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Empire Central Flying School
ECFS
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeTraining
RoleRAF flying training
Garrison/HQRAF Hullavington

The Empire Central Flying School and later the Empire Flying School was a Royal Air Force flying training unit formed during the Second World War.[1] The school's main aim was to teach flying instructors and to maintain the standards of teaching and course content in the flying training system at British Empire flying schools, such as those of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, located worldwide.[2]

The Empire Central Flying School was formed at RAF Hullavington on 1 April 1942, using personnel from the former Central Flying School,[1] flying a varied establishment of aircraft, including the twin-engined Airspeed Oxford and the Hawker Hurricane fighter.[1]

The unit was renamed the Empire Flying School on 7 May 1946. In 1949 the examining wing was transferred to the Central Flying School at RAF Brize Norton, and other roles of the school were transferred to the RAF Flying College at RAF Manby.[1] The unit was formally disbanded on 31 July 1949.[1][2]

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Notes
  1. ^ a b c d e Sturtivant 2007, p. 108
  2. ^ a b "Empire Central Flying School". RAF Museum.
Bibliography
  • Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130 365 X.


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