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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)
- Basic and advanced helicopter training
- United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- No. 22 (Training) Group – Directorate of Flying Training
60 Squadron. Units. 670 Squadron Army Air Corps. 705 Naval Air Squadron. No.1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) is the oldest flying training school in the world. Since forming in 1919, the school has been disbanded and reformed 6 times in its history.
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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.
- Australia
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Flying training
- Air Force Training Group
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]
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.
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.
