List of Royal Air Force Glider units
This is a list of Royal Air Force glider units.
Gliding Schools
Name | Formed | Location | Aircraft | Disbanded at | Disbanded | Fate |
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1 Gliding School | December 1942 | RAF Strathaven | Slingsby Cadet TX.1 Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1 | RAF Dumfries | 1 September 1955 | Reformed as 661 Gliding School |
2 Gliding School | 25 October 1942 | RAF East Fortune | No aircraft | Dumfries | Unknown | Reformed as 2 Gliding School |
2 Gliding School | 1 November 1947 | RAF Grangemouth | Falcon IV Grunau Baby Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.3 | Grangemouth | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
3 Gliding School | March 1944 | RAF Macmerry | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Drem | 1 September 1947 | Disbanded |
4 Gliding School | December 1943 | RAF Paisley | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 | RAF Grangemouth | 1952 | Absorbed by 2 Gliding School |
5 Gliding School | October 1944 | RAF Fordoun | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 | RAF Edzell | 1 September 1955 | 662 Gliding School |
6 Gliding School | January 1945 | RAF Grangemouth | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Grunau Baby IIB Sedbergh TX.1 | RAF Grangemouth | Late 1955 | Absorbed by 2 Gliding School |
7 Gliding School | March 1946 | RAF Dalcross | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Dalcross | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
8 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Ayr | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Creetown | 1947 | Disbanded |
9 Gliding School | June 1945 | RAF Errol | Kite Cadet TX.1 | RAF Scone | December 1946 | Disbanded |
10 Gliding School | 25 May 1945 | RAF Turnberry | Cadet TX.1 | Unknown | Unknown | Disbanded |
21 Gliding School | July 1943 | Chester-Le-Street | Cadet TX.1 | Chester-le-Street | 1946 | Disbanded |
22 Gliding School | June 1942 | Kirbymoorside | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | 1 September 1955 | 643 Gliding School |
23 Gliding School | May 1943 | Yeadon | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Rufforth | 1 September 1955 | 642 Gliding School |
24 Gliding School | September 1943 | Netherthorpe | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Lindholme | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
25 Gliding School | September 1943 | Hull | Cadet TX.1 | Leconfield | Late 1947 | Disbanded |
26 Gliding School | October 1943 | Greatham | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Middleton St George | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
27 Gliding School | October 1943 | Woolsington | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Ouston | 1 September 1955 | Merged with 31 Gliding School to become 641 Gliding School |
28 Gliding School | January 1945 | Firbeck | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | 1950 | Disbanded |
29 Gliding School | May 1944 | Sheffield | Cadet TX.1 | Spitalgate | 1 September 1955 | Merged with 44 Gliding School to become 644 Gliding School |
30 Gliding School | May 1944 | Sherburn-in-Elmet | Cadet TX.1 | Sherburn-in-Elmet | January 1946 | Disbanded |
31 Gliding School | April 1944 | Usworth | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 | Usworth | 1 September 1955 | Merged with 27 Gliding School to become 641 Gliding School |
41 Gliding School | July 1942 | Knowle | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Honiley | April 1953 | Disbanded |
41 Gliding School | May 1953 | Pembrey | Pembrey | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded | |
42 Gliding School | October 1943 | Loughborough | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Cosford | 1 September 1955 | 633 Gliding School |
43 Gliding School | October 1943 | Walsall Airport | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Lichfield | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
44 Gliding School | October 1943 | Rearsby | Cadet TX.1/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Spitalgate | 1 September 1955 | Merged with 29 Gliding School |
45 Gliding School | August 1942 | Meir | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 | Meir | 1 September 1955 | 632 Gliding School |
47 Gliding School | April 1945 | Camphill | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | Hucknall | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
48 Gliding School | October 1943 | Bretford | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.11 | Lichfield | November 1955 | Disbanded |
49 Gliding School | June 1945 | Burnaston | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Newton | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
50 Gliding School | April 1944 | Hereford | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | Pershore | 1 June 1948 | Disbanded |
51 Gliding School | - | Long Mynd | Cadet TX.1 | - | Probably became a detachment of 45 Gliding School | |
61 Gliding School | October 1943 | Abergavenny | Cadet TX.1 | Abergavenny | March 1946 | Disbanded |
62 Gliding School | October 1943 | Cardiff | Cadet TX.1 | Pengam Moors | 4 August 1948 | Disbanded |
63 Gliding School | October 1943 | Tal-y-cafn | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | Valley | 31 March 1948 | Disbanded |
64 Gliding School | May 1944 | Merthyr | Cadet TX.1 | Unknown | 1945 | Disbanded |
65 Gliding School | May 1944 | Rhoose | Kirby Cadet | Cardiff | March 1947 | Disbanded |
66 Gliding School | around August 1944 | - | ||||
67 Gliding School | around August 1944 | - | ||||
68 Gliding School | December 1944 | Bridgend | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | St Athan | 1 September 1955 | 634 Gliding School |
69 Gliding School | Cadet TX.1 | |||||
70 Gliding School | August 1944 | Pennard | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | Fairwood Common | Disbanded | |
72 Gliding School | June 1944 | Newport | Cadet TX.1 | 1947 | Disbanded | |
80 Gliding School | August 1951 | Halesland | Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 | Halesland | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
81 Gliding School | October 1943 | Yeovil | Cadet TX.1 | Yeovilton | July 1948 | Disbanded |
82 Gliding School | October 1943 | Roborough | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 | St Merryn | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
83 Gliding School | May 1944 | Moreton Valance | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Aston Down | September 1955 | Disbanded |
84 Gliding School | August 1944 | Haldon Moor | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Exeter | 1955 | 624 Gliding School |
86 Gliding School | May 1944 | Cadet TX.1 | ||||
87 Gliding School | July 1943 | Locking | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 | Locking | 1 September 1955 | 621 Gliding School |
88 Gliding School | July 1944 | Wroughton | Cadet TX.1 | Hullavington | May 1948 | Disbanded |
89 Gliding School | March 1944 | Christchurch | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Christchurch | 1 September 1955 | 662 Gliding School |
92 Gliding School | January 1944 | Yate | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Colerne | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
94 Gliding School | June 1945 | Yate | Cadet TX.1 | Yate | 20 February 1948 | Disbanded |
95 Gliding School | April 1945 | Perranporth | Cadet TX.1 | St Eval | 31 January 1950 | Disbanded |
102 Gliding School | June 1943 | Hethersett | Cadet TX.1/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
103 Gliding School | October 1943 | Westley | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
104 Gliding School | October 1944 | Ipswich Airport | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
105 Gliding School | May 1945 | Cambridge | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
106 Gliding School | June 1944 | Henlow | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
107 Gliding School | September 1942 | Lincoln | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
108 Gliding School | June 1945 | Corby | Cadet TX.1 | |||
121 Gliding School | August 1942 | Wembley Stadium | Cadet TX.1 | |||
122 Gliding School | October 1942 | Northwick Park | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
123 Gliding School | October 1942 | White Waltham | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 | |||
124 Gliding School | August 1943 | Elstree | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
125 Gliding School | August 1943 | Denham | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
126 Gliding School | August 1943 | Booker | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
127 Gliding School | August 1943 | Panshangar | Cadet TX.1 | |||
128 Gliding School | August 1943 | Theale | Cadet TX.1 | |||
129 Gliding School | September 1943 | Romney Marsh | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
130 Gliding School | October 1944 | Cowley | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
141 Gliding School | October 1942 | Kidbrooke | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
142 Gliding School | October 1943 | Bulphan | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
143 Gliding School | October 1942 | Hamsey Green | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
144 Gliding School | 1943 | Hounslow Heath | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
145 Gliding School | 1944 | Birch | Cadet TX.1 | |||
146 Gliding School | May 1944 | Shenfield | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1B Prefect TX.1 | |||
147 Gliding School | January 1945 | Laindon | Cadet TX.1 | |||
148 Gliding School | November 1943 | Rochford | Cadet TX.1 | |||
149 Gliding School | November 1942 | Cadet TX.1 | ||||
161 Gliding School | August 1942 | Burgess Hill | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
162 Gliding School | October 1943 | Hamsey Green | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
163 Gliding School | October 1943 | Portsmouth | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
166 Gliding School | October 1943 | Westwell | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
167 Gliding School | October 1944 | Cadet TX.1 | ||||
168 Gliding School | January 1945 | Rochester | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
180 Gliding School | November 1951 | Warton | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
181 Gliding School | August 1943 | Stanley Park | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
182 Gliding School | May 1945 | Salmesbury | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
183 Gliding School | March 1944 | Wimslow | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
184 Gliding School | March 1944 | Wimslow | Cadet TX.1 | |||
185 Gliding School | March 1944 | Barton | Cadet TX.1 | |||
186 Gliding School | June 1944 | Speke | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
187 Gliding School | March 1944 | Manchester | Cadet TX.1 | |||
188 Gliding School | February 1944 | Cark | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
189 Gliding School | June 1945 | Kingstown | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
190 Gliding School | May 1945 | Cranage | Cadet TX.1 | |||
192 Gliding School | July 1944 | Little Sutton | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
201 Gliding School | May 1843 | Lisburn | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | |||
202 Gliding School | October 1943 | Northern Ireland | ||||
203 Gliding School | October 1943 | Northern Ireland | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | |||
611 Gliding School | Renamed 611 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
612 Gliding School | Renamed 612 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
613 Gliding School | Renamed 613 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
614 Gliding School | MDP Wethersfield | Renamed 614 Volunteer Gliding School | ||||
615 Gliding School | Renamed 615 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
616 Gliding School | Renamed 616 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
617 Gliding School | Renamed 617 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
618 Gliding School | Renamed 618 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
621 Gliding School | Renamed 621 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
622 Gliding School | Renamed 622 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
623 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | White Waltham | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 | White Waltham | 1 May 1963 | Reformed as 623 Gliding School at Tangmere |
623 Gliding School | 1 July 1963 | Tangmere | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Tangmere | November 1974 | Disbanded |
624 Gliding School | Renamed 624 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
625 Gliding School | Renamed 625 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
626 Gliding School | Renamed 626 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
631 Gliding School | Renamed 631 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
632 Gliding School | Renamed 632 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
633 Gliding School | Renamed 633 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
634 Gliding School | Renamed 634 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
635 Gliding School | Renamed 635 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
636 Gliding School | Renamed 636 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
637 Gliding School | Renamed 637 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
641 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | Usworth | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Dishforth | Disbanded | |
642 Gliding School | Renamed 642 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
643 Gliding School | Renamed 643 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
644 Gliding School | Renamed 644 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
645 Gliding School | Renamed 645 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
661 Gliding School | Renamed 661 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
662 Gliding School | Renamed 662 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
663 Gliding School | Renamed 663 Volunteer Gliding School | |||||
671 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | Long Kesh | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 | Bishops Court | October 1962 | Disbanded |
Volunteer Gliding Schools
Name | Formed | Location | Aircraft | Renamed | Unit became |
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611 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Regal TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Venture T.1 & T.2 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
612 Volunteer Gliding School | October 1978 | Benson | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 612 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
613 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Swallow TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 613 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
614 Volunteer Gliding School | January 1979 | MDP Wethersfield | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 614 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
615 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
616 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
617 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 617 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
618 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Vanguard TX.1 Valiant TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 618 Volunteer Gliding Squadron? |
621 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
622 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 622 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
624 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 624 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
625 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 625 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
626 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
631 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 631 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
632 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
633 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant t.1 | 2005 | 633 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
634 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
635 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 635 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
636 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 636 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
637 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 637 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
642 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 642 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
643 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 643 Volunteer Gliding Squadron? |
644 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.1 & T.2 | 2005 | 644 Volunteer Gliding Squadron? |
645 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Vanguard TX.1 Valiant TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
661 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
662 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Viking TX.1 | 2005 | 662 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
663 Volunteer Gliding School | 1978 | Unknown | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 663 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
664 Volunteer Gliding School | February 1987 | Bishop's Court | Venture T.1 | October 1990 | 664 Volunteer Gliding School |
664 Volunteer Gliding School | 1 November 1995 | Belfast City Airport | Vigilant T.1 | 2005 | 664 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
Other Glider units
Name | Formed | Location | Aircraft | Location | Current status |
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Glider Flight, Cranwell | Cranwell | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 Kranich II Viking TX.1 | Cranwell | Active as of 1993 | |
Glider Flight, Halton | 17 March 1945 | Halton | Cader TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 Venture T.2 Viking TX.1 | Halton | Active as of 1993 |
Glider Instructors Flight | 1 February 1943 | Shobdon | Master II Hotspur Albemarle VI | Hockley Heath | Disbanded 31 January 1945 and absorbed by 3 Glider Training School as the Glider Instructors School. |
Glider Instructors School | 25 August 1942 | Thame | Hind Hector Master II Hotspur II Oxford I | Thame | Disbanded 31 January 1943 to be replaced by the Glider Instructors Flight within 5 Glider Training School |
Glider Instructors School | 31 January 1945 | Culmhead | Master Hotspur | Culmhead | Disbanded 1945 |
Glider Pick-up Training Flight | 8 January 1945 | Zeals | Dakota III/IV Hadrian | Ramsbury | Disbanded 15 November 1945 |
Glider Pilot Exercise Unit | 12 August 1942 | Netheravon | Hart Hind Hector Tiger Moth Master Hotspur Hengist Horsa | Thruxton | Disbanded 1 December 1943 to become Operational and Refresher Training Unit |
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Cosford | 14 October 1942 | Cosford | Whitley V | Cosford | Disbanded August 1945 |
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Kemble | 1943 | Kemble | Whitley V | Kemble | Disbanded 15 April 1944 |
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Wroughton | March 1943 | Wroughton | Whitley V Albermarle Hudson | Wroughton | Disbanded August 1945 |
1 Glider Training School | 1 December 1941 | Thame | Croughton | Disbanded 23 March 1943 | |
1 Glider Training School | 1 November 1944 | Croughton | Croughton | Disbanded 19 June 1946 | |
2 Glider Training School | 1 December 1941 | Weston-on-the-Green | Weston-on-the-Green | Disbanded 23 March 1943 | |
3 Glider Training School | 21 July 1942 | Stoke Orchard | Wellesbourne Mountford | Disbanded 3 December 1947 | |
4 Glider Training School | 13 July 1942 | Kidlington | Kidlington | Disbanded 23 March 1943 | |
5 Glider Training School | 30 June 1942 | Kidlington | Shobdon | Disbanded 15 November 1945 | |
Glider Training Squadron | 22 September 1940 | Ringway | Thame | Disbanded 1 December 1940 | |
Glider Training Unit | 1 June 1942 | Abu Sueir | Abu Sueir | Disbanded 9 December 1942 | |
1 Gliding Centre | 31 March 1959 | Hawkinge | Swanton Morley | Disbanded 9 August 1971 | |
2 Gliding Centre | 31 March 1959 | Newton | Spitalgate | Disbanded 9 August 1971 |
- Home Command Gliding Centre.[9]
- 1 Home Command Gliding Centre.[9]
- 2 Home Command Gliding Centre.[9]
- Home Command Gliding Instructors School.[9]
- Glider Exercise Unit -> Glider Exercise Squadron -> No. 296 Squadron RAF.[8]
- Central Gliding School.[8]
- Heavy Glider Conversion Unit.[10]
- No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF.[10]
- No. 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF.[10]
- No. 23 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF.[10]
- No. 101 (Glider) Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 102 (Glider) Operational Training Unit RAF
- No. 668 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 669 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 670 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 671 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 672 Squadron RAF.[11]
- No. 673 Squadron RAF.[11]
See also
References
Citations
Bibliography
- Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
- Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130 365 X.
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