List of Royal Air Force Glider units
(Redirected from No. 645 Volunteer Gliding School RAF)
This is a list of Royal Air Force glider units.
Gliding Schools
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editName | Formed | Formed at | Aircraft | Airfields also used | Disbanded at | Disbanded | Fate |
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1 Gliding School | December 1942 | RAF Strathaven | Slingsby Cadet TX.1 Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Dungavel | RAF Dumfries | 1 September 1955 | Reformed as 661 Gliding School |
2 Gliding School | 25 October 1942 | RAF East Fortune | Unknown | RAF Connel | RAF Dumfries | January 1946 | 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 |
n/a | RAF Grangemouth | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
3 Gliding School | March 1944 | RAF Macmerry | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Drem | 1 September 1947 | Disbanded |
4 Gliding School | December 1943 | RAF Paisley | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Abbotsinch | RAF Grangemouth | 1952 | |
5 Gliding School | October 1944 | RAF Fordoun | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Dyce | 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 Turnhouse | RAF Grangemouth | Late 1955 | |
7 Gliding School | March 1946 | RAF Dalcross | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Dalcross | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
8 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Ayr | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Creetown | 1947 | Disbanded |
9 Gliding School | June 1945 | RAF Errol | Kite Cadet TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Scone | December 1946 | Disbanded |
10 Gliding School | 25 May 1945 | RAF Turnberry | Cadet TX.1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Disbanded |
21 Gliding School | July 1943 | RAF Lambton Park | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Lambton Park | 1946 | Disbanded |
22 Gliding School | June 1942 | RAF Kirbymoorside | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
Det: RAF Waltham | RAF Church Fenton | 15 May 1950 | Reformed as 22 Gliding School |
22 Gliding School | 1950 | RAF Waltham | Sedbergh TX.1 | n/a | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | 1 September 1955 | 643 Gliding School |
23 Gliding School | May 1943 | RAF Yeadon | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Rufforth | 1 September 1955 | 642 Gliding School |
24 Gliding School | September 1943 | RAF Netherthorpe | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Firbeck RAF Doncaster |
RAF Lindholme | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
25 Gliding School | September 1943 | RAF Hedon | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Leconfield | Late 1947 | Disbanded |
26 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Greatham | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Durham | RAF Middleton St George | Unknown | Reformed as 26 Gliding School |
26 Gliding School | 1 June 1948 | RAF Middleton St George | Sedbergh TX.1 | RAF Durham | RAF Middleton St George | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
27 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Woolsington | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Ouston | RAF Usworth | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
28 Gliding School | January 1945 | RAF Firbeck | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Middleton St George Det: RAF Sutton Bank RAF Topcliffe |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse | 1950 | Disbanded |
29 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Sheffield | Cadet TX.1 | RAF Askern RAF Doncaster |
RAF Spitalgate | 1 September 1955 | 644 Gliding School |
30 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet | January 1946 | Disbanded |
31 Gliding School | April 1944 | RAF Usworth | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 | n/a | RAF Usworth | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded into 641 Gliding School |
41 Gliding School | July 1942 | RAF Knowle | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Hockley Heath | RAF Honiley | April 1953 | Disbanded |
41 Gliding School | 1 May 1954 | RAF Pembrey | Unknown | n/a | RAF Pembrey | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
42 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Loughborough | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Bruntingthorpe RAF Bramcote |
RAF Cosford | 1 September 1955 | 633 Gliding School |
43 Gliding School | October 1943 | Walsall Aerodrome | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | Walsall Aerodrome | December 1946 | Reformed as 43 Gliding School |
43 Gliding School | May 1947 | RAF Lichfield | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Lichfield | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
44 Gliding School | October 1943 | Rearsby Aerodrome | Cadet TX.1 | RAF Bruntingthorpe RAF Desford |
RAF Desford | 1950 | Reformed as 44 Gliding School |
44 Gliding School | 7 July 1951 | RAF Cottesmore | Cadet II/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Spitalgate | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
45 Gliding School | August 1942 | RAF Meir | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 |
Det: RAF Long Mynd | RAF Meir | 1 September 1955 | 632 Gliding School |
47 Gliding School | April 1945 | RAF Camphill | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Hucknall | 31 March 1948 | Disbanded |
48 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Bretford (No. 46 SLG) | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.11 |
Castle Bromwich Det: RAF Cosford |
Castle Bromwich | November 1955 | Disbanded |
49 Gliding School | June 1945 | RAF Burnaston | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Wymeswold RAF Castle Donington |
RAF Newton | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
50 Gliding School | April 1944 | RAF Lugg Meadows | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | Hereford Racecourse RAF Madley |
RAF Pershore | 1 June 1948 | Disbanded |
51 Gliding School | - | RAF Long Mynd | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | - | Probably became a detachment of 45 Gliding School | |
61 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Abergavenny | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Abergavenny | March 1946 | Disbanded |
62 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Llanishen | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Pengam Moors | 4 August 1948 | Disbanded |
63 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Tal-y-cafn | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Mona | RAF Valley | 31 March 1948 | Disbanded |
64 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Merthyr | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Unknown | 1945 | Disbanded |
65 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Rhoose | Kirby Cadet | n/a | Cardiff | March 1947 | Disbanded |
66 Gliding School | August 1944 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | June 1945 | |
67 Gliding School | August 1944 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | January 1946 | |
68 Gliding School | December 1944 | RAF Bridgend | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Stormy Down | RAF St Athan | 1 September 1955 | 634 Gliding School |
69 Gliding School | October 1944 | Unknown | Cadet TX.1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
70 Gliding School | August 1944 | RAF Pennard | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Fairwood Common | 1947/48 | Disbanded |
72 Gliding School | June 1944 | RAF Newport | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Unknown | 1947 | Disbanded |
80 Gliding School | August 1951 | Halesland Airfield | Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Halesland | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
81 Gliding School | October 1943 | Yeovil Aerodrome | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RNAS Yeovilton | July 1948 | Disbanded |
82 Gliding School | October 1943 | RAF Roborough | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 |
Det: RAF St Merryn | RAF Harrowbeer | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
83 Gliding School | May 1944 | RAF Moreton Valence | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Aston Down | September 1955 | Disbanded |
84 Gliding School | August 1944 | Haldon Moor | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Exeter | 1955 | 624 Gliding School |
86 Gliding School | May 1944 | Unknown | Cadet TX.1 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
87 Gliding School | July 1943 | RAF Locking (non flying) Used RAF Weston-super-Mare |
Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 |
Det: RAF Halesland | RAF Locking | 1 September 1955 | 621 Gliding School |
88 Gliding School | July 1944 | RAF Wroughton | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Hullavington | May 1948 | Disbanded |
89 Gliding School | March 1944 | RAF Christchurch | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Christchurch | 1 September 1955 | 662 Gliding School |
92 Gliding School | January 1944 | RAF Yate | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Charmy Down | RAF Colerne | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
94 Gliding School | June 1945 | RAF Yate | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Yate | 20 February 1948 | Disbanded |
95 Gliding School | April 1945 | RAF Perranporth | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF St Eval | 31 January 1950 | Disbanded |
100-200
editName | Formed | Formed at | Aircraft | Airfields also used | Disbanded at | Disbanded | Fate |
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101 Gliding School | 7 August 1943 | Great Yarmouth | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown |
102 Gliding School | June 1943 | Hethersett | Cadet TX.1/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Horsham St Faith | Swanton Morley | 1 September 1955 | 611 Gliding School |
103 Gliding School | October 1943 | Westley | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Honington | 25 April 1948 | Disbanded |
104 Gliding School | October 1944 | Ipswich Airport | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Martlesham Heath | 1 September 1955 | 612 Gliding School |
105 Gliding School | May 1945 | Cambridge | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | Cambridge | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
106 Gliding School | June 1944 | Henlow | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | Henlow | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
107 Gliding School | September 1942 | Lincoln | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Coleby Grange Det: RAF Waltham |
RAF Digby | October 1949 | Disbanded |
108 Gliding School | June 1945 | Corby | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Desborough | 30 June 1949 | Disbanded |
121 Gliding School | August 1942 | Wembley Stadium | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Halton | 1945 | Disbanded |
122 Gliding School | October 1942 | Northwick Park | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
Leavesden | RAF Halton | 1 September 1955 | 613 Gliding School |
123 Gliding School | October 1942 | White Waltham | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 |
Bray Court | RAF White Waltham | 1 September 1955 | 623 Gliding School |
124 Gliding School | August 1943 | Elstree | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | Elstree | Unknown | Disbanded |
125 Gliding School | August 1943 | Denham | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Langley | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
126 Gliding School | August 1943 | Booker | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | Booker | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
127 Gliding School | August 1943 | Panshangar | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Panshangar | 30 May 1948 | Disbanded |
128 Gliding School | August 1943 | Theale | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Theale | 29 July 1948 | Disbanded |
129 Gliding School | September 1943 | Romney Marsh | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Waltham Cross | RAF North Weald | 30 May 1948 | Disbanded |
130 Gliding School | October 1944 | Cowley | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Abingdon | RAF Weston-on-the-Green | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
141 Gliding School | October 1942 | RAF Kidbrooke | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Gravesend Det: RAF Detling |
RAF West Malling | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
142 Gliding School | October 1943 | Bulphan | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Stapleford Tawney RAF North Weald RAF Hendon |
RAF Hornchurch | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
143 Gliding School | October 1942 | Hamsey Green | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Croydon | RAF Kenley | 1 September 1955 | 615 Gliding School |
144 Gliding School | 1943 | Hounslow Heath | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | Heston | March 1948 | Disbanded |
145 Gliding School | 1944 | Birch | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Boxted | 25 April 1948 | Disbanded |
146 Gliding School | May 1944 | Shenfield | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1B Prefect TX.1 |
RAF Fairlop Det: Camphill |
RAF Hornchurch | 1 September 1955 | 614 Gliding School |
147 Gliding School | January 1945 | Laindon | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Fairlop | January 1946 | Disbanded into 146 Gliding School |
148 Gliding School | November 1943 | Rochford | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Rochford | 16 June 1949 | Disbanded into 141 Gliding School |
149 Gliding School | November 1942 | RAF Kidbrooke | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Gravesend | 1 December 1945 | Disbanded into 141 Gliding School |
161 Gliding School | August 1942 | Burgess Hill | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Brighton RAF Thorney Island RAF Shoreham RAF Ford |
Tangmere | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
162 Gliding School | October 1943 | Hamsey Green | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Kenley RAF Gatwick |
RAF Biggin Hill | 31 August 1950 | Disbanded |
163 Gliding School | October 1943 | Portsmouth | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Gosport | May 1948 | Disbanded |
166 Gliding School | October 1943 | Westwell | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Hawkinge | 5 September 1955 | Disbanded |
167 Gliding School | October 1944 | Woking | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Fairoaks | 1948 | Disbanded |
168 Gliding School | January 1945 | Rochester | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Detling | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
180 Gliding School | November 1951 | Warton | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Warton | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
181 Gliding School | August 1943 | Stanley Park | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Warton | 1 June 1948 | Disbanded |
182 Gliding School | May 1945 | Salmesbury | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Salmesbury | Unknown | Disbanded |
183 Gliding School | March 1944 | Wimslow | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Woodford | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
184 Gliding School | March 1944 | Wimslow | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Woodford | 1946 | Disbanded into 183 Gliding School |
185 Gliding School | March 1944 | Barton | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | Barton | December 1947 | Disbanded |
186 Gliding School | June 1944 | Speke | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Hooton Park RAF Woodvale |
RAF Hawarden | 1 September 1955 | 631 Gliding School |
187 Gliding School | March 1944 | Manchester | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Stretton | November 1947 | Disbanded |
188 Gliding School | February 1944 | Cark | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Barrow (Walney Island) | 1 September 1955 | Disbanded |
189 Gliding School | June 1945 | Kingstown | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | n/a | RAF Kingstown | October 1947 | Disbanded |
190 Gliding School | May 1945 | Cranage | Cadet TX.1 | n/a | RAF Woodvale | 21 March 1948 | Disbanded |
192 Gliding School | July 1944 | Little Sutton | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Hooton Park RAF Sealand RAF Woodvale |
RAF Hawarden | Unknown | Disbanded |
200-700
editName | Formed | Formed at | Aircraft | Airfields also used | Disbanded at | Disbanded | Fate |
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201 Gliding School | June 1943 | RAF Lisburn | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 | RAF Newtownards | RAF Long Kesh | 1947 | Disbanded |
202 Gliding School | October 1943 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | October 1944 | Disbanded |
203 Gliding School | Late 1943 | Unknown | Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Newtownards RAF Downhill RAF Aldergrove RAF Sydenham RAF Toome |
Long Kesh | 1 September 1955 | 671 Gliding School |
611 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Swanton Morley | Unknown | n/a | RAF Swanton Morley | 1984 | 611 Volunteer Gliding School |
612 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Martlesham Heath | Unknown | n/a | RAF Martlesham Heath | 6 May 1963 | 612 Gliding School |
612 Gliding School | 1 December 1978 | RAF White Waltham | Unknown | n/a | RAF Benson | 1984 | 612 Volunteer Gliding School |
613 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Halton | Unknown | n/a | RAF Halton | 1984 | 613 Volunteer Gliding School |
614 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Hornchurch | Unknown | RAF North Weald | RAF Debden | 8 October 1978 | 614 Gliding School |
614 Gliding School | January 1979 | RAF Debden | Unknown | n/a | RAF Wethersfield | 1984 | 614 Volunteer Gliding School |
615 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Kenley | Unknown | RAF Detling | RAF Kenley | 1984 | 615 Volunteer Gliding School |
616 Gliding School | 1 June 1958 | RAF Henlow | Unknown | n/a | RAF Henlow | 1984 | 616 Volunteer Gliding School |
617 Gliding School | November 1958 | RAF Hendon | Unknown | RAF Bovingdon | RAF Manston | 1984 | 617 Volunteer Gliding School |
618 Gliding School | 1 March 1963 | RAF Manston | Unknown | n/a | RAF West Malling | 1984 | 618 Volunteer Gliding School |
621 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Locking (non flying) RAF Weston-super-Mare |
Unknown | Det: Halesland | RAF Locking | 1984 | 621 Volunteer Gliding School |
622 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Christchurch | Unknown | RAF Old Sarum | RAF Upavon | 1984 | 622 Volunteer Gliding School |
623 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF White Waltham | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 |
n/a | RAF White Waltham | 1 May 1963 | Disbanded |
623 Gliding School | 1 July 1963 | RAF Tangmere | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Tangmere | November 1974 | Disbanded |
624 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Exeter | Unknown | n/a | RAF Chivenor | 1984 | 624 Volunteer Gliding School |
625 Gliding School | June 1958 | RAF South Cerney | Unknown | n/a | RAF South Cerney | 1984 | 625 Volunteer Gliding School |
626 Gliding School | 1 June 1958 | RAF St Eval | Unknown | RNAS Culdrose | RNAS Predannack | 1984 | 626 Volunteer Gliding School |
631 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Hawarden | Unknown | n/a | RAF Sealand | 1984 | 631 Volunteer Gliding School |
632 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Meir | Unknown | n/a | RAF Tern Hill | 1984 | 632 Volunteer Gliding School |
633 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Cosford | Unknown | n/a | RAF Cosford | 1984 | 633 Volunteer Gliding School |
634 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF St Athan | Unknown | RAF Fairwood Common | RAF St Athan | 1984 | 634 Volunteer Gliding School |
635 Gliding School | October 1959 | RAF Burtonwood | Unknown | n/a | RAF Burtonwood | 1984 | 635 Volunteer Gliding School |
636 Gliding School | 1 October 1964 | RAF Fairwood Common | Unknown | n/a | RAF Fairwood Common | 1984 | 636 Volunteer Gliding School |
637 Gliding School | 1 April 1966 | RAF Gaydon | Unknown | n/a | RAF Little Rissington | 1984 | 637 Volunteer Gliding School |
641 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Usworth | Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Ouston | RAF Dishforth | 1975 | Disbanded |
642 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Rufforth | Unknown | RAF Driffield | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | 1984 | 642 Volunteer Gliding School |
643 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Unknown | RAF Hemswell RAF Lindholme |
RAF Scampton | 1984 | 643 Volunteer Gliding School |
644 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Spitalgate | Unknown | RAF Syerston | RAF Newton | 1984 | 644 Volunteer Gliding School |
645 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Middleton St George | Unknown | RAF Leeming | RAF Catterick | 1984 | 645 Volunteer Gliding School |
661 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Dumfries | Unknown | n/a | RAF Turnhouse | 9 January 1964 | Absorbed by 663 Gliding School |
661 Gliding School | 2 April 1967 | RAF Kirknewton | Unknown | n/a | RAF Kirknewton | 1984 | 661 Volunteer Gliding School |
662 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Edzell | Unknown | RAF Dyce RAF Dalcross |
RAF Arbroath | 1984 | 662 Volunteer Gliding School |
663 Gliding School | November 1959 | RAF Abbotsinch | Unknown | n/a | RAF Abbotsinch | March 1965 | Disbanded |
663 Gliding School | 7 July 1967 | RAF Dyce | Unknown | RAF Dalcross RAF Milltown |
RAF Kinloss | 1984 | 663 Volunteer Gliding School |
671 Gliding School | 1 September 1955 | RAF Long Kesh | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 |
RAF Aldergrove | RAF Bishops Court | October 1962 | Disbanded |
Volunteer Gliding Schools
editName | Formed | Location | Aircraft | Airfields also used | Renamed at | Renamed | Unit became |
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611 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Swanton Morley | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Regal TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Venture T.1 & T.2 VikingTX.1 Vigilant T.1 |
RAF Wethersfield RAF Marham |
RAF Watton | 2005 | 611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
612 Volunteer Gliding School | October 1978 | RAF Benson | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
RAF Halton | RAF Abingdon | 2005 | 612 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
613 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Halton | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Swallow TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Halton | 2005 | 613 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
614 Volunteer Gliding School | January 1979 | MDP Wethersfield | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Wethersfield | 2005 | 614 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
615 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Kenley | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Kenley | 2005 | 615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
616 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Henlow | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Henlow | 2005 | 616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
617 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Manston | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | Unknown | 2005 | 617 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
618 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF West Malling | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Vanguard TX.1 Valiant TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
Challock | RAF Odiham | 2005 | 618 Volunteer Gliding Squadron? |
621 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Locking | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Hullavington | 2005 | 621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
622 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Upavon | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Hullavington | 2005 | 622 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
624 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Chivenor | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Chivenor | 2005 | 624 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
625 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Hullavington | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Hullavington | 2005 | 625 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
626 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RNAS Predannack | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RNAS Predannack | 2005 | 626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
631 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Sealand | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Sealand | 2005 | 631 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
632 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Ternhill | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Ternhill | 2005 | 632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
633 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Cosford | Sedbbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Cosford | 2005 | 633 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
634 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | MoD St Athan | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | MoD St Athan | 2005 | 634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
635 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | Samlesbury Aerodrome | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | Samlesbury Aerodrome | 2005 | 635 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
636 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Fairwood Common | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 |
RAE Aberport | Swansea Airport | 2005 | 636 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
637 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Little Rissington | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Little Rissington | 2005 | 637 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
642 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | 2005 | 642 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
643 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Scampton | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1 |
RAF Binbrook | RAF Syerston | 2005 | 643 Volunteer Gliding Squadron? |
644 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Newton | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.1 & T.2 |
RAF Syerston | RAF Newton | 2005 | 644 Volunteer Gliding Squadron? |
645 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Catterick | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Vanguard TX.1 Valiant TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
RAF Syerston | RAF Topcliffe | 2005 | 645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
661 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Kirknewton | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Kirknewton | 2005 | 661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
662 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Arbroath | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Viking TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Arbroath | 2005 | 662 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
663 Volunteer Gliding School | 1984 | RAF Kinloss | Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Vigilant T.1 |
n/a | RAF Kinloss | 2005 | 663 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
664 Volunteer Gliding School | August 1986 | RAF Bishops Court | Venture T.1 | n/a | RAF Bishops Court | 31 October 1990 | 664 Volunteer Gliding School |
664 Volunteer Gliding School | 1 November 1995 | Belfast City Airport Newtownards Airport |
Vigilant T.1 | n/a | Belfast City Airport Newtownards Airport |
2005 | 664 Volunteer Gliding Squadron |
Other Glider units
editName | Formed | Formed at | Aircraft | Airfields also used | Disbanded at | Disbanded | Fate |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glider Flight, Cranwell | RAF Cranwell | Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 Kranich II Viking TX.1 |
RAF Cranwell | Active as of 1993 | |||
Glider Flight, Halton | 17 March 1945 | RAF Halton | Cader TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 Venture T.2 Viking TX.1 |
RAF Halton | Active as of 1993 | ||
Glider Instructors Flight | 1 February 1943 | RAF Shobdon | Master II Hotspur Albemarle VI |
RAF Hockley Heath | RAF Culmhead | 1945 | [13] |
Glider Instructors School | 25 August 1942 | RAF Thame | Hind Hector Master II Hotspur II Oxford I |
n/a | RAF Thame | 31 January 1943 | Replaced by the Glider Instructors Flight within 5 Glider Training School[13] |
Glider Pick-up Training Flight | 8 January 1945 | RAF Zeals | Dakota III/IV Hadrian |
RAF Ibsley | RAF Ramsbury | 15 November 1945 | [13] |
Glider Pilot Exercise Unit | 12 August 1942 | RAF Netheravon | Hart Hind Hector Tiger Moth Master Hotspur Hengist Horsa |
Satt: RAF Shrewton Satt: RAF Chilbolton |
RAF Thruxton | 1 December 1943 | Operational and Refresher Training Unit[13] |
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Cosford |
14 October 1942 | RAF Cosford | Whitley V | n/a | RAF Cosford | August 1945 | [14] |
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Kemble |
1943 | RAF Kemble | Whitley V | n/a | RAF Kemble | 15 April 1944 | [14] |
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Wroughton |
March 1943 | RAF Wroughton | Whitley V Albemarle Hudson |
n/a | RAF Wroughton | August 1945 | [14] |
1 Glider Training School | 1 December 1941 | RAF Thame | Hector I Hotspur I & II Master II Oxford I Tiger Moth II |
RLG: RAF Slade Farm | RAF Croughton | 23 March 1943 | [14] |
1 Glider Training School | 1 November 1944 | RAF Croughton | Master II Hotspur II Tiger Moth II |
Satt: RAF Gaydon | RAF Croughton | 19 June 1946 | [14] |
2 Glider Training School | 1 December 1941 | RAF Thame | Hector I Master II Hotspur I, II & III |
Det: RAF Cheddington RLG: RAF Slade Farm |
RAF Weston-on-the-Green | 23 March 1943 | [14] |
3 Glider Training School | 21 July 1942 | RAF Stoke Orchard | Master II Hotspur I & II Horsa I Albemarle IV & V |
RAF Culmhead Det: RAF Northleach |
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | 3 December 1947 | [14] |
4 Glider Training School | 13 July 1942 | RAF Kidlington | Hector I Audax I Hind Hotspur II Master II |
Satt: RAF Kingston Bagpuize | RAF Kidlington | 23 March 1943 | [14] |
5 Glider Training School | 30 June 1942 | RAF Kidlington | Lysander IIA Master II Hotspur II & III |
Satt: RAF Hockley Heath | RAF Shobdon | 15 November 1945 | [14] |
Glider Training Squadron | 22 September 1940 | RAF Ringway | Hector I Tiger Moth II Hotspur Hind 504N |
Det: Side Hill | RAF Thame | 1 December 1940 | [14] |
Glider Training Unit | 1 June 1942 | Abu Sueir | n/a | n/a | Abu Sueir | 9 November 1942 | [14] |
1 Gliding Centre | 31 March 1959 | RAF Hawkinge | Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Swallow Grasshopper TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Swanton Morley | 9 August 1971 | Central Gliding School[14] |
2 Gliding Centre | 31 March 1959 | RAF Newton | Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture I Swallow |
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | RAF Spitalgate | 9 August 1971 | Central Gliding School[14] |
Home Command Gliding Instructors School |
1 August 1950 | RAF Detling | Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 |
n/a | RAF Detling | 1 September 1955 | Home Command Gliding Centre[15] |
Home Command Gliding Centre |
1 August 1955 | RAF Detling | Cadet TX.3 | n/a | RAF Hawkinge | 27 June 1958 | 1 Home Command Gliding Centre[15] |
1 Home Command Gliding Centre |
27 June 1958 | RAF Hawkinge | Cadet TX.3 | n/a | RAF Hawkinge | 31 March 1959 | 1 Gliding Centre[15] |
2 Home Command Gliding Centre |
1 August 1958 | RAF Newton | Cadet TX.3 | n/a | RAF Newton | 31 March 1959 | 2 Gliding Centre[15] |
Glider Exercise Squadron RAF | December 1941 | RAF Ringway | Hotspur | RLG: RAF Shrewton | RAF Netheravon | 25 January 1942 | No. 296 Squadron RAF[13] |
Glider Exercise Unit RAF | 18 July 1941 | RAF Ringway | Hector | Det: RAF Usworth Det: RAF Kidlington |
RAF Ringway | December 1941 | Glider Exercise Squadron RAF[13] |
Central Gliding School | 9 August 1971 | RAF Spitalgate | Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 |
Det: RAF Swanton Morley | RAF Newton | 1 October 1976 | Air Cadets Central Gliding School[16] |
Heavy Glider Conversion Unit |
1 July 1942 | RAF Shrewton | Whitley V Albemarle II & VI Horsa |
RAF North Luffenham Det: RAF Grove Det: RAF Woolfox Lodge |
RAF Brize Norton | 20 October 1944 | No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF No. 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF No. 23 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF[17] |
No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF |
20 October 1944 | RAF Brize Norton | Horsa I & II Hadrian Whitley V Albemarle Halifax A.III Hadrian I |
RAF Elsham Wolds Satt: RAF Barford St John Satt: RAF Akeman Street Satt: RAF Broadwell |
RAF North Luffenham | 3 December 1947 | [17] |
No. 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF |
15 October 1944 | RAF Keevil | Albemarle Horsa I & II Hotspur Hadrian |
Satt: RAF Fairford | RAF Blakehill Farm | 15 November 1945 | [17] |
No. 23 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF |
28 October 1944 | RAF Peplow | Albemarle II & VI Horsa I & II Hadrian I |
Satt: RAF Seighford | RAF Peplow | 17 January 1945 | [17] |
101 (Glider) OTU | 1 January 1942 | RAF Kidlington | Hotspur I, II Hector I Hind I Tiger Moth I, II Audax I |
RLG: Kiddington RLG: RAF Slade Farm |
RAF Kidlington | 13 July 1942 | No. 4 Glider Training School[18] |
102 (Glider) OTU | 10 February 1942 | RAF Kidlington | Hector I Hind I Hotspur I, II Tiger Moth II Audax I Lysander IIIA |
RLG: RAF Kiddington RLG: RAF Slade Farm |
RAF Kidlington | 30 June 1942 | No. 5 Glider Training School[18] |
No. 668 Squadron RAF | [19] | ||||||
No. 669 Squadron RAF | [19] | ||||||
No. 670 Squadron RAF | [19] | ||||||
No. 671 Squadron RAF | [19] | ||||||
No. 672 Squadron RAF | [19] | ||||||
No. 673 Squadron RAF | [19] | ||||||
No. 1 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF | 1942 | No. 41 Gliding School RAF[20] | |||||
No. 2 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF | 1942 | No. 122 Gliding School RAF[20] | |||||
No. 3 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF | 1942 | No. 123 Gliding School RAF[20] |
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 111.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 112.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 113.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 114.
- ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 115.
- ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 116.
- ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 117.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 144.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 145.
- ^ a b c Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 147.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 148.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 110.
- ^ a b c d e f Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 142.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 143.
- ^ a b c d Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 165.
- ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 84.
- ^ a b c d Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 162.
- ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 205.
- ^ a b c d e f Jefford 1988, p. 103.
- ^ a b c Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 105.
Bibliography
edit- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
- Lake, Alan (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
- Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.