No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School RAF
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No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School (No. 1 (I) SFTS) was a training school that was established to train Indian pilots during the Second World War. It became part of the Indian Air Force after the war.
| No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School | |
|---|---|
 Ensign of the Royal Air Force | |
| Active | 1940-1946 |
| Country | India |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Training |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Ambala |
Unit history
editThe unit was previously No. 1 (Indian) Flying Training School which had formed at RAF Ambala on 1 November 1940 however on 21 July 1941 it was then renamed to No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School.[1]
Aircraft operated
edit- Hawker Hart
- Hawker Audax
- North American Harvard IIB
- Hawker Hurricane IIB
- Hurricane IIC
- Hurricane IID
- Hurricane IV
- Supermarine Spitfire Vc
- Spitfire VIII
- Spitfire XIV
- Airspeed Oxford
- Avro Anson
Disbandment
editThe unit disbanded on 1 April 1946 at RAF Ambala.[1]
References
editCitations
editBibliography
edit- Lake, A Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
External links
edit- https://web.archive.org/web/20120803171431/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Trg-1SFTS.html
- https://web.archive.org/web/20120803012709/http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/History/1940s/Trg-1SFTS02.html