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On 31 October 1951 the school had completely moved to RAF Moreton-in-Marsh and had been given Percival Prentice T.1s, but disbanded again on 20 April 1955. [3] Fifth formation (1955 – 2019)
Apr 27, 2024 · On 26 August 1938, the unit returned to its birthplace at RAF Netheravon, and on 1 September 1939 it was renamed No. 1 Service Flying Training School. [3] It disbanded on 7 March 1942, [3] when Netheravon was required for Army Cooperation Command use. [3]
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It was re-formed several times in the ensuing years, initially as No. 1 Service Flying Training School (No. 1 SFTS) in 1940, under the wartime Empire Air Training Scheme. After graduating nearly 3,000 pilots, No. 1 SFTS was disbanded in late 1944, when there was no further requirement to train Australian aircrew for service in Europe.
In March 1962, the station became number 7 Flying Training School (7FTS). It operated the Jet Provost T3 in the basic fast jet training role. During the mid-1960s the unit received the improved Jet Provost T4. 7FTS was disbanded in November 1966, and the station became home to 2FTS, with its’ Chipmunks.
It was re-formed several times in the ensuing years, initially as No. 1 Service Flying Training School in 1940, under the wartime Empire Air Training Scheme. After graduating nearly 3,000 pilots, No. 1 SFTS was disbanded in late 1944, when there was no further requirement to train Australian aircrew for service in Europe.
In 1993 an era came to an end when No. 1 Flying Training School was closed at Point Cook. Under the Defence Reform Program introduced by the government in 1997, RAAF Base Point Cook was one of 4 southern RAAF bases slated for closure.
The Air Force's pre-war flight training facility, No. 1 Flying Training School at RAAF Station Point Cook, Victoria, was supplanted in 1940–41 by twelve Elementary Flying Training Schools (EFTS), eight Service Flying Training Schools (SFTS), and Central Flying School (CFS).
