List of Reserve flying schools

This is a List of Reserve flying schools of the Royal Air Force

Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools

UnitFormed onFormed atDisbanded onDisbanded atNotes
No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School4 August 1935Hatfield3 September 1939Hatfield[1]
No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Filton3 September 1939Filton[1]
No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Hamble3 September 1939Hamble[1]
No. 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Brough3 September 1939Brough[1]
No. 5 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Hanworth3 September 1939Hanworth[2]
No. 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School10 June 1935Sywell3 September 1939Sywell[2]
No. 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School25 November 1935Desford3 September 1939Unknown[2]
No. 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School25 November 1935Woodley3 September 1939Woodley[2]
No. 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School6 January 1936Ansty3 September 1939Ansty[2]
No. 10 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1936Filton3 September 1939Filton[2]
No. 11 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School27 January 1936Scone3 September 1939Scone[2]
No. 12 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School17 February 1936Prestwick3 September 1939Prestwick[2]
No. 13 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School18 November 1935White Waltham3 September 1939White Waltham[2]
No. 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 July 1937Castle Bromwich3 September 1939Castle Bromwich[2]
No. 15 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 July 1937Redhill3 September 1939Redhill[2]
No. 16 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1937Shoreham3 September 1939Shoreham[2]
No. 17 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Barton2 September 1939Barton[2]
No. 18 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Fairoaks3 September 1939Fairoaks[2]
No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Gatwick3 September 1939Gatwick[2]
No. 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Gravesend3 September 1939Gravesend[2]
No. 21 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1938Stapleford Abbotts3 September 1939Stapleford Abbotts[2]
No. 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 February 1938Cambridge3 September 1939Cambridge[2]
No. 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 April 1938Rochester3 September 1939Sydenham[3]
No. 24 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1939Sydenham3 September 1939Sydenham[3]
No. 25 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 June 1938Waltham3 September 1939Waltham[3]
No. 26 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 June 1938Kidlington2 September 1939Kidlington[3]
No. 27 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 June 1938Tollerton3 September 1939Tollerton[3]
No. 28 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1938Meir3 September 1939Meir[3]
No. 29 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1938Luton3 September 1939Luton[3]
No. 30 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School29 September 1938Burnaston3 September 1939Burnaston[3]
No. 31 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School29 September 1938Cheltenham3 September 1939Cheltenham[3]
No. 32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School15 April 1939Greatham3 September 1939Greatham[3]
No. 33 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 December 1938Whitchurch2 September 1939Whitchurch[3]
No. 34 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1939Rochford3 September 1939Rochford[3]
No. 35 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 May 1939Grangemouth3 September 1939Grangemouth[3]
No. 37 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1939Exeter3 September 1939Exeter[3]
No. 38 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 July 1939Kingstown3 September 1939Kingstown[3]
No. 39 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1939Weston-super-Mare3 September 1939Weston-super-Mare[3]
No. 40 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School15 August 1939Mousehold2 September 1939Mousehold[3]
No. 42 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1939Blackpool2 September 1939Blackpool[3]
No. 43 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 June 1939Woolsington2 September 1939Woolsington[3]
No. 44 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 May 1939Elmdon2 September 1939Elmdon[3]
No. 45 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1939Ipswich2 September 1939Ipswich[4]
No. 46 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1939Roborough2 September 1939Portsmouth[4]
No. 47 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School15 July 1939Doncaster2 September 1939Doncaster[4]
No. 50 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training SchoolJune 1939Booker2 September 1939Booker[4]
No. 56 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 August 1939Kenley2 September 1939Kenley[4]

Elementary Flying Training Schools

UnitFormed onFormed atDisbanded onDisbanded atNotes
Elementary Flying Training School (Kenya)21 August 1940Eastleigh11 November 1940Eastleigh[4]
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Hatfield5 May 1947Panshanger[4]
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School (India)1940Begumpet10 July 1945Begumpet[4]
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Filton30 September 1947Yatesbury[4]
No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Hamble31 March 1948Shellingford[4]
No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Brough10 March 1947Brough[4]
No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Hanworth23 December 1941Meir[4]
No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Sywell12 May 1947Sywell[5]
No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Desford9 May 1947Desford[5]
No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Woodley3 March 1947Woodley[5]
No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Ansty31 March 1944Ansty[5]
No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Filton21 July 1942Stoke Orchard[5]
No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Scone18 March 1947Scone[5]
No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Prestwick22 March 1941Prestwick[5]
No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939White Waltham1 June 1941Peterborough[5]
No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Castle Bromwich1 February 1946Elmdon[5]
No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Redhill31 December 1947Kingstown[5]
No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School10 April 1940Burnaston27 March 1947Burnaston[5]
No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School18 January 1941North Luffenham1 June 1942Peterborough[5]
No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Fairoaks14 May 1947Fairoaks[5]
No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School21 January 1941Sealand31 December 1942Sealand[5]
No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School1 March 1941Yeadon9 January 1942Yeadon[5]
No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School1 June 1941Booker28 February 1950Booker[5]
No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Cambridge1 May 1947Cambridge[6]
No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Sydenham7 May 1947Rochester[6]
No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School1 June 1941Peterborough1 November 1945Hucknall[6]
No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)25 May 1940Belvedere3 November 1944Belvedere[6]
No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School14 August 1941Theale9 July 1945Theale[6]
No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)8 August 1940Guinea Fowl14 August 1945Guinea Fowl[6]
No. 27 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)2 February 1941Induna21 September 1945Induna[6]
No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School15 September 1941Wolverhampton26 June 1947Wolverhampton[6]
No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)1 April 1941Mount Hampden30 October 1945Mount Hampden[6]
No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School13 September 1941Clyffe Pypard5 November 1947Clyffe Pypard[6]
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Burnaston10 April 1940Burnaston[6]
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School (Kenya)11 November 1940Eastleigh13 March 1941Eastleigh[6]
No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School10 May 1941Calgary25 September 1944De Winton[6]
No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School2 June 1941Swift Current8 September 1944Bowden[6]
No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School7 December 1941Caron14 January 1944Caron[6]
No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada)2 February 1942Assiniboia30 January 1944Assiniboia[6]
No. 35 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada)24 February 1942Nespawa30 January 1944Nespawa[7]
No. 36 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada)17 March 1942Pearce14 August 1942Pearce[7]
Elementary Flying Training Squadron1 June 1987Swinderby1 April 1993Swinderby[7]

Reserve Flying Schools

UnitFormed onFormed atDisbanded onDisbanded atNotes
Reserve Flying School, Brough21 May 1924Brough1935Brough[8]
Reserve Flying School, Coventry31 July 1923Coventry1 April 1931Hamble[8]
Reserve Flying School, Filton28 May 1923Filton1935Filton[8]
Reserve Flying School, Hamble1 April 1931Hamble1935Hamble[8]
Reserve Flying School, Renfrew24 July 1924Renfrew3 November 1928Renfrew[8]
Reserve Flying School, Stag Lane1 May 1923Stag Lane4 August 1935Hatfield[8]
No. 1 Reserve Flying School5 May 1947Panshanger31 March 1953Panshanger[8]
No. 2 Reserve Flying School1 October 1948Barton31 March 1953Barton[9]
No. 3 Reserve Flying School15 August 1948Cardiff31 July 1953Cardiff[9]
No. 4 Reserve Flying School10 March 1947Brough31 March 1948Brough[9]
No. 5 Reserve Flying School1 November 1947Castle Bromwich20 June 1954Castle Bromwich[9]
No. 6 Reserve Flying School12 May 1947Sywell31 March 1953Sywell[9]
No. 7 Reserve Flying School9 May 1947Desford31 July 1953Desford[9]
No. 8 Reserve Flying School3 March 1947Woodley31 March 1953Woodley[9]
No. 9 Reserve Flying School1 November 1947Doncaster20 June 1954Doncaster[9]
No. 10 Reserve Flying School16 May 1949Exeter20 June 1954Exeter[9]
No. 11 Reserve Flying School18 March 1947Scone20 June 1954Perth[9]
No. 12 Reserve Flying School1 April 1948Filton31 March 1953Filton[9]
No. 13 Reserve Flying School1 April 1948Grangemouth19 April 1949Grangemouth[9]
No. 14 Reserve Flying School15 August 1947Hamble15 August 1953Hamble[9]
No. 15 Reserve Flying School1 April 1948Redhill20 June 1954Redhill[9]
No. 16 Reserve Flying School27 March 1947Burnaston30 June 1953Burnaston[9]
No. 17 Reserve Flying School1 July 1948Hornchurch31 July 1953Hornchurch[10]
No. 18 Reserve Flying School14 May 1947Fairoaks31 July 1953Fairoaks[10]
No. 19 Reserve Flying School10 July 1950Hooton Park20 June 1954Woodvale[10]
No. 22 Reserve Flying School1 May 1947Cambridge20 June 1954Cambridge[10]
No. 23 Reserve Flying School1 February 1949Usworth31 July 1953Usworth[10]
No. 24 Reserve Flying School7 May 1947Rochester31 March 1953Rochester[10]
No. 25 Reserve Flying School26 June 1947Wolverhampton31 March 1953Wolverhampton[10]
Reserve Training Squadron15 October 1952Scampton1 May 1953Scampton[10]

References

Citations

Bibliography

  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.