No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School RAF

No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School RAF
Active	1940-1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Pilot training

No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School RAF (16 (P) FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1940 and 1946. ^[1]

History

The flying training school began life as the Polish Training and Grading Flight was which formed on 14 February 1940 at Redhill and operated Fairey Battles and Miles Magisters until 28 November 1940 when it was disbanded at Hucknall to become 1 (Polish) Flying Training School which also flew Airspeed Oxfords and de Havilland Tiger Moths until 9 June 1941 when the unit was disbanded and became No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School and No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School. ^[2]

No. 16 (Polish) Flying Training School began life as No. 16 Service Flying Training School at Hucknall on 9 June 1941 and flew Hawker Hinds, de Havilland Moth Minors, de Havilland Gipsy Moths, Bristol Blenheims, Avro Ansons and North American Harvards until being renamed on 1 November 1945. The school was disbanded on 18 December 1946 at Newton. ^[1]

Notes

1. Lake 1999, p. 184.
2. Lake 1999, p. 158.

References

• Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN   1-84037-086-6.

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