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On 23 December 1919, 1 FTS was officially formed by renaming the Netheravon Flying School, [3] which had been formed on 29 July 1919 [4] at Netheravon in Wiltshire, England, out of the 2nd incarnation of No. 8 Training Squadron, [5] which in its turn had been formed on 15 May 1919 out of No. 8 Training Depot Station, all at Netheravon.
- Basic and advanced helicopter training
- United Kingdom
- Royal Air Force
- No. 22 (Training) Group – Directorate of Flying Training
No. 1 Flying Training School ( No. 1 FTS) is a school of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It is one of the Air Force's original units, dating back to the service's formation in 1921, when it was established at RAAF Point Cook, Victoria. By the early 1930s, the school comprised training, fighter, and seaplane components.
- Australia
- Royal Australian Air Force
- Flying training
- Air Force Training Group
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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 Training Squadron, which in its turn had been formed on 15 May 1919 out of No. 8 Training Depot ...
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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. Most recently, the school reformed on 28 Feb 2020 at RAF Shawbury, rebadging the Defence Helicopter Flying School. 1 FTS delivers the Rotary Element of the UK Military ...
The Central Flying School ( CFS) is the Royal Air Force 's primary institution for the training of military flying instructors. Established in 1912 at the Upavon Aerodrome, it is the longest existing flying training school. The school was based at RAF Little Rissington from 1946 to 1976. Its motto is Imprimis Praecepta, Latin for "The Teaching ...
- Instructor training and flying training oversight
- Group Captain Martin Higgins
History First formation (1919 – 1931) On 23 December 1919, 1 FTS was officially formed by renaming the Netheravon Flying School, [3] which had been formed on 29 July 1919 [4] at Netheravon in Wiltshire, England, out of the 2nd incarnation of No. 8 Training Squadron, [5] which in its turn had been formed on 15 May 1919 out of No. 8 Training Depot Station, all at Netheravon.
The Central Flying School was reformed in April 1940 at RAAF Point Cook but moved to Camden in May. It returned briefly to RAAF Point Cook in 1944 before moving to its new home at RAAF Base East Sale. RAAF College was established at RAAF Point Cook on 1 August 1947 assuming the role of cadet instruction from No. 1 Flying Training School.
