No. 10 Flying Training School RAF
No. 10 Flying Training School RAF | |
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Active | 1 Jan 1936 - 1 Nov 1940 15 Jan 1952 - 14 Apr 1954 1 Jun 1954 – 1 Jul 1954 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Pilot training |
No. 10 Flying Training School (10 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1954.[1]
History
[edit ]First formation
[edit ]- 1 Jan 1936 - 1 Nov 1940
Formed at RAF Ternhill and redesignated as 10 Service Flying Training School on 3 September 1939 (just after the outbreak of the Second World War). It was disbanded at Ternhill and transferred to Canada to become 32 Service Flying Training School.
Second formation
[edit ]- 15 Jan 1952 - 14 Apr 1954
Reformed at RAF Pershore as 10 (Advanced) Flying Training School. The school disbanded still at Pershore over two years later.
Third formation
[edit ]- 1 Jun 1954 – 1 Jul 1954
Reformed at RAF Merryfield as 10 FTS by redesignating 208 Advanced Flying School but disbanded one month later to become No. 9 Flying Training School RAF.
References
[edit ]Citations
[edit ]Bibliography
[edit ]- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
External links
[edit ]Air of Authority - RAF Flying Training Schools at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 November 2012)
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