Miscellaneous Ground Training Units

This section will give brief histories of those ground training units providing training in a wide range of miscellaneous areas: -

An Accountant Officers' Course had been running at Little Rissington, probably as part of the Equipment Officers' School and on 1 August 1940 it was moved to Grange-over-Sands, as the Accountant Officers' School, to join the No 1 EQS.

It moved to Bulstrode Park on 28 July 1941, being transferred to No 27 Group at the same time. The course was of six weeks duration with an intake of 50 every three weeks up to a capacity of 100. On 29 December 1941 it moved back to Grange-over-Sands and was transferred No 20 Group but on 1 September 1942 it moved to Stannington in No 27 Group, parented by RAF Stannington. It disbanded on 30 September 1944, its role being taken over the following day by the School of Administration and Accountancy.

This was formed at Lympne in No 24 Group, on 17 October 1938, with training commencing on 24 October. It moved to Cranwell on 31 May 1939, administrative control being assumed by No 21 Group on 23 June 1939. It was later transferred to No 26 Group. It was moved to Penarth in No 24 Group on 24 January 1941, to make way for the proposed No 2 Radio School at Cranwell. With the opening of the School of Administrative Trades at Kirkham, all the course being run here were transferred to the new unit and this school was disbanded on 8 June 1944.

This was formed on 1 May 1939 at RAF Uxbridge in No 24 Group, moving to Gerrards Cross on 30 September. It was transferred to the direct control of HQ Technical Training Command on 27 May 1940 and from 3 June 1940 it ceased to train RAF officers temporarily in order to commence a series of courses for WAAF officers of two weeks duration for 40 officers per course. These WAAF courses ended on 9 September when the school commence administrative courses for junior RAF officers of three weeks duration, again at a rate of 40 students per course.

It moved to Loughborough on 1 December 1940 and was transferred from No 24 Group to No 20 Group, remaining until 15 September 1941 when it moved to Stannington. The first intake at its new home was 120 on 6 October, rising to a peak of 480. It was later transferred to No 27 Group but had been transferred to No 28 Group by January 1943. It was renamed the School of Administration and Accountancy on 1 October 1944.

It appears to have reformed at some point after WW2 at Digby and by 1957 was located at Bircham Newton in No 22 Group, where it disbanded on 1 September 1959, its task being transferred to RAF Station Bircham Newton.

For further details regarding courses etc - see the Organisation page in the Personnel Section

This was formed on 1 November 1944 at Amman under the control of AHQ Levant, to deliver the following courses: -

This was formed at Stannington on 1 October 1944 by renaming the RAF School of Administration and later moved to Hereford on 15 November 1944. It was redesignated The Secretarial Branch Training Establishment on 1 March 1947

The was formed in No 24 Group from the Administrative Apprentices Wing at St Athan on 15 September 1948, On 6 January 1954 it moved to Hereford and was transferred to No 22 Group. A further move took place on 9 January 1959 to Bircham Newton, where it disbanded on 1 September 1959, its task being transferred to RAF Station Bircham Newton.

The was formed at Kirkham on 7 June 1944 in No 28 Group, with peak trainee capacity of 940. It was redesignated No 1 School of Administrative Trades on 16 April 1947 and moved to Wythall, where it disbanded on 21 April 1950.

This was formed at Hereford on 16 April 1947 and disbanded in No 22 Group on 19 May 1960

This was formed in No 22 Group at Hereford on 1 November 1949 by redesignating No 1 General Service Training School. It moved to Wellesbourne Mountford on 14 April 1950, but returned to Hereford on 1 February 1951, where it was renamed the NCO Training School on 1 September 1952.

This was formed under AHQ Ceylon at Diyatalawa on 28 January 1952 to train airmen in FEAF up to the standard required in Part 1 of General Service Training (AMO A779/50). It closed in Ceylon on 13 August 1953 and re-opened RAF Maintenance Base, Singapore on 31 August, and was renamed the Command GST School the same day.

This was located at Filton and was transferred to HQ Technical Training Command from the Ministry of Supply on 1 June 1946. It moved to St Athan on 29 January 1947, and disbanded on 1 October 1949, its tasks being transferred to No 4 School of Technical Training.

This was formed on ? at ? and was redesignated The Central School of Aircraft Recognition on 17 September 1942.

This was formed on 17 May 1943 at Amarda Road, as part of the AFTU and its fate is unknown.

This was formed in No 21 Group on 1 October 1948 at Kirton-in-Lindsey, its commitment being: -

The trainee peak was increased from 60 to 90 on 3 August 1949 and on 18 September it moved to Digby, being transferred to No 23 Group the following day. On 1 November 1949 it moved to St Athan and was transferred to Technical Training Command, and disbanded on 15 January 1951.

This was formed from The Air Crew NCOs' School on 1 May 1946 at Locking and disbanded on 2 April 1947.

This was formed in No 223 Group on 4 August 1944 at Saringar as a recreation centre to provide organised mountaineering and ski-ing parties to enable air crew to retain physical and mental fitness. No further details at present.

This was formed in No 22 Group on 6 December 1943 at Whitley Bay, from the Senior NCOs Course already located there in No 54 Group. It had a capacity of 500 on a four week course, but this was increased to 1,500 on 22 May 1944, and moved to Locking on 8 June 1945 where it was redesignated the Air Crew General Service Training School on 1 May 1946.

This was formed on 5 August 1942 at Royal Albion Hotel, Brighton, under the control of No 54 Group. It closed down in Brighton on 22 May 1943 and reopened at RAF Norton on 1 July 1943, with a capacity of 50 officers and 100 NCOs. On 1 August 1944 the capacity was reduced to 120 and it was transferred to No 21 Group on 1 November 1944 and disbanded on 26 July 1945.

This was formed at Scampton on 23 November 1943, under the control of No 5 Group but moved to Balderton on 14 October 1944, where it was transferred to No 7 Group and redesignated No 5 Aircrew School on 3 November.

This was formed from No 1 Group Aircrew School on 3 November 1944 at Sturgate, under the control of No 7 Group and disbanded on 6 April 1945.

This was formed from No 3 Group Aircrew School on 3 November 1944 at Gamston, under the control of No 7 Group but its fate is unknown.

This was formed from No 4 Group Aircrew School on 3 November 1944 at Acaster Malbis, under the control of No 7 Group and disbanded on 27 October 1945.

This was formed from No 5 Group Aircrew School on 3 November 1944 at Balderton, under the control of No 7 Group and disbanded on 23 March 1945.

This was formed at Hucknall in No 21 Group on an unknown date. In October 1943 its pupil population was increased from 200 to 350.

This was formed on 16 November 1942 at Watchfield, under the control of No 50 Group, when its parent unit, the School of Flying Control moved out of the station. Its initial pupil capacity was 150, which was later raised to 225 On 14 November 1943 it was reabsorbed into the SFC, when it returned to Watchfield, where in January 1944 its capacity was reduced to 100.

On 21 April 1947, control was transferred to No 25 Group and on 1 November 1947, its training organisation was revised as follows: -

	Previous	Revised
Intakes	100 SNCOs per 3 weeks	50 SNCOs per 3 weeks
Length of Course	3 weeks	3 weeks
Peak capacity	100 airmen	50 airmen

This was formed at Locking in late 1943, probably by redesignating No 1 Works School. It possibly disbanded into the Airfield Construction Depot post-war.

This was formed on 28 February 1959 at Manston , to train civilian fire fighters employed by the RAF and was redesignated the RAF Fire Services Central Training Establishment on 1 January 1989.

This was formed from No 1 Air Traffic School on 15 August 1946 at Bramcote and disbanded on 1 December 1946, its commitments being transferred to the School of Administrative Trades at Kirkham.

This was formed on 16 November 1953 at Kidbrooke under the functional control of the Director of Movements, Air Ministry and administered by No 61 Group, Home Command. Administrative control was transferred to HQ Maintenance Command on 15 December 1958, but full control was transferred to No 22 Group on 4 January 1963 on its move to Kirton-in-Lindsey, where it disbanded the same day on becoming an integral part of No 7 SoTT.s

This was formed in 1976 at Brize Norton and probably remains in existence there.

This was formed 2 December 1963 at Abingdon, taking over the duties of the Movements Training Squadron of No 7 SoTT, RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, under the functional and administrative control of HQ Transport Command. No further details at present.

This was formed on 1 November 1946 at Watchfield, under the control of No 50 Group, being transferred to No 25 Group on 21 April 1947. On 1 November 1947 its training organisation was revised as follows: -

	Previous	Revised
Intakes	50 officers per 3 weeks	60 officers per 4 weeks
Length of Course	6 weeks	8 weeks
Peak capacity	100 officers	120 officers

	Revised
Intakes	30 officers per 4 weeks
Length of Course	8 weeks
Peak capacity	60 officers

On 22 July 1948 the training organisation was as follows: -

Course	Length of Course (weeks)	Intake	Frequency of Intake (weeks)	Peak
Air Traffic Control Officers	8	30	4	60
Airfield Controllers	3	12	3	12

On 1 October 1948 the training organisation was further revised as follows: -

	Revised
Intakes	30 pupils every 6 weeks
Length of Course	12 weeks
Peak capacity	60 officers

Control of the school was transferred HQ Flying Training Command from 5 April 1948 but moved to Shawbury on 10 February 1950 and disbanded into the Central Navigation and Control School the same day.

This was formed on 28 December 1944 at St Mawgan by redesignating the Traffic Control School. It was transferred to No 44 Group, to No 4 Group by 1 January 1946 and the to No 22 Group on 20 July, being redesignated No 1 School of Air Movement on 15 August 1946.

This was formed on 24 October 1946 at Heliopolis by redesignating the Middle East Flying Control School, and disbanded on 7 March 1947.

This was formed on 5 May 1941 at Woburn Place, London WC under the control of No 24 Group, to train personnel operating aircraft of US origin but its fate is unknown

This was formed in early 1939 at Uxbridge in No 24 Group and moved to Rollestone Camp in Wiltshire on 12 June 1939, where it remained in No 24 Group but was administered by RAF Netheravon. By July 1942 it had been transferred to No 27 Group and then to No 28 Group by January 1943 but in September 1943 it was transferred to No 22 Group, and disbanded on 12 October 1945.

This was formed in the Foggia Area in No 214 Group to train Unit Gas NCOs and provide refresher courses for Unit Gas Officers and airmen of the trade of Chemical Warfare Fighter.

This was formed by re-organising and redesignating the RAF Gas School (Italy) at Foggia in September 1944 under the operational control of HQ MAAF, administered by No 214 Group.

It was amalgamated with No 3 School of Fire Fighting to form No 1 Anti-Gas and Fire Fighting School in Rome on 1 February 1945.

This was formed from the RAF Element of Middle East School of Chemical Warfare in late 1944/early 1945, and was reduced to 'number only' basis on 1 March 1945.

This was formed by amalgamating No 2 Anti-Gas School and No 3 School of Fire Fighting in Rome on 1 February 1945. Operational control was exercised by HQ MAAF whilst it was administered by HQ MACAF through No 2 RAF Base Area, and disbanded on 20 September 1945.

This was re-established as a Section of El Gedida on 14 June 1946 from a Section of No 2 Instructors' School (EVT) on disbandment, and was redesignated RAF Regional Education Centre, Fayid on 15 November 1948.

This was formed from No 2 Balloon School on 15 April 1918 at Lydd under the control of No 2 Balloon Training Wing. It moved to Rollestone Camp on 31 July 1919, where it joined No 7 Group and disbanded on 30 August 1919 into No 1 BTS.

This was formed in The Balloon Wing from Winch Storage and Maintenance Section and the Balloon Technical Training Unit on 15 March 1945, both units having previously been on the establishment of RAF Cardington and disbanded on 1 August 1945.

This was formed on 1 January 1937 at Cardington under the control of No 24 Group. It was transferred to No 30 Group on 1 April 1938, then to HQ Balloon Command on 10 January 1939 and disbanded on 25 November 1943, with its courses being reallocated to Nos 3, 11 and 12 Balloon Centres.

This was formed from the Balloon Centre on 1 November 1936 at Rollestone Camp, Larkhill under the control of No 24 Group. It moved to Cardington on 1 February 1939, where it come under the direct control of HQ Balloon Command, after which its fate is unknown.

This was formed on 21 January 1916 at Roehampton. On 13 October 1917 it moved to No 331 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, then to Richmond Park on 15 February 1921 disbanded on 25 August 1919.

This had formed by December 1918 at No 331 Upper Richmond Road, Putney. On 15 February 1919 it moved to Richmond Park to at least 1 May, after which its fate is unknown.

Originally to be formed on 1 March 1953 as the Bomber Command Armament Training School, its formation was postponed until 1 August 1953 at Wittering with the revised title. Under the functional control of HQ Bomber Command and administrative control of No 3 Group, its task was to store the RAF's stock of Blue Danube atomic bombs and to train personnel in their handling. It was redesignated the Strike Command Armament School on 30 April 1968.

This was formed on 2 January 1961 at Feltwell under the control of No 3 Group and disbanded on 30 November 1962.

This was formed on 5 July 1944 at Bruntingthorpe under the control of No 92 Group. On 5 December 1944 it was absorbed into the Bomber Command Instructors' School, moving to Worksop on 1 February 1945, where it closed on 14 December 1945.

This was formed in No 22 Group on 3 September 1958 at Hereford, where it disbanded on 1 February 1960.

This was formed on 28 April 1942 as the RAF School of Cookery and was redesignated at the RAF School of Catering, Middle East in January 1944, and was disbanded on 25 May 1945.

This was formed at Halton, from the RAF School of Catering and was later transferred to Worthy Down as the Catering Training Squadron. (RAF), Defence Logistics School.

This was formed at Weston-super-Mare in 1943 and transferred to Filton in No 44 Group on 15 October 1943, disbanding on 30 September 1945.

This was formed from the Aircraft Recognition School on 17 September 1942 at Douglas, Isle of Man and moved to Eastbourne on 30 September 1942 in No 27 Group, pending the formation of No 28 Group, parented by RAF Eastbourne. It moved to Kenworthy's Hydro, Southport on 19 May 1943, parented by RAF Woodvale. It later moved to Sutton-on-Hull before arriving at Kirton-in-|Lindsey on 7 June 1948, where it was absorbed into the Central Synthetic Training Establishment, the same day.

It reformed, as the RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition on 16 March 1951 at HQ Fighter Command, Bentley Priory/RAF Stanmore. It moved to Uxbridge on 15 September 1954 and was transferred to administrative control of HQ, Technical Training Command through No 22 Group, whilst remaining under the functional control of Air Ministry (DDTO), until 1 December 1954 when HQ, TTC assumed functional control. Functional control was returned to the Air Ministry (DTO) on 11 February 1957.

It moved to West Malling on 11 November 1957, where functional control was transferred to Air Ministry (DTO), and disbanded on 20 March 1959.

This had been formed at RAF Grantham in Training Command on 1 February 1938, but moved to Castlegate House in Grantham in June 1939. On 27 May 1940 it was transferred to Flying Training Command and had moved to Twyford by July 1941. On 23 October 1950 it lost its independent identity on being becoming a Section of the Air Staff of HQ, Flying Training Command and was redesignated the Command Examination Board.

This was formed in No 50 Group on 5 August 1940 at 14 Warwick Road, Elstree Way, Boreham Wood to provide courses of four weeks duration and an intake of 30 trainees every two weeks. In November 1940 the intake was increased to 40 but now with no overlap of courses, which remained at four weeks duration. In April 1941 an Examining Flight was added to the school, to check the standard of instruction on and the maintenance of Link Trainers at all Home Units.

In September 1941 a CLTS Flight of four Proctors was added to No 1 EFTS, which exerted operational control, and the school was extended to a capacity of 160 trainees, the syllabus being amended as follows: -

On 18 November 1944 it capacity was dramatically reduced from 216 to 64, as follows: -

Course	Capacity	Duration
Refresher	40	3 weeks
Celestial Navigation Trainer - Operators	12	6 weeks
Installation and Maintenance	12	6 weeks

It moved to South Cerney in 1947 and then to Kirton-in-Lindsey on 1 April 1948, where it was absorbed into the Central Synthetic Training Establishment on 7 June 1948.

This was formed from Central School of Aircraft Recognition, Central Vision training School and Central Link Trainer School on 7 June 1948 at Kirton-in-Lindsey under the control of No 21 Group and by 22 July 1948 was delivering the following courses: -

Course	Length of Course (weeks)	Intake	Frequency of Intake (weeks)	Peak	Remarks
Link Trainer Instructors	6	24	6	24
Aircraft Recognition Course 'X'	3	25	4	25	Run alternatively
Aircraft Recognition Course 'Z'	1	25	4	25	Run alternatively
Night Vision training	2	12	2	12

The 'Z' Course was cancelled on 2 April 1949, followed by the 'X' Course on 23 April 1949. It was redesignated Link Trainer School on 20 August 1949.

It was formed on 20 August 1949 by redesignating the Central Synthetic Training Establishment at Kirton -in-Lindsey, under the control of No 21 Group, and was transferred to No 23 Group on 22 October 1951. It moved to Little Rissington on 10 December 1951 and the same day merged into the CFS as the 'Link Instructors' Course'.

This was formed in September 1918 at 80 Marina, St Leonards-on-Sea and disbanded on 21 January 1919.

This was formed as the Aircraft Recognition School on 25 June 1943 at Juhu. It was redesignated The Central Visual Aircraft Recognition Instructors School on 20 August 1943, moving to Ranchi in October and disbanded on 13 September 1945.

This was formed from No 2 Anti-Gas School and No 3 School of Fire Fighting on 1 February 1945 at an unknown location in the Middle East but its fate is unknown.

This was formed on an unknown date in BAFO at Uetersen and disbanded on 6 September 1948.

This was formed on 1 June 1948 at Winterbourne Gunner, near Salisbury, under the functional control of the Air Ministry (DGD) and administered day-to-day by RAF Old Sarum, whilst the JACW was under the control of the War Office, its Charter being: -

Course	Length of Course	Intake	Frequency of Intake	Peak	Remarks
Senior Officers Course	5½ days	10	4 annually	10
Intermediate Course	5½ days	10	4 annually	10
Unit Instructor (Officer) Course	3 weeks	10	7 annually	10
NCO Instructor Course	3 weeks	22	4 weeks	22

On 1 May 1958 it was renamed RAF Component, Joint School of Nuclear and Chemical Ground Defence.

This was formed in No 11 Group on 1 May 1958 by renaming the RAF Element, Joint School of Chemical Warfare at RAF Salisbury. It was transferred to No 12 Group on 1 December 1960, but was transferred to the direct control of HQ Fighter Command on 1 April 1963, until 1 June 1963 when control was transferred to HQ Transport Command.

It was retitled RAF Component, Defence, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical School on 1 January 1964.

This was formed in Transport Command on 1 January 1964 by redesignating the RAF Component, Joint School of Nuclear and Chemical Ground Defence, no further details at present.

This was formed on 28 September 1939 at the RAFVR Town Centre at Harberton House, Harberton Mead, Headington, Oxford to train RAF and WAAF officers in code and cypher duties as well as undertaking the duties of Signals 1 (f), e.g. the production and amendment of Signal publications. Its title was changed on 12 October 1939 to Air Ministry Codes and Cypher School it was placed in No 26 Group on 2 February 1940, then transferred to No 27 Group on 16 May 1941 and was redesignated No 5 Radio School on 1 January 1943.

This was formed under the control of India Command on 1 October 1942 at Solan and disbanded on 31 May 1943.

This was formed under the control of Middle East Command on This was formed under the control of on 16284 at and on Heliopolis. at Heliopolis and disbanded on 1 August 1944.

A formation date has not been found yet but it was located in Bombay when it disbanded into the Combined Operations Establishment on 31 March 1946.

This was formed in Bombay on 31 March 1946 from the RAF Element of Combined Training Centre and RAF Element of the DCO (I), no further details at present.

This was formed on 13 August 1953 at RAF Maintenance Base, Singapore by renaming the Advanced Training School (FEAF) on its arrival from Diyatalawa, no further details at present.

This seems to have formed on 13 August 1944 at Viceroy Court, Regent’s Park, London in No 28 Group and was tasked with providing training to officers who were going to be involved in conducting disarmament duties in occupied territories. It had a capacity of 200 trainees (Officers and NCOs), which was increased to 290 on 17 February 1945. It disbanded on 30 May 1945.

This was formed from the R/T Speech Unit under the control of Fighter Command on an unknown date at Stanmore and disbanded on in December 1944.

This was formed on 1 September 1942 under the control of India Command at Calcutta and was disbanded on 15 October 1943.

This was re-formed at Halton in late 1922 with the first courses assembling on 3 January 1923. The first courses planned being: -

Duration	12 weeks
Vacancies	30
Dates of assembly	3 Jan 1923 11 Apr 1923 5 Sep 1923

Advanced Course (Cooks and Butchers)

Duration	8 weeks
Vacancies	10
Dates of assembly	3 Jan 1923 7 Mar 1923 9 May 1923 5 Sep 1923

By July 1927 had been retitled Commissariat and School of Cookery. By July 1935 it was titled Supplies Section and School of Cookery, reverting to its original title by July 1937. In November 1939 it was split into two separate schools, No 1 and No 2.

This was formed on 28 April 1942 in Middle East Command and was redesignated at the RAF School of Catering, Middle East in January 1944.

It reformed in May 1945 at Torre Annunziate in Italy as a section of HQ, No 214 Group to take over the NCO Refresher Courses in Cookery previously held at No 55 PTC, no further details at present.

This was formed at Halton in No 24 Group in November 1939 from half of the School of Cookery. By June 1943 it had been transferred to No 28 Group and disbanded in No 24 Group on 3 September 1958.

This was formed at Halton in No 24 Group in November 1939 from half of the School of Cookery to train an additional 150 Cooks and Butchers. By January 1943 it appears to have been disbanded but by June had been reformed at Melksham in No 28 Group and disbanded on 3 March 1944.

It reformed on 3 June 1948 at Innsworth in Technical Training Command, and disbanded on 14 November 1957, its task being taken over by No 1 School of School of Cookery, RAF Halton.

This was formed in No 214 Group at No 3 RAF Base Area, Portici on 4 May 1944, to provide the following training: -

This was possibly formed on 7 November 1944, by redesignating the School of Cookery, MAAF

It was disbanded on 26 November 1945, its personnel and equipment being transferred to the Middle East Mobile Catering Team..

This was formed as a Section of RAF El Hamra on 30 September 1947, its functions being: -

It moved to HQ, No 205 Group on 11 December 1948, no further details at present.

This was formed from the Fighter Command Control and Reporting School on 16 March 1953 and was renamed School of Fighter Plotting on 30 September 1957.

It was reformed at Bawdsey on 6 January 1964 in No 12 (East Anglian) Sector and was renamed the RAF School of Fighter Control on 1 October 1968, moving to West Drayton on 31 October 1974 and then to Boulmer on 1 May 1990.

This was formed on 17 June 1946 at Port Fouad under the control of HQ MedME, administered by No 219 Group, and was reduced to 'Number only Basis' on 29 September 1947.

This was formed at Secunderabad in India on 1 October 1943 under the control of No 227 Group, but ceased to function a a separate unit on24 July 1944, being reconstituted as a followers cookery course at the Non-Technical Training Centre, Secunderabad.

This was formed at Changi on 1 December 1947 and by 22 July 1948 was delivering the following courses: -

Course	Length of Course (weeks)	Intake	Frequency of Intake (weeks)	Peak	Remarks
Cooks Refresher Course	4	8	4	8

On 11 November 1957 administrative control was transferred to HQ, No 224 Group, with functional control retained by HQ FEAF, and it disbanded on 27 January 1959.

This was formed at Seletar on an unknown date and disbanded on 22 December 1956.

This was formed at Shawbury on 1 January 2019 by amalgamating the School of Aerospace Battle Management (SABM), at Boulmer and the School of Air Operations Control (SAOC) at Shawbury. In the Summer of 2019 the SABM joined the SAOC at Shawbury. It delivers all Phase 2 training for the 5 elements of the Air Operations Branch which includes Air Traffic Controllers, Weapons Controllers, Identification Officers, Flight Operations personnel and Air and Space Operations Specialists.

This was formed at 'Witanhurst', West Hill, Highgate in London on 22 November 1943 in No 28 Group, administered by RAF Hendon. Its function was to train RAF and WAAF officers in the principles and methods of Discussion Group Leadership during a five day course for 45 students (35 x RAF, 10 x WAAF). On 15 Jun 1944 it was transferred to the control of No 44 Group. It disbanded on 15 November 1945.

This was formed on 7 January 1948 at Wellesbourne Mountford under the control of HQ, Technical Training Command, initially to provide the following: -

It moved to Uxbridge on 30 May 1951, being transferred to No 22 Group at the same time. On 1 August 1954 it moved to Spitalgate and was transferred to No 24 Group, but on 22 September 1958 it was transferred back to No 22 Group, and moved to Uxbridge on 10 November 1958. It moved again on 6 July 1964, this time to Upwood and no further details at present.

This was formed on 1 June 1940 at Brize Norton in No 20 Group to train 180 officers on the first course of two months duration, after which the two monthly intake was set at 120 officers. It moved to Grange-over-Sands on 10 June 1940, where it absorbed No 2 EQS and was probably absorbed into the Equipment and Accountant Officers' School in late 1941.

This was formed on 1 June 1940 at Little Rissington in No 20 Group to train one group of 60 officers on a course of two months duration, however on 10 June it moved to Grange-over-Sands, where it was absorbed into No 1 EQS.

This was formed from at Grange-on-Sands in No 20 Group on 10 June 1940 by amalgamating Nos 1 and 2 EQS. With the move of the Accountant Officers' School from Grange-over-Sands to Bulstrode Park on 29 July 1941, the EQS was expanded to a maximum of 220 students with a fortnightly intake of 55 on an 8 week course. By January 1943 it had been transferred to No 28 Group and moved to Stannington on 15 March 1944. It probably disbanded into the School of Administration and Accountancy at Hereford in late 1944.

This formed in No 22 Group on 1 September 1945 at Bicester, later moving to Hereford. It moved to Digby on 2 February 1948, remaining under the control of Technical Training Command, and then moved to Bircham Newton on 8 March 1949, where it was absorbed into the RAF School of Administration on 1 June 1951.

This was formed on 1 January 1947 at Digby under the control of Flying Training Command, where it remained until 7 September 1953 when it moved to Cranwell, no further details at present.

This was formed before July 1937 from the School of Store Accounting and Storekeeping at Cranwell, training both officers and airmen, but on 1 December 1938 it was split into two separate school, one for officers and one for airmen. The EQS (Airmen) remained at Cranwell, whilst the EQS (Officers) moved to Kidbrooke.

This was formed on 1 December 1938 from the Airmen Section of the School of Store Accounting and Storekeeping at Cranwell, where it remained. On 1 June 1940 the course (9 weeks duration) intake was raised from 70 to 100 per week up to a new maximum of 900 (from 630). and on 9 May 1941 it moved to Bridlington and appears to have been renamed the School of Equipment Training (Airmen), in No 20 Group. By June 1942 it seems to have reverted to its original title and on 26 August 1942 it moved to Kirkham. It moved again on 29 October 1942 to Eastbourne, initially in No 27 Group, pending the formation of No 28 Group. It moved again 1 July 1943 to Sandringham Hotel, Weston-super-Mare and disbanded on 5 August 1944.

This was formed on 1 December 1938 from the officer section of the School of Stores Accounting and Storekeeping at Cranwell, but immediately moved to Kidbrooke in No 24 Group. On 23 August 1939 it moved to Little Rissington, still in No 24 Group and then to Loughborough in No 20 Group on 2 April 1940 but closed on 1 June 1940 to be replaced by Nos 1 and 2 Equipment Offices' Schools at Brize Norton and Little Rissington respectively.

This was formed (date unknown) at Ariel House, Strand, WC2 and closed on 18 September 1939.

This was formed in No 40 Group at RAF Calshot on 1 August 1956, and disbanded in No 41 Group on 3 April 1961, its task being taken over by No 7 School of Technical Training at Kirton in Lindsey.

This was formed on 26 May 1945 at Tatenhill under the control of Maintenance Command, absorbing the courses for officers and NCOs previously being run at No 31 MU. It had a pupil capacity of 30 officers and 20 NCOs and was transferred to Technical Training Command on 15 April 1946 but disbanded on 1 December 1946, when its tasking was taken over by No 6 SoTT.

This was formed on 19 May 1948 at North Coates in Technical Training Command, taking over courses transferred from No 6 SoTT, but was redesignated No 15 School of Technical Training on 1 October 1948.

This was formed from on an unknown date at Changi? and was absorbed into the FEAF Survival and Parachute Training School on 1 July 1959.

This was formed on 1 April 1950 at Tlok Pakau under the control of No 4 Police Wing, administered by RAF Changi, with the following policy: -

With the disbandment of No 4 Police Wing, functional and administrative control was assumed by HQ, FEAF on 1 March 1954. On 11 November 1957 administrative control was transferred to HQ, No 224 Group, however on 20 November 1956 it had been established as section of HQ, FEAF and in March 1958 was retrospectively disbanded from that date.

This was formed from FEAF Survival School and the FEAF Parachute School on 1 July 1959 at Changi under the control of No 224 Group, but was transferred to the direct control of HQ FEAF on 1 November 1960, and disbanded on 11 January 1971.

This was formed from on 1 April 1956 at Changi, under the functional control of HQ FEAF and administrative control of AHQ Singapore. On 11 November 1957 administrative control was transferred to HQ, No 224 Group, and it was absorbed into the FEAF Survival and Parachute Training School on 1 July 1959.

This was formed on 1 April 1966 at Seletar under the control of No 224 Group and disbanded on 31 March 1968.

This was formed on 19 December 1945 at Rudloe Manor, with a capacity of 30 pupils every six weeks (30 peak), but this was reduced to 20 every six weeks (20 peak) on 1 December 1947. It moved to Middle Wallop on 12 January 1948 and by 22 July 1948 was delivering the following courses: -

Course	Length of Course (weeks)	Intake	Frequency of Intake (weeks)	Peak	Remarks
Basic Course	6			20	Only one course held at a time
Familiarisation Course	10 days
Refresher Course	10 days

On 1 October 1948 the course was extended to 8 weeks duration. It was redesignated School of Control and Reporting on 16 March 1953.

This was formed from School of Control and Reporting on 9 September 1957 at Hope Cove in No 81 Group. It was transferred to No 11 Group on 31 March 1958, moving to Sopley on 31 October 1958 and disbanded on 18 April 1960.

It reformed at Boulmer after 1 May 1990 from the School of Control and Reporting and on 1 June 2021 its tasking was transferred to the newly reformed No 20 Squadron.

This was formed on 1 August 1942 under the control of Middle East Command at Heliopolis and was redesignated Middle East Flying Control School on 1 November 1944.

This was formed on 30 September 1957 at Middle Wallop under the control of No 81 Group and disbanded on 1 March 1958.

This was formed on 1 September 1944 under the control of No 227 Group at 'Hill Top', Bombay, to provide refresher training for Filter Officers and taking over the training of Clerk/SDs from No 51 Radio School. It disbanded on 30 April 1945.

This was formed on 1 June 1943 under the control of at Ismailia and disbanded on 20 October 1944.

This was formed in 1921 at an unknown location under the charge of an experienced instructor from the London Fire Brigade, no further details at present.

This was formed on 18 August 1943 at Sutton-on-Hull under the control of No 24 Group, administered by No 942/3 Squadron. The existing fire-fighting course were transferred from No 8 SoTT and expanded to a peak of 500, composed as follows: -

It was transferred to No 22 Group on 1 October and was absorbed into RAF Sutton-on-Hull on 26 February 1945, being redesignated the RAF School of Fire Fighting and Anti-Gas on 15 November 1945. It reverted to its original title on 9 June 1947, and was transferred to No 24 Group on 14 February 1951, and was redesignated RAF School of Fire Fighting and Rescue on 15 July 1953.

This was formed in No 24 Group on 15 July 1953 at Sutton-on-Hull by redesignating the RAF School of Fire Fighting. It was transferred to No 22 Group on 23 March 1959, and disbanded on 7 October 1959 with the task being transferred to the RAF Regiment at Catterick.

This was formed on 15 November 1945 at Sutton-on-Hull under the control of No 24 Group, by redesignating the RAF School of Fire Fighting, but reverted to its original title on 9 June 1947.

This was formed at No 3 Middle East Training School at Amman in 1942 to train fire fighting instructors on a two week course with a monthly intake of 60 trainees. It was under the technical control of HQ RAF Middle East and the administrative control of AHQ Levant.

By September 1944 it was located at No 113 MU, No 2 Echelon and its function was: -

This was formed in November 1943 under the control of NWAAF at No 1 RAF Base Area to training ACH/GDs for units in Algiers. It later moved to Nos 2 and 3 RAF Base Areas to train personnel in Tunisia and Italy.

This was formed at Amman in December 1944 by redesignating the Fire Fighting School, Middle East and disbanded on 27 September 1947.

This was formed from MAAF Fire Fighting School on 22 December 1944, and was amalgamated with No 2 Anti-Gas School to form No 1 Anti-Gas and Fire Fighting School in Rome on 1 February 1945.

This was formed from the Regional Control School on 15 December 1941 at Watchfield. It moved to Bridgnorth in No 54 Group on 15 November 1942 being expanded to a capacity of 400 students with Bobbington providing the necessary flying facilities., A detachment was left at Watchfield to become the Airfield Controllers School. On 13 April 1943 it returned to Watchfield, but with a reduced capacity of 240 pupils and was transferred to No 50 Group.

It absorbed the Airfield Controllers School on 14 November 1943, having its capacity reduced to 200 in January 1944 and to 100 from 15 April 1944, but on 22 May 1944 it was raised to 150 before being reduced back to 100 on 15 November 1944.

This was formed on 16 August 1943 at Mauripur under the control of AHQ India and disbanded on 30 June 1945.

This was formed from Flying Control School on 30 June 1945 under the control of No 223 Group at Karachi and disbanded on 31 October 1945.

This was formed at the Operations Room, RAF Ramsey on 3 May 1943, administered by No 11 Air Gunners School at Andreas and disbanded on 21 August 1945.

This was formed from the Controllers Training School on 31 October 1943 under the control of AHQ India at Mauripur. Operational control was transferred to No 226 Group in March/April, then to No 229 Group in April/May. It moved to Clifton, Karachi in July/August 1944 remaining under the control of No 229 Group but administered by No 223 Group and was redesignated Flying Control Centre on 30 June 1945.

This was formed in 1941 in Cairo and on 26 June 1944 moved to No 4 Sharia Mourad Bay, Heliopolis under the control of HQ RAF Middle East and administered by No 206 Group. At the same time its intake was temporarily increased to 20 per week up to a total population of 60 of which one-third were to be American officers.

This was formed on 21 October 1942 at Brize Norton in No 23 Group, as a ground based unit to teach instructional techniques to prospective instructors, with a pupil capacity of 20 officers and 40 NCOs. It moved to North Luffenham on 1 March 1944, then returned to Brize Norton on 16 October before moving to Wittering on 17 December 1945 and finally to South Cerney on 24 May 1946, where it disbanded on 28 February 1947.

This was formed from the RFC Free Balloon Section on 15 April 1918 at the Polo Ground, Hurlingham, moving to Roehampton on 31 January 1919, where it disbanded in September 1919.

This was formed in No 22 Group on 1 January 1945 at Cardington and absorbed the GST Courses being run at the station. On 5 May 1947 it moved to Hereford, where it was redesignated Advanced Training School on 1 November 1949.

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This was formed on 1 November 1944 under the control AHQ Levant at Amman, to deliver the following courses: -

Course	Duration	Population
Warrant Officers' and Flight Sergeants' Course (including air crew)	4 weeks	200
Sergeants' and Corporals' Course (including air crew)	4 weeks	160

It disbanded on 29 October 1947.

This was formed on 1 December 1944 at No 56 PTC, Naples under the operational control of HQ MAAF and administered by HQ MACAF to deliver the following courses: -.

Course	Duration	Population
Warrant Officers' and Flight Sergeants' Course (including air crew)	4 weeks	200
Sergeants' and Corporals' Course (including air crew)	4 weeks	160

It later moved to Sulmona and disbanded on 14 December 1945.

This was formed in No 205 Group on 7 April 1952 at Shallufa to train airmen in MEAF in the General Service Training element of Advanced Training Part 1, under the functional control of HQ MEAF. It moved to Nicosia in Cyprus on 1 July 1952, remaining under the functional control of HQ MEAF and administered by No 205 Group, and was renamed the NCO Training School, MEAF on 9 January 1953.

This was formed on 8 December 1939 in No 24 Group to provide training to Polish personnel destined for Polish manned squadrons in Bomber Command. The Polish pilots and ground personnel were to be instructed in British aircraft and equipment as well as RAF administration and organisation. It later operated a detachment at Manston but on 20 May 1940, it moved to Blackpool where it became No 3 (Polish) Wing, No 3 SoTT.

This was formed on 1 April 1955 in No 63 Group at Washington Hall, near Chorley, Lancashire to provide administrative support for permanent staff and Class 'H' Reservists at the Civil Defence Training School. It was retitled - RAF Element, Home Office Fire Service Training School on 1 June 1955.

This was formed on 1 June 1955 in No 63 Group at Washington Hall, near Chorley, Lancashire, by renaming the RAF Element, Home Office Civil Defence Training School. No further details at present.

This was formed on 9 July 1956 in No 62 Group at Moreton-in-Marsh to provide administrative support for permanent staff and Class 'H' Reservists at the Home Office Fire Service Training Centre, and disbanded on 20 January 1959.

Unlike the ATC in the UK this organisation was based at Indian Universities to train future IAF personnel in non-technical and technical Air Force subjects under the control of AHQ India. Units were located at: -

University	Date formed	Parented by
Nagpur University	15 November 1943	No 315 MU
Tranvencore University	15 November 1943	No 17 C & M Party
Calcutta University	15 November 1943	BHQ Calcutta

This was formed in Harrow, date unknown, and moved to Caen Wood Towers, Hampstead Lane, Highgate in No 27 Group in about September 1942. On 15 Jun 1944 it was transferred to the control of No 44 Group and by 22 July 1948 was delivering t the following courses: -

Course	Length of Course (weeks)	Intake	Frequency of Intake (weeks)	Peak
Junior Intelligence Course	5	20	6	20
Short Intelligence Security Course	4 days	As required		-

It disbanded on 31 October 1948, its courses being tr5ansferred to Air Ministry (AI 1(a)).

This was formed on 1 September 1944 under the control of No 24 Group at Cosford with a capacity of 100 to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over and disbanded on 22 September 1945.

This was formed in September 1944 under the control of at Heliopolis to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over.

Courses of 100 pupils lasted 14 days, with the first commencing on 1 November 1944. It disbanded on 14 June 1946.

This was formed on 15 December 1944 on the establishment of RAF Saharanpur, moving to Adgodito train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over. On 1 January 1946 it was absorbed as a Section of SHQ Kandy, but retained its separate identity, finally disbanding on 1 August 1946.

This was formed on 1 November 1944 under the control of No 12 Group at Barton Hall to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme, with a pupil capacity of 100. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over. Its capacity was increased to 230 on 20 February 1946, and it disbanded on 21 September 1946.

This was formed on 1 November 1944 as a Section of No 11 (P) AFU, under the control of No 21 Group at Cranage to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme, with a pupil capacity of 100. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over. On 12 September 1945, by which time it was at Snittersfield, its capacity was increased to 120, and disbanded on 20 February 1946.

This was formed on 1 November 1944 under the control of No 24 Group at Cosford to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme, with a pupil capacity of 100. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over. On 12 September 1945 its capacity was increased to 200, and disbanded on 15 May 1946.

This was formed on 1 November 1944 under the control of No 40 Group at Bowlee to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme, with a pupil capacity of 100. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over, and disbanded on 20 February 1946.

This was formed at No 56 PTC, Leece, Italy on 19 December 1944 under the operational control of HQ MAAF, administered by HQ MACAF. Its function was to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme during courses of 14 day course duration for 100 pupils per course. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over and disbanded on 25 September 1945.

This was formed on 14 November 1944 at Bourn under the control of No 8 Group, to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme with a capacity of 100. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over. On 12 September 1945 its capacity was increased to 200, and disbanded on 20 February 1946.

This was formed on 15 November 1944 under the control of No 16 Group at Bircham Newton to train the instructors needed for the planned Educational and Vocational Training scheme with a capacity of 100. Its aim was to assist in preparing airmen for demobilisation once the war was over and disbanded on 14 September 1945.

This was formed on 1 April 1949 at Wittering in Flying Training Command. It moved to Feltwell on 23 March 1950, to South Cerney in No 23 Group on 2 November 1953 and then to Hullavington on 7 July 1954, where it was transferred to No 25 Group on 18 November 1957 and disbanded on 20 April 1960 on being amalgamated with the RAF School of Education at Uxbridge.

This was formed on an unknown date at Brawdy, moving to Finningley in 1993 as part of No 6 FTS. On 1 October 1995 it was transferred to No 100 Squadron at Leeming on the closure of No 6 FTS and is probably still in existence.

This was formed in Signals Command on 1 September 1947 at Tangmere becoming a lodger unit when Tangmere was transferred to Transport Command on 1 December 1963. It moved to North Luffenham on 1 October 1964, where it combined with the WT (A) School from Digby but disbanded the same day on being absorbed into the establishment of RAF North Luffenham.

This was formed on an unknown date and by 21 April 1952 was located at Nuneham Park in No 3 Group, when it was redesignated the Joint School of Photographic Interpretation.

This was formed on 21 April 1952 at Nuneham Park in No 3 Group, by redesignating the Joint Services School of Photographic Interpretation. On 15 July 1953 it moved to No 2 Site, RNAS Culham, but remained administered by RAF Nuneham Park. At some point it moved to Brampton, but on 31 March 1960 moved to Upwood being transferred to the administrative control of No 1 Group, and reverted to No 3 Group on 16 October 1961, but was transferred to the full control of the Central Reconnaissance Establishment on 1 April 1963. It moved to Bassingbourn on 15 December 1963, no further details at present.

This was formed by redesignating the School of Jungle Self Preservation on 15 January 1946, now being sorely responsible for the training of instructors, and disbanded on 15 June 1946.

This was probably formed by redesignating the School of Jungle Training at Bhopal unde the control of HQ ACSEA. On 15 June 1945 control was transferred to HQ BAFSEA. On 15 January 1946 it was renamed Jungle Survival Instructors' School.

This was formed June 1943 at Mulchi to train aircrew how to survive in jungle country under the control of No 227 Group.

This was formed on 27 May 1940 at No 13 Balloon Centre, Plymouth and disbanded on 20 June 1941.

This was formed as ? on 1 June 1942 at Corsewell in No 17 Group and had been redesignated the Marine Craft Training School by 15 November 1942 when it was transferred to No 24 Group.

No 1 Marine Craft Training School reverted to this title on 22 August 1949. It was transferred to No 19 Group on 12 July 1950 and moved from Calshot to Mount Batten on 1 October 1953, where it and was redesignated the Marine Craft Training and Support Unit on 1 April 1961.

This was formed by redesignating the Marine Craft Training School at Corsewell on 24 May 1944 in No 24 Group. It moved to Felixstowe in February 1947, Pembroke Dock on 29 January 1948, Calshot on 25 January 1949, where it reverted to the title, Marine Craft Training School on 22 August 1949.

This was formed from the Marine Craft School (East Africa) on 24 May 1944 at Kipevu and disbanded on 24 June 1945.

This was formed on an unknown date at Port Said, No 1 was dropped on 24 June 1945, and it disbanded on 15 April 1946.

This was formed from the Marine Craft Training School on 1 April 1961 at Mount Batten, taking over the functional task of No 238 MU in addition to the training role, and was redesignated RAF Mount Batten on 1 August 1961.

This was formed at Calshot on an unknown date and was redesignated the Marine Training School in about September 1941

This was formed by redesignating the Marine Instructional Section, Calshot in about September 1941

This was formed at Holly Hill, Hampstead on an unknown date, no further details at present.

This appears to have been formed before Jul 1941 at Harrogate in No 24 Group. By June 1942 it had been transferred to No 20 Group and by June 1943 to No 28 Group. It probably moved to Halton in the early post-war period and was still there in March 1948.

This was formed at Spitalgate on 1 September 1949 in No 22 Group and was transferred to No 24 Group on 1 March 1954, disbanding on 1 August 1957.

This was formed at No 1 School of Technical Training at Ambala on 22 November 1943 to train IAF personnel in meteorological duties. It had an intake of 5 per month on a 16 week course, with a peak capacity of 20 pupils. Its fate is unknown.

This was formed on an unknown date at Wythall, and moved to Cardington on 21 April 1950, no further details at present.

This was formed under the control of HQ, FTC as a lodger unit at Thorney Island on 15 January 1950. Administrative control was transferred to No 21 Group on 15 May 1950, but functional control remained with HQ FTC, but later functional control was transferred to the Air Ministry (DDT (Nav)) and administrative control was transferred to HQ FTC.

However, on 1 March 1955 administrative control was transferred to HQ, No 25 Group, functional control remaining with the Air Ministry, and it disbanded on 1 November 1955.

This was formed in BAFO at Trinity House, Blankenese on 31 August 1950 by amalgamating with the Moral Leadership Centres (C of E) and (OD, PMUB), but by 15 February 1952, when it moved to Surth, it had been redesignated Moral Leadership Centre (C of E & PMUB).

It closed on 1 July 1963, its task being transferred to the RAF Chaplains' School at Amport House.

This was formed in BAFO at Trinity House, Blankenese on an unknown date but was amalgamated with the Moral Leadership Centre (C of E) on 31 August 1950 to form the Joint Moral Leadership Course

This was formed in BAFO at Neuhaus on an unknown date but closed on 31 August 1950 on being amalgamated with the Moral Leadership Centre (C of E)

This was formed in BAFO at Siegburg on an unknown date under the local administration of RAF Butweilerhof, which was transferred to RAF Wahn on 1 March 1952. It moved to Dominikaner Kloster on 6 September 1956 and then to Missionhaus, St Josef, Geilenkirchen on 30 May 1959, no further details at present.

This was formed at Jerusalem on 15 October 1945 under the operational control of HQ MedME (Chaplains' Branch), administered by AHQ Levant, and disbanded on 1 June 1947.

This was formed in Rome on an unknown date under the operational control of HQ MedME (Chaplains' Branch), and disbanded on 10 May 1946.

This was formed at Latroun Monastry, near Ramleh on 13 July 1946, under the operational control of HQ RAF MedME, administered by AHQ Levant. No further details at present.

This was formed in Blackpool between July and December 1941 in No 20 Group. It was transferred to No 24 Group by January 1943 and was disbanded on 29 November 1944.

This was formed at Weeton on 14 November 1941 in No 20 Group, parented by RAF Weeton, running the following courses: -

This was formed Weeton between June 1942 and January 1943 in No 24 Group, probably by redesignating the MT Instructors School. It was absorbed into No 8 School of Technical Training in October 1943.

This was formed in Pwllheli on 15 September 1941 in No 20 Group to train WAAF MT Drivers on a five week course with an intake of 100 per week up to a capacity of 500. It was transferred to No 24 Group by January 1943 and it was disbanded on 9 August 1944.

This was formed at the Clarendon Hotel, Morecombe on 28 May 1942 in No 20 Group with a weekly intake of 120 on courses of 10 weeks duration to a capacity of 1,200 trainees . It was transferred to No 24 Group by January 1943 and was closed in August 1943.

This was formed in No 201 Group in the Middle East in mid 1942 to provide the following to air crews of the Group: -

This was formed in No 22 Group at Hereford on 1 September 1952 by renaming the Advanced Training School, disbanding in 15 March 1958, with its task being transferred to RAF Uxbridge.

This was formed in No 205 Group on 9 January 1953 at Nicosia by renaming the MEAF General Service Training School, and disbanded on 15 September 1954.

This was formed on an unknown date in India and was redesignated No 3 School of Ground Training on 1 September 1946.

This was formed at Kidbrooke in No 24 Group on 16 December 1942, parented by RAF Kidbrooke. It moved to Henlow on 10 February 1943 as part of No 14 School of Technical Training and then to Weeton between June 1944 and January 1945, where it was probably absorbed into No 8 School of Technical Training.

This was formed on on 21 May 1946 at Bridgnorth by redesignating the WAAF Personnel Selection Training School, with a capacity of 40. It was transferred from Flying Training to Technical Training Command on 16 April 1947, and moved to Hornchurch in o 28 Group on 24 October 1948. Initially administered by No 21 Group this was transferred to HQ Flying Training Command on 1 September 1954, with functional control be retained by Air Ministry (DDSel).

On 1 March 1950 it was transferred to No 22 Group, and on 21 January 1955 functional control was transferred to HQ Flying Training Command, and disbanded on 1 January 1960.

This was formed at Ismailia on 1 July 1943 under the operational control of HQ RAF Middle East and administered by HQ, No 203 Group. Its task was to train RAF PTIs and Mobile Training Teams to visit Stations and Units in Middle East Command. Its fate is unknown.

This was formed on 1 May 1945 at the Army School of Physical Training , Benevento under the control No 1 RAF Base Area to provide PT courses for RAF personnel in Italy, as follows: -

This was formed on 1 April 1918 at Cranwell, moving to Uxbridge on 15 May 1920 as part of the RAF Depot and was redesignated RAF School of Physical Training in 1 January 1925.

This was formed on 1 January 1925 at Uxbridge as part of the RAF Depot by redesignating the RAF School of Physical Training and Drill. It was transferred to No 21 Group in 1925/1926. On 1 May 1936 it came under HQ Training Command but was then transferred to No 24 Group by July 1937 and was closed on mobilisation. However, it re-opened on 30 September 1939 with facilities to train 120 Physical Training Instructors at a time during course of four weeks' duration. At some point in 1940 it was redesignated No 1 School of Physical Training.

This was formed on 30 November1942 at the Air Crew Reception Centre, Regent's Park in No 54 Group with a pupil capacity of 40, administered by the ACRC.

This was formed at Uxbridge by redesignated the School of Physical Training between August and December 1940 in No 24 Group. It was relocated to St Athan in two stage, the first taking place on 16 December 1940 and the second on 6 January 1941.

By January 1943 it had been transferred to No 20 Group and with the closure of No 2 School of PT on 1 July 1943 it was renamed the RAF School of Physical Training, reverting to No 1 School of PT on 7 November 1945.

A Physical Training Instructors Course commenced at No 2 SoTT, Cosford on 2 August 1940, with a capacity of 200 trainees and an intake of 200 every six weeks. The course included two weeks of drill instruction.

This course was probably expanded and renamed No 2 School of Physical Training and placed in No 20 Group but closed on 1 July 1943. It reformed on 7 November 1945 at St Athan, with a capacity of 320, but in late 1946 it was closed again.

This was formed at Loughborough in No 24 Group in 1941 but appears to have disbanded before January 1943.

This formed at St Athan in No 28 Group, on 1 July 1943 by redesignating No 1 School of PT, but closed on 16 August 1943.

It reformed in No 28 Group on 1 July 1943 as a Section of RAF Cosford and incorporated the WAAF Physical Training Course from Halton on 19 July 1944, when the training capacity was: -

It was redesignated No 1 School of PT on 7 November 1945, reverting to RAF School of PT on 22 August 1949. On 17 January 1954 it moved to St Athan, where it disbanded on 21 May 1962 on being absorbed into No 4 SoTT, but reformed at Cosford in 1977 and continues to operate to the present day (2016).

This formed at Halton in 1919 as the RAF Service Police School, moving to Uxbridge on 1 November 1937, where it was amalgamated with the Police HQ to form Service Police HQ and School, later being described as the RAF Police HQ and Training Centre. From 12 April 1940 its capacity was increased from 120 to 300 trainees and the weekly intake was increased from 20 to 50. It was transferred to No 27 Group between 1 -10 July 1941 and was renamed RAF Police School in October 1941.

This formed at Buckeburg on an unknown date and moved to Wahn on 15 September 1954, together with the GSO (WS) Training School and 2nd TAF Police Dog Training School, which all remained under the operational and administrative control of the Command Provost Marshal, HQ 2nd TAF, with local administration transferred to RAF Wahn.

This was formed in October 1941 under the control of No 27 Group at RAF Uxbridge, moving to Weeton on 21 September 1943 and was transferred to No 28 Group by January 1944. In January 1946 it moved to Great Sampford but the following month the Police Dog training element moved to Staverton, where it was joined by the rest of the school in October. It moved to Pershore in late 1948, with the Dog Section joining it in February 1951 but in February 1952 it moved to Netheravon and was redesignated RAF Police Depot on 1 February 1952.

It reformed from the RAF Depot in October 1974 under the control of at Newton on moving from Netheravon. In April 1994 the Dog Section moved to the Defence Animal Centre, whilst the school element moved to Halton and was redesignated RAF Police and Security Training School at the same time.

It reformed from RAF Police and Security Training School on 1 April 2004 under the control of at Newton on moving from Netheravon. In April 1994 the Dog Section moved to the Defence Animal Centre, whilst the school element moved to Halton and remains in existence.

This was formed on an unknown date, possibly at El Hamra, but it moved from there to Ismailia on 1 July 1949, remaining under the control of No 3 Police Wing HQ. From 1 February 1950 its policy was revised as follows: -

This was formed on 13 August 1945 by redesignating the Guard Dog Training School which was transferred from the Ministry of Aircraft Production to Maintenance Command, the same day. It later moved to Great Sampford and became an element of the RAF Police School, being transferred to Technical Training Command on moving to Staverton on 12 December 1945. It was now composed of: -

In February 1946 it moved to Staverton, where the following courses were instituted on 29 July 1948: -

These courses were for existing RAF Police personnel serving on stations in the UK and the Provost Marshal District Organisation. It was redesignated RAF Police Dog Training Centre on 1 January 1949.

This was formed on 1 January 1949 by redesignating the RAF Police Dog Training School at Staverton. It moved to Netheravon on 30 November 1950, Pershore in February 1951 and then back to Netheravon in February 1952, when it became a Section of the RAF Police Depot, but was officially disbanded on 1 January 1953..

This was formed on an unknown date and by March 1948 was located at Wadi Ysara under the control of No 3 RAF Police Wing, administered by No 205 Group. On 31 March 1949 it moved to No 107 MU at Kasfareet and from 1 February 1950 its policy was revised as follows: -

This was formed on 15 June 1944 at No 2 Hill Depot, Solan under the control of the Provost Marshal, ACSEA, administered by No 226 Group. It disbanded on 1 January 1946 on being absorbed as a Section of SHQ Kandy.

This was formed in April 1994 by redesignating the RAF Police Depot on its move to Halton. It reverted to the title RAF Police School on 1 April 2004.

This was formed on 15 March 1944 in Transport Command to train Polish personnel in the organisation, administration, servicing and flying duties of Air Transport. Its fate is unknown.

This was formed at Halton on an unknown date in Technical Training Command and on 1 September 1950, it became a Section of the Medical and Dental Training Establishment, Morton-in Marsh, but remained at Halton. No further details at present.

This was formed at Sundern on an unknown date in 2nd TAF, being transferred to HQ RAF Germany on 1 January 1959, and disbanded on 1 November 1959

This was formed at Halton on 1 May 1947 in Technical Training Command and on 1 September 1950, it became a Section of the Medical and Dental Training Establishment, Morton-in Marsh, but remained at Halton. No further details at present.

This was formed in Technical Training Command at Neaton (satellite of Watton) on an unknown date, but on 15 September 1948 was transferred to No 90 Group and was established as a separate section of No 4 Radio School, Swanton Morley. It disbanded on 8 December 1948 with its commitment being taken over by No 3 Radio School at Compton Bassett.

This was formed at Feltwell on 1 March 1964 under the functional control of HQ No 24 Group and administrative control of OCTU, RAF Feltwell, no further details at present.

This was formed on 9 February 1953 under the control of HQ FEAF at Seletar. On 1 November 1960 administrative control was transferred to No 224 Group, whilst functional control remained with HQ FEAF, no further details at present.

This was formed on 19 May 1945 in No 28 Group at Padgate with a capacity of 1,000. Its fate is unknown.

This was formed at Halton when the Recruits Advanced Drill Course was reorganised as a separately established unit in No 22 Group on 1 September 1947, moving to Hornchurch on 5 January 1948 and then to Uxbridge on 4 October 1948. It was redesignated RAF Uxbridge on 20 June 1951.

This was formed under the control of Fighter Command in February 1940 by redesignating the Voice Production Unit at Cambridge. It moved to Uxbridge 1 July 1940, where it was attached to the Controllers' Instructional Unit and later to Stanmore as the Controllers Training Unit on an unknown date.

This was formed at Fayid on 15 November 1948 by redesignating the RAF Arts and Crafts School, no further details at present.

This was formed from the Fire and Rescue Training Squadron (Catterick) and the Air Force Department Fire Service School (Manston) on 1 January 1989 at Manston and was transferred to Army control as the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre in April 2007.

This formed at Sutton-on-Hull on 18 November 1942 as a 'Lodger Unit' in No 33 Group parented by No 942/3 Squadron. It had a pupil capacity of 450 and disbanded on 31 May 1943.

This was formed on 1 June 1959 at Mount Batten in No 19 Group under the functional control of HQ Coastal Command, and was retitled RAF School of Combat Survival and Rescue on 1 November 1959.

This was formed on 1 November 1959 at Mount Batten in No 19 Group under the functional control of HQ Coastal Command, by redesignating the School of Search, Survival and Rescue, no further details at present.

This was formed at Hereford on 1 March 1947 by redesignating the School of Administration and Accountancy. It moved to Digby on 2 February 1948, remaining under the control of Technical Training Command, and then moved to Bircham Newton on 28 March 1949, where it was absorbed into the RAF School of Administration on 1 June 1951

This was formed on 25 January 1943 at Whitley Bay and was redesignated The Aircrew NCOs School on 6 December 1943.

This was formed on an unknown date at Chigwell in No 26 Group and disbanded on 31 January 1946.

This was formed on an unknown date at Spinney Wood, Ismailia and disbanded on 17 July 1946.

This was formed within No 1 Stores Depot at Kidbrooke in No 21 Group to train both officers and airmen. In late 1932/early 1933 it moved to Cranwell, where it was renamed Equipment Training School by July 1937.

This was formed when the Senior Trade Management Course at Hereford was separated from the Advanced Training School and moved to Millom as a separate unit on 1 September 1952 with an training peak of 150 students, and disbanded on 5 January 1954.

This was formed from the Bomber Command Armament School on 30 April 1968 at Wittering and was redesignated the RAF Armament Support Unit on 1 October 1971.

This formed at Reading between June 1942 and January 1943 under the direct control of HQ Technical Training Command. It disbanded on 20 April 1943.

This was formed between June 1942 and January 1943 under the control of India Command at Chakrata and disbanded between June 1942 and January 1943.

This was formed on 1 November 1944 at St Mawgan in No 44 Group and was redesignated No 1 Air Traffic School on 28 December 1944.

This was formed by December 1944 at Cardington and its fate is unknown but existed to at least March 1946.

This was formed on 4 April 1945 in No 24 Group at Cosford with a pupil capacity of 95, and moved to Spitalgate on 25 April 1954, where it disbanded on 1 August 1957.

This was formed under the control of HQ MEDME at No 1 Base Area, Naples on 10 August 1945, it later moved to Udine, where it disbanded on 30 December 1946.

This was due to form under the control of No 28 Group at Bognor on 23 March 1945, parented by the CFE, Tangmere, with a capacity of 130 trainees.

However, this instruction was cancelled and it formed at Staverton on 4 June 1945 with a capacity of 100, under the functional control of the Air Ministry, parented by RAF Quedgeley, and disbanded on 31 July 1946.

This was formed under the control of HQ MEDME in Cairo on 1 September1945, no further details at present.

This was formed under the control of Fighter Command at Christ's College, Cambridge on 3 September 1939, parented by RAF Duxford. It was redesignated R/T Speech Unit in February 1940.

This was formed on 1 June 1947 at Hawkinge in Technical Training Command, no further details at present.

This was formed on 20 June 1945 at Ramleh, administered by AHQ Levant, to provide homecraft training to WAAF personnel in MEC under the EVT Scheme, and was disbanded on 10 December 1946.

This was formed on 23 December 1942 at Melksham in No 28 Group, its function being to control the following course which had been transferred from Innsworth: -

By the time it moved to Wilmslow on 30 June 1943, the 'Administrative' had been dropped from its titles and it was providing the following: -

This was formed on 23 December 1941 at Melksham in No 28 Group, moving to Wilmslow on 30 June 1943 and later to Husbands Bosworth, where it disbanded on 1 August 1945.

This was formed on an unknown date and was located at Bridgnorth with a capacity of 40, on 21 May 1946 when it was redesignated the Personnel Selection Training School.

This was formed at Ehrwald on 1 February 1952 on a temporary basis, under the functional control of HQ, 2nd TAF, administered by HQ (Unit) 2nd TAF and closed on 8 April 1952.

This was formed at Locking in No 24 Group in early 1943 and was redesignated No 1 School of Airfield Construction in late 1943.

This was formed at Westhorpe House, Tenterden Grove, Hendon, London on 1 January 1957 under the functional control of the Air Ministry (DWS) and administrative control of HQ Home Command, through RAF Ruislip. The administrative control was transferred from No 61 Group to No 22 Group on 1 December 1958. It moved to Upwood on 15 April 1964, where it was retitled the RAF School of Management and Works Study but disbanded to same day on being absorbed into the establishment of RAF Upwood.

This was formed in No 3 Group on 9 December 1949 and at Wyton to deliver the following: -

Name of Course	Domestic Subjects Course
Duration	12 days
Intakes	12-15 every fortnight
Peak	12-15

It moved to Cosford on 11 December 1950 and was transferred from Bomber Command to No 24 Group, Technical Training Command at the same time and was absorbed as a Section of No 2 SoTT, but was disbanded on 1 March 1951, becoming a course within the establishment of RAF Cosford.

Duration of Course	6 weeks
Pupil intake	6 per week
Trainee peak	36

Duration of Course	14 days
Pupil intake	6 per week
Trainee peak	12

Duration of Course	7 days
Pupil intake	6 per week
Trainee peak	6

Opened	Closed
4 January 1953	25 March 1953

Name of Course	Preliminary Education Course
Duration of Course	Up to a maximum of 6 months
Intakes	20 every 8 weeks
Peak	60

	Revised
Intakes	12 SNCOs per 3 weeks
Length of Course	3 weeks
Peak capacity	12 SNCOs

Course	Weekly intake	Duration	Peak
Driver MT Instructors	50	2 Weeks	100
Fiter MT Instructors	6	2 Weeks	12