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Flying Training Command - April 1966


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

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)
HQ Flying Training Command RAF Shinfield Park  

 

HQ, Command and Staff Training - Bracknell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Staff College RAF Andover Administratively controlled by HQ Maintenance Command through RAF Andover
RAF Staff College RAF Bracknell Includes Individual Studies School
Junior Command and Staff School RAF Ternhill An element of and administratively controlled by SHQ, RAF Ternhill

 

HQ, Air Cadets

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

Station in Maintenance Command

HQ, Air Cadets RAF White Waltham Functionally controlled by AMP
Air Cadet Gliding Schools See below  

 

Central Flying School, Little Rissington

Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Flying School RAF Little Rissington CFS Fixed Wing Element
Satellite, Little Rissington MoA Aston Down  
Satellite, Little Rissington, RAF Kemble station in Maintenance Command
RAF Aerobatic Team ('The Red Arrows') RAF Fairford Gnat, satellite, Little Rissington
Station HQ Establishment RAF Ternhill CFS Rotary Wing Element

J C & SS functionally controlled by AO i/c CST

Satellite, Ternhill RAF Chetwynd

 

RAF College, Cranwell

Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF College RAF Cranwell Chipmunk/Jet Provost/Valetta
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/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  
Station HQ Establishment RAF Dishforth  
HQ, No 23 Group RAF Dishforth  
HQ, No 2 RAF Police District RAF Dishforth Functionally controlled by HQ P & SS (RAF) (UK)
No 3 Flying Training School RAF Leeming Jet Provost
No 1 Flying Training School RAF Linton-on-Ouse Chipmunk/Jet Provost/Vampire
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 Waterbeach Station in Maintenance Command
Station HQ Establishment RAF 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 MOA Dyce (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
No 3/4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit Exeter (Airfield) Functionally controlled by HQ, FTC
Bristol UAS Filton (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
Station HQ Establishment RAF Gaydon  
No 2 Air Navigation School RAF Gaydon Valetta/Varsity
Southampton UAS Hamble (Civil Airport) Chipmunk
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
Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Sqn 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 Dominie/Meteor/Varsity
Queen's UAS RN Sydenham Chipmunk
Air Electronics School RAF Topcliffe Varsity
Edinburgh UAS RAF Turnhouse Chipmunk, station in Coastal Command
Station HQ Establishment RAF 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 Functionally controlled by HQ, FTC

 

 

Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Breighton Church Fenton  
Castle Camps Stradishall  
Cold Heseldon Ouston  
Cricklade South Cerney  
Duxford Stradishall  
Graveley Oakington  
High Ercall Shawbury  
Llanberis Valley  
Peplow Ternhill  
Ridgewell Stradishall  
Skendleby Manby  
Wellesbourne Mountford Gaydon  

 

Married Quarters (at Detached sites)

 
Married Quarters Parenting Unit
Acaster Malbis Church Fenton
Alford Manby
Breighton Linton-on-Ouse
Church Lawford Gaydon
Cold Heseldon Ouston
Duxford Stradishall
Honiley Gaydon
Rufforth Church Fenton
Strubby Manby
Wellesbourne Mountford Gaydon
Winthorpe Syerston

 

Air Cadet Gliding Schools

All Gliding Schools are under the direct control of HQ, Air Cadets, RAF White Waltham.

 
Location Gliding School Station in
Arbroath No 662 Gliding School Royal Navy
Burtonwood No 635 Gliding School Maintenance Command
Catterick No 645 Gliding School Transport Command
Chivenor No 624 Gliding School Fighter Command
Cosford No 633 Gliding School TTC
Culdrose No 626 Gliding School Royal Navy
Debden No 614 Gliding School TTC
Halton No 613 Gliding School TTC
Hendon No 617 Gliding School Maintenance Command
Henlow No 616 Gliding School TTC
Kenley No 615 Gliding School TTC
Kirton-in-Lindsey No 643 Gliding School TTC
Linton-on-Ouse No 642 Gliding School FTC
Old Sarum No 622 Gliding School Transport Command
Ouston No 641 Gliding School FTC
St Athan No 634 Gliding School Maintenance Command
Sealand No 631 Gliding School Maintenance Command
South Cerney No 625 Gliding School FTC
Spitalgate No 644 Gliding School TTC
Swansea No 636 Gliding School MoA
Swanton Morley No 611 Gliding School Maintenance Command
Tangmere No 623 Gliding School Transport Command
Ternhill No 632 Gliding School FTC
West Malling No 618 Gliding School TTC
Weston-super-Mare No 621 Gliding School MoA

Source - SD161/1966(2) - April 1966


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