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After moving from RAF Netheravon, the school became the first flying unit at RAF Little Rissington in August 1938 with Hawker Audaxes, Hawker Furies, Hawker Harts and Avro Ansons. It was renamed to No. 6 Service Flying Training School on 3 September 1939 and North American Harvards joined. The School's Advanced Training Squadron used various ...
- No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
First formation (1919 – 1931) On 23 December 1919, 1 FTS was...
- No. 13 Air Experience Flight RAF
It was established in 2019, more than 22 years after the...
- No. 3 Flying Training School RAF
Grob Prefect T1. No. 3 Flying Training School is a Royal Air...
- No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
No. 206 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) became No. 5 Flying Training School RAF; No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) No. 208 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) became No. 10 Flying Training School RAF; No. 209 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54) became No. 12 Flying Training School RAF; No. 210 Advanced Flying School ...
The Vickers Varsity was phased out in 1976 making No 6 FTS an all-jet school. During the 1960s and 1970s all the RAF's Colleges and Flying Training Schools had their own Jet Provost aerobatics team. One of the less known and publicised display teams was flown by 6 FTS. They flew a team for five seasons between 1962 and 1966 and it was ...
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1918 Flying training began at RAF Cranwell with the formation of the RAF. 1920 The RAF College was established at RAF Cranwell. 1934 College Hall opened. 1941 The first Gloster Whittle Jet (E28/39) flew from RAF Cranwell under great secrecy. 1960s Technical training, previously undertaken at RAF Henlow merged with training at RAF Cranwell.
