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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School locations
[Jul 1938 | Jan 1939 | Apr 1939 | May 1939]
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Various | See below | Training Command/No 26 (Training) Group |
| Number | Location | Date Formed | Operator |
|
1 |
Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | 4 Aug 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 2 | Filton House, Filton, Bristol | xx xxx 1935 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 3 | Hamble Aerodrome, Hampshire | xx xxx 1935 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 4 | Brough Aerodrome, East Yorkshire | xx xxx 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 5 | London Air Park, Feltham, Middlesex | 1 Jun 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 6 | Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire | 10 Jun 1935 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 7 | Desford Aerodrome, Leicestershire | 25 Nov 1935 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 8 | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, Berkshire | 25 Nov 1935 | Phillips & Powis Ltd |
| 9 | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry | 6 Jan 1936 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 10 | Yatesbury Aerodrome, Yatesbury, nr Calne, Wiltshire | 1 Jan 1936 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 11 | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth Scotland | 27 Jan 1936 | Airwork Ltd |
| 12 | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | 17 Feb 1936 | Scottish Aviation Ltd |
| 13 | White Waltham Aerodrome, Maidenhead, Berkshire | 18 Nov 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 14 | Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Birmingham | 1 Jul 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 15 | Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey | 1 Jul 1937 | British Air Transport Ltd |
| 16 | The Airport, Shoreham, Sussex | 3 Jul 1937 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 17 | Airport of Manchester, Barton, Lancashire | 1 Oct 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 18 | Fair Oaks Aerodrome, Chobham, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| 19 | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 20 | Gravesend Airport, Kent | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 21 | Stapleford Tawney Aerodrome, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex | 1 Jan 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 22 | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | 1 Feb 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 23 | Rochester Aerodrome, Rochester, Kent | 1 Apr 1938 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 25 | Waltham Aerodrome, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 24 Jun 1938 | Herts & Essex Aero Club Ltd |
| 26 | Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxford | 24 Jun 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 27 | Tollerton, Nottingham | 24 Jun 1938 | Nottingham Airport Ltd |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Various | See below | Training Command/No 26 (Training) Group |
| Number | Location | Date Formed | Operator |
|
1 |
Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | 4 Aug 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 2 | Filton House, Filton, Bristol | xx xxx 1935 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 3 | Hamble Aerodrome, Hampshire | xx xxx 1935 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 4 | Brough Aerodrome, East Yorkshire | xx xxx 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 5 | London Air Park, Feltham, Middlesex | 1 Jun 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 6 | Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire | 10 Jun 1935 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 7 | Desford Aerodrome, Leicestershire | 25 Nov 1935 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 8 | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, Berkshire | 25 Nov 1935 | Phillips & Powis Ltd |
| 9 | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry | 6 Jan 1936 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 10 | Yatesbury Aerodrome, Yatesbury, nr Calne, Wiltshire | 1 Jan 1936 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 11 | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth Scotland | 27 Jan 1936 | Airwork Ltd |
| 12 | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | 17 Feb 1936 | Scottish Aviation Ltd |
| 13 | White Waltham Aerodrome, Maidenhead, Berkshire | 18 Nov 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 14 | Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Birmingham | 1 Jul 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 15 | Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey | 1 Jul 1937 | British Air Transport Ltd |
| 16 | The Airport, Shoreham, Sussex | 3 Jul 1937 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 17 | Airport of Manchester, Barton, Lancashire | 1 Oct 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 18 | Fair Oaks Aerodrome, Chobham, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| 19 | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 20 | Gravesend Airport, Kent | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 21 | Stapleford Tawney Aerodrome, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex | 1 Jan 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 22 | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | 1 Feb 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 23 | Rochester Aerodrome, Rochester, Kent | 1 Apr 1938 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 24 | Sydenham , Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1 Jan 1939 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 25 | Waltham Aerodrome, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 24 Jun 1938 | Herts & Essex Aero Club Ltd |
| 26 | Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxford | 24 Jun 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 27 | Tollerton, Nottingham | 24 Jun 1938 | Nottingham Airport Ltd |
| 28 | Meir, Staffordshire | 1 Aug 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 29 | Luton, Bedfordshire | 1 Aug 1938 | Birkett Air Services |
| 30 | Burnaston, Derbyshire | 29 Sep 1838 | Air Schools Ltd |
| 31 | Staverton Aerodrome, Gloucestershire | 29 Sep 1938 | Surrey Flying Services |
| 33 | Whitchurch Aerodrome, Bristol | 1 Dec 1938 | Chamier, Gilbert Lodge & Co Ltd |
Source - January 1939 Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Various | See below | Training Command/No 26 (Training) Group |
| Number | Location | Date Formed | Operator |
|
1 |
Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | 4 Aug 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 2 | Filton House, Filton, Bristol | xx xxx 1935 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 3 | Hamble Aerodrome, Hampshire | xx xxx 1935 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 4 | Brough Aerodrome, East Yorkshire | xx xxx 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 5 | London Air Park, Feltham, Middlesex | 1 Jun 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 6 | Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire | 10 Jun 1935 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 7 | Desford Aerodrome, Leicestershire | 25 Nov 1935 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 8 | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, Berkshire | 25 Nov 1935 | Phillips & Powis Ltd |
| 9 | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry | 6 Jan 1936 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 10 | Yatesbury Aerodrome, Yatesbury, nr Calne, Wiltshire | 1 Jan 1936 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 11 | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth Scotland | 27 Jan 1936 | Airwork Ltd |
| 12 | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | 17 Feb 1936 | Scottish Aviation Ltd |
| 13 | White Waltham Aerodrome, Maidenhead, Berkshire | 18 Nov 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 14 | Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Birmingham | 1 Jul 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 15 | Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey | 1 Jul 1937 | British Air Transport Ltd |
| 16 | The Airport, Shoreham, Sussex | 3 Jul 1937 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 17 | Airport of Manchester, Barton, Lancashire | 1 Oct 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 18 | Fair Oaks Aerodrome, Chobham, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| 19 | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 20 | Gravesend Airport, Kent | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 21 | Stapleford Tawney Aerodrome, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex | 1 Jan 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 22 | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | 1 Feb 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 23 | Rochester Aerodrome, Rochester, Kent | 1 Apr 1938 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 24 | Sydenham , Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1 Jan 1939 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 25 | Waltham Aerodrome, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 24 Jun 1938 | Herts & Essex Aero Club Ltd |
| 26 | Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxford | 24 Jun 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 27 | Tollerton, Nottingham | 24 Jun 1938 | Nottingham Airport Ltd |
| 28 | Meir, Staffordshire | 1 Aug 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 29 | Luton, Bedfordshire | 1 Aug 1938 | Birkett Air Services |
| 30 | Burnaston, Derbyshire | 29 Sep 1838 | Air Schools Ltd |
| 31 | Staverton Aerodrome, Gloucestershire | 29 Sep 1938 | Surrey Flying Services |
| 33 | Whitchurch Aerodrome, Bristol | 1 Dec 1938 | Chamier, Gilbert Lodge & Co Ltd |
| 34 | Rochford Aerodrome, Southend-on-Sea, Essex | 1 Jan 1939 | Air Hire Ltd |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
| Aircraft operated | Location | Command/Group |
| Various | See below | Training Command/No 26 (Training) Group |
| Number | Location | Date Formed | Operator |
|
1 |
Hatfield Aerodrome, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | 4 Aug 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 2 | Filton House, Filton, Bristol | xx xxx 1935 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 3 | Hamble Aerodrome, Hampshire | xx xxx 1935 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 4 | Brough Aerodrome, East Yorkshire | xx xxx 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 5 | London Air Park, Feltham, Middlesex | 1 Jun 1935 | Blackburn Aircraft Ltd |
| 6 | Sywell Aerodrome, Northamptonshire | 10 Jun 1935 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 7 | Desford Aerodrome, Leicestershire | 25 Nov 1935 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 8 | Reading Aerodrome, Woodley, Berkshire | 25 Nov 1935 | Phillips & Powis Ltd |
| 9 | Ansty Aerodrome, Walgrave-on-Sowe, Coventry | 6 Jan 1936 | Air Service Training Ltd |
| 10 | Yatesbury Aerodrome, Yatesbury, nr Calne, Wiltshire | 1 Jan 1936 | Bristol Aeroplane Co |
| 11 | Municipal Aerodrome, Perth Scotland | 27 Jan 1936 | Airwork Ltd |
| 12 | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | 17 Feb 1936 | Scottish Aviation Ltd |
| 13 | White Waltham Aerodrome, Maidenhead, Berkshire | 18 Nov 1935 | de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd |
| 14 | Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Birmingham | 1 Jul 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 15 | Redhill Aerodrome, Surrey | 1 Jul 1937 | British Air Transport Ltd |
| 16 | The Airport, Shoreham, Sussex | 3 Jul 1937 | Brooklands Aviation Ltd |
| 17 | Airport of Manchester, Barton, Lancashire | 1 Oct 1937 | Airwork Ltd |
| 18 | Fair Oaks Aerodrome, Chobham, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Universal Flying Services Ltd |
| 19 | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 20 | Gravesend Airport, Kent | 1 Oct 1937 | Airports Ltd |
| 21 | Stapleford Tawney Aerodrome, Stapleford Abbotts, Essex | 1 Jan 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 22 | The Aerodrome, Newmarket Road, Cambridge | 1 Feb 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 23 | Rochester Aerodrome, Rochester, Kent | 1 Apr 1938 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 24 | Sydenham , Belfast, Northern Ireland | 1 Jan 1939 | Short Brothers Ltd |
| 25 | Waltham Aerodrome, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | 24 Jun 1938 | Herts & Essex Aero Club Ltd |
| 26 | Kidlington Aerodrome, Oxford | 24 Jun 1938 | Marshalls Ltd |
| 27 | Tollerton, Nottingham | 24 Jun 1938 | Nottingham Airport Ltd |
| 28 | Meir, Staffordshire | 1 Aug 1938 | Reid & Sigrist Ltd |
| 29 | Luton, Bedfordshire | 1 Aug 1938 | Birkett Air Services |
| 30 | Burnaston, Derbyshire | 29 Sep 1838 | Air Schools Ltd |
| 31 | Staverton Aerodrome, Gloucestershire | 29 Sep 1938 | Surrey Flying Services |
| 33 | Whitchurch Aerodrome, Bristol | 1 Dec 1938 | Chamier, Gilbert Lodge & Co Ltd |
| 34 | Rochford Aerodrome, Southend-on-Sea, Essex | 1 Jan 1939 | Air Hire Ltd |
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
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