RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park
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The RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park, was a satellite staff college for the
Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...
based at
Bulstrode Park Bulstrode is an English country house and its large park, located to the southwest of Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. The estate spreads across Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross and Fulmer, and predates the Norman conquest. Its name may ori ...
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History

The college opened in 1941 at
Bulstrode Park Bulstrode is an English country house and its large park, located to the southwest of Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire. The estate spreads across Chalfont St Peter, Gerrards Cross and Fulmer, and predates the Norman conquest. Its name may ori ...
with the objective of providing staff officer training primarily for foreign officers, not all from Western Europe. A major portion of the college at Bulstrode Park moved to Ramslade House in Bracknell in July 1945 so creating the
RAF Staff College, Bracknell The RAF Staff College at Bracknell was a Royal Air Force staff college active for most of the second half of the 20th century. Its role was the training of staff officers in the administrative, staff and policy aspects of air force matters. I ...
. In 1948 what remained of the college at Bulstrode Park moved back to
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