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No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School RAF

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No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School
Ensign of the Royal Air Force
Active1940-1946
CountryIndia
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RoleTraining
Garrison/HQRAF Ambala

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.

Unit history

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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

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Disbandment

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The unit disbanded on 1 April 1946 at RAF Ambala.[1]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 131.

Bibliography

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  • Lake, A Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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