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 No. 2 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1935 Filton 3 September 1939 Filton Bristol Aeroplane Co Ltd No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School No. 3 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1935 Hamble 3 September 1939 Hamble Air Service Training Ltd No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 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 No. 5 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1935 Hanworth 3 September 1939 Hanworth Flying Training Ltdthen Blackburn Aircraft Ltd No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School 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 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 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 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 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 No. 11 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 27 January 1936 Scone 3 September 1939 Scone Airwork Ltd No. 11 Elementary Flying Training School 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 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 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 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 No. 16 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 3 July 1937 Shoreham 3 September 1939 Shoreham Martin School of Air Navigationthen Brooklands Aviation Ltd Disbanded No. 17 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 October 1937 Barton 2 September 1939 Barton Airwork Ltd Disbanded 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 No. 19 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 October 1937 Gatwick 3 September 1939 Gatwick Airports Ltd No. 18 Elementary Flying Training School No. 20 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 October 1937 Gravesend 3 September 1939 Gravesend Airports Ltd No. 14 Elementary Flying Training School No. 21 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 January 1938 Stapleford Abbotts 3 September 1939 Stapleford Abbotts Reid & Sigrist Ltd Disbanded No. 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 February 1938 Cambridge 3 September 1939 Cambridge Marshalls Ltd No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School 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 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 No. 25 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 24 June 1938 Waltham 3 September 1939 Waltham Herts & Essex Aero Club Ltd Disbanded No. 26 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 24 June 1938 Kidlington 2 September 1939 Kidlington Marshalls Ltd Disbanded No. 27 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 24 June 1938 Tollerton 3 September 1939 Tollerton Nottingham Airport Ltd Disbanded No. 28 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 August 1938 Meir 3 September 1939 Meir Reid & Sigrist Ltd Disbanded No. 29 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 August 1938 Luton 3 September 1939 Luton Birkett Air Services Ltd Disbanded 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 No. 31 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 29 September 1938 Cheltenham 3 September 1939 Cheltenham Surrey Flying Services Ltd Disbanded No. 32 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 15 April 1939 Greatham 3 September 1939 Greatham Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd Disbanded No. 33 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 3 December 1938 Whitchurch 2 September 1939 Whitchurch Chamier, Gilbert Lodge & Co Ltd Disbanded No. 34 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 January 1939 Rochford 3 September 1939 Rochford Air Hire Ltd Disbanded No. 35 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 May 1939 Grangemouth 3 September 1939 Grangemouth Scottish Aviation Ltd Disbanded No. 37 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 3 July 1939 Exeter 3 September 1939 Exeter Straight Corporation Ltd Disbanded No. 38 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 July 1939 Kingstown 3 September 1939 Kingstown Border Flying Club Disbanded No. 39 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 3 July 1939 Weston-super-Mare 3 September 1939 Weston-super-Mare Straight Corporation Ltd Disbanded No. 40 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 15 August 1939 Mousehold 2 September 1939 Mousehold Air Contractors Ltd Disbanded No. 42 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 August 1939 Blackpool 2 September 1939 Blackpool Reid & Sigrist Ltd Disbanded No. 43 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 June 1939 Woolsington 2 September 1939 Woolsington Newcastle Flying Club Disbanded No. 44 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 May 1939 Elmdon 2 September 1939 Elmdon Airwork Ltd Disbanded No. 45 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 3 July 1939 Ipswich 2 September 1939 Ipswich Straight Corporation Ltd Disbanded No. 46 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 1 August 1939 Roborough 2 September 1939 Portsmouth Portsmouth, Southsea & Isle of Wight Aviation Ltd Disbanded No. 47 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 15 July 1939 Doncaster 2 September 1939 Doncaster Nottingham Airport Ltd Disbanded No. 50 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School June 1939 Ringway 2 September 1939 Ringway Airwork Ltd Disbanded No. 56 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School 24 August 1939 Kenley 2 September 1939 Kenley British Air Transport Ltd Disbanded

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

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