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

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

No. 1 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–45)
No. 2 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–45)
No. 3 Air Gunners School RAF (1942–45)
No. 4 Air Gunners School RAF (1942–44)
No. 6 Air Gunners School RAF (1942)
No. 7 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–44)
No. 8 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–44)
No. 9 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–42)
No. 10 Air Gunners School RAF (1941–46, 1946–47)
No. 11 Air Gunners School RAF (1943–47)
No. 12 Air Gunners School RAF (1943–45)
No. 13 Air Gunners School RAF (1943–45)

Air Navigation School

No. 1 Air Navigation School RAF (1947–54, 1957–70)
No. 2 Air Navigation School RAF (1947–70)
No. 3 Air Navigation School RAF (1948–51, 1952–54)
No. 4 Air Navigation School RAF (1952) became No. 5 Air Navigation School RAF
No. 5 Air Navigation School RAF (1945–47, 1951–52, 1952–53)
No. 6 Air Navigation School RAF (1952–53)
No. 7 Air Navigation School RAF (1947) beame No. 2 Air Navigation School RAF
No. 10 Air Navigation School RAF (1945–48)
No. 31 Air Navigation School RAF (1940–45)
No. 32 Air Navigation School RAF (1941–42)
No. 33 Air Navigation School RAF (1941–44)

Air Observers School

No. 1 Air Observers School RAF (1938–39, 1941–42) became No. 1 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 2 Air Observers School RAF (1938–39, 1941–42) became No. 2 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 3 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–42) became No. 3 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 4 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–43) became No. 4 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 5 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–44) became Air Navigation and Bombing School RAF
No. 6 Air Observers School RAF (1942–43) became No. 6 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 7 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1943–44) became No. 7 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 8 Air Observers School RAF (1939) became No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF
No. 9 Air Observers School RAF (1939, 1941–42) became No. 9 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 10 Air Observers School RAF (1939–40, 1941–42) became No. 10 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
No. 24 Combined Air Observers School RAF (1941–43) became No. 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Navigation School RAF

Air Observers Navigation School

No. 1 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–41)
No. 2 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40)
No. 3 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40, 1941) became No. 3 Air Observers School RAF
No. 4 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–41)
No. 5 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40, 1940) became No. 45 Air School, SAAF
No. 6 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40) became No. 6 Air Observers School RAF
No. 7 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40)
No. 8 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939)
No. 9 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–40)
No. 10 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939)
No. 11 Air Observers Navigation School RAF (1939–41)

Bombing and Gunnery School

No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became No. 1 Air Gunners School RAF
No. 2 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1941) became No. 2 Air Observers School RAF
No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–40)
No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became No. 4 Air Observers School RAF
No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became No. 5 Air Observers School RAF
No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became No. 7 Air Gunners School RAF
No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became No. 8 Air Gunners School RAF
No. 9 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1939–41) became No. 9 Air Observers School RAF
No. 10 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1940–41) became No. 10 Air Observers School RAF
No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School RAF (1941–44)

Civil Air Navigation School

No. 1 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became No. 1 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 2 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became No. 2 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 3 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became No. 3 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 4 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1938–39) became No. 4 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 5 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became No. 5 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 6 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became No. 6 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 7 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became No. 7 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 8 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became No. 8 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 9 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became No. 9 Air Observers Navigation School RAF
No. 10 Civil Air Navigation School RAF (1939) became No. 10 Air Observers Navigation School RAF

Fighting School

No. 1 Fighting School RAF (1918–19)
No. 2 Fighting School RAF (1918–19)
No. 3 Fighting School RAF (1918–19) became No. 7 Training Squadron RAF
No. 4 Fighting School RAF (1918–20)
No. 5 Fighting School RAF (1918–19)

Lancaster Finishing School

No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1943–44)
No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1943–45)
No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1943–45)
No. 6 Lancaster Finishing School RAF (1945) became No. 1384 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit RAF

Middle East Training School

No. 1 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–43) became No. 1 (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF
No. 2 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–43)
No. 3 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–44)
No. 4 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–44)
No. 5 Middle East Training School RAF (1942–44)

Radio School

No. 1 Radio School RAF (1941–43, 1943–97)
No. 2 Radio School RAF (1940–42, 1943–65)
No. 3 Radio School RAF (1940–42, 1943–64)
No. 4 Radio School RAF (1943–51) became No. 1 Air Signallers School RAF
No. 6 Radio School RAF (1943–45, 1950–52)
No. 10 Radio School RAF (1943–45)
No. 11 Radio School RAF (1942–44)
No. 12 Radio School RAF (1943–46)
No. 14 Radio School RAF (1944–46) became Empire Radio School RAF

Signals School

No. 1 Signals School RAF (1940–43) became No. 1 Radio School RAF
No. 2 Signals School RAF (1940–43) became No. 2 Radio School RAF
No. 3 Signals School (India) RAF (1943–44)
No. 3 Signals School RAF (1940–43) became No. 3 Radio School RAF
No. 4 Signals School RAF (1941–43) became No. 4 Radio School RAF

Technical Training schools

No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF (1920–93 & 1994–)
No. 2 School of Technical Training RAF (1920–21) became Boys Wing, Cranwell & (1938–1995) became No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF
No. 3 School of Technical Training RAF (1935–39 & 1939–44 & 1959–74)
No. 4 School of Technical Training RAF (1938-??)
No. 5 School of Technical Training RAF (1939–50 & 1967–68) became No. 3 Squadron of No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No. 6 School of Technical Training RAF (1939–48)
No. 7 School of Technical Training RAF (1940–44)
No. 8 School of Technical Training RAF (1940–65)
No. 9 School of Technical Training RAF (1939–42 & 1959–74)
No. 10 School of Technical Training RAF (1940–58)
No. 11 School of Technical Training RAF Credenhall (1940–45 & 1945–47)
No. 12 School of Technical Training RAF (1940–65)
No. 13 School of Technical Training RAF (1940) became No. 14 School of Technical Training RAF
No. 14 School of Technical Training RAF (1940–44) became No. 14 (Polish) School of Technical Training RAF & (1951–52)
No. 14 (Polish) School of Technical Training RAF (1945–48)
No. 15 School of Technical Training RAF (1948–53)
No. 16 (Polish) School of Technical Training RAF (1945–46)
No. 21 School of Technical Training RAF (1941–43 & 1943–46)

Aerial Fighting and Gunnery schools

No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF (1918) became No. 1 Fighting School RAF
No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF (1918) became No. 2 Fighting School RAF
No. 3 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF (1918) became No. 3 Fighting School RAF
No. 4 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF (1918) became No. 4 Fighting School RAF

Navigation and Bomb Dropping schools

No. 1 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (1918) became No. 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
No. 2 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (1918) became No. 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
No. 3 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (1918) became No. 3 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
No. 4 School of Aerial Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (1918) became No. 4 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF
No. 1 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (−1919) became School of Air Pilotage RAF
No. 2 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (−1919) became School of Air Pilotage RAF
No. 3 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (−1919)
No. 4 School of Navigation and Bomb Dropping RAF (−1919)

Recruit Training schools

Various schools

No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF (1917–18) became No. 1 (Observer) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF
No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF (1943–44) became Engine Control Instruction Flight RAF
No. 1 (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF (1943) became Royal Air Force (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF
No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF (1918–19, 1919)
No. 1 (Training) Wireless School RAF (1917–19) became Electrical and Wireless School RAF
No. 1 Air Armament School RAF (1937–44)
No. 1 Air Electronics School RAF (1957–60) became Air Electronics School RAF
No. 1 Air Gunnery School (India) RAF (1943–45)
No. 1 Air Signallers School RAF (1951–57) became No. 1 Air Electronics School RAF
No. 1 Basic Air Navigation School RAF (1951–53)
No. 1 Beam Approach School RAF (1941–46)
No. 1 Blind Approach School RAF (1941) became No. 1 Beam Approach School RAF
No. 1 Coastal Defence Training Unit RAF (1933–35) became Coastal Defence Development Unit RAF
No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School RAF (1938–40) became No. 1 Signals School RAF
No. 1 Grading School RAF (1951–52) became Airwork Grading Unit RAF
No. 1 Ground Defense Gunners School RAF (1939–42) became No. 3 RAF Regiment School
No. 1 Initial Training School RAF (??-1947, 1948–53, 1953–66) became Aircrew Officers Training School RAF
No. 1 Marine Observers School RAF (1919)
No. 1 Observers School RAF (1918) became No. 2 Marine Observers School RAF
No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School RAF (1944–46) became Officers Advanced Training School RAF
No. 1 Parachute and Glider Training School RAF (1947–50) became No. 1 Parachute School RAF
No. 1 Parachute School RAF (1950–53) became No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF
No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF (1944–47, 1953–)
No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting (1917–18) became No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
No. 1 School of Air Navigation RAF (1940) became No. 31 Air Navigation School RAF
No. 1 School of Army Co-operation RAF (1939–41) became No. 41 OTU
No. 1 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (1940) became No. 61 Air School SAAF
No. 1 School of Photography RAF (1942–45) became School of Photography
No. 1 Torpedo Refresher School RAF (1943–44)
No. 2 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery (1917–18) became No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
No. 2 Air Armament School RAF (1937–38, 1938–40) became No. 3 Ground Armament School RAF
No. 2 Air Signallers School RAF (1952–53)
No. 2 Aircrew Grading School RAF (1951–52)
No. 2 Basic Air Navigation School RAF (1951–53)
No. 2 Electrical and Wireless School RAF (1938–40) became No. 2 Signals School RAF
No. 2 Grading School RAF (1951–52) became Airwork Grading Unit RAF
No. 2 Marine Observers School RAF (1918–19)
No. 2 Observers School RAF (1918–19) became No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF
No. 2 Officers Advanced Training School RAF (??-1946)
No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting (1917–18) became No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
No. 2 School of Air Navigation RAF (1940–42) became Central Navigation School RAF. Advance air party proceeded from St Athan to RAF Cranage in October 1940; courses commenced within a few days; disbanded by redesignation in 1942.
No. 2 School of Army Co-operation RAF (1939–41) became No. 6 OTU
No. 2 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (1940)
No. 2 Torpedo Refresher School RAF (1943)
No. 2 Wireless School RAF (1917–19)
No. 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Air Navigation School RAF (1943–45)
No. 29 Elementary Navigation and Air Gunnery School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF (1941–45)
No. 3 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery (1917–18) became No. 1 (Observer) School of Aerial Gunnery
No. 3 Electrical and Wireless School RAF (1940) became No. 3 Signals School RAF
No. 3 Parachute Training School RAF (1944–47) passed to Indian Control
No. 3 Radio Direction Finding School RAF (1942) became No. 11 Radio School RAF
No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (1940–46) became School of General Reconnaissance RAF
No. 4 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF (1917–18) became No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
No. 4 Parachute Training School RAF (1944–45)
No. 93 Group Screened Pilots School RAF (1943–44)
Advanced Air Firing School (1917–18)
Advanced Bombing and Gunnery School (Middle East) RAF (1943–45)
Aerial Erector School RAF^{[citation needed]}
Aerial Fighting and Gunnery School (1918–19)
Aerial Fighting School, Heliopolis (1917–18) became No. 5 Fighting School RAF
Air Armament School (1932–37) became No. 1 Air Armament School RAF
Air Electronics and Air Engineers School (1967–76)
Air Electronics School (1960–67) became Air Electronics and Air Engineers School
Air Electronics, Engineer and Loadmaster School (1983–97) became Navigator and Airmen Aircrew School
Air Fighting School (Middle East) (1941–42)
Air Landing School (1941–44)
Air Navigation and Bombing School (1944–45) became No. 5 Air Navigation School RAF
Air Navigation School, India (1942) became General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School RAF
Air Navigation School (1935–36) became School of Air Navigation
Air Observation Post School (1950–53) became Light Aircraft School
Air Observers School, North Coates (1936–37) became No. 2 Air Armament School RAF
Air Pilotage School (1919–23, 1931–32, 1933–35) became Air Navigation School
Airborne Interception School (1952) became No. 238 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
Airborne Interception/Air-to-Surface Vessel School (1940) became No. 3 Radio School RAF
Aircrew Officers Training School (1967–67)
Airfield Controllers School (1942–48)
All-Weather Fighter Leaders School (1950–58) became All-Weather Fighter Combat School
Armament and Gunnery School (1922–32) became Air Armament School
Artillery and Infantry Co-operation School (1917–18) became Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF
Artillery Observation School, Egypt (1918–19)
Artillery Observation School (1917–18) became Artillery Observation School, Egypt
Blind Approach School (1940–??) became No. 1 Blind Approach School RAF
Bomber Command Bombing School (1952–68) became Strike Command Bombing School
Central Air Traffic Control School RAF (1963–)
Central Gunnery School (1939–54) became Fighter Weapons School RAF and the Coastal Command Gunnery School RAF
Central Landing School (1940) became Central Landing Establishment
Central Navigation and Control School RAF (1950–63) became Central Air Traffic Control School RAF
Central Navigation School RAF (1942–44, 1949–50) became Central Navigation and Control School RAF
Central Squadron and Flight Commanders School (1945–46)
Coastal Command Anti U-Boat Devices School RAF (1945)
Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF (1945) became Coastal Command Instructors School RAF
Coastal Command Gunnery School RAF (1955)
Coastal Command Instructors School RAF (1945–46)
Coastal Command Landplane Pilots Pool RAF (1939–40) became No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF
Coastal Command Tactical Development Unit RAF (1940) became Coastal Command Development Unit RAF
Coastal Defence Development Unit (1935–36)
Electrical and Wireless School (1919–38) became No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School RAF
Empire Air Armament School (1944–49)
Empire Air Navigation School (1944–49) became Central Navigation School RAF
Empire Central Flying School (1954–46) became Empire Flying School
Empire Flying School (1946–49)
Empire Radio School (1946–49) became Royal Air Force Technical College, Signals Division
Empire Test Pilots' School (1944–)
Fighter Command Control and Reporting School (1945–53) became School of Control and Reporting RAF
Fighter Leaders School (1943–44)
Fighter Weapons School (1955–1958)
Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery (1918–20) became RAF Base, Leuchars
Franco-Belgium Air Training School (1940–41)
General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School (India) (1942–44)
General Reconnaissance School (1942) became General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School (India)
Grand Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery (1918–??) became Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery
Ground Defence Gunners School (1939) between No. 1 Ground Defence Gunners School RAF
India Detachment, Chinese Air Force Cadet School (??-1946)
Light Aircraft School RAF (1953–57) Control Passed to the Army Air Corps
Machine Gun School (1915–16) became School of Aerial Gunnery
Marine Observers School RAF, Aldeburgh (1918–19) became No. 1 Marine Observers School RAF
Marine Observers School RAF, Leysdown (??-1918)
Navigation School (1926–36) became School of Air Navigation RAF
Navigation Training School RAF (1939–40)
Observers School of Reconnaissance and Aerial Photography RAF (1918–19)
Officers Advanced Training School (1944) became No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School RAF
Parachute Training Centre (1940) became Central Landing School RAF
Parachute Training School (India) (1941–42)
Rhodesian Central Flying School (1941–42) became No. 33 Flying Instructors School RAF
Royal Air Force (Belgian) Training School (1944–46) transferred to Belgian Air Force control
Royal Air Force (Middle East) Central Gunnery School (1943–45)
Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School RAF (1918–19) became School of Army Co-operation RAF
Royal Air Force and Navy Co-operation School (1919) became Royal Air Force Seaplane Establishment
Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation (1943–44) became School of Air Support RAF
Royal Air Force School, India (1921–22)
School for Anti-Submarine Inshore Patrol Observers RAF (1918) became Marine Observers School RAF
School for Marine Operational Pilots RAF (1918–19)
School for Wireless Operators (1916–17) became Wireless School
School of Aerial Co-operation with Coastal Artillery RAF (1918–19) became Coastal Battery Co-operation School RAF
School of Aerial Fighting (Canada) (1918)
School of Aerial Fighting and Bomb Dropping RAF (1918) became No. 4 School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery RAF
School of Aerial Gunnery and Bombing (1921–22) became Armament and Gunnery School RAF
School of Aerial Gunnery, (Canada) (1917–18) became School of Aerial Fighting (Canada)
School of Aerial Gunnery, Aboukir (1917–18) became No. 5 Fighting School RAF
School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe (1916–17) became No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery
School of Aerial Gunnery, Loch Doon (1917–18)
School of Aerial Navigation RAF (1920) became School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation RAF
School of Air Navigation (1936–40) became No. 1 School of Air Navigation RAF
School of Air Pilotage (1919) became Air Pilotage School RAF
School of Air Sea Rescue (1943–45) became Survival and Rescue Training Unit RAF
School of Air Support (1944–47) became School of Land/Air Warfare RAF
School of Air Traffic Control (1946–50) became Central Navigation and Control School RAF
School of Air Transport (1944–46)
School of Army Co-operation (1919–20, 1920–39) became No. 1 School of Army Co-operation RAF
School of Artillery Co-operation (Canada) (1918)
School of Aviation Medicine RAF (1945–50) became RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine
School of Control and Reporting RAF (1953–57) became School of Fighter Plotting RAF
School of Fighter Control RAF (1957–61)
School of General Reconnaissance (1938–40, 1946–47)
School of Land/Air Warfare (1947–63) became Joint Warfare Establishment
School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation (1920–28)
School of Naval Co-operation (1919–20, 1923–39)
School of Photography, Maps and Reconnaissance (1917–19) became Photographic Park, Farnborough RAF
School of Photography RAF (1919–41, 1945–72)
Specialised Low Attack Instructors School (India) RAF (1943–45) became Ground Attack Training School RAF
Specialised Low Attack Instructors School RAF (1942–44) became Fighter Leaders School RAF
Staff Navigators School (Middle East) RAF (1944–45)
Strike Command Bombing School RAF (1968–74)
Temporary Air Observer's School RAF (1938)
Test Pilots School RAF (1944) became Empire Test Pilots' School
The Officers Advanced Training School RAF (1946–62) became Junior Command and Staff School
Torpedo Aeroplane School RAF (1918) became No. 201 Training Depot Station RAF
Torpedo Bombing School (1942) became No. 5 Middle East Training School RAF
Torpedo Training School (1919–20)
Wireless and Observers School, Brooklands (1916–17) became Artillery and Infantry Co-operation School
Wireless and Observers School, Eqypt (1919)
Wireless School, Brooklands (1916) became Wireless and Observers School, Brooklands
Wireless School, Egypt (1918–19) became Wireless and Observers School, Eqypt
Wireless Telephony School (1918)

Flying training schools

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

Numbered schools

British Flying Training School

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Central Flying School

No. 2 Central Flying School RAF (1940–42) became No. 1 Flying Instructors School RAF

Advanced Flying School

No. 201 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947–54) became No. 11 Flying Training School RAF
No. 202 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947, 1951–54) became No. 7 Flying Training School RAF
No. 203 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947–49, 1949–54) became No. 8 Flying Training School RAF
No. 204 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947–52) became 'D' Squadron of No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
No. 205 Advanced Flying School RAF (1950–54) became No. 4 Flying Training School RAF
No. 206 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) became No. 5 Flying Training School RAF
No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54)
No. 208 Advanced Flying School RAF (1951–54) became No. 10 Flying Training School RAF
No. 209 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54) became No. 12 Flying Training School RAF
No. 210 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54)
No. 211 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54) became No. 211 Flying Training School RAF
No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952–54)

Basic Flying Training School

No. 1 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1950–53)
No. 2 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951–53)
No. 3 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951–53)
No. 4 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1951–53)
No. 5 Basic Flying Training School RAF (1952–53)

(Basic) Flying Training School

2 (Basic), 3 (Basic)

(Advanced) Flying Training School

4 (Advanced), 5 (Advanced), 6 (Advanced), 8 (Advanced), 9 (Advanced), 10 (Advanced), 14 (Advanced)

Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59

Elementary Flying Training School

1 (India), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 25 (Southern Rhodesia), 26, 26 (Southern Rhodesia), 27, 27 (Southern Rhodesia), 28, 28 (Southern Rhodesia), 29, 30, 30 (Kenya), 31, 32, 33, 34 (Canada), 35 (Canada), 36 (Canada)

Flying Instructors School

1 (1942) became 1 (Advanced) (1942) became No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
2 (1940, 1942) became 2 (Advanced) (1942–45)
3 (Advanced) (1942–45)
4 (Supplementary) (1940–42) became 4 (1942) became 4 (Elementary) (1942–43)
5 (Supplementary) (1941–42) became 5 (1942) became 5 (Elementary) (1942)
6 (Supplementary) (1941–42) became 6 (1942) became 6 (Elementary) (1942) became No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
7 (1942) became 7 (Advanced) (1942–46) became Central Flying School
10 (Elementary) (1942–46) became Central Flying School
11 (1944–47)
12 (Operational) (1944–45) became Coastal Command Flying Instructors School RAF
33 Southern Rhodesia (1942–44) became Central Flying School, Southern Rhodesia

Flying Refresher School

No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951–52) became No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF
No. 102 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951) became No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF
No. 103 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951) became No. 207 Advanced Flying School RAF
No. 104 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951–52) became No. 6 Air Navigation School RAF

Flying Training School

1 (Indian), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 19, 20, 21, 22, 207, 211

Refresher School

No. 1 Refresher School RAF (1946–47) became No. 1 (Pilots) Refresher Flying Unit RAF
Refresher Flying Training School RAF (1942) became No. 1 Refresher Flying Training School RAF
No. 1 Refresher Flying Training School RAF (1942)

Reserve Flying School

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25

School of Special Flying

No. 1 School of Special Flying RAF (1918) became Southwestern Area Flying Instructors School RAF
No. 2 School of Special Flying RAF (1918) became Northeastern Area Flying Instructors School RAF

Service Flying Training School

1 (Indian), 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 (Polish), 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41

Other schools

Advanced Flying School (India) (1946–47)
Central Flying School (India) (1944–45)
Central Flying School (Southern Rhodesia) (1944–45)
Defence Helicopter Flying School (1997–)
Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School, Kenya (1940) became No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
Empire Flying School (1946–49) became Royal Air Force Flying College
Flying Instructors School, El Khanka (1918–19)
Flying Instructors School (India) (1944) became Central Flying School (India) RAF
Flying Instructors School, The Curragh (1918–19)
Flying Instructors School, Upavon (1919–20) became Central Flying School
Flying Instructors Training School (1943–44) became No. 11 Flying Instructors School RAF
Flying Refresher School (1949–51) became No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF
Joint Elementary Flying Training School (1993–)
Midland Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19)
Midland Area School of Special Flying (1918) became Midland Area Flying Instructors School
Netheravon Flying School (1919) became No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
Northeastern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19)
Northern Area Flying Instructors School (1919–20)
Northwestern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19)
Refresher Flying Training School (1942) became No. 1 Refresher Flying Training School RAF
Reserve Flying School, Brough (1924–35) became No. 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
Reserve Flying School, Coventry (1923–31) became Reserve Flying School, Hamble
Reserve Flying School, Filton (1923–35) became No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
Reserve Flying School, Hamble (1931–35) became No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
Reserve Flying School, Renfrew (1924–28)
Reserve Flying School, Stag Lane (1923–35) became No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School RAF
Royal Air Force College Service Flying Training School (1939–44) became No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF
Royal Air Force Liaison Office, Chinese Elementary Flying Training School (1943–46)
Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School (1973–93) became Joint Elementary Flying Training School
School of Refresher Flying (1962–77) became Refresher Flying Squadron RAF
School of Special Flying (Canada) (1918)
School of Special Flying, Gosport (1917) became No. 1 School of Special Flying
Southeastern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19)
Southwestern Area Flying Instructors School (1918–19)

Gliding schools

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

No. 1 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF (1942) became No. 41 Gliding School RAF
No. 2 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF (1942) became No. 122 Gliding School RAF
No. 3 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF (1942) became No. 123 Gliding School RAF

Volunteer Gliding Schools

Central Gliding School

References

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^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 17.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j Lake 1999, p. 19.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p Lake 1999, p. 20.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Lake 1999, p. 21.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 51.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 39.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 40.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lake 1999, p. 47.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lake 1999, p. 48.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lake 1999, p. 72.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 134.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Lake 1999, p. 139.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 159.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lake 1999, p. 160.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 186.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 289.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 291.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t Lake 1999, p. 180.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s Lake 1999, p. 181.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lake 1999, p. 50.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Lake 1999, p. 142.
^ Lake 1999, p. 288.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 13.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 14.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 23.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Lake 1999, p. 36.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 37.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lake 1999, p. 58.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 117.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lake 1999, p. 118.
^ Lake 1999, p. 132.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lake 1999, p. 137.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 154.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 155.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Lake 1999, p. 182.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lake 1999, p. 282.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 35.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 27.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lake 1999, p. 292.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Lake 1999, p. 64.
^ Lake 1999, p. 125.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Lake 1999, p. 10.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 11.
^ Lake 1999, p. 15.
^ Lake 1999, p. 18.
^ Lake 1999, p. 22.
^ Lake 1999, p. 26.
^ Lake 1999, p. 25.
^ Lake 1999, p. 43.
^ Lake 1999, p. 31.
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^ Lake 1999, p. 38.
^ Lake 1999, p. 42.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 46.
^ Lake 1999, p. 49.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 65.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 70.
^ Lake 1999, p. 71.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 109.
^ ^a ^b Lake 1999, p. 176.
^ Lake 1999, p. 135.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Lake 1999, p. 140.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 173.
^ ^a ^b ^c Lake 1999, p. 174.
^ Lake 1999, p. 177.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Lake 1999, p. 179.
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^ Lake 1999, p. 277.
^ Lake 1999, p. 278.
^ Lake 1999, p. 281.
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