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1 February 1931
- 1 FTS was disbanded on 1 February 1931.
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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. It disbanded on 7 March 1942, when Netheravon was required for Army Cooperation Command use.
- Basic and advanced helicopter training
- United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- No. 22 (Training) Group – Directorate of Flying Training
1 FTS was disbanded on 1 February 1931, part of its tasks (the training of FAA officers) had since 15 February 1928 already been taken over by RAF Leuchars. [3] Second formation. The second incarnation of 1 FTS occurred at RAF Leuchars on 1 April 1935, [3] tasked with training Royal Navy officers for the Fleet Air Arm.
In February 2020, The Defence Helicopter Flying School was rebadged to 1 Flying Training School and 705 Naval Air Squadron remains as one of Squadrons within the School. No.1 Flying Training School No.1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) is the oldest flying training school in the world.
In 1940 it was re-formed as No. 1 Service Flying Training School under the wartime Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), disbanding in 1944. After World War II, it was re-established at Point Cook, as No. 1 FTS.
On 31 December 1968, No. 1 AFTS was disbanded at Pearce, re-forming on 1 January 1969 as No. 2 Flying Training School. At the same time, No. 1 BFTS was disbanded at Point Cook and re-formed as No. 1 FTS.
- Australia
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Flying training
- Air Force Training Group
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]
23 December 1919 () – 1 February 1931 1 April 1935 – 7 March 1942 18 June 1947 – 25 February 1948 1 December 1950 – 20 April 1955 1 May 1955 – 2019 2020 – present Country United Kingdom
