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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.
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- No. 22 (Training) Group – Directorate of Flying Training
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, but disbanded on 7 March 1942, when Netheravon was required for Army Cooperation Command use.
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Nov 12, 2023 · No. 1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) is the oldest military pilot training school in the world. On 23 December 1919, 1 FTS was officially formed by renaming the Netheravon Flying School, which had been formed on 29 July 1919 at Netheravon in Wiltshire, England, out of the 2nd incarnation of No. 8 Tr
In April 1997, the Squadron moved to RAF Shawbury as part of the Tri-Service Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS). 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.
Originally created from 31 Training School in Apr 1920 at RAF Duxford and after several disbandments and name changes, became a rotary wing instructional unit by reforming from the Helicopter Wing of the Central Flying School on 31 Mar 1976 at RAF Ternhill, moving to nearby RAF Shawbury, later that year.
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.
This is a list of schools within the Royal Air Force, including the empire flying training scheme, civilian and service elementary training schemes, and gliding schools.
