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Flying Training Command - April 1962

[Command HQ | HQ Air Cadets | CFS | 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
No 7506 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Biggin Hill Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Staff College RAF Bracknell Functional control by AM (DST)
Aircrew Selection Centre RAF Hornchurch  
HQ Flying Training Command Reading  
RAF Station Ternhill RAF Ternhill  
No 7507 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Ternhill Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill
RAF Station High Ercall   Satellite, Ternhill, station in Maintenance Command
Flying Training Command Communication Sqn RAF White Waltham Anson/Balliol/Chipmunk

 

HQ, Air Cadets

Unit Location/Address Notes
No 2 Gliding Centre RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey Station in TTC
No 1 Gliding Centre RAF Swanton Morley

Station in Maintenance Command
HQ, Air Cadets RAF White Waltham Functionally controlled by AM (AMP)

 

Central Flying School, Little Rissington

Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington Provost/Vampire/Gnat/Anson/Canberra/Sycamore/Meteor/Skeeter/Hunter/Whirlwind/Dragonfly
RAF Station Kemble   Satellite, Little Rissington, station in Maintenance Command
RAF Station Aston Down   Satellite, Little Rissington
Oxford UAS RAF Bicester Chipmunk, station in Maintenance Command
Bristol UAS Filton (Civil Airport) Chipmunk, station in Transport Command
Southampton UAS Hamble (Civil Airport) 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 (DDM)
No 7503 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Cranwell Functionally controlled by The Home Office
No 7504 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Cranwell Functionally controlled by The Home Office
No 7505 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Cranwell Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Station Barkston Heath   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)
RAF Station Fulbeck   Satellite airfield (Cranwell)

 

RAF Flying College, Manby

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Flying College RAF Manby Meteor/Varsity/Provost/Valetta/Canberra
RAF Station Strubby   Satellite, Manby

 

No 23 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Acklington Provost
RAF Station Church Fenton    
HQ, No 23 Group RAF Dishforth  
No 23 Group Communication Flight RAF Dishforth Anson/Provost/Meteor
HQ, No 2 RAF Police District RAF Dishforth Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
Leeds UAS RAF Dishforth Chipmunk
No 7508 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Dishforth Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Station Leeming    
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Linton-on-Ouse Provost/Vampire
No 7502 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Linton-on-Ouse Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Station Rufforth   Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse
Nottingham UAS RAF Newton Chipmunk, station in TTC
No 5 Flying Training School RAF Oakington Varsity
RAF Station Graveley   Satellite, Oakington
RAF Station Ouston    
Durham UAS RAF Ouston Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
No 8 Flying Training School RAF Swinderby Vampire
No 2 Flying Training School RAF Syerston Provost
RAF Station Wymeswold   Satellite, Syerston
No 4 Flying Training School RAF Valley Vampire/Varsity
RAF Station Mona   Satellite, Valley
University of Liverpool Air Sqn RAF Woodvale Chipmunk
Manchester UAS RAF Woodvale Chipmunk/Anson
No 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Woodvale  

 

No 25 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Hull UAS Brough (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
Cambridge UAS Cambridge (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
Aberdeen UAS Dyce (MoA) (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
No 3/4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit Exeter (Airfield) Chipmunk/Mosquito/Vampire
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Hullavington Valetta/Varsity/Vampire
St Andrews UAS RAF Leuchars Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
Glasgow UAS Perth (Civil Airport) 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
RAF Station Stradishall  
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Stradishall Valetta/Vampire/Marathon
Queen's UAS RAF Sydenham Chipmunk/Provost
Air Electronics School RAF Topcliffe Varsity
Edinburgh UAS RAF Turnhouse Chipmunk, station in Coastal Command
RAF Station White Waltham    
HQ, No 25 Group RAF White Waltham  
University of London Air Sqn RAF White Waltham Chipmunk

 

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Blakehill Farm South Cerney  
Burn Church Fenton  
Camp Hill North Acklington  
Castle Camps Stradishall  
Colliers Law Ouston  
Duxford Stradishall  
East Moor Linton-on-Ouse  
Elvington (G) Church Fenton  
Fairoaks White Waltham  
Gamston Syerston  
Holme-on-Spalding Moor (G) Church Fenton  
Llanberis Valley  
Morpeth Ouston  
Norton Disney Swinderby  
Penrhos Valley  
Peplow Ternhill  
Ridgewell Stradishall  
Sherburn-in-Elmet Church Fenton  
Skendleby Manby  
Spalford Swinderby  
Usworth Ouston  
Wigsley Swinderby  
Winthorpe Swinderby  
Yeadon Church Fenton  

Source - SD161/1962(2) - April 1962

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

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