No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
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For other uses, see 1 FTS.
"No. 1 Flying Training School" redirects here. For the Australian training school, see No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF.
The No. 1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) is the oldest military pilot training school in the world, currently used to deliver rotary training to aircrew of the British armed forces.[1][2]
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No. 1 Flying Training School RAF | |
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Active | 23 December 1919 (1919-12-23) – 1 February 1931 1 April 1935 – 7 March 1942 18 June 1947 – 25 February 1948 1 December 1950 – 20 April 1955 1 May 1955 – 2019 2020 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Flying training school |
Role | Basic and advanced helicopter training |
Part of | No. 22 (Training) Group – Directorate of Flying Training |
Home station | RAF Shawbury |
Motto(s) | Terra Marique ad Caelum (Latin for 'By Land and Sea to the Sky') |
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