No. 10 Flying Training School RAF

No. 10 Flying Training School (10 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1954.[1]

No. 10 Flying Training School RAF
Active1 Jan 1936 - 1 Nov 1940
15 Jan 1952 - 14 Apr 1954
1 Jun 1954 – 1 Jul 1954
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RolePilot training

History

First formation
  • 1 Jan 1936 - 1 Nov 1940

Formed at RAF Ternhill and redesignated as 10 Service Flying Training School on 3 September 1939 (just after the outbreak of the Second World War). It was disbanded at Ternhill and transferred to Canada to become 32 Service Flying Training School.

Second formation
  • 15 Jan 1952 - 14 Apr 1954

Reformed at RAF Pershore as 10 (Advanced) Flying Training School. The school disbanded still at Pershore over two years later.

Third formation
  • 1 Jun 1954 – 1 Jul 1954

Reformed at RAF Merryfield as 10 FTS by redesignating 208 Advanced Flying School but disbanded one month later to become No. 9 Flying Training School RAF.

References

Citations
  1. Lake 1999, p. 107.

Bibliography
  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.

Air of Authority - RAF Flying Training Schools at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 November 2012)

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