No. 8 Flying Training School RAF

No. 8 Flying Training School
Active	1 Jan 1936 - 25 Mar 1942 1 May 1951 - 1 Dec 1953 1 Jun 1954 - 19 Mar 1964
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Pilot training

No. 8 Flying Training School (8 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1936 and 1964.^[1]

References

Citations

↑ Lake 1999, p. 107.

Bibliography

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

External links

Flying Training Schools, Air of Authority.

Royal Air Force

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Branches and components	RAF Regiment RAF Chaplains Branch RAF Intelligence RAF Legal Branch Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service RAF Police Search and Rescue Force Mountain Rescue Service RAF Marine Branch

Reserve forces	Royal Auxiliary Air Force RAF Volunteer Reserve

Associated civil organizations	Air Training Corps RAF Association RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine RAF Football Association

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Personnel	Officer ranks Other ranks List of personnel

Appointments	Chief of Air Staff Assistant Chief of the Air Staff Air Member for Personnel Air Secretary Air Member for Materiel Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer

Symbols and uniform	Ensign Badge Roundels Uniform

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Royal Air Force Training Establishments

Flying schools and units	Royal Air Force College Service Flying Training School Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training School Defence Helicopter Flying School Empire Flying School Advanced Flying Schools 201 AFS 202 AFS 203 AFS 204 AFS 205 AFS 206 AFS 207 AFS 208 AFS 209 AFS 210 AFS 211 AFS 215 AFS AFS (India) Basic Flying Training Schools 1 BFTS 2 BFTS 3 BFTS 4 BFTS 5 BFTS (Basic) Flying Training Schools 2 (B)FTS 3 (B)FTS 7 (B)FTS (Advanced) Flying Training Schools 4 (Advanced) FTS 5 (Advanced) FTS 6 (Advanced) FTS 8 (Advanced) FTS 9 (Advanced) FTS 10 (Advanced) FTS 14 (Advanced) FTS British Flying Training Schools 1 British FTS 2 British FTS 3 British FTS 4 British FTS 5 British FTS 6 British FTS Central Flying Schools CFS 2 CFS 3 CFS CFS (India) CFS (Southern Rhodesia) Chinese EFTS Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 E & RFTS (Kenya) Elementary Flying Training Schools 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 34 EFTS (Canada) 35 EFTS (Canada) 36 EFTS (Canada) No 1 EFTS (India) 30 EFTS (Kenya) 25 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia) 26 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia) 27 EFTS (Southern Rhodesia) Instructor schools Southeastern Area Southwestern Area Flying Boat Instructors School, El Khanka RAF 1 FIS 2 FIS 4 FIS 5 FIS 6 FIS 7 FIS 11 FIS 1 FIS (Advanced) 2 FIS (Advanced) 3 FIS (Advanced) 7 FIS (Advanced) 4 FIS (Elementary) 5 FIS (Elementary) 6 FIS (Elementary) 10 FIS (Elementary) FIS (India) 12 FIS (Operational) 33 FIS, Southern Rhodesia 4 FIS (Supplementary) 5 FIS (Supplementary) 6 FIS (Supplementary) FIS, The Curragh FIS, Upavon FITS Flying Refresher Schools School of Refresher Flying RAF Flying Refresher School RAF 101 FRS 102 FRS 103 FRS 104 FRS Flying Training Schools 1 FTS 2 FTS 3 FTS 4 FTS 5 FTS 6 FTS 7 FTS 8 FTS 9 FTS 10 FTS 11 FTS 12 FTS 13 FTS 14 FTS 15 FTS 16 FTS 17 FTS 19 FTS 20 FTS 21 FTS 22 FTS 23 FTS 30 FTS 31 FTS 32 FTS 33 FTS 34 FTS 207 FTS 211 FTS 1 (Indian) FTS 16 (Polish) FTS Instructors School RAF JEFTS MAFIS MAS of SF Netheravon Flying School NEAFIS NWAFIS NAFIS 1RFTS RFTS 1 RS Reserve Flying Schools 1 RFS 2 RFS 3 RFS 4 RFS 5 RFS 6 RFS 7 RFS 8 RFS 9 RFS 10 RFS 11 RFS 12 RFS 13 RFS 14 RFS 15 RFS 16 RFS 17 RFS 18 RFS 19 RFS 20 RFS 21 RFS 22 RFS 23 RFS 24 RFS 25 RFS RFS, Brough RFS, Coventry RFS, Hamble RFS, Filton RFS, Renfrew RFS, Stag lane Service Flying Schools 1 SFTS 2 SFTS 3 SFTS 4 SFTS 5 SFTS 6 SFTS 7 SFTS 8 SFTS 9 SFTS 10 SFTS 11 SFTS 12 SFTS 13 SFTS 14 SFTS 15 SFTS 16 SFTS 17 SFTS 20 SFTS 21 SFTS 22 SFTS 23 SFTS 1 (Indian) SFTS Special Flying Schools No. 1 School of Special Flying RAF No. 2 School of Special Flying RAF School of Special Flying (Canada) RAF School of Special Flying, Gosport RAF

Officer training establishments	RAF Staff College, Andover RAF College Cranwell RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park RAF Staff College, Bracknell Officers Advanced Training School College of Air warfare

Operational Conversion Units	226 OCU 227 OCU 227 (AOP) CU 228 OCU 229 OCU 230 OCU 231 OCU 232 OCU 233 OCU 235 OCU 236 OCU 237 OCU 238 OCU 240 OCU 241 OCU 242 OCU 1330 CU 1331 CU 1331 HTCU 1332 (T)HCU 1332 HTCU 1333 (TS)CU 1333 TSCU 1334 (TS)CU 1335 (M)CU 1336 (TS)CU 1336 TCU 1380 (TS)CU 1380 TCU 1381 (T)CU 1382 (T)CU 1383 (T)CU 1384 (HT)CU 1385 (HTS)CU 1584 (HB)CU 1651 CU 1651 HCU 1652 CU 1652 HCU 1653 CU 1653 HCU 1654 CU 1654 HCU 1655 MCU 1656 HCU 1657 HCU 1658 HCU 1659 HCU 1660 HCU 1661 HCU 1662 HCU 1663 HCU 1664 HCU 1664 (RCAF)HCU 1665 HCU 1665 (HT)CU 1666 HCU 1666 (RCAF)HCU 1667 HCU 1668 HCU 1669 HCU 1670 (T)CU 1670 CU 1670 (M)CU 1673 HCU 1674 HCU 1675 HCU 1678 HCU 1699 (BS)CU 1699 HCU All-Weather OCU Argosy CU Belvedere CU Short-Range CU Jaguar OCU 5 HBCU, Lydda HBCU, Salbani HGCU 21 HGCU 22 HGCU 23 HGCU

Operational Training Units	1 (Coastal) OTU 2 (Coastal) OTU 3 (Coastal) OTU 4 (Coastal) OTU 5 OTU 6 OTU 7 OTU 8 (Coastal) OTU 9 (Coastal) OTU 10 OTU 11 OTU 12 OTU 13 OTU 14 OTU 15 OTU 16 OTU 17 OTU 18 OTU 19 OTU 20 OTU 21 OTU 22 OTU 23 OTU 24 OTU 25 OTU 26 OTU 27 OTU 28 OTU 29 OTU 30 OTU 31 OTU 32 OTU 34 OTU 36 OTU 41 OTU 42 OTU 43 OTU 51 OTU 52 OTU 53 OTU 54 OTU 55 OTU 56 OTU 57 OTU 58 OTU 59 OTU 60 OTU 61 OTU 62 OTU 63 OTU 70 (Middle East) OTU 71 OTU 72 OTU 73 OTU 74 OTU 75 OTU 76 OTU 77 OTU 78 OTU 79 OTU 80 (French) OTU 81 OTU 82 OTU 83 OTU 84 OTU 85 OTU 86 OTU 101 (Glider) OTU 102 (Glider) OTU 104 (Transport) OTU 105 (Transport) OTU 107 (Transport) OTU 108 (Transport) OTU 109 (Transport) OTU 111 (Coastal) OTU 131 (Coastal) OTU 132 (Coastal) OTU 151 (Fighter) OTU 152 (Bomber) OTU 1 OTU (I)

Gliding schools	Central Gliding School Glider Instructors School 1 GTS 2 GTS 3 GTS 4 GTS 5 GTS 1 GC 2 GC 1 GS 2 GS 3 GS 4 GS 5 GS 6 GS 7 GS 8 GS 9 GS 10 GS 21 GS 22 GS 23 GS 24 GS 25 GS 26 GS 27 GS 28 GS 29 GS 30 GS 31 GS 41 GS 42 GS 43 GS 44 GS 45 GS 47 GS 48 GS 49 GS 50 GS 51 GS 52 GS 53 GS 54 GS 55 GS 56 GS 57 GS 58 GS 59 GS 61 GS 62 GS 63 GS 64 GS 65 GS 66 GS 67 GS 68 GS 69 GS 70 GS 72 GS 74 GS 80 GS 81 GS 82 GS 83 GS 84 GS 86 GS 87 GS 88 GS 89 GS 92 GS 94 GS 95 GS 102 GS 103 GS 104 GS 105 GS 106 GS 107 GS 108 GS 121 GS 122 GS 123 GS 124 GS 125 GS 126 GS 127 GS 128 GS 129 GS 130 GS 141 GS 142 GS 143 GS 144 GS 145 GS 146 GS 147 GS 148 GS 149 GS 161 GS 162 GS 163 GS 166 GS 167 GS 168 GS 180 GS 181 GS 182 GS 183 GS 184 GS 185 GS 186 GS 187 GS 188 GS 189 GS 190 GS 192 GS 201 GS 202 GS 203 GS 611 GS 612 GS 613 GS 614 GS 615 GS 616 GS 617 GS 618 GS 621 GS 622 GS 623 GS 624 GS 625 GS 626 GS 631 GS 632 GS 633 GS 634 GS 635 GS 636 GS 637 GS 641 GS 642 GS 643 GS 644 GS 645 GS 661 GS 662 GS 663 GS 671 GS 611 VGS 612 VGS 613 VGS 614 VGS 615 VGS 616 VGS 617 VGS 618 VGS 621 VGS 622 VGS 624 VGS 625 VGS 626 VGS 631 VGS 632 VGS 633 VGS 634 VGS 635 VGS 636 VGS 637 VGS 642 VGS 643 VGS 644 VGS 645 VGS 661 VGS 662 VGS 663 VGS 664 VGS Home Command Gliding Centre No. 1 Home Command Gliding Centre RAF No. 2 Home Command Gliding Centre RAF Home Command Gliding Instructors School Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School Air Cadet Central Gliding School

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