No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School RAF
No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School (No. 1 (I) SFTS) was a training school that was established to train Indian pilots during the Second World War. It became part of the Indian Air Force after the war.
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Active | 1940-1946 |
Country | India |
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Training |
Garrison/HQ | RAF Ambala |
Unit history
The unit was previously No. 1 (Indian) Flying Training School which had formed at RAF Ambala on 1 November 1940 however on 21 July 1941 it was then renamed to No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School.[1]
Aircraft operated
- Hawker Hart
- Hawker Audax
- North American Harvard IIB
- Hawker Hurricane IIB
- Hurricane IIC
- Hurricane IID
- Hurricane IV
- Supermarine Spitfire Vc
- Spitfire VIII
- Spitfire XIV
- Airspeed Oxford
- Avro Anson
Disbandment
The unit disbanded on 1 April 1946 at RAF Ambala.[1]
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References
Citations
- Lake 1999, p. 131.
Bibliography
- Lake, A Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
External links
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