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Flying Training Command - January 1959


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

Command HQ - Reading, Berkshire

Units administered directly by Command HQ

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Staff College RAF Bracknell Functional control by AM (DST)
RAF Station Hornchurch    
Aircrew Selection Board RAF Hornchurch  
Personnel Selection Training School RAF Hornchurch  

 

Central Flying School, Little Rissington

Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington Provost/Vampire/Hunter
RAF Station Kemble Station in Maintenance Command Satellite, Little Rissington

 

RAF College, Cranwell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF College RAF Cranwell Provost/Vampire/Varsity
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 Station Folkingham   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)
RAF Station Fulbeck   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)

 

RAF Flying College, Manby

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

 

No 23 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 23 Group Communication Flight Cranfield (MTCA) Anson/Provost
HQ, No 23 Group Leighton Buzzard  
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Linton-on-Ouse Provost/Vampire
RAF Station Full Sutton   Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse
RAF Station Rufforth   Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse, station in Home Command
No 5 Flying Training School RAF Oakington Vampire
RAF Station Graveley   Satellite, Oakington
No 8 Flying Training School RAF Swinderby Vampire
RAF Station Wigsley   Satellite, Swinderby
No 2 Flying Training School RAF Syerston Provost
RAF Station Wymeswold   Satellite, Syerston
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Ternhill Provost
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill
RAF Station High Ercall   Satellite, Ternhill, station in Maintenance Command
No 7 Flying Training School RAF Valley Vampire
RAF Station Mona   Satellite, Valley

 

No 25 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Air Electronics School RAF Hullavington Anson
School of Instructional Technique RAF Hullavington
No 114 Sqn RAF Hullavington Functionally controlled by the Air Ministry
HQ, No 25 Group RAF Manby Station controlled by RAF Flying College
No 25 Group Communication Flight RAF Manby Anson/Vampire
Central Navigation and Control School RAF Shawbury Anson/Chipmunk/Vampire
RAF Station High Ercall   Satellite, Shawbury, station in Maintenance Command
RAF Station Sleap   Satellite, Shawbury
No 1 Initial Training School RAF South Cerney Anson/Chipmunk
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Thorney Island Valetta/Varsity/Vampire
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Topcliffe Valetta/Vampire/Marathon

 

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Blakehill Farm South Cerney  
Canewdon (Radar) Hornchurch  
Castle Donington Syerston  
Chipping Norton Little Rissington  
Dengie (Radar) Hornchurch  
East Moor Linton-on-Ouse  
Edgehill Little Rissington  
Gamston Syerston  
Gayton-le-Marsh Manby  
Keevil Hullavington  
Leicester East Syerston  
Llanberis Valley  
Llanwrog Valley  
Norton Disney Swinderby  
Orby (Radar) Manby  
Ossington Swinderby  
Penrhos Valley  
Peplow Ternhill  
Rednal Shawbury  
Seighford Ternhill  
Skipton-on-Swale Topcliffe  
Spalford Shawbury  
Tollerton Syerston  
Trewan Sands Valley  
Winthorpe Swinderby  
Wombleton Topcliffe  
Worksop Syerston  

Source - SD161 (220th Edition) - January 1959

County names used are those in use at the time

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

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