Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Flying Training Command - January 1961
[Command HQ | HQ Air Cadets | CFS | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | Inactive Stations]
Command HQ - Reading, Berkshire
Units administered directly by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Ground Officers' Selection Centre | RAF Biggin Hill | Administratively controlled through AOC Aircrew Selection Centre, RAF Hornchurch |
| RAF Staff College | RAF Bracknell | Functional control by AM (DST) |
| Aircrew Selection Centre | RAF Hornchurch | |
| HQ Flying Training Command | Reading | |
| RAF Station White Waltham | ||
| Flying Training Command Communication Sqn | RAF White Waltham | Anson/Balliol/Chipmunk |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Gliding Centre | RAF Hawkinge | Station in TTC |
| No 2 Gliding Centre | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Station in TTC |
| HQ, Air Cadets | RAF White Waltham | Functionally controlled by AM (AMP) |
Central Flying School, Little Rissington
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Central Flying School | RAF Little Rissington | Provost/Vampire/Anson/Canberra/Sycamore/Hunter |
| RAF Station Kemble | Satellite, Little Rissington, station in Maintenance Command | |
| RAF Station Aston Down | Satellite, Little Rissington | |
| Oxford UAS | RAF Bicester | Chipmunk, station in Maintenance Command |
| Bristol UAS | Filton | Chipmunk, station in Transport Command |
| Southampton UAS | Hamble | Chipmunk |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF College | RAF Cranwell | Provost/Vampire/Varsity |
| RAF Selection Board | RAF Cranwell | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DDM) |
| RAF Station Barkston Heath | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) | |
| RAF Station Spitalgate | Station in TTC | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) |
| RAF Station Fulbeck | Satellite airfield (Cranwell) |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Flying College | RAF Manby | Lincoln/Meteor/Canberra/Hunter |
| RAF Station Strubby | Satellite, Manby |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Holding Party | RAF Acklington | |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | ||
| HQ, No 23 Group | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 23 Group Communication Flight | RAF Church Fenton | Anson/Provost/Meteor |
| HQ, No 2 RAF Police District | RAF Church Fenton | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
| Leeds UAS | RAF Church Fenton | Chipmunk |
| No 7501 (Misc) Reserve Flight | RAF Church Fenton | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
| No 1 Flying Training School | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Provost/Vampire |
| RAF Station Rufforth | Satellite, Linton-on-Ouse | |
| Nottingham UAS | RAF Newton | Chipmunk, station in TTC |
| No 5 Flying Training School | RAF Oakington | Vampire/Meteor |
| RAF Station Graveley | Satellite, Oakington | |
| No 8 Flying Training School | RAF Swinderby | Vampire |
| No 2 Flying Training School | RAF Syerston | Provost |
| RAF Station Wymeswold | Satellite, Syerston | |
| No 6 Flying Training School | RAF Ternhill | Provost |
| RAF Station Chetwynd | Satellite, Ternhill | |
| RAF Station High Ercall | Satellite, Ternhill, station in Maintenance Command | |
| No 4 Flying Training School | RAF Valley | Vampire/Varsity |
| RAF Station Mona | Satellite, Valley | |
| University of Liverpool Air Sqn | RAF Woodvale | Chipmunk |
| Manchester UAS | RAF Woodvale | Chipmunk/Anson |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Hull UAS | Brough | Chipmunk |
| Cambridge UAS | Cambridge | Chipmunk |
| Aberdeen UAS | Dyce (MTCA) | Chipmunk |
| Air Electronics School | RAF Hullavington | Anson |
| St Andrews UAS | RAF Leuchars | Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command |
| HQ, No 25 Group | RAF Manby | Station controlled by RAF Flying College |
| No 25 Group Communication Flight | RAF Manby | Anson/Vampire |
| Durham UAS | RAF Ouston | Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command |
| Glasgow UAS | Perth | Chipmunk |
| Central Navigation and Control School | RAF Shawbury | Anson/Chipmunk/Vampire |
| University of Birmingham Air Sqn | RAF Shawbury | Chipmunk |
| RAF Station High Ercall | Satellite, Shawbury, station in Maintenance Command | |
| RAF Station Sleap | Satellite, Shawbury | |
| No 1 Initial Training School | RAF South Cerney | Anson/Chipmunk |
| Queen's UAS | RAF Sydenham | Chipmunk/Provost |
| No 2 Air Navigation School | RAF Thorney Island | Valetta/Varsity/Vampire |
| No 1 Air Navigation School | RAF Topcliffe | Valetta/Vampire/Marathon |
| Edinburgh UAS | RAF Turnhouse | Chipmunk, station in Coastal Command |
| RAF Station White Waltham | ||
| University of London Air Sqn | RAF White Waltham | Chipmunk |
Flying Training Command, Inactive Stations
| Inactive Station | Parent Station | Status |
| Acaster Malbis | Church Fenton | |
| Blakehill Farm | South Cerney | |
| Burn | Church Fenton | |
| Castle Donington | Syerston | |
| Dengie (Radar) | Hornchurch | |
| East Moor | Linton-on-Ouse | |
| Elvington (G) | Church Fenton | |
| Eshott | Acklington | |
| Fairoaks | White Waltham | |
| Gamston | Syerston | |
| Holme-on-Spalding Moor (G) | Church Fenton | |
| Llanberis | Valley | |
| Marston Moor | Linton-on-Ouse | |
| Norton Disney | Swinderby | |
| Penrhos | Valley | |
| Peplow | Ternhill | |
| Ponteland (M/F D/F) | Acklington | |
| Seighford | Ternhill | |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet | Church Fenton | |
| Skendleby | Manby | |
| Spalford | Swinderby | |
| Stoke Heath | Ternhill | |
| Titchfield | Thorney Island | |
| Wigsley | Swinderby | |
| Winthorpe | Swinderby | |
| Worksop | Syerston | |
| Yeadon | Church Fenton |
Source - SD161/1961(i) - January 1961
[Command HQ | HQ Air Cadets | CFS | RAF Cranwell | RAF Manby | No 23 Group | No 25 Group | Inactive Stations]
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