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Headquarters No. 2 FTS was heavily criticised for not communicating the plans to withdraw the
Vigilant T1 from service and the restructuring resulting in closure of many volunteer gliding squadrons. Criticism was also voiced with respect to its retention policy of volunteer personnel, management of
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Central Gliding School teaches qualified gliding instructors who will go on to teach students within a VGS. The CGS also maintains instructor standards. CGS provide instructor training and standardisation both from their base at RAF Syerston and on visits to squadrons. The RAF Central Gliding
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was in full swing and most aircrew were being trained up to SFTS level in Canada, South Africa or
Southern Rhodesia, before arriving in or returning to the UK. It was therefore decided to convert the SFTSs to (Pilot) or (Observer) Advanced Flying Units. These units would concentrate on training
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its contracted maintenance organization, failure to achieve continued airworthiness management organisation approval during two years of non-flying, limited recovery of aircraft, and the approach for acquiring Part Task
Trainers with grants from the RAF Charitable Trust.
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Vigilants would be disposed of in October 2019, however this was brought forward and the Vigilant was retired from service on 5 May 2018, leaving the Viking T1 as the RAF's only glider aircraft.
743:. The MOD's relaunch was heavily criticised. The nationwide fleet is to be reduced to 73 Viking TX1s and 15 Vigilant T1s, from a former total of 146 aircraft. The VGS listed below disbanded between 2016 and 2018.
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T.1 to a selected group of students. The experiment led the way to the introduction of the Jet
Provost to all RAF flying training schools. On 18 November 1957, the school moved to
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on 26 April 1920, from No. 31 Training
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and disbanded there during April 1945. The unit was reformed at Church
Lawford, England as 20 FTS on 3 April 1945 but was renamed 2 SFTS on 4 September 1946.
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personnel arriving from overseas in the techniques and conditions of flying in a blacked-out northern Europe. As a result, No. 2 SFTS became
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and Harvards but in June 1949 the Tiger Moths were replaced by
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in Northern Ireland, with Prentices and Harvards. It moved to
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was re-designated No. 2 FTS and on 6 April 1948 it moved to
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motorglider. Almost two years later, on 10 March 2016, the
1147:"Air cadet cuts will see more than half of squadrons axed"
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In 1955, it became the first school in the world to offer
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Royal Air Force College Service Flying Training School
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were added and in September 1937 the school moved to
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266:No. 2 Flying Training School (FTS) was formed at
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488:training on jet aircraft when it introduced the
206:Group Captain Barry "Baz" Dale LLM CMgr FCMI RAF
171:for 'A word to the wise is sufficient')
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532:On 31 March 1976, the school was reformed as
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27:Flying Training School of the Royal Air Force
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2497:Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School
1320:"New Gliding School Launches for Air Cadets"
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238:that delivers glider flying training to the
1016:. London: Routledge & K. Paul. p.
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18:No. 2 (Basic) Flying Training School RAF
1946:Royal Air Force Training Establishments
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1701:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment
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380:No. 2 (Pilots') Advanced Flying Unit
371:No. 2 Service Flying Training School
1602:Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
1268:Ellwood, Tobias (7 February 2019).
290:and Ns for basic training, it used
190:https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafsyerston/
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3445:List of Operational Training Units
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3404:No. 1 School of Special Flying RAF
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54:No. 2 Flying Training School Badge
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242:. Its headquarters is located at
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375:Commonwealth Air Training Plan
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2035:Basic Flying Training Schools
1203:. No. 72532. p. 4.
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3477:RAF Staff College, Bracknell
573:No. 3 Flying Training School
490:Hunting Percival Jet Provost
42:No. 2 Flying Training School
2880:Flying Refresher School RAF
2697:27 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia)
2692:26 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia)
2687:25 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia)
1627:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
1622:RAF Search and Rescue Force
1248:Military Aviation Authority
1091:"Duty Holder Advice Notice"
902:The unit is commanded by a
569:Volunteer Gliding Squadrons
308:Armstrong Whitworth Siskins
228:No.2 Flying Training School
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3462:RAF Staff College, Andover
1783:Warrant Officer of the RAF
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941:Little Rissington Airfield
240:Royal Air Force Air Cadets
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1727:List of notable personnel
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447:Scottish Aviation Bulldog
365:With the outbreak of the
78:31 Mar 1976 – 30 Mar 1997
68:3 Sept 1939 – 14 Mar 1942
64:26 Apr 1920 – 15 Dec 1933
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2868:Flying Refresher Schools
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1862:RAF Football Association
1763:Air Member for Personnel
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1041:March, Peter R. (1998).
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563:Seventh formation (2014)
404:de Havilland Tiger Moths
76:16 Jan 1970 – 2 Dec 1974
70:23 Jul 1947 – 1 May 1952
66:1 Oct 1934 – 3 Sept 1939
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2182:Flying Training Schools
1959:Advanced Flying Schools
1773:Air Member for Materiel
1375:Flying Training Schools
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1012:A Dictionary of mottoes
414:(Basic) on 1 May 1952.
402:. It was equipped with
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280:University of Cambridge
236:No. 22 (Training) Group
142:No. 22 (Training) Group
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262:First formation (1920)
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852:& No. 637 VGS at
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232:Royal Air Force (RAF)
80:31 Jan 2014 – present
72:1 Feb 1953 – Dec 1966
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2824:12 FIS (Operational)
1696:List of RAF missiles
1679:List of RAF aircraft
1597:RAF Medical Services
1582:RAF Chaplains Branch
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1857:RAF Benevolent Fund
1792:symbols and uniform
1425:Ministry of Defence
1223:"Social Media Site"
879:Role and operations
860:and No. 645 VGS at
737:Ministry of Defence
457:As a result of the
163:Verbum sat Sapienti
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2799:4 FIS (Elementary)
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1753:Chief of Air Staff
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1008:Pine, L G (1983).
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408:Percival Prentices
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418:History of 20 FTS
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