List of Reserve flying schools

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

Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools

Unit	Formed on	Formed at	Disbanded on	Disbanded at	Operated by	Fate
No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	4 August 1935	Hatfield	3 September 1939	Hatfield	de Havilland Aircraft Co	No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1935	Filton	3 September 1939	Filton	Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd	No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1935	Hamble	3 September 1939	Hamble	Air Service Training Ltd	No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1935	Brough	3 September 1939	Brough	North Sea Aerial & General Transport Co Ltd	No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 5 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1935	Hanworth	3 September 1939	Hanworth	Flying Training Ltd then Blackburn Aircraft Ltd	No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 6 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	10 June 1935	Sywell	3 September 1939	Sywell	Brooklands Aviation Ltd	No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 7 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	25 November 1935	Desford	3 September 1939	Unknown	Reid & Sigrist Ltd	No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 8 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	25 November 1935	Woodley	3 September 1939	Woodley	Phillips & Powis Ltd	No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 9 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	6 January 1936	Ansty	3 September 1939	Ansty	Air Service Training Ltd	No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 10 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 January 1936	Filton	3 September 1939	Filton	Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd	No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 11 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	27 January 1936	Scone	3 September 1939	Scone	Airwork Ltd	No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 12 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	17 February 1936	Prestwick	3 September 1939	Prestwick	Scottish Aviation Ltd	No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 13 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	18 November 1935	White Waltham	3 September 1939	White Waltham	de Havilland Co Ltd	No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 July 1937	Castle Bromwich	3 September 1939	Castle Bromwich	Airwork Ltd	No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 15 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 July 1937	Redhill	3 September 1939	Redhill	British Air Transport Ltd	No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 16 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	3 July 1937	Shoreham	3 September 1939	Shoreham	Martin School of Air Navigation then Brooklands Aviation Ltd	Disbanded[1]
No. 17 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 October 1937	Barton	2 September 1939	Barton	Airwork Ltd	Disbanded[1]
No. 18 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 October 1937	Fairoaks	3 September 1939	Fairoaks	Universal Flying Services Ltd	No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 October 1937	Gatwick	3 September 1939	Gatwick	Airports Ltd	No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 October 1937	Gravesend	3 September 1939	Gravesend	Airports Ltd	No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 21 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 January 1938	Stapleford Abbotts	3 September 1939	Stapleford Abbotts	Reid & Sigrist Ltd	Disbanded[1]
No. 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 February 1938	Cambridge	3 September 1939	Cambridge	Marshalls Ltd	No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 23 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 April 1938	Rochester	3 September 1939	Sydenham	Short Bros Ltd	No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 24 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 January 1939	Sydenham	3 September 1939	Sydenham	Short Bros (Rochester & Bedford) Ltd	No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School[1]
No. 25 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	24 June 1938	Waltham	3 September 1939	Waltham	Herts & Essex Aero Club Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 26 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	24 June 1938	Kidlington	2 September 1939	Kidlington	Marshalls Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 27 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	24 June 1938	Tollerton	3 September 1939	Tollerton	Nottingham Airport Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 28 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 August 1938	Meir	3 September 1939	Meir	Reid & Sigrist Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 29 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 August 1938	Luton	3 September 1939	Luton	Birkett Air Services Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 30 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	29 September 1938	Burnaston	3 September 1939	Burnaston	Air Schools Ltd	No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School[2]
No. 31 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	29 September 1938	Cheltenham	3 September 1939	Cheltenham	Surrey Flying Services Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	15 April 1939	Greatham	3 September 1939	Greatham	Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 33 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	3 December 1938	Whitchurch	2 September 1939	Whitchurch	Chamier, Gilbert Lodge & Co Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 34 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 January 1939	Rochford	3 September 1939	Rochford	Air Hire Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 35 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 May 1939	Grangemouth	3 September 1939	Grangemouth	Scottish Aviation Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 37 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	3 July 1939	Exeter	3 September 1939	Exeter	Straight Corporation Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 38 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 July 1939	Kingstown	3 September 1939	Kingstown	Border Flying Club	Disbanded[2]
No. 39 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	3 July 1939	Weston-super-Mare	3 September 1939	Weston-super-Mare	Straight Corporation Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 40 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	15 August 1939	Mousehold	2 September 1939	Mousehold	Air Contractors Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 42 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 August 1939	Blackpool	2 September 1939	Blackpool	Reid & Sigrist Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 43 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 June 1939	Woolsington	2 September 1939	Woolsington	Newcastle Flying Club	Disbanded[2]
No. 44 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 May 1939	Elmdon	2 September 1939	Elmdon	Airwork Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 45 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	3 July 1939	Ipswich	2 September 1939	Ipswich	Straight Corporation Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 46 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	1 August 1939	Roborough	2 September 1939	Portsmouth	Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 47 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	15 July 1939	Doncaster	2 September 1939	Doncaster	Nottingham Airport Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 50 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	June 1939	Ringway	2 September 1939	Ringway	Airwork Ltd	Disbanded[2]
No. 56 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School	24 August 1939	Kenley	2 September 1939	Kenley	British Air Transport Ltd	Disbanded[2]

Elementary Flying Training Schools

Unit	Formed on	Formed at	Disbanded on	Disbanded at	Fate
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Hatfield	5 May 1947	Panshanger	No. 1 Reserve Flying School RAF[3]
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	11 July 2003	Barkston Heath			[3]
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Filton	1 November 1941	Filton	No. 6 (Supplementary) Flying Instructors School RAF[3]
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	22 July 1942	Worcester	30 September 1947	Yatesbury	Disbanded[3]
No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Hamble	31 March 1948	Shellingford	Disbanded[3]
No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Brough	10 March 1947	Brough	No. 4 Reserve Flying School RAF[3]
No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Hanworth	23 December 1941	Meir	Disbanded[3]
No. 6 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Sywell	12 May 1947	Sywell	No. 6 Reserve Flying School RAF[3]
No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Desford	9 May 1947	Desford	No. 7 Reserve Flying School RAF[3]
No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Woodley	15 October 1942	Woodley	Disbanded[3]
No. 8 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	7 May 1946	Woodley	3 March 1947	Woodley	No. 8 Reserve Flying School RAF[3]
No. 9 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Ansty	31 March 1944	Ansty	Disbanded[4]
No. 10 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Filton	21 July 1942	Stoke Orchard	Disbanded[4]
No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Scone	18 March 1947	Scone	No. 11 Reserve Flying School RAF[4]
No. 12 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Prestwick	22 March 1941	Prestwick	Disbanded[4]
No. 13 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	White Waltham	1 June 1941	Peterborough	Disbanded[4]
No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Castle Bromwich	1 February 1946	Elmdon	Disbanded[4]
No. 15 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Redhill	31 December 1947	Kingstown	Disbanded[4]
No. 16 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	10 April 1940	Burnaston	27 March 1947	Burnaston	No. 16 Reserve Flying School RAF[4]
No. 17 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	18 January 1941	North Luffenham	1 June 1942	Peterborough	Disbanded[4]
No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Fairoaks	14 May 1947	Fairoaks	No. 18 Reserve Flying School RAF[4]
No. 19 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	21 January 1941	Sealand	31 December 1942	Sealand	Disbanded[4]
No. 20 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	1 March 1941	Yeadon	9 January 1942	Yeadon	Disbanded[4]
No. 21 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	1 June 1941	Booker	28 February 1950	Booker	Disbanded[4]
No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Cambridge	1 May 1947	Cambridge	No. 22 Reserve Flying School RAF[4]
No. 24 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Sydenham	7 May 1947	Rochester	No. 24 Reserve Flying School RAF[4]
No. 25 (Polish) Elementary Flying Training School RAF	1 June 1941	Peterborough	1 November 1945	Hucknall	Disbanded into No. 6 (Polish) Flying Training School [4]
No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	14 August 1941	Theale	9 July 1945	Theale	Disbanded[4]
No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	15 September 1941	Wolverhampton	26 June 1947	Wolverhampton	No. 25 Reserve Flying School RAF[4]
No. 29 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	13 September 1941	Clyffe Pypard	5 November 1947	Clyffe Pypard	Disbanded into No. 21 EFTS[4]
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	3 September 1939	Burnaston	10 April 1940	Burnaston	Became No. 16 EFTS[4]
Elementary Flying Training Squadron RAF	1 June 1987	Swinderby	1 April 1993	Swinderby	Disbanded[1]

Overseas

Unit	Formed on	Formed at	Disbanded on	Disbanded at	Fate
Elementary Flying Training School (Kenya) RAF	21 August 1940	Eastleigh	11 November 1940	Eastleigh	No. 30 EFTS (Kenya) RAF[1]
No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School (India) RAF	1940	Begumpet	10 July 1945	Begumpet	Disbanded[1]
No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School (India) RAF	1 May 1942	Jodhpur	1 June 1947	Jodhpur	EFTS (RIAF)[1]
No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF	25 May 1940	Belvedere	3 November 1944	Belvedere	Disbanded[1]
No. 26 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF	8 August 1940	Guinea Fowl	14 August 1945	Guinea Fowl	Disbanded[1]
No. 27 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF	2 February 1941	Induna	21 September 1945	Induna	Disbanded[1]
No. 28 Elementary Flying Training School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF	1 April 1941	Mount Hampden	30 October 1945	Mount Hampden	Disbanded[1]
No. 30 Elementary Flying Training School (Kenya) RAF	11 November 1940	Eastleigh	13 March 1941	Eastleigh	Disbanded[1]
No. 31 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada) RAF	10 May 1941	Calgary	25 September 1944	De Winton	Disbanded[4]
No. 32 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada) RAF	2 June 1941	Swift Current	8 September 1944	Bowden	Disbanded[4]
No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada) RAF	7 December 1941	Caron	14 January 1944	Caron	No. 18 EFTS RCAF[4]
No. 34 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada) RAF	2 February 1942	Assiniboia	30 January 1944	Assiniboia	No. 25 EFTS RCAF[4]
No. 35 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada) RAF	24 February 1942	Nespawa	30 January 1944	Nespawa	No. 26 EFTS RCAF[1]
No. 36 Elementary Flying Training School (Canada) RAF	17 March 1942	Pearce	14 August 1942	Pearce	Disbanded[1]

Reserve Flying Schools

Unit	Formed on	Formed at	Disbanded on	Disbanded at	Operated by	Fate
Reserve Flying School, Brough	21 May 1924	Brough	1935	Brough	North Sea Aerial & General Transport Co Ltd	No. 4 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School[1]
Reserve Flying School, Coventry	31 July 1923	Coventry	1 April 1931	Hamble		Disbanded[1]
Reserve Flying School, Filton	28 May 1923	Filton	1935	Filton	Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd	No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School[1]
Reserve Flying School, Hamble	1 April 1931	Hamble	1935	Hamble	Air Service Training Ltd	No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School[1]
Reserve Flying School, Renfrew	24 July 1924	Renfrew	3 November 1928	Renfrew		Disbanded[1]
Reserve Flying School, Stag Lane	1 May 1923	Stag Lane	4 August 1935	Hatfield	de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd	No. 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School[1]
No. 1 Reserve Flying School	5 May 1947	Panshanger	31 March 1953	Panshanger	de Havilland Aircraft Co Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 2 Reserve Flying School	1 October 1948	Barton	31 March 1953	Barton	Reid & Sigrist Ltd then Short Bros & Harland Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 3 Reserve Flying School	15 August 1948	Cardiff	31 July 1953	Cardiff	British Aviation Services then Cambrian Air Services Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 4 Reserve Flying School	10 March 1947	Brough	31 March 1948	Brough	Blackburn Aircraft Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 5 Reserve Flying School	1 November 1947	Castle Bromwich	20 June 1954	Castle Bromwich	Birketts Air Services Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 6 Reserve Flying School	12 May 1947	Sywell	31 March 1953	Sywell	Brooklands Aviation Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 7 Reserve Flying School	9 May 1947	Desford	31 July 1953	Desford	Reid & Sigrist Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 8 Reserve Flying School	3 March 1947	Woodley	31 March 1953	Woodley	Handley Page (Reading) Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 9 Reserve Flying School	1 November 1947	Doncaster	20 June 1954	Doncaster	C.L.Air Surveys Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 10 Reserve Flying School	16 May 1949	Exeter	20 June 1954	Exeter	Exeter Airport Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 11 Reserve Flying School	18 March 1947	Scone	20 June 1954	Perth	Airwork Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 12 Reserve Flying School	1 April 1948	Filton	31 March 1953	Filton	Bristol Aeroplane Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 13 Reserve Flying School	1 April 1948	Grangemouth	19 April 1949	Grangemouth	Airwork Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 14 Reserve Flying School	15 August 1947	Hamble	15 August 1953	Hamble	Air Service Training Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 15 Reserve Flying School	1 April 1948	Redhill	20 June 1954	Redhill	British Air Transport Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 16 Reserve Flying School	27 March 1947	Burnaston	30 June 1953	Burnaston	Air Schools Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 17 Reserve Flying School	1 July 1948	Hornchurch	31 July 1953	Hornchurch	Short Bros & Harland Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 18 Reserve Flying School	14 May 1947	Fairoaks	31 July 1953	Fairoaks	Universal Flying Services Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 19 Reserve Flying School	10 July 1950	Hooton Park	20 June 1954	Woodvale	Short Bros & Harland Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 22 Reserve Flying School	1 May 1947	Cambridge	20 June 1954	Cambridge	Marshalls Flying School Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 23 Reserve Flying School	1 February 1949	Usworth	31 July 1953	Usworth	Airwork Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 24 Reserve Flying School	7 May 1947	Rochester	31 March 1953	Rochester	Short Bros & Harland Ltd	Disbanded[5]
No. 25 Reserve Flying School	26 June 1947	Wolverhampton	31 March 1953	Wolverhampton	Air Schools Ltd	Disbanded[5]
Reserve Training Squadron	15 October 1952	Scampton	1 May 1953	Scampton	Formed from 230 OCU	Disbanded[5]

References

Citations

1. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 105.
2. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 106.
3. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 102.
4. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 103.
5. Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 224.

Bibliography

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