List of Reserve flying schools

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This is a List of Reserve flying schools of the Royal Air Force

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Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools

UnitFormed onFormed atDisbanded onDisbanded atNotes
No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School4 August 1935Hatfield3 September 1939Hatfield [1]
No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Filton3 September 1939Filton [1]
No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Hamble3 September 1939Hamble [1]
No. 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Brough3 September 1939Brough [1]
No. 5 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1935Hanworth3 September 1939Hanworth [2]
No. 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School10 June 1935Sywell3 September 1939Sywell [2]
No. 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School25 November 1935Desford3 September 1939Unknown [2]
No. 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School25 November 1935Woodley3 September 1939Woodley [2]
No. 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School6 January 1936Ansty3 September 1939Ansty [2]
No. 10 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1936Filton3 September 1939Filton [2]
No. 11 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School27 January 1936Scone3 September 1939Scone [2]
No. 12 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School17 February 1936Prestwick3 September 1939Prestwick [2]
No. 13 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School18 November 1935White Waltham3 September 1939White Waltham [2]
No. 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 July 1937Castle Bromwich3 September 1939Castle Bromwich [2]
No. 15 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 July 1937Redhill3 September 1939Redhill [2]
No. 16 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1937Shoreham3 September 1939Shoreham [2]
No. 17 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Barton2 September 1939Barton [2]
No. 18 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Fairoaks3 September 1939Fairoaks [2]
No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Gatwick3 September 1939Gatwick [2]
No. 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 October 1937Gravesend3 September 1939Gravesend [2]
No. 21 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1938Stapleford Abbotts3 September 1939Stapleford Abbotts [2]
No. 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 February 1938Cambridge3 September 1939Cambridge [2]
No. 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 April 1938Rochester3 September 1939Sydenham [3]
No. 24 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1939Sydenham3 September 1939Sydenham [3]
No. 25 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 June 1938Waltham3 September 1939Waltham [3]
No. 26 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 June 1938Kidlington2 September 1939Kidlington [3]
No. 27 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 June 1938Tollerton3 September 1939Tollerton [3]
No. 28 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1938Meir3 September 1939Meir [3]
No. 29 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1938Luton3 September 1939Luton [3]
No. 30 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School29 September 1938Burnaston3 September 1939Burnaston [3]
No. 31 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School29 September 1938Cheltenham3 September 1939Cheltenham [3]
No. 32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School15 April 1939Greatham3 September 1939Greatham [3]
No. 33 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 December 1938Whitchurch2 September 1939Whitchurch [3]
No. 34 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 January 1939Rochford3 September 1939Rochford [3]
No. 35 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 May 1939Grangemouth3 September 1939Grangemouth [3]
No. 37 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1939Exeter3 September 1939Exeter [3]
No. 38 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 July 1939Kingstown3 September 1939Kingstown [3]
No. 39 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1939Weston-super-Mare3 September 1939Weston-super-Mare [3]
No. 40 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School15 August 1939Mousehold2 September 1939Mousehold [3]
No. 42 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1939Blackpool2 September 1939Blackpool [3]
No. 43 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 June 1939Woolsington2 September 1939Woolsington [3]
No. 44 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 May 1939Elmdon2 September 1939Elmdon [3]
No. 45 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School3 July 1939Ipswich2 September 1939Ipswich [4]
No. 46 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School1 August 1939Roborough2 September 1939Portsmouth [4]
No. 47 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School15 July 1939Doncaster2 September 1939Doncaster [4]
No. 50 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training SchoolJune 1939Booker2 September 1939Booker [4]
No. 56 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School24 August 1939Kenley2 September 1939Kenley [4]

Elementary Flying Training Schools

UnitFormed onFormed atDisbanded onDisbanded atNotes
Elementary Flying Training School (Kenya)21 August 1940Eastleigh11 November 1940Eastleigh [4]
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Hatfield5 May 1947Panshanger [4]
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School (India)1940Begumpet10 July 1945Begumpet [4]
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Filton30 September 1947Yatesbury [4]
No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Hamble31 March 1948Shellingford [4]
No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Brough10 March 1947Brough [4]
No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Hanworth23 December 1941Meir [4]
No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Sywell12 May 1947Sywell [5]
No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Desford9 May 1947Desford [5]
No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Woodley3 March 1947Woodley [5]
No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Ansty31 March 1944Ansty [5]
No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Filton21 July 1942Stoke Orchard [5]
No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Scone18 March 1947Scone [5]
No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Prestwick22 March 1941Prestwick [5]
No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939White Waltham1 June 1941Peterborough [5]
No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Castle Bromwich1 February 1946Elmdon [5]
No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Redhill31 December 1947Kingstown [5]
No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School10 April 1940Burnaston27 March 1947Burnaston [5]
No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School18 January 1941North Luffenham1 June 1942Peterborough [5]
No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Fairoaks14 May 1947Fairoaks [5]
No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School21 January 1941Sealand31 December 1942Sealand [5]
No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School1 March 1941Yeadon9 January 1942Yeadon [5]
No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School1 June 1941Booker28 February 1950Booker [5]
No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Cambridge1 May 1947Cambridge [6]
No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Sydenham7 May 1947Rochester [6]
No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School1 June 1941Peterborough1 November 1945Hucknall [6]
No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)25 May 1940Belvedere3 November 1944Belvedere [6]
No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School14 August 1941Theale9 July 1945Theale [6]
No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)8 August 1940Guinea Fowl14 August 1945Guinea Fowl [6]
No. 27 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)2 February 1941Induna21 September 1945Induna [6]
No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School15 September 1941Wolverhampton26 June 1947Wolverhampton [6]
No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia)1 April 1941Mount Hampden30 October 1945Mount Hampden [6]
No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School13 September 1941Clyffe Pypard5 November 1947Clyffe Pypard [6]
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School3 September 1939Burnaston10 April 1940Burnaston [6]
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School (Kenya)11 November 1940Eastleigh13 March 1941Eastleigh [6]
No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School10 May 1941Calgary25 September 1944De Winton [6]
No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School2 June 1941Swift Current8 September 1944Bowden [6]
No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School7 December 1941Caron14 January 1944Caron [6]
No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada)2 February 1942Assiniboia30 January 1944Assiniboia [6]
No. 35 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada)24 February 1942Nespawa30 January 1944Nespawa [7]
No. 36 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada)17 March 1942Pearce14 August 1942Pearce [7]
Elementary Flying Training Squadron1 June 1987Swinderby1 April 1993Swinderby [7]

Reserve Flying Schools

UnitFormed onFormed atDisbanded onDisbanded atNotes
Reserve Flying School, Brough21 May 1924Brough1935Brough [8]
Reserve Flying School, Coventry31 July 1923Coventry1 April 1931Hamble [8]
Reserve Flying School, Filton28 May 1923Filton1935Filton [8]
Reserve Flying School, Hamble1 April 1931Hamble1935Hamble [8]
Reserve Flying School, Renfrew24 July 1924Renfrew3 November 1928Renfrew [8]
Reserve Flying School, Stag Lane1 May 1923Stag Lane4 August 1935Hatfield [8]
No. 1 Reserve Flying School5 May 1947Panshanger31 March 1953Panshanger [8]
No. 2 Reserve Flying School1 October 1948Barton31 March 1953Barton [9]
No. 3 Reserve Flying School15 August 1948Cardiff31 July 1953Cardiff [9]
No. 4 Reserve Flying School10 March 1947Brough31 March 1948Brough [9]
No. 5 Reserve Flying School1 November 1947Castle Bromwich20 June 1954Castle Bromwich [9]
No. 6 Reserve Flying School12 May 1947Sywell31 March 1953Sywell [9]
No. 7 Reserve Flying School9 May 1947Desford31 July 1953Desford [9]
No. 8 Reserve Flying School3 March 1947Woodley31 March 1953Woodley [9]
No. 9 Reserve Flying School1 November 1947Doncaster20 June 1954Doncaster [9]
No. 10 Reserve Flying School16 May 1949Exeter20 June 1954Exeter [9]
No. 11 Reserve Flying School18 March 1947Scone20 June 1954Perth [9]
No. 12 Reserve Flying School1 April 1948Filton31 March 1953Filton [9]
No. 13 Reserve Flying School1 April 1948Grangemouth19 April 1949Grangemouth [9]
No. 14 Reserve Flying School15 August 1947Hamble15 August 1953Hamble [9]
No. 15 Reserve Flying School1 April 1948Redhill20 June 1954Redhill [9]
No. 16 Reserve Flying School27 March 1947Burnaston30 June 1953Burnaston [9]
No. 17 Reserve Flying School1 July 1948Hornchurch31 July 1953Hornchurch [10]
No. 18 Reserve Flying School14 May 1947Fairoaks31 July 1953Fairoaks [10]
No. 19 Reserve Flying School10 July 1950Hooton Park20 June 1954Woodvale [10]
No. 22 Reserve Flying School1 May 1947Cambridge20 June 1954Cambridge [10]
No. 23 Reserve Flying School1 February 1949Usworth31 July 1953Usworth [10]
No. 24 Reserve Flying School7 May 1947Rochester31 March 1953Rochester [10]
No. 25 Reserve Flying School26 June 1947Wolverhampton31 March 1953Wolverhampton [10]
Reserve Training Squadron15 October 1952Scampton1 May 1953Scampton [10]

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