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Flying Training Command - August 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
Ground Officers' Selection Centre RAF Biggin Hill Administratively controlled through AOC Aircrew Selection Centre, RAF Hornchurch

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DGM)

RAF Staff College RAF Bracknell Functional control by AM (DST)
No 1 Gliding Centre RAF Hawkinge Station in TTC
RAF Station Hornchurch    
Aircrew Selection Centre RAF Hornchurch  
Personnel Selection Training School RAF Hornchurch  
No 2 Gliding Centre RAF Newton Station in TTC
RAF Station White Waltham    
Flying Training Command Communication Sqn RAF White Waltham Anson/Balliol/Chipmunk

 

Central Flying School, Little Rissington

Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington Provost/Vampire/Anson/Canberra/Sycamore/Hunter
RAF Station Kemble   Satellite, Little Rissington, station in Maintenance Command
Oxford UAS RAF Bicester Chipmunk, station in Maintenance Command
Bristol UAS Filton Chipmunk, station in Transport Command
Southampton UAS Hamble Chipmunk

 

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)
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
Hull UAS Brough Chipmunk
Cambridge UAS Cambridge Chipmunk/Harvard

 

No 23 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Church Fenton    
HQ, No 2 RAF Police District RAF Church Fenton Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 7501 Reserve Flight RAF Church Fenton Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
No 23 Group Communication Flight Cranfield (MTCA) Anson/Provost/Meteor
HQ, No 23 Group Leighton Buzzard  
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Linton-on-Ouse Provost/Vampire
RAF Station Church Fenton   Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse
RAF Station Rufforth   Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse, station in Maintenance Command
Nottingham UAS RAF Newton Chipmunk, station in TTC
No 5 Flying Training School RAF Oakington Vampire/Meteor
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
University of London Air Sqn RAF White Waltham Chipmunk
RAF Station Woodvale    
Manchester UAS RAF Woodvale Chipmunk/Anson
University of Liverpool Air Sqn RAF Woodvale Chipmunk
RAF Station Yeadon    
Leeds UAS RAF Yeadon Chipmunk

 

No 25 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Aberdeen UAS Dyce (MTCA) Chipmunk
Air Electronics School RAF Hullavington Anson
School of Instructional Technique RAF Hullavington
St Andrews UAS RAF Leuchars Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
HQ, No 25 Group RAF Manby Station controlled by RAF Flying College
No 25 Group Communication Flight RAF Manby Anson/Vampire
Durham UAS RAF Ouston Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
Glasgow UAS Perth Chipmunk
Central Navigation and Control School RAF Shawbury Anson/Chipmunk/Vampire
University of Birmingham Air Sqn RAF Shawbury Chipmunk
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
Queen's UAS RAF Sydenham Chipmunk/Provost
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Thorney Island Valetta/Varsity/Vampire
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Topcliffe Valetta/Vampire/Marathon
Edinburgh UAS RAF Turnhouse Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command

 

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Acaster Malbis Church Fenton  
Blakehill Farm South Cerney  
Burn Church Fenton  
Canewdon (Radar) Hornchurch  
Castle Donington Syerston  
Chipping Norton Little Rissington  
Dengie (Radar) Hornchurch  
East Moor Linton-on-Ouse  
Elvington (G) Church Fenton  
Fairoaks White Waltham  
Fazakerly Woodvale  
Gamston Syerston  
Gayton-le-Marsh Manby  
Holme-on-Spalding Moor (G) Church Fenton  
Keevil Hullavington  
Leicester East Syerston  
Llanberis Valley  
Llanwrog Valley  
Marston Moor Linton-on-Ouse  
Norton Disney Swinderby  
Penrhos Valley  
Peplow Ternhill  
Rednal Shawbury  
Riccall Church Fenton  
Seighford Ternhill  
Sherburn-in-Elmet Church Fenton  
Skendleby Manby  
Spalford Swinderby  
Stoke Heath Ternhill  
Titchfield Thorney Island  
Tollerton Syerston  
Trewan Sands Valley  
Winthorpe Swinderby  
Worksop Syerston  

Source - SD161 (227th Edition) - August 1959

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

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