No. 15 Flying Training School RAF

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No. 15 Flying Training School
Active1 May 1939 - 1 Mar 1942
23 Feb 1952 – 12 May 1952
CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Branch Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
RolePilot training

No. 15 Flying Training School (15 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1939 and 1952. [1]

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  1. Lake 1999, p. 108.

Bibliography

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