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Flying Training Command - July 1964


[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
Officers and Aircrew Selection Centre RAF Biggin Hill Functionally controlled by DGM (RAF)
No 7506 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Biggin Hill Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Staff College RAF Bracknell Functional control by DCST (RAF)
HQ Flying Training Command Reading  
RAF Station West Malling   Administered by USAF

 

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 AMP

 

Central Flying School, Little Rissington

Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington Anson/Chipmunk/Jet Provost/Gnat/Provost/Varsity/
Aston Down (MoA)   Satellite, Little Rissington
RAF Station Kemble   Satellite, Little Rissington, station in Maintenance Command
RAF Station Ternhill RAF Ternhill Sycamore/Skeeter/Whirlwind
No 7507 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Ternhill Functionally controlled by The Home Office
RAF Station Chetwynd   Satellite, Ternhill

 

RAF College, Cranwell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF College RAF Cranwell Chipmunk/Jet Provost/Valetta
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
Satellite airfield (Cranwell) RAF Barkston Heath  
Satellite airfield (Cranwell) RAF Fulbeck  

 

RAF College of Air Warfare, Manby

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF College of Air Warfare RAF Manby Canberra/Meteor/Provost/Valetta/Varsity
School of Refresher Flying RAF Manby
Satellite, Manby RAF Strubby  

 

 

No 23 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 6 Flying Training School RAF Acklington Jet Provost
No 7 Flying Training School RAF Church Fenton Jet Provost
Satellite, Church Fenton RAF Elvington  
RAF Station Dishforth    
HQ, No 23 Group RAF Dishforth  
No 23 Group Communication Flight RAF Dishforth Anson
HQ, No 2 RAF Police District RAF Dishforth Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 7508 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Dishforth Functionally controlled by The Home Office
No 3 Flying Training School RAF Leeming Jet Provost
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Linton-on-Ouse Chipmunk/Jet Provost/Vampire
No 7502 (MFC) Reserve Flight RAF Linton-on-Ouse Functionally controlled by The Home Office
Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse RAF Rufforth  
Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor  
No 5 Flying Training School RAF Oakington Varsity
Satellite, Oakington RAF Graveley  
Satellite, Oakington RAF Waterbeach Station in Maintenance Command
RAF Station Ouston    
No 2 Flying Training School RAF Syerston Jet Provost
Satellite, Syerston RAF Wymeswold  
No 4 Flying Training School RAF Valley Gnat
Satellite, Valley RAF Mona  

 

No 25 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Oxford UAS RAF Bicester Chipmunk, station in Maintenance Command
Hull UAS Brough (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
Cambridge UAS Cambridge (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
Leeds UAS RAF Dishforth Chipmunk, station in No 23 Group
Aberdeen UAS Dyce (MoA) (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
No 3/4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit Exeter (Airfield) Chipmunk/Mosquito/Vampire
Bristol UAS Filton (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
Southampton UAS Hamble (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Hullavington Valetta/Varsity/Vampire
St Andrews UAS RAF Leuchars Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
Nottingham UAS RAF Newton Chipmunk, station in TTC
Northumbrian Universities Air Sqn RAF Ouston Chipmunk, station in No 23 Group
Glasgow UAS Perth (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
University of Wales Air Sqn RAF St Athan Chipmunk, station in TTC
Central Air Traffic Control School RAF Shawbury Provost/Vampire
Birmingham UAS RAF Shawbury Chipmunk
Satellite, Shawbury RAF Sleap  
No 1 Initial Training School RAF South Cerney Anson/Chipmunk
No 1 Air Navigation School RAF Stradishall Meteor/Varsity
Queen's UAS RNAS Sydenham Chipmunk
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
University of Liverpool Air Sqn RAF Woodvale Chipmunk
Manchester UAS RAF Woodvale Chipmunk
No 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Woodvale  

 

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Blakehill Farm South Cerney  
Breighton Church Fenton  
Camp Hill North Ternhill  
Castle Camps Stradishall  
Cold Heseldon Ouston  
Seaton Snook Ouston Satellite, Cold Heseldon
Colliers Law Ouston  
Duxford Stradishall  
High Ercall Shawbury  
Llanberis Valley  
Morpeth Ouston  
Peplow Ternhill  
Ridgewell Stradishall  
Skendleby Manby  

Source - SD161/1964(3) - July 1964

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

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