No. 1 (Indian) Service Flying Training School RAF

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

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

Disbandment

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

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Lake 1999, p. 131.

Bibliography

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