No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF explained
Unit Name: | No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF |
Dates: | As 215 AFS: 1952 - 1954 Previous designations: 1935-1952 |
Disbanded: | 1954 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Allegiance: | Royal Air Force |
Role: | Flying training |
Garrison: | RAF Finningley |
Garrison Label: | Last Garrison |
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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
- No. 11 Flying Training School RAF (1935-39)
- No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF (1939-42)
- No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (1942-45) (Disbanded)
- No. 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (1943-47) (Formed from a nucleus from 11 (P)AFU) - merged with No. 1 Refresher School RAF (1946-47)
- No. 1 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit RAF (1947-49) absorbed No. 2 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit RAF on 1 April 1948.
- Flying Refresher School RAF (1949-51)
- No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951-52)
- No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952-54)
No. 1 Refresher School RAF formed from Refresher Flight of No. 17 SFTS.
11 FTS
- No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF (1940-47)
- No. 201 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947-54)
- No. 11 Flying Training School RAF (1954-7/6/55)
- Into No. 2 Air Navigation School (1947-70)
- No. 6 Flying Training School RAF (1970-96)
References
Bibliography
- Book: Sturtivant. Ray. Hamlin. John. Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 . 2007 . Air-Britain (Historians). Tonbridge, UK. 978-0851-3036-59.