enstone   Satellite, Little Rissington
C & M Party RAF Morton-in-Marsh  
Central Flying School (Basic) RAF South Cerney Dragonfly/Provost
RAF Station Blakehill Farm   Satellite, South Cerney
RAF Station Kemble Station in Maintenance Command Satellite, South Cerney
No 1 Air Signallers' School RAF Swanton Morley Prentice
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Syerston Provost
RAF Station Tollerton   Satellite, Syerston
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Ternhill Provost
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill
RAF Station High Ercall Station in Maintenance Command Satellite, Ternhill

 

No 25 Group

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

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 8 Flying Training School RAF Driffield Meteor
RAF Station Full Sutton   Satellite, Driffield. Administered by the USAF
No 25 Group Communication Flight RAF Manby Station controlled by RAF Flying College
No 4 Flying Training School RAF Middleton St George Meteor
RAF Station Croft (Neasham)   Satellite, Middleton St George
C & M Party RAF Morton Hall  
No 5 Flying Training School RAF Oakington Vampire
RAF Station Graveley   Satellite, Oakington
Central Navigation and Control School RAF Shawbury Anson/Chipmunk/Vampire
No 11 Flying Training School RAF Swinderby Varsity
RAF Station Wigsley   Satellite, Swinderby
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Thorney Island Marathon/Varsity
Mobile Survival and Rescue Instructional Unit RAF Thorney Island Functionally controlled by AM (DDT (Nav)
RAF Element, Joint Guided Weapons Trials Unit Ty Croes Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR))
No 7 Flying Training School RAF Valley Vampire
RAF Station Mona   Satellite, Valley
No 12 Flying Training School RAF Weston Zoyland Meteor
No 211 Flying Training School RAF Worksop Meteor
RAF Station Gamston
  Satellite, Worksop

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Atcham Shawbury  
Bourn Oakington  
Canewdon (Radar) Hornchurch  
Carnaby Driffield  
Catfoss Driffield  
Chipping Norton Little Rissington  
Cottam Driffield  
Dengie (Radar) Hornchurch  
Dunkeswell Merryfield  
Edgehill Morton-in-Marsh  
Foulsham Swanton Morley  
Gayton-le-Marsh Manby  
Hibaldstow Kirton-in-Lindsey  
Hutton Cranswick Driffield  
Penrhos Valley  
Rednal Shawbury  
Seighford Ternhill  
Sleap Shawbury  
Southburn Driffield  
Upottrey Merryfield  
Wylfa (Radar) Valley  

Source - SD161 (176th Edition) - May 1955

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 | Inactive Stations]

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