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The school comprises a headquarters, No. 1 School of Technical Training and the Aerosystems Engineer and Management Training School (now No. 2 School of Technical Training), [1] all based at RAF Cosford, the Royal Naval Air Engineering and Survival Equipment School (RNAESS) at HMS Sultan, with elements also based at RAF Cranwell and MOD St ...
By mid-1943, the basic training mission declined in size because requirements for technical training centers were being met. Consequently, some of the 13 centers were inactivated, while others moved to technical training centers such as Amarillo Field, Texas, that had previously not had replacement training centers. [1]
No. 2 School of Technical Training RAF (1920–21) became Boys Wing, Cranwell & (1938–1995) merged into No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF. [15] Reformed on 20 July 2023 and took responsibility for the activities of the Aerosystems Engineer and Management Training School.
No. 1 School of Technical Training (No. 1 S of TT) is the Royal Air Force's aircraft engineering school. It was based at RAF Halton from 1919 to 1993, as the Home of the Aircraft Apprentice scheme. The Aircraft Apprentice scheme trained young men in the mechanical trades for aircraft maintenance, the graduates of which were the best trained ...
Gransden Lodge Navigation Training Unit RAF (1943) became Navigation Training Unit RAF [89] Gremlin Task Force – Japanese aircraft and crew transport operations [90] (1945-46) [63] Ground Attack Training Unit RAF (1945) became Tactical and Weapon Development Unit RAF [63] Gunnery Research Unit RAF (1940-45) [91]
Originally for aircraft electrical engineering technicians, included Eng Tech AV and Eng Tech AE. [2] Following a decision on 1 April 2003, TG2 was amalgamated into TG1, making one combined Aircraft Engineering Trade Group completed by 31 March 2009. [7] TG3 no longer assigned: TG3 was amalgamated with TG11 to form the new Communications Trade ...
No. 51 Group RAF: 1939–1945: No. 51 (Training) Group was formed on 11 May 1939 as part of Reserve Command. It was transferred to Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940, and disbanded 14 July 1945. [9] No. 52 Group RAF: No. 52 (Training) Group was due to form in March 1939 in Reserve Command, but not activated. [9] No. 53 Group RAF
No. 2 School of Technical Training was formed in March 1920 from the Boys Training Wing of the Aircraft Apprentice Scheme at RAF Cranwell, whilst the school at RAF Halton was named as No. 1 School of Technical Training; the original plan had been to amalgamate the schools when accommodation at RAF Halton camp had been built for those from Cranwell. [2]