No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF

No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF was a flying school of the Royal Air Force which was disbanded in 1954 at RAF Finningley.

No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF
ActiveAs 215 AFS: 1952 - 1954
Previous designations: 1935-1952
Disbanded1954
CountryUnited Kingdom
AllegianceRoyal Air Force
RoleFlying training
Last GarrisonRAF Finningley

Previous identities

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  • No. 11 Flying Training School RAF (1935-39)[1]
  • No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF (1939-42)[2]
  • No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (1942-45) (Disbanded)[3]
  • No. 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF (1943-47) (Formed from a nucleus from 11 (P)AFU)[3] - merged with No. 1 Refresher School RAF (1946-47)[4]
  • No. 1 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit RAF (1947-49)[5] absorbed No. 2 (Pilot) Refresher Flying Unit RAF on 1 April 1948.
  • Flying Refresher School RAF (1949-51)[6]
  • No. 101 Flying Refresher School RAF (1951-52)[6]
  • No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF (1952-54)[7]

No. 1 Refresher School RAF formed from Refresher Flight of No. 17 SFTS.[2]

11 FTS

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  • No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF (1940-47)[8]
  • No. 201 Advanced Flying School RAF (1947-54)[7]
  • No. 11 Flying Training School RAF (1954-7/6/55)[2]
  • Into No. 2 Air Navigation School (1947-70)[9]
  • No. 6 Flying Training School RAF (1970-96)[10]

References

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Citations

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Bibliography

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  • Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.

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