No. 9 Flying Training School RAF

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No. 9 Flying Training School
Active2 Mar 1936 - 14 Feb 1942
1 Dec 1951 - 1 May 1954
1 Jul 1954 – 16 Feb 1955
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
RolePilot training

No. 9 Flying Training School (9 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1955. [1]

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  1. Lake 1999, p. 107.

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Air of Authority - RAF Flying Training Schools at the Wayback Machine (archived 25 November 2012)