No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF
(Redirected from No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF)
| No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | As 215 AFS: 1952 - 1954 Previous designations: 1935-1952 |
| Disbanded | 1954 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Allegiance | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Flying training |
| Last Garrison | RAF Finningley |
No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF was a flying school of the Royal Air Force which was disbanded in 1954 at RAF Finningley.
Previous identities
[edit | edit source]- No. 11 Flying Training School RAF (1935-39)[1]
- No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF (1939-42)[2]
- No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (1942-45) (Disbanded)[3]
- No. 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (1943-47) (Formed from a nucleus from 11 (P)AFU)[3] - merged with No. 1 Refresher School RAF (1946-47)[4]
- No. 1 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit RAF (1947-49)[5] absorbed No. 2 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit RAF on 1 April 1948.
- Flying Refresher School RAF (1949-51)[6]
- No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951-52)[6]
- No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952-54)[7]
No. 1 Refresher School RAF formed from Refresher Flight of No. 17 SFTS.[2]
11 FTS
[edit | edit source]- No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF (1940-47)[8]
- No. 201 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947-54)[7]
- No. 11 Flying Training School RAF (1954-7/6/55)[2]
- Into No. 2 Air Navigation School (1947-70)[9]
- No. 6 Flying Training School RAF (1970-96)[10]
References
[edit | edit source]Citations
[edit | edit source]- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 1.
- ^ a b c Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 137.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 34.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 218.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 212.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 133.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 33.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 201.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 49.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 136.
Bibliography
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