Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Flying Training Command - June 1960
[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 |
Aircrew Selection Centre | RAF Hornchurch | |
No 2 Gliding Centre | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | 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 |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF College | RAF Cranwell | Provost/Vampire/Varsity |
RAF Selection Board | RAF Cranwell | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DDM) |
RAF Station Barkston Heath | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
RAF Station Spitalgate | Station in TTC | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) |
RAF Station Fulbeck | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) |
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 |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Church Fenton | ||
HQ, No 23 Group | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 23 Group Communication Flight | RAF Church Fenton | Anson/Provost/Meteor |
HQ, No 2 RAF Police District | RAF Church Fenton | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
Leeds UAS | RAF Church Fenton | Chipmunk |
No 7501 (Misc) Reserve Flight | RAF Church Fenton | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
C & M Party | Leighton Buzzard | |
No 1 Flying Training School | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Provost/Vampire |
RAF Station Rufforth | Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse | |
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 |
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 |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Aberdeen UAS | Dyce (MTCA) | Chipmunk |
Air Electronics School | RAF Hullavington | Anson |
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 Coastal 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 | |
Holme-on-Spalding Moor (G) | Church Fenton | |
Leicester East | Syerston | |
Llanberis | Valley | |
Marston Moor | Linton-on-Ouse | |
Norton Disney | Swinderby | |
Penrhos | Valley | |
Peplow | Ternhill | |
Seighford | Ternhill | |
Sherburn-in-Elmet | Church Fenton | |
Skendleby | Manby | |
Spalford | Swinderby | |
Stoke Heath | Ternhill | |
Titchfield | Thorney Island | |
Tollerton | Syerston | |
Trewan Sands | Valley | |
Wigsley | Swinderby | |
Winthorpe | Swinderby | |
Worksop | Syerston | |
Yeadon | Church Fenton |
Source - SD161 (237th Edition) - June 1960
[Command HQ | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | Inactive Stations]
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