This is a list of schools within 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) an ...
, including the empire flying training scheme, civilian and service elementary training schemes, and gliding schools.
Schools
The Royal Air Force operated many schools to train aircrew in the many and various skills required to operate an air force.
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Air Gunners School
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No. 1 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 2 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 3 Air Gunners School RAF (1942–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 4 Air Gunners School RAF (1942–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 6 Air Gunners School RAF (1942) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 7 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 8 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 9 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–42) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 10 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–46, 1946–47) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 11 Air Gunners School RAF (1943–47) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 12 Air Gunners School RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
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No. 13 Air Gunners School RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=17
Air Navigation School
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No. 1 Air Navigation School RAF (1947–54, 1957–70) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 2 Air Navigation School RAF
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(1947–70) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 3 Air Navigation School RAF (1948–51, 1952–54) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 4 Air Navigation School RAF (1952) became
No. 5 Air Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 5 Air Navigation School RAF (1945–47, 1951–52, 1952–53) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 6 Air Navigation School RAF (1952–53) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 7 Air Navigation School RAF (1947) beame
No. 2 Air Navigation School RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 10 Air Navigation School RAF (1945–48) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
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No. 31 Air Navigation School RAF (1940–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 32 Air Navigation School RAF (1941–42) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 33 Air Navigation School RAF (1941–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
Air Observers School
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No. 1 Air Observers School RAF (1938–39, 1941–42) became
No. 1 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 2 Air Observers School RAF (1938–39, 1941–42) became
No. 2 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 3 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–42) became
No. 3 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 4 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–43) became
No. 4 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF No. 4 may refer to:
* The number 4 (number), 4
*''No. 4'', a 1966 experimental film directed by Yoko Ono
* No. 4 (album), ''No. 4'' (album), by the rock band Stone Temple Pilots
*No. 4 Commando, Commando regiment in the UK Army
*No. 4 Squadron RAAF ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 5 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–44) became
Air Navigation and Bombing School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 6 Air Observers School RAF (1942–43) became
No. 6 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
''No. 6'' is a Japanese novel series written by Atsuko Asano (writer), Atsuko Asano and published by Kodansha in nine volumes between October 2003 and June 2011. A manga adaptation drawn by Hinoki Kino was serialized in Kodansha's ''Aria (ma ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 7 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1943–44) became
No. 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF No. 7 may refer to:
* No. 7 Squadron IAF, an Indian Air Force unit
* No. 7 Squadron RAAF, a Royal Australian Air Force unit
* No. 7 (brand), a Boots UK own label
* ''No.7''-class minesweeper (1938)
*, several ships
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{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 8 Air Observers School RAF (1939) became
No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 9 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–42) became
No. 9 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF Number nine may refer to:
* 9 (number), natural number
* Number Nine, Arkansas, a community in the United States
* Number Nine (novel), a 1951 novel by A.P. Herbert
* ''Number Nine'' (album), by Chris Hülsbeck
* , by Wende (2009)
* Number 9 Au ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 10 Air Observers School RAF (1939–40, 1941–42) became
No. 10 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
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No. 24 Combined Air Observers School RAF (1941–43) became
No. 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=51
Air Observers Navigation School
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No. 1 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–41) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 2 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 3 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40, 1941) became
No. 3 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 4 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–41) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 5 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40, 1940) became
No. 45 Air School, SAAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 6 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40) became
No. 6 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 7 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 8 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 9 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 10 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
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No. 11 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–41) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
Bombing and Gunnery School
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No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became
No. 1 Air Gunners School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=39
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No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1941) became
No. 2 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=39
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No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–40) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=39
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No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became
No. 4 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=39
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No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became
No. 5 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=39
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No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became
No. 7 Air Gunners School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=40
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No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became
No. 8 Air Gunners School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=40
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No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became
No. 9 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=40
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No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1940–41) became
No. 10 Air Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=40
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No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1941–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=40
Civil Air Navigation School
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No. 1 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became
No. 1 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=47
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No. 2 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became
No. 2 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=47
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No. 3 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became
No. 3 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=47
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No. 4 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became
No. 4 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=47
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No. 5 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became
No. 5 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=48
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No. 6 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became
No. 6 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=48
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No. 7 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became
No. 7 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=48
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No. 8 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became
No. 8 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=48
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No. 9 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became
No. 9 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=48
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No. 10 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became
No. 10 Air Observers Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=48
Fighting School
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No. 1 Fighting School RAF (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=72
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No. 2 Fighting School RAF (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=72
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No. 3 Fighting School RAF (1918–19) became
No. 7 Training Squadron RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=72
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No. 4 Fighting School RAF (1918–20) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=72
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No. 5 Fighting School RAF (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=72
Lancaster Finishing School
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No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1943–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=134
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No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=134
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No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=134
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No. 6 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1945) became
No. 1384 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit RAF
Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
History
With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling, Avro Lancaster, and Handley Page Halifax, the Roya ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=134
Middle East Training School
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No. 1 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–43) became
No. 1 (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* Number 1 (Big Bang album), ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* No. 1 (BoA album), ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
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No. 2 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–43) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
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No. 3 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
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No. 4 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
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No. 5 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
Radio School
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No. 1 Radio School RAF
No. 1 Radio School is based at RAF Cosford and forms part of the Defence School of Communications and Information Systems. Its motto is ''Thorough'', which was the motto of the Royal Air Force Electrical and Wireless School.
Mission
"To trai ...
(1941–43, 1943–97) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=159
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No. 2 Radio School RAF (1940–42, 1943–65) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 3 Radio School RAF (1940–42, 1943–64) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 4 Radio School RAF (1943–51) became
No. 1 Air Signallers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 6 Radio School RAF (1943–45, 1950–52) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 10 Radio School RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 11 Radio School RAF (1942–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 12 Radio School RAF (1943–46) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
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No. 14 Radio School RAF (1944–46) became
Empire Radio School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=160
Signals School
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No. 1 Signals School RAF (1940–43) became
No. 1 Radio School RAF
No. 1 Radio School is based at RAF Cosford and forms part of the Defence School of Communications and Information Systems. Its motto is ''Thorough'', which was the motto of the Royal Air Force Electrical and Wireless School.
Mission
"To trai ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=186
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No. 2 Signals School RAF (1940–43) became
No. 2 Radio School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=186
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No. 3 Signals School (India) RAF (1943–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=186
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No. 3 Signals School RAF (1940–43) became
No. 3 Radio School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=186
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No. 4 Signals School RAF (1941–43) became
No. 4 Radio School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=186
Technical Training schools
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No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF
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(1920-93 & 1994-){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 2 School of Technical Training RAF (1920-21) became Boys Wing, Cranwell & (1938-1995) became
No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 3 School of Technical Training RAF (1935-39 & 1939-44 & 1959-74){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 4 School of Technical Training RAF (1938-??){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 5 School of Technical Training RAF (1939-50 & 1967-68) became No. 3 Squadron of
No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit. It was formed in No. 12 Group at RAF Leeming from Nos. 13 and 54 OTUs in 1947. The tasking of the OCU was the training of night fighter crews and its aircra ...
{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 6 School of Technical Training RAF (1939-48){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 7 School of Technical Training RAF (1940-44){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=289
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No. 8 School of Technical Training RAF (1940-65){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 9 School of Technical Training RAF (1939-42 & 1959-74){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 10 School of Technical Training RAF (1940-58){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 11 School of Technical Training RAF Credenhall
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1940-45 & 1945-47){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 12 School of Technical Training RAF (1940-65){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 13 School of Technical Training RAF (1940) became
No. 14 School of Technical Training RAF{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 14 School of Technical Training RAF (1940-44) became
No. 14 (Polish) School of Technical Training RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
& (1951-52){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 14 (Polish) School of Technical Training RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1945-48){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 15 School of Technical Training RAF (1948-53){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 16 (Polish) School of Technical Training RAF (1945-46){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
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No. 21 School of Technical Training RAF (1941-43 & 1943-46){{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=291
Aerial Fighting and Gunnery schools
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No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
(1918) became
No. 1 Fighting School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
(1918) became
No. 2 Fighting School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 3 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF (1918) became
No. 3 Fighting School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 4 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
(1918) became
No. 4 Fighting School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
Navigation and Bomb Dropping schools
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No. 1 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1918) became
No. 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 2 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1918) became
No. 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 3 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1918) became
No. 3 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
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No. 4 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1918) became
No. 4 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
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No. 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
(−1919) became
School of Air Pilotage RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(−1919) became
School of Air Pilotage RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 3 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(−1919) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
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No. 4 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(−1919) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
Recruit Training schools
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No. 1 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 2 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 3 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 4 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 5 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 6 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 7 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 8 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 9 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 10 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 11 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 12 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 13 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
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No. 15 School of Recruit Training RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
Various schools
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No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
(1917–18) became
No. 1 (Observer) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* Number 1 (Big Bang album), ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* No. 1 (BoA album), ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
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No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF (1943–44) became
Engine Control Instruction Flight RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
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No. 1 (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* Number 1 (Big Bang album), ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* No. 1 (BoA album), ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the t ...
(1943) became
Royal Air Force (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF
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) a ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
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No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
(1918–19, 1919) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
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No. 1 (Training) Wireless School RAF (1917–19) became
Electrical and Wireless School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=288
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No. 1 Air Armament School RAF (1937–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=13
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No. 1 Air Electronics School RAF (1957–60) became
Air Electronics School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=14
*
No. 1 Air Gunnery School (India) RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=17
*
No. 1 Air Signallers School RAF (1951–57) became
No. 1 Air Electronics School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=23
*
No. 1 Basic Air Navigation School RAF (1951–53) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
*
No. 1 Beam Approach School RAF (1941–46) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=37
*
No. 1 Blind Approach School RAF (1941) became
No. 1 Beam Approach School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=37
*
No. 1 Coastal Defence Training Unit RAF (1933–35) became
Coastal Defence Development Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School RAF (1938–40) became
No. 1 Signals School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=58
*
No. 1 Grading School RAF (1951–52) became
Airwork Grading Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=117
*
No. 1 Ground Defense Gunners School RAF (1939–42) became
No. 3 RAF Regiment School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=118
*
No. 1 Initial Training School RAF (??-1947, 1948–53, 1953–66) became
Aircrew Officers Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=132
*
No. 1 Marine Observers School RAF (1919) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=137
*
No. 1 Observers School RAF (1918) became
No. 2 Marine Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School RAF (1944–46) became
Officers Advanced Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
No. 1 Parachute and Glider Training School RAF (1947–50) became
No. 1 Parachute School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=154
*
No. 1 Parachute School RAF (1950–53) became
No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=154
*
No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For example, using the numero sign, t ...
(1944–47, 1953–) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=155
*
No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting (1917–18) became
No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
No. 1 School of Air Navigation RAF (1940) became
No. 31 Air Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
No. 1 School of Army Co-operation RAF (1939–41) became
No. 41 OTU {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
No. 1 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (1940) became
No. 61 Air School SAAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
No. 1 School of Photography RAF (1942–45) became
School of Photography {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
No. 1 Torpedo Refresher School RAF (1943–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=282
*
No. 2 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery (1917–18) became
No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=35
*
No. 2 Air Armament School RAF (1937–38, 1938–40) became
No. 3 Ground Armament School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=13
*
No. 2 Air Signallers School RAF (1952–53) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=23
*
No. 2 Aircrew Grading School RAF (1951–52) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=27
*
No. 2 Basic Air Navigation School RAF (1951–53) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
*
No. 2 Electrical and Wireless School RAF (1938–40) became
No. 2 Signals School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=58
*
No. 2 Grading School RAF (1951–52) became
Airwork Grading Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=117
*
No. 2 Marine Observers School RAF (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=137
*
No. 2 Observers School RAF (1918–19) became
No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
No. 2 Officers Advanced Training School RAF (??-1946) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting (1917–18) became
No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
No. 2 School of Air Navigation RAF (1940–42) became
Central Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
No. 2 School of Army Co-operation RAF (1939–41) became
No. 6 OTU {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
No. 2 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (1940) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
No. 2 Torpedo Refresher School RAF (1943) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=282
*
No. 2 Wireless School RAF (1917–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=292
*
No. 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Air Navigation School RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=51
*
No. 29 Elementary Navigation and Air Gunnery School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF (1941–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=64
*
No. 3 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery
''No. 3'' () is a 1997 South Korean gangster comedy film starring Han Suk-kyu as the titular no. 3 man of a gang who's aspiring to rise up the ranks and become the leader of his own gang. It was writer-director Song Nung-han's feature direct ...
(1917–18) became
No. 1 (Observer) School of Aerial Gunnery
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* Number 1 (Big Bang album), ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* No. 1 (BoA album), ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the t ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=35
*
No. 3 Electrical and Wireless School RAF (1940) became
No. 3 Signals School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=58
*
No. 3 Parachute Training School RAF (1944–47) passed to Indian Control {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=155
*
No. 3 Radio Direction Finding School RAF (1942) became
No. 11 Radio School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=159
*
No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (1940–46) became
School of General Reconnaissance RAF
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
No. 4 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF (1917–18) became
No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=35
*
No. 4 Parachute Training School RAF (1944–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=155
*
No. 93 Group Screened Pilots School RAF (1943–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=125
*
Advanced Air Firing School (1917–18) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
Advanced Bombing and Gunnery School (Middle East) RAF (1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
Aerial Erector School RAF{{Citation needed, date=February 2022
*
Aerial Fighting and Gunnery School (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=11
*
Aerial Fighting School, Heliopolis (1917–18) became
No. 5 Fighting School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=11
*
Air Armament School (1932–37) became
No. 1 Air Armament School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=13
*
Air Electronics and Air Engineers School (1967–76) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=14
*
Air Electronics School (1960–67) became
Air Electronics and Air Engineers School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=15
*
Air Electronics, Engineer and Loadmaster School
The atmosphere of Earth is the layer of gases, known collectively as air, retained by Gravity of Earth, Earth's gravity that surrounds the planet and forms its planetary atmosphere. The atmosphere of Earth protects life on Earth by creating Atmo ...
(1983–97) became
Navigator and Airmen Aircrew School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=14
*
Air Fighting School (Middle East) (1941–42) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=16
*
Air Landing School (1941–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=18
*
Air Navigation and Bombing School (1944–45) became
No. 5 Air Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
*
Air Navigation School, India (1942) became
General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
*
Air Navigation School (1935–36) became
School of Air Navigation {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=19
*
Air Observation Post School (1950–53) became
Light Aircraft School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=20
*
Air Observers School, North Coates (1936–37) became
No. 2 Air Armament School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=21
*
Air Pilotage School (1919–23, 1931–32, 1933–35) became
Air Navigation School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=22
*
Airborne Interception School (1952) became
No. 238 Operational Conversion Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=26
*
Airborne Interception/Air-to-Surface Vessel School (1940) became
No. 3 Radio School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=25
*
Aircrew Officers Training School (1967–67) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=27
*
Airfield Controllers School (1942–48) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=27
*
All-Weather Fighter Leaders School (1950–58) became
All-Weather Fighter Combat School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=43
*
Armament and Gunnery School (1922–32) became
Air Armament School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=31
*
Artillery and Infantry Co-operation School (1917–18) became
Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, Iowa, a c ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=34
*
Artillery Observation School, Egypt (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=34
*
Artillery Observation School (1917–18) became
Artillery Observation School, Egypt {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=34
*
Blind Approach School (1940–??) became
No. 1 Blind Approach School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=37
*
Bomber Command Bombing School (1952–68) became
Strike Command Bombing School
Strike may refer to:
People
* Strike (surname)
Physical confrontation or removal
* Strike (attack), attack with an inanimate object or a part of the human body intended to cause harm
*Airstrike, military strike by air forces on either a suspecte ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=38
*
Central Air Traffic Control School (1963–) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=42
*
Central Gunnery School (1939–54) became
Fighter Weapons School RAF and the
Coastal Command Gunnery School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=46
*
Central Landing School (1940) became
Central Landing Establishment {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=46
*
Central Navigation and Control School (1950–63) became
Central Air Traffic Control School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=46
*
Central Navigation School (1942–44, 1949–50) became
Central Navigation and Control School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=47
*
Central Squadron and Flight Commanders School
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
(1945–46) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=47
*
Coastal Command Anti U-Boat Devices School RAF (1945) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=49
*
Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF
The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in ...
(1945) became
Coastal Command Instructors School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
Coastal Command Gunnery School RAF (1955) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
Coastal Command Instructors School RAF (1945–46) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
Coastal Command Landplane Pilots Pool RAF (1939–40) became
No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF was a training unit operated by the Royal Air Force Coastal Command. The unit was established during April 1940 by the renaming of a Coastal Command unit and disbanded during October 1943.
History
T ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
Coastal Command Tactical Development Unit RAF (1940) became
Coastal Command Development Unit RAF
Air-Sea Warfare Development Unit RAF (ASWDU) was a research and development unit of the Royal Air Force, within RAF Coastal Command, it was operational from December 1940 and disbanded in April 1970.
History
Coastal Command Tactical Devel ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
Coastal Defence Development Unit (1935–36) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=50
*
Electrical and Wireless School (1919–38) became
No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=58
*
Empire Air Armament School (1944–49) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=64
*
Empire Air Navigation School
An empire is a "political unit" made up of several territories and peoples, "usually created by conquest, and divided between a dominant center and subordinate peripheries". The center of the empire (sometimes referred to as the metropole) ex ...
(1944–49) became
Central Navigation School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=64
*
Empire Central Flying School
The RAF College of Air Warfare is a former Royal Air Force flying training unit operational between 1962 and 1974. The unit traces its history back to 1942 as the Empire Central Flying School.
History
The College started off life as the Empire ...
(1954–46) became
Empire Flying School
The RAF College of Air Warfare is a former Royal Air Force flying training unit operational between 1962 and 1974. The unit traces its history back to 1942 as the Empire Central Flying School.
History
The College started off life as the Empir ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=64
*
Empire Flying School
The RAF College of Air Warfare is a former Royal Air Force flying training unit operational between 1962 and 1974. The unit traces its history back to 1942 as the Empire Central Flying School.
History
The College started off life as the Empir ...
(1946-49) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=64
*
Empire Radio School (1946–49) became
Royal Air Force Technical College
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, Iowa, a cit ...
, Signals Division {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=65
*
Empire Test Pilots' School
The Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its type ...
(1944–) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=65
*
Fighter Command Control and Reporting School
Fighter(s) or The Fighter(s) may refer to:
Combat and warfare
* Combatant, an individual legally entitled to engage in hostilities during an international armed conflict
* Fighter aircraft, a warplane designed to destroy or damage enemy warplane ...
(1945–53) became
School of Control and Reporting {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=70
*
Fighter Leaders School (1943–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=71
*
Fighter Weapons School (1955–1958) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=72
*
Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery
Fleet may refer to:
Vehicles
*Fishing fleet
*Naval fleet
*Fleet vehicles, a pool of motor vehicles
*Fleet Aircraft, the aircraft manufacturing company
Places
Canada
*Fleet, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
England
*Chesil Beach#The Fleet Lagoon, The ...
(1918–20) became RAF Base, Leuchars {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=118
*
Franco-Belgium Air Training School (1940–41) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=109
*
General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School (India) (1942–44) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=109
*
General Reconnaissance School (1942) became
General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School (India) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=109
*
Grand Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery
Grand may refer to:
People with the name
* Grand (surname)
* Grand L. Bush (born 1955), American actor
* Grand Mixer DXT, American turntablist
* Grand Puba (born 1966), American rapper
Places
* Grand, Oklahoma
* Grand, Vosges, village and comm ...
(1918–??) became
Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery
Fleet may refer to:
Vehicles
*Fishing fleet
*Naval fleet
*Fleet vehicles, a pool of motor vehicles
*Fleet Aircraft, the aircraft manufacturing company
Places
Canada
*Fleet, Alberta, Canada, a hamlet
England
*Chesil Beach#The Fleet Lagoon, The ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=118
*
Ground Defence Gunners School (1939) between
No. 1 Ground Defence Gunners School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=118
*
India Detachment, Chinese Air Force Cadet School
India, officially the Republic of India ( Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on th ...
(??-1946) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=176
*
Light Aircraft School RAF (1953–57) Control Passed to the Army Air Corps {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=134
*
Machine Gun School (1915–16) became
School of Aerial Gunnery {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=135
*
Marine Observers School RAF, Aldeburgh (1918–19) became
No. 1 Marine Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=137
*
Marine Observers School RAF, Leysdown (??-1918) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=137
*
Navigation School (1926–36) became
School of Air Navigation RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=140
*
Navigation Training School RAF (1939–40) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=140
*
Observers School of Reconnaissance and Aerial Photography RAF (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
Officers Advanced Training School (1944) became
No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
Parachute Training Centre (1940) became
Central Landing School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=155
*
Parachute Training School (India) (1941–42) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=155
*
Rhodesian Central Flying School (1941–42) became
No. 33 Flying Instructors School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=173
*
Royal Air Force (Belgian) Training School (1944–46) transferred to Belgian Air Force control {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=174
*
Royal Air Force (Middle East) Central Gunnery School
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's Air force, air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal ...
(1943–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=139
*
Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, Iowa, a c ...
(1918–19) became
School of Army Co-operation RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=173
*
Royal Air Force and Navy Co-operation School (1919) became
Royal Air Force Seaplane Establishment {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=174
*
Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, Iowa, a cit ...
(1943–44) became
School of Air Support RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
Royal Air Force School, India (1921–22) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=177
*
School for Anti-Submarine Inshore Patrol Observers RAF
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...
(1918) became
Marine Observers School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=179
*
School for Marine Operational Pilots RAF (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=179
*
School for Wireless Operators (1916–17) became
Wireless School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=179
*
School of Aerial Co-operation with Coastal Artillery RAF (1918–19) became
Coastal Battery Co-operation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Fighting (Canada) (1918) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Fighting and Bomb Dropping RAF (1918) became
No. 4 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
The numero sign or numero symbol, №, (also represented as Nº, No, No. or no.), is a Typography, typographic abbreviation of the word ''number''(''s'') indicating ordinal number, ordinal numeration, especially in names and titles. For exampl ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Gunnery and Bombing
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compulsor ...
(1921–22) became
Armament and Gunnery School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Gunnery, (Canada) (1917–18) became
School of Aerial Fighting (Canada) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Gunnery, Aboukir (1917–18) became
No. 5 Fighting School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe (1916–17) became
No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery
Number One most commonly refers to:
* 1 (number)
Number One, No. 1, or #1 may also refer to:
Music Albums
* ''Number 1'' (Big Bang album), and the title song
* ''No. 1'' (BoA album), and the title song
* ''No.1'' (EP), by CLC
* ''n.1 ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Gunnery, Loch Doon (1917–18) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Aerial Navigation RAF (1920) became
School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=180
*
School of Air Navigation (1936–40) became
No. 1 School of Air Navigation RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Air Pilotage (1919) became
Air Pilotage School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Air Sea Rescue (1943–45) became
Survival and Rescue Training Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Air Support (1944–47) became
School of Land/Air Warfare RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Air Traffic Control
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
(1946–50) became
Central Navigation and Control School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Air Transport (1944–46) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Army Co-operation (1919–20, 1920–39) became
No. 1 School of Army Co-operation RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Artillery Co-operation (Canada) (1918) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Aviation Medicine RAF (1945–50) became
RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of Control and Reporting (1953–57) became
School of Fighter Plotting
A school is an educational institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is sometimes compuls ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=70
*
School of Fighter Control (1957–61) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=181
*
School of General Reconnaissance (1938–40, 1946–47) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
School of Land/Air Warfare (1947–63) became
Joint Warfare Establishment {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation (1920–28) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
School of Naval Co-operation (1919–20, 1923–39) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
School of Photography, Maps and Reconnaissance (1917–19) became
Photographic Park, Farnborough RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
School of Photography RAF (1919–41, 1945–72) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
Specialised Low Attack Instructors School (India) RAF (1943–45) became
Ground Attack Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=188
*
Specialised Low Attack Instructors School RAF (1942–44) became
Fighter Leaders School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=188
*
Staff Navigators School (Middle East) RAF (1944–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=277
*
Strike Command Bombing School RAF (1968–74) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=278
*
Temporary Air Observer's School RAF (1938) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=281
*
Test Pilots School RAF (1944) became
Empire Test Pilots' School
The Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) is a British training school for test pilots and flight test engineers of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft at MoD Boscombe Down in Wiltshire, England. It was established in 1943, the first of its type ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=282
*
The Officers Advanced Training School RAF (1946–62) became
Junior Command and Staff School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=142
*
Torpedo Aeroplane School RAF (1918) became
No. 201 Training Depot Station RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=282
*
Torpedo Bombing School (1942) became
No. 5 Middle East Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=282
*
Torpedo Training School (1919–20) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=282
*
Wireless and Observers School, Brooklands (1916–17) became
Artillery and Infantry Co-operation School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=291
*
Wireless and Observers School, Eqypt (1919) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=291
*
Wireless School, Brooklands (1916) became
Wireless and Observers School, Brooklands {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=292
*
Wireless School, Egypt (1918–19) became
Wireless and Observers School, Eqypt {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=292
*
Wireless Telephony School (1918) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=292
Flying training schools
To train pilots for the Royal Air Force, there have been many flying training schools, which are listed here.
Numbered schools
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British Flying Training School
{{main, British Flying Training School Program
*
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7
Central Flying School
*
No. 2 Central Flying School RAF (1940–42) became
No. 1 Flying Instructors School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=46
Advanced Flying School
*
No. 201 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947–54) became
No. 11 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 202 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947, 1951–54) became
No. 7 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 203 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947–49, 1949–54) became
No. 8 Flying Training School RAF
No. 8 Flying Training School (8 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1964.
History
First formation
* 1 Jan 1936 – 25 Mar 1942
8 FTS at RAF Montrose became 8 SFTS on 3 September 1939 and was d ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 204 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947–52) became 'D' Squadron of
No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 205 Advanced Flying School RAF (1950–54) became
No. 4 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 206 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) became
No. 5 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 208 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) became
No. 10 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 209 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54) became
No. 12 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 210 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=10
*
No. 211 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54) became
No. 211 Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=11
*
No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=11
Basic Flying Training School
*
No. 1 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1950–53){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
*
No. 2 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951–53){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
*
No. 3 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951–53){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
*
No. 4 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951–53){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
*
No. 5 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1952–53){{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=36
(Basic) Flying Training School
*
2 (Basic),
3 (Basic)
(Advanced) Flying Training School
*
4 (Advanced),
5 (Advanced),
6 (Advanced),
8 (Advanced),
9 (Advanced),
10 (Advanced),
14 (Advanced)
Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School
{{main, List of Reserve flying schools
*
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
26,
27,
28,
29,
30,
31,
32,
33,
34,
35,
36,
37,
38,
39,
40,
41,
42,
43,
44,
45,
46,
47,
48,
49,
50,
51,
52,
53,
54,
55,
56,
57,
58,
59
Elementary Flying Training School
{{main, List of Reserve flying schools
*
1 (India),
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25,
25 (Southern Rhodesia),
26,
26 (Southern Rhodesia),
27,
27 (Southern Rhodesia),
28,
28 (Southern Rhodesia),
29,
30,
30 (Kenya),
31,
32,
33,
34 (Canada),
35 (Canada),
36 (Canada)
Flying Instructors School
*
1 (1942) became
1 (Advanced) (1942) became
No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
*
2 (1940, 1942) became
2 (Advanced) (1942–45)
*
3 (Advanced) (1942–45)
*
4 (Supplementary) (1940–42) became
4 (1942) became
4 (Elementary) (1942–43)
*
5 (Supplementary) (1941–42) became
5 (1942) became
5 (Elementary) (1942)
*
6 (Supplementary) (1941–42) became
6 (1942) became
6 (Elementary) (1942) became
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
*
7 (1942) became
7 (Advanced) (1942–46) became
Central Flying School
The Central Flying School (CFS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 at the Upavon Aerodrome, it is the longest existing flying training school. The school was based at ...
*
10 (Elementary) (1942–46) became
Central Flying School
The Central Flying School (CFS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 at the Upavon Aerodrome, it is the longest existing flying training school. The school was based at ...
*
11 (1944–47)
*
12 (Operational) (1944–45) became
Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF
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*
33 Southern Rhodesia (1942–44) became
Central Flying School, Southern Rhodesia
Flying Refresher School
*
No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951–52) became
No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=103
*
No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951) became
No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=103
*
No. 103 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951) became
No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=103
*
No. 104 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951–52) became
No. 6 Air Navigation School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=103
Flying Training School
*
1 (Indian),
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
19,
20,
21,
22,
207,
211
Refresher School
*
No. 1 Refresher School RAF (1946–47) became
No. 1 (Pilots) Refresher Flying Unit RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=161
*
Refresher Flying Training School RAF (1942) became
No. 1 Refresher Flying Training School RAF{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=161
*
No. 1 Refresher Flying Training School RAF (1942) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=161
Reserve Flying School
{{main, List of Reserve flying schools
*
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16,
17,
18,
19,
20,
21,
22,
23,
24,
25
School of Special Flying
*
No. 1 School of Special Flying RAF (1918) became
Southwestern Area Flying Instructors School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=183
*
No. 2 School of Special Flying RAF
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(1918) became
Northeastern Area Flying Instructors School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=183
Service Flying Training School
*
1 (Indian),
1,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6,
7,
8,
9,
10,
11,
12,
13,
14,
15,
16 (Polish),
17,
20,
21,
22,
23,
31,
32,
33,
34,
35,
36,
37,
38,
39,
41
Other schools
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*
Advanced Flying School (India) (1946–47) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=11
*
Central Flying School (India) (1944–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=46
*
Central Flying School (Southern Rhodesia) (1944–45) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=173
*
Defence Helicopter Flying School
The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) was a military flying school based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, England. The school, established in 1997, was a tri-service organisation and trained helicopter aircrews for all three British armed ...
(1997–) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=211
*
Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Kenya (1940) became
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=61
*
Empire Flying School
The RAF College of Air Warfare is a former Royal Air Force flying training unit operational between 1962 and 1974. The unit traces its history back to 1942 as the Empire Central Flying School.
History
The College started off life as the Empir ...
(1946–49) became
Royal Air Force Flying College {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=64
*
Flying Instructors School, El Khanka (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=102
*
Flying Instructors School (India)
The Flying Instructors School or FIS is a training institution of the Indian Air Force. The FIS trains operational pilots of the Indian Armed Forces and friendly foreign countries to be flying instructors. Pilots of the Indian Air Force, the Indi ...
(1944) became
Central Flying School (India) RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=102
*
Flying Instructors School, The Curragh (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=102
*
Flying Instructors School, Upavon (1919–20) became
Central Flying School
The Central Flying School (CFS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 at the Upavon Aerodrome, it is the longest existing flying training school. The school was based at ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=102
*
Flying Instructors Training School (1943–44) became
No. 11 Flying Instructors School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=103
*
Flying Refresher School (1949–51) became
No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=103
*
Joint Elementary Flying Training School (1993–) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=133
*
Midland Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=140
*
Midland Area School of Special Flying (1918) became
Midland Area Flying Instructors School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=140
*
Netheravon Flying School (1919) became
No. 1 Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=140
*
Northeastern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=141
*
Northern Area Flying Instructors School (1919–20) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=141
*
Northwestern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=141
*
Refresher Flying Training School (1942) became
No. 1 Refresher Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=161
*
Reserve Flying School, Brough (1924–35) became
No. 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=171
*
Reserve Flying School, Coventry (1923–31) became
Reserve Flying School, Hamble {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=171
*
Reserve Flying School, Filton (1923–35) became
No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
This is a List of Reserve flying schools of 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 ...
{{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=171
*
Reserve Flying School, Hamble (1931–35) became
No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=171
*
Reserve Flying School, Renfrew (1924–28) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=171
*
Reserve Flying School, Stag Lane (1923–35) became
No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=171
*
Royal Air Force College Service Flying Training School
The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force military academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to become commissioned officers. The College also provides initial training to aircrew cadets an ...
(1939–44) became
No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=174
*
(1943–46) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=176
*
Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School (1973–93) became
Joint Elementary Flying Training School {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=179
*
School of Refresher Flying (1962–77) became
Refresher Flying Squadron RAF {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=182
*
School of Special Flying (Canada) (1918) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=183
*
School of Special Flying, Gosport (1917) became
No. 1 School of Special Flying {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=183
*
Southeastern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=187
*
Southwestern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19) {{sfn, Lake, 1999, p=187
Gliding schools
{{Main, List of Royal Air Force Glider units#Gliding Schools
As well as powered aircraft, the Royal Air Force has operated a large number of gliders both for military tasks and for Cadet training.
Regular Gliding Schools
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*
No. 1 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF (1942) became
No. 41 Gliding School RAF{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=109
*
No. 2 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF (1942) became
No. 122 Gliding School RAF{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=109
*
No. 3 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF (1942) became
No. 123 Gliding School RAF{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=109
Volunteer Gliding Schools
{{main, Volunteer Gliding Squadrons
*
Central Gliding School
The Central Gliding School (CGS) is the Royal Air Force's primary institution for the training of gliding instructors for the instruction of Royal Air Force and Air Cadet personnel. It is administered under No. 2 Flying Training School and is ...
{{sfn, Sturtivant, Hamlin, Halley, 1997, p=88
See also
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Royal Air Force
*
List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons
*
List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights
This is a list of Royal Air Force independent Flights. An independent Flight is a military administrative structure which is used to command flying units where the number of aircraft is not large enough to warrant a fully fledged squadron.
RAF C ...
*
List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force
Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
History
With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling, Avro Lancaster, and Handley Page Halifax, the Roy ...
*
List of Royal Air Force Glider units
*
List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units
Royal Air Force Operational Training Units (OTUs) were training units that prepared aircrew for operations on a particular type or types of aircraft or roles.
OTUs
;No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (1 OTU): The Unit was formed in 1 ...
*
List of Royal Air Force units & establishments
There have been many Units with various tasks in the Royal Air Force and they are listed here. A unit is an administrative body, which can be larger or smaller than a Flight or Squadron, is given a specific mission, but does not warrant the statu ...
*
List of RAF squadron codes
*
List of RAF Regiment units
*
List of Battle of Britain squadrons
This is a list of the officially accredited Battle of Britain units with their aircraft types, code letters, call signs and casualties.
On 9 November 1960, the Air Ministry published Air Ministry Order N850 which officially defined the qualif ...
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List of wings of the Royal Air Force
*
Royal Air Force roundels
Army Air Corps
*
List of Army Air Corps aircraft units
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Fleet Air Arm
*
List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons
This is a list of Fleet Air Arm squadrons. Squadrons in bold are currently active.
700 series squadrons
700-series squadrons are generally experimental or training squadrons, which produce trained aircrew for the operational 800-series squ ...
*
List of Fleet Air Arm groups
This is a list of all the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm groups that were formed. There were Carrier Air Groups which administered squadrons which operated on carriers and Training Air Groups which administered squadrons that operated from land base ...
*
List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy
This is a List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy.
Communications flights
Ferry flights
Ferry pools
Ferry squadrons
Other flights
* RN Night Fighter Flight -> RN Fighter Flight
* Test Flight, Trincomalee
Station flights
* RNAS Abb ...
*
List of aircraft wings of the Royal Navy
This is a list of Royal Navy aircraft wings.
Naval Aircraft Wings
Aircraft Carrier Groups
* 1st Carrier Air Group
* 2nd Carrier Air Group
* 3rd Carrier Air Group
* 6th Carrier Air Group - Never formed
* 7th Carrier Air Group
* 8th Car ...
Others
*
List of Air Training Corps squadrons
The Air Training Corps (ATC) is a cadet organisation based in the United Kingdom. It is a voluntary youth group which is part of the Royal Air Force Air Cadets. The ATC is largely composed of individual units known as squadrons. These squadr ...
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University Air Squadron
*
Air Experience Flight
An Air Experience Flight (AEF) is a training unit of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch) whose main purpose is to give introductory flying experience to cadets from the Air Training Corps and the Combined Cadet Force. As of 20 ...
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Volunteer Gliding Squadron
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United Kingdom military aircraft serial numbers
United Kingdom military aircraft serial numbers are aircraft registration numbers used to identify individual military aircraft in the United Kingdom (UK). All UK military aircraft are allocated and display a unique registration number. A uni ...
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United Kingdom aircraft test serials
United Kingdom aircraft test serials are used to externally identify aircraft flown within the United Kingdom without a full Certificate of Airworthiness. They can be used for testing experimental and prototype aircraft or modifications, pre-deli ...
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British military aircraft designation systems
British military aircraft designations are used to refer to aircraft types and variants operated by the armed forces of the United Kingdom.
Since the end of the First World War, aircraft types in British military service have generally been kn ...
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References
Citations
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Bibliography
* Halley, James J. ''The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth 1918–1988''. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd., 1988. {{ISBN, 0-85130-164-9.
* Jefford, C.G. ''RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912''. Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988 (second edition 2001). {{ISBN, 1-85310-053-6.
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*{{cite book , last1=Sturtivant, first1=R, last2=Hamlin, first2=J, last3=Halley, first3=J, title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units , year=1997 , publisher= Air-Britain (Historians), location= UK, isbn=0-85130-252-1
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