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No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit was formed on 27 October 1942 at RAF Church Lawford. The unit was previously 2 Central Flying School which was founded on 15 June 1941 which then turned into 1 Flying Instructors School (FIS) on 13 January 1942 and then finally No. 18 (P)AFU.Aviation Archaeology - Flying Units
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Bases used

* RAF Church Lawford from 27 October 1942 *
RAF Snitterfield RAF Snitterfield is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located west of Snitterfield, Warwickshire, England, north of Stratford-upon-Avon and south-east of Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire. Snitterfield was operational during the Seco ...
firstly as a relief landing ground (RLG) from 7 May 1944 until 3 April 1945 then permanently until the unit disbanded on 29 May 1945. *
RAF Warwick RAF Warwick is a former Royal Air Force relief landing ground located south west of Warwick, Warwickshire, England. RAF Warwick was opened on a large grass field called Tournament Field in December 1941 and was closed on 4 February 1946. Histo ...
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RAF Southam RAF Southam is a former Royal Air Force relief landing ground (RLG) located east of Southam, Warwickshire, England and south east of Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England. The airfield opened in 1940 and was mainly used by 9 Elementary ...
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RAF Hockley Heath RAF Hockley Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located south of Solihull, Warwickshire, England, north-east of Redditch, Worcestershire. RAF Hockley Heath was opened in 1941 and was also known as Box Trees. Station history During the ...
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Aircraft operated

The majority of the flying training took place using an Airspeed Oxford, which was good, as most of the students had come from overseas training programs where they were mainly using single-engined airplanes. However Boulton Paul Defiants and
Miles Magister The Miles M.14 Magister is a two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft designed and built by the United Kingdom, British aircraft manufacturer Miles Aircraft. It was affectionately known as the ''Maggie''. It was authorised to perform aerobatics ...
s Aviation Archaeology - Crashes within the south-west midlands during 1944
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