List_of_British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan_facilities_in_Southern_Rhodesia

List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Southern Rhodesia

List of British Commonwealth Air Training Plan facilities in Southern Rhodesia

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This article contains a list of the Southern Rhodesian facilities forming part of Joint Air Training Scheme which was a major programme for training South African Air Force, Royal Air Force and Allied air crews during World War II.[1] However, RAF Training units would still be based in this country until a decade after the war had finished

A war-time Elementary Flying Training School (EFTS) gave a recruit 50 hours of basic aviation instruction on a simple trainer like the Tiger Moth. Pilots who showed promise went on to training at a Service Flying Training School (SFTS). The Service Flying Training School provided advanced training for pilots, including fighter and multi-engined aircraft. Other trainees went on to different specialties, such as wireless, navigation or bombing and air gunnery.[1]

During WW II

These are the units that formed the Rhodesia Air Training Group.[2]

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Training aircraft

Glossary

  • ANS — Air Navigation School
  • ARU — Aircraft Repair Unit
  • BGTS — Bombing and Gunnery Training School
  • CFS — Central Flying School
  • EFTS — Elementary Flying Training School
  • FIS — Flying Instructors School
  • SFTS — Service Flying Training School
  • SRAF — Southern Rhodesia Air Force

After World War II

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Training aircraft

Glossary

  • ANS — Air Navigation School
  • FTS — Flying Training School
  • MU — Maintenance Unit
  • RATG — Rhodesian Air Training Group

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Becker, Dave (1989). Yellow Wings: The Story Of The Joint Air Training Scheme In World War 2. Pretoria: The SAAF Museum. p. 102.
  2. [2]
    Bishop, C. Nepean (20 November 1953). "The Fledglings of Rhodesia: An Instructor's Recollections of a Unit in the Empire Air Training Scheme". Flight. LXIV (2339): 668–670. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. [3]
    "Rhodesia & The RAF". Retrieved 29 February 2016.
  4. [4]
    "The Story of Royal Air Force Station, Moffat". Our Rhodesian Heritage. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
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