List of Royal Air Force schools

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.

Schools edit

The Royal Air Force operated many schools to train aircrew in the many and various skills required to operate an air force.

Air Gunners School

Air Navigation School

Air Observers School

Air Observers Navigation School

Bombing and Gunnery School

Civil Air Navigation School

Fighting School

Lancaster Finishing School

Middle East Training School

Radio School

Signals School

Technical Training schools

Aerial Fighting and Gunnery schools

Navigation and Bomb Dropping schools

Recruit Training schools

Various schools

Flying training schools edit

To train pilots for the Royal Air Force, there have been many flying training schools, which are listed here.

Numbered schools edit

British Flying Training School

Central Flying School

Advanced Flying School

Basic Flying Training School

(Basic) Flying Training School

(Advanced) Flying Training School

Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School

Elementary Flying Training School

Flying Instructors School

Flying Refresher School

Flying Training School

Refresher School

Reserve Flying School

School of Special Flying

Service Flying Training School

Other schools edit

Gliding schools edit

As well as powered aircraft, the Royal Air Force has operated a large number of gliders both for military tasks and for Cadet training.

Regular Gliding Schools edit

Volunteer Gliding Schools edit

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See also edit

References edit

Citations edit

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