This is a list of Royal Air Force glider units.

Gliding Schools

1-100 +data Name Formed Formed at Aircraft Airfields also used Disbanded at Disbanded Fate 1 Gliding School December 1942 RAF Strathaven Slingsby Cadet TX.1Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Dungavel RAF Dumfries 1 September 1955 Reformed as 661 Gliding School 2 Gliding School 25 October 1942 RAF East Fortune Unknown RAF Connel RAF Dumfries January 1946 Reformed as 2 Gliding School 2 Gliding School 1 November 1947 RAF Grangemouth Falcon IVGrunau BabyCadet TX.1/TX.2Sedbergh TX.3 n/a RAF Grangemouth 1 September 1955 Disbanded 3 Gliding School March 1944 RAF Macmerry Cadet TX.1/TX.2 n/a RAF Drem 1 September 1947 Disbanded 4 Gliding School December 1943 RAF Paisley Cadet TX.1/TX.2Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Abbotsinch RAF Grangemouth 1952 5 Gliding School October 1944 RAF Fordoun Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Prefect TX.1Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Dyce RAF Edzell 1 September 1955 662 Gliding School 6 Gliding School January 1945 RAF Grangemouth Cadet TX.1/TX.2Grunau Baby IIBSedbergh TX.1 RAF Turnhouse RAF Grangemouth Late 1955 7 Gliding School March 1946 RAF Dalcross Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Dalcross 1 September 1955 Disbanded 8 Gliding School May 1944 RAF Ayr Cadet TX.1/TX.2 n/a RAF Creetown 1947 Disbanded 9 Gliding School June 1945 RAF Errol KiteCadet TX.1 n/a RAF Scone December 1946 Disbanded 10 Gliding School 25 May 1945 RAF Turnberry Cadet TX.1 Unknown Unknown Unknown Disbanded 21 Gliding School July 1943 RAF Lambton Park Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Lambton Park 1946 Disbanded 22 Gliding School June 1942 RAF Kirbymoorside Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 Det: RAF Waltham RAF Church Fenton 15 May 1950 Reformed as 22 Gliding School 22 Gliding School 1950 RAF Waltham Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey 1 September 1955 643 Gliding School 23 Gliding School May 1943 RAF Yeadon Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Rufforth 1 September 1955 642 Gliding School 24 Gliding School September 1943 RAF Netherthorpe Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF FirbeckRAF Doncaster RAF Lindholme 1 September 1955 Disbanded 25 Gliding School September 1943 RAF Hedon Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Leconfield Late 1947 Disbanded 26 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Greatham Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Durham RAF Middleton St George Unknown Reformed as 26 Gliding School 26 Gliding School 1 June 1948 RAF Middleton St George Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Durham RAF Middleton St George 1 September 1955 Disbanded 27 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Woolsington Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Ouston RAF Usworth 1 September 1955 Disbanded 28 Gliding School January 1945 RAF Firbeck Cadet TX.1/TX.2 RAF Middleton St GeorgeDet: RAF Sutton BankRAF Topcliffe RAF Linton-on-Ouse 1950 Disbanded 29 Gliding School May 1944 RAF Sheffield Cadet TX.1 RAF AskernRAF Doncaster RAF Spitalgate 1 September 1955 644 Gliding School 30 Gliding School May 1944 RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet January 1946 Disbanded 31 Gliding School April 1944 RAF Usworth Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 n/a RAF Usworth 1 September 1955 Disbanded into 641 Gliding School 41 Gliding School July 1942 RAF Knowle Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Hockley Heath RAF Honiley April 1953 Disbanded 41 Gliding School 1 May 1954 RAF Pembrey Unknown n/a RAF Pembrey 1 September 1955 Disbanded 42 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Loughborough Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF BruntingthorpeRAF Bramcote RAF Cosford 1 September 1955 633 Gliding School 43 Gliding School October 1943 Walsall Aerodrome Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a Walsall Aerodrome December 1946 Reformed as 43 Gliding School 43 Gliding School May 1947 RAF Lichfield Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Lichfield 1 September 1955 Disbanded 44 Gliding School October 1943 Rearsby Aerodrome Cadet TX.1 RAF BruntingthorpeRAF Desford RAF Desford 1950 Reformed as 44 Gliding School 44 Gliding School 7 July 1951 RAF Cottesmore Cadet II/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Spitalgate 1 September 1955 Disbanded 45 Gliding School August 1942 RAF Meir Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1Prefect TX.1 Det: RAF Long Mynd RAF Meir 1 September 1955 632 Gliding School 47 Gliding School April 1945 RAF Camphill Cadet TX.1/TX.2 n/a RAF Hucknall 31 March 1948 Disbanded 48 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Bretford (No. 46 SLG) Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.11 Castle BromwichDet: RAF Cosford Castle Bromwich November 1955 Disbanded 49 Gliding School June 1945 RAF Burnaston Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF WymeswoldRAF Castle Donington RAF Newton 1 September 1955 Disbanded 50 Gliding School April 1944 RAF Lugg Meadows Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Hereford RacecourseRAF Madley RAF Pershore 1 June 1948 Disbanded 51 Gliding School - RAF Long Mynd Cadet TX.1 n/a - Probably became a detachment of 45 Gliding School 61 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Abergavenny Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Abergavenny March 1946 Disbanded 62 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Llanishen Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Pengam Moors 4 August 1948 Disbanded 63 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Tal-y-cafn Cadet TX.1/TX.2 RAF Mona RAF Valley 31 March 1948 Disbanded 64 Gliding School May 1944 RAF Merthyr Cadet TX.1 n/a Unknown 1945 Disbanded 65 Gliding School May 1944 RAF Rhoose Kirby Cadet n/a Cardiff March 1947 Disbanded 66 Gliding School August 1944 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown June 1945 67 Gliding School August 1944 Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown January 1946 68 Gliding School December 1944 RAF Bridgend Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Stormy Down RAF St Athan 1 September 1955 634 Gliding School 69 Gliding School October 1944 Unknown Cadet TX.1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 70 Gliding School August 1944 RAF Pennard Cadet TX.1/TX.2 n/a RAF Fairwood Common 1947/48 Disbanded 72 Gliding School June 1944 RAF Newport Cadet TX.1 n/a Unknown 1947 Disbanded 80 Gliding School August 1951 Halesland Airfield Cadet TX.3Prefect TX.1 n/a RAF Halesland 1 September 1955 Disbanded 81 Gliding School October 1943 Yeovil Aerodrome Cadet TX.1 n/a RNAS Yeovilton July 1948 Disbanded 82 Gliding School October 1943 RAF Roborough Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1Prefect TX.1 Det: RAF St Merryn RAF Harrowbeer 1 September 1955 Disbanded 83 Gliding School May 1944 RAF Moreton Valence Cadet TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Aston Down September 1955 Disbanded 84 Gliding School August 1944 Haldon Moor Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Exeter 1955 624 Gliding School 86 Gliding School May 1944 Unknown Cadet TX.1 Unknown Unknown Unknown 87 Gliding School July 1943 RAF Locking (non flying)Used RAF Weston-super-Mare Cadet TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1Prefect TX.1 Det: RAF Halesland RAF Locking 1 September 1955 621 Gliding School 88 Gliding School July 1944 RAF Wroughton Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Hullavington May 1948 Disbanded 89 Gliding School March 1944 RAF Christchurch Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 n/a RAF Christchurch 1 September 1955 662 Gliding School 92 Gliding School January 1944 RAF Yate Cadet TX.2/TX.3Sedbergh TX.1 RAF Charmy Down RAF Colerne 1 September 1955 Disbanded 94 Gliding School June 1945 RAF Yate Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF Yate 20 February 1948 Disbanded 95 Gliding School April 1945 RAF Perranporth Cadet TX.1 n/a RAF St Eval 31 January 1950 Disbanded

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