de Havilland

Elementary Flying Training Schools

The RAF's primary trainer during the Second World War was the Avro Tutor.

The Tiger Moth was used primarily by the Elementary Flying Training Schools.

These were established after the decision during the 1930's that civilian run flying schools would have responsibility for basic training and the RAF Flying Training Schools would concentrate on advanced training.

The first four Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools were established in 1923-4 to train reservists. These were supplemented by a total of 59 planned or established schools plus the three University Air Squadrons (Cambridge, Oxford and London).

On the outbreak of war the ERFTS ceased to exist as such, being replaced by 20 EFTS which were responsible for all ab initio training. The existing advanced training FTS became Service Flying training Schools.

5 new FTS were planned for France (No.30 to 34) but never materialised as that country was overrun.

6 Coastal Patrol Flights were established with Tiger Moths and impressed Hornet Moths to patrol for U-boats.

The British Commonwealth Air Training Plan led to the formation of training establishments overseas the first being 31SFTS in Canada which formed from 7SFTS and 32SFTS from 10SFTS

United Kingdom ERFTS

School	Location	Opened	Operator	Fate/Comments
1ERFTS	Stag Lane	1.5.23	De Havilland	(as Reserve School)
	Hatfield	5.30		to 1ERFTS 4.8.35 to 1EFTS 3.9.39
2ERFTS	Filton	28.5.23	Bristol	(as Reserve School)
				to 2ERFTS .35 to 2EFTS 3.9.39
3ERFTS	Whitley	31.7.23	Armstrong Whitworth	(as Reserve School)
	Hamble	1.4.31		to 3ERFTS .35 to 3EFTS 3.9.39
4ERFTS	Brough	21.5.24	North Sea Aerial & General Transport (as Reserve School)
			Blackburn Aircraft	to 4ERFTS .35 to 4EFTS 3.9.39
5ERFTS	Hanworth	1.6.35	Flying Training later Blackburn Aircraft	to 5EFTS 3.9.39
6ERFTS	Sywell	10.6.35	Brooklands Avn	to EFTS 3.9.39
7ERFTS	Desford	25.11.35	Reid & Sigrist	to 7EFTS 3.9.39
8ERFTS	Woodley	25.11.35	Phillips & Powis	to 8EFTS 3.9.39
9ERFTS	Ansty	6.1.36	Air Service Training	to 9EFTS 3.9.39
10ERFTS	Filton/Whitchurch	1.1.36	Bristol Aeroplane Co	to 10EFTS 3.9.39
11ERFTS	Perth (Scone)	27.1.36	Airwork	to 11EFTS 3.9.39
12ERFTS	Prestwick	17.2.36	Scottish Avn	to 12EFTS 3.9.39
13ERFTS	White Waltham	18.11.35	De Havilland	to 13EFTS 3.9.39
14ERFTS	Castle Bromwich	1.7.37	Airwork	to 14EFTS 3.9.39
15ERFTS	Redhill	1.7.37	British Air Transport	to 15EFTS 3.9.39
16ERFTS	Shoreham	3.7.37	Martin School of Air Nav
			(Brooklands Avn)	Disbanded 3.9.39
17ERFTS	Barton	1.10.37	Airwork	Disbanded 2.9.39
18ERFTS	Fairoaks	1.10.37	Universal Flying Services	to 18EFTS 1.9.39
19ERFTS	Gatwick	1.10.37	Airports	to 18EFTS 3.9.39
20ERFTS	Gravesend	1.10.37	Airports	to 14EFTS 3.9.39
21ERFTS	Stapleford Tawney	1.1.38	Reid & Sigrist	Disbanded 3.9.39
22ERFTS	Cambridge	1.2.38	Marshalls	to 22EFTS 3.9.39
23ERFTS	Rochester	1.4.38	Short Bros
	Sydenham (Belfast)	2.9.39		to 24EFTS 3.9.39
24ERFTS	Sydenham (Belfast)	1.1.39	Short Bros	to 24EFTS 3.9.39
25ERFTS	Waltham (Grimsby)	24.6.38	Herts & Essex Aero Club	Disbanded 3.9.39
26ERFTS	Kidlington	24.6.38	Marshalls	Disbanded 2.9.39
27ERFTS	Tollerton	24.6.38	Nottingham Airport	Disbanded 3.9.39
28ERFTS	Meir	1.8.38	Reid & Sigrist	Disbanded 3.9.39
29ERFTS	Luton	1.8.38	Birkett Air Services	Disbanded 3.9.39
30ERFTS	Burnaston	29.9.38	Air Schools	to 30EFTS 3.9.39
31ERFTS	Staverton	29.9.38	Surrey Flying Services	Disbanded 3.9.39
32ERFTS	Greatham (W Hartlepool)	15.4.39	Portsmouth Southsea & Isle of Wight Avn	Disbanded 3.9.39
33ERFTS	Whitchurch	1.12.38	Chamier Gilbert Lodge	Disbanded 3.9.39
34ERFTS	Rochford	1.1.39	Air Hire	Disbanded 3.9.39
35ERFTS	Grangemouth	1.5.39	Scottish Avn	Disbanded 3.9.39
36ERFTS				planned for Sherburn in Elmet - cancelled
37ERFTS	Exeter	3.7.39	Straight Corpn	Disbanded 3.9.39
38ERFTS	Kingstown	1.7.39	Border Flying Club	Disbanded 3.9.39
39ERFTS	Weston-super-Mare	3.7.39	Straight Corpn	Disbanded 3.9.39
40ERFTS	Mousehold (Norwich)	15.8.39	Air Contractors	Disbanded 3.9.39
41ERFTS				planned for Dyce (Aberdeen Flying Services) - cancelled
42ERFTS	Squires Gate	1.8.39	Reid & Sigrist	Disbanded 3.9.39
43ERFTS	Woolsington	1.6.39	Newcastle Flying Club	Disbanded 3.9.39
44ERFTS	Elmdon	1.5.39	Airwork	to 14EFTS 3.9.39
45ERFTS	Ipswich	3.7.39	Straight Corpn	Disbanded 3.9.39
46ERFTS	Roborough	1.8.39	Portsmouth Southsea & Isle of Wight Avn	Disbanded 3.9.39
47ERFTS	Doncaster	15.7.39	Nottingham Airport	Disbanded 3.9.39
48ERFTS				planned for Baginton (Air Service Training) - cancelled
49ERFTS	Samlesbury	.39		Disbanded 3.9.39
50ERFTS	Booker	.39	(Whetton Avn)	Disbanded 3.9.39
51ERFTS				planned for Abbotsinch (Scottish Avn) - cancelled
52ERFTS				planned for Clifton (York) - cancelled
53ERFTS				planned for Yeadon - cancelled
54ERFTS				planned for Eastleigh - cancelled
55ERFTS				planned for Speke - cancelled
56ERFTS	Kenley	24.8.39	(British Air Transport)	Disbanded 3.9.39
57ERFTS				planned for Coventry - cancelled
58ERFTS				planned for Braunstone - cancelled
59ERFTS				planned for Cardiff - cancelled

United Kingdom EFTS

School	Location	Opened	Operator	Fate/Comments
1EFTS	Hatfield	3.9.39	De Havilland	ex 1ERFTS
	Panshangar	7.9.42
2EFTS	Filton	3.9.39	Bristol Aeroplane Co	ex 2ERFTS to 6(S)FIS 1.11.41
	Worcester	22.7.42
	Yatesbury	9.7.45
3EFTS	Hamble	3.9.39	Air Service Training	ex 3ERFTS
	Watchfield	20.7.40
	Shellingford	18.12.41
4EFTS	Brough	3.9.39	Blackburn Aircraft	ex 4ERFTS
5EFTS	Hanworth	3.9.39		ex 5ERFTS
	Meir	17.6.40
6EFTS	Sywell	3.9.39	Brooklands Avn	ex 6ERFTS
7EFTS	Desford	3.9.39	Reid & Sigrist	ex 7ERFTS
8EFTS	Woodley	3.9.39	Phillips & Powis	ex 8ERFTS
9EFTS	Ansty	3.9.39	Air Service Training	ex 7ERFTS
10EFTS	Yatesbury (Calne)	3.9.39	Bristol Aeroplane Co	ex 10ERFTS
	Weston-super-Mare	7.9.40
11EFTS	Perth	3.9.39	Airwork	ex 11ERFTS
12EFTS	Prestwick	3.9.39	Scottish Avn	ex 12ERFTS
13EFTS	White Waltham	3.9.39	De Havilland School of Flying	ex 13ERFTS
	Peterborough	20.12.40
14EFTS	Castle Bromwich	3.9.39	Airwork	ex 14ERFTS and 44ERFTS
	Elmdon	9.9.39
15EFTS	Redhill	3.9.39	British Air Transport	ex 15ERFTS
	Carlisle (Kingstown)	2.6.40
16EFTS	Derby (Burnaston)	10.4.40		ex 30ERFTS
17EFTS	North Luffenham	18.1.41	De Havilland
	Peterborough	15.7.41
18EFTS	Fairoaks	3.9.39	Universal Flying Services	ex 18ERFTS
19EFTS	Sealand	21.1.41
20EFTS	Yeadon	1.3.41
21EFTS	Booker	1.6.41	Airwork	ex 13ERFTS
22EFTS	Cambridge	3.9.39	Marshalls Flying School	ex 22ERFTS
24EFTS	Sydenham	3.9.39	Short Bros	ex 23ERFTS and 24ERFTS
	Rochester	1.3.46
25EFTS	Peterborough	1.6.41	[Polish]	ex 13ERFTS
	Hucknall	16.7.41
26EFTS	Theale (Sheffield Farm)	14.8.41	Phillips & Powis[renamed Miles Aircraft 5.10.43]
27EFTS	never formed			due to form at Baginton
28EFTS	Wolverhampton (Pendleford)	15.9.41	Air Schools
29EFTS	Clyffe Pypard	13.9.41	Marshalls Flying School
30EFTS	Burnaston	3.9.39	Air Schools	ex 30ERFTS

United Kingdom Flying Instructors Schools

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1FIS	Church Lawford	13.1.42	ex 2CFS to 18PAFU 27.10.42
2FIS	Cranwell	10.9.40	to 2CFS 14.11.40
	Montrose	5.1.42	Disbanded 11.7.45
3FIS	Hullavington	1.8.42
	Castle Combe	8.8.42
	Lulsgate Bottom	1.10.43	Disbanded into 7FIS 18.7.45
4FIS	Cambridge (Teversham)	3.7.40	Disbanded 30.4.43
5FIS	Perth (Scone)	8.10.40	Disbanded 23.11.42
6FIS	Staverton	1.11.41	ex 2EFTS
	Worcester (Perdiswell Hall)	18.4.42	to 2EFTS 22.7.42
7FIS	Upavon	1.4.42	Disbanded 7.5.46
10FIS	Woodley	22.7.42	Disbanded into CFS and 8EFTS 7.5.46
11FIS	Shallufa	1.1.44	Disbanded 7.1.47
12FIS	St Angelo	1.5.44	to Coastal Command FIS 23.2.45
33FIS	Belvedere	20.5.42	ex Rhodesian CFS
	Norton	2.11.42	to CFS Southern Rhodesia 9.5.44

United Kingdom Flying Training Schools

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1FTS	Netheravon	1.4.35	Disbanded 7.3.42
2FTS	Brize Norton	1.10.34	To 2SFTS 3.9.39 To 2PAFU 14.3.42
3FTS	South Cerney	2.4.28	To 3SFTS 3.9.39 To 3PAFU 1.3.42
5FTS	Sealand > Ternhill	26.4.20	To 5SFTS 3.9.39 To 5PAFU 1.4.42
6FTS	Little Rissington	1.4.35	To 6SFTS 3.9.39 To 6PAFU 1.4.42
7FTS	Peterborough	2.12.35	To 7SFTS 3.9.39 To 31SFTS 7.1.41
8FTS	Montrose	1.1.36	To 8SFTS 3.9.39 Disbanded 25.3.42
10FTS	Ternhill	1.1.36	To 10SFTS 3.9.39 To 32SFTS 1.11.40
16FTS	Hucknall	9.6.41	Disbanded 18.12.46

United Kingdom Reserve Flying Schools

School	Location	Opened	Operator	Code
1RFS	Panshanger	5.5.47	De Havilland	RCM
2RFS	Barton	1.10.48	Reid & Sigrist	RCX
3RFS	Cardiff	15.8.48	British Avn Services	RCK
4RFS	Brough	10.3.47	Blackburn Aircraft	RCN
5RFS	Castle Bromwich	1.11.47	Birketts Air Services	RCY
6RFS	Sywell	12.5.47-31.3.53	Brooklands Avn	RCO
7RFS	Desford	9.5.47	Reid & Sigrist	RCP
8RFS	Woodley	3.3.47	Handley Page	RCQ
9RFS	Doncaster	1.11.47	C.L Air Surveys	RCZ
10RFS	Exeter	16.5.49	Exeter Airport	RSB
11RFS	Scone	18.3.47	Airwork	RCR
12RFS	Filton	1.4.48	Bristol Aeroplane CO	RCD/RCB
13RFS	Grangemouth	1.4.48	Airwork	RCC
14RFS	Hamble	15.8.47	Air Service Training	RCL
15RFS	Redhill	1.4.48	British Air Transport	RCD
16RFS	Burnaston	27.3.47	Air Schools	RCS
17RFS	Hornchurch	1.7.48	Short Bros & Harland	RCJ
18RFS	Fairoaks	14.5.47	Universal Flying Services	RCT
19RFS	Hooton Park	10.7.50	Short Bros & Harland
	Woodvale	15.7.51
22RFS	Cambridge	1.5.47	Marshalls Flying School	RCU
23RFS	Usworth	1.2.49	Airwork	RSA
24RFS	Rochester	7.5.47	Short Bros & Harland	RCV
25RFS	Wolverhampton	26.6.47	Air Schools	RCW

United Kingdom Grading Schools/Units

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1GS	Digby	3.1.51	renamed Airwork Grading Unit 15.1.52
2GS	Digby	3.1.51	renamed Airwork Grading Unit 15.1.52
Airwork GU	Digby	15.1.52	redesignated 1GU(Airwork) 9.6.52
1GU	Digby	9.6.52	(Airwork) 31.3.53
2GU	Kirton-in-Lindsey	9.6.52	(Airwork) Disbanded 31.3.53

Australia

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1 EFTS	Parafield SA	1.40	ex 2 Flying Training School. Closed 5.44
	Tamworth NSW	5.44	Closed 12.44
2 EFTS	Archerfield QLD	1.40	ex 3 Flying Training School. Closed 4.42
3 EFTS	Essendon VIC	1.40	Closed 5.42
4 EFTS	Mascot NSW	1.40	Closed 4.42
5 EFTS	Narromine NSW	5.40	Closed 8.44
6 EFTS	Tamworth NSW	8.40	Closed 5.42
7 EFTS	Western Junction TAS	8.40	Closed 8.45
8 EFTS	Narrandera NSW	9.40	Closed 6.45
9 EFTS	Cunderdin WA	12.40	Closed 10.45
10 EFTS	Temora NSW	5.41	Closed 3.46
11 EFTS	Benalla VIC	6.41	Closed 3.46
12 EFTS	Bunbaberg QLD	10.41	Closed 1.42

Canada - Initial Training Schools

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1 ITS	Toronto Ontario
2 ITS	Regina Saskatchewan
3 ITS	Victoriaville Quebec
4 ITS	Edmonton Alberta
5 ITS	Belleville Ontario
6 ITS	Toronto Ontario
7 ITS	Saskatoon Saskatchewan

Canada - Elementary Flying Training Schools

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1 EFTS	Malton Ontario	24.6.40	Disbanded 3.7.42
2 EFTS	Thunder Bay Ontario	24.6.40	Disbanded 31.5.44
3 EFTS	London Ontario	24.6.40	Disbanded 3.7.42
4 EFTS	Windsor Mills Quebec	24.6.40	Disbanded 25.8.44
5 EFTS	Lethbridge Alberta	22.7.40	Moved 1.6.41
	High River Alberta	1.6.41	Disbanded 15.11.44
6 EFTS	Prince Albert Saskatchewan	22.7.40	Disbanded 15.11.44
7 EFTS	Windsor Ontario	22.7.40	Disbanded 15.12.44
8 EFTS	Vancouver BC	22.7.40	Moved 1.12.41
	Boundary Bay BC	2.12.41	Disbanded 2.1.42
9 EFTS	St Catherines Ontario	14.10.40	Disbanded 14.1.44
10 EFTS	Mount Hope Ontario	14.10.40	Moved 1.8.42
	Pendleton Ontario	1.8.42	Disbanded 15.9.44
11 EFTS	Cap de la Madelaine Quebec	14.10.40	Disbanded 11.2.44
12 EFTS	Goderich Ontario	14.10.40	Disbanded 14.7.44
13 EFTS	St Eugene Ontario	28.10.40	Disbanded 19.6.45
14 EFTS	Portage de la Prairie Manitoba	28.10.40	Disbanded 3.7.42
15 EFTS	Regina Saskatchewan	11.11.40	Disbanded 11.8.44
16 EFTS	Edmonton Alberta	11.11.40	Disbanded 12.7.42
17 EFTS	Stanley Nova Scotia	17.3.41	Disbanded 14.1.44
18 EFTS	Boundary Bay BC	10.4.41	Disbanded 25.5.42
19 EFTS	Virden Manitoba	16.5.41	Disbanded 15.12.44
20 EFTS	Oshawa Ontario	21.6.41	Disbanded 15.12.44
21 EFTS	Chatham New Brunswick	3.7.41	Disbanded 14.8.42
22 EFTS	Ancienne Lorette Quebec	29.9.41	Disbanded 3.7.42
23 EFTS	Davidson Saskatchewan	9.11.42	Moved 2.1.45
	Yorkton Saskatchewan	2.1.45	Disbanded 15.9.45
24 EFTS	Abbotsford BC	6.9.43	Disbanded 15.8.44
25 EFTS	Assiniboia Saskatchewan	30.1.44	Disbanded 28.7.44
26 EFTS	Neepawa Manitoba	30.1.44	Disbanded 24.8.44
31 EFTS	Calgary Alberta	10.5.41	Moved 16.10.41
	De Winton Alberta	16.10.41	Disbanded 25.8.44
32 EFTS	Swift Current Alberta	2.6.41	Moved 27.11.41
	Bowden Alberta	27.11.41	Disbanded 8.9.44
33 EFTS	Caron Saskatchewan	7.12.41	Op by Boundary Bay Flying School. To 18EFTS RCAF 14.1.44
34 EFTS	Assiniboia Saskatchewan	2.2.42	to 25EFTS RCAF 30.1.44
35 EFTS	Nespawa Manitoba	24.2.42	to 26EFTS RCAF 30.1.44
36 EFTS	Pearce Alberta	17.3.42	Disbanded 14.8.42

Canada - Service Flying Schools

Menasco Moths were used as support aircraft by the Service Flying Training Schools

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1 SFTS	Camp Borden Ontario	1.11.39	Disbanded 31.3.46
2 SFTS	Ottawa Ontario	5.8.41	Disbanded 14.4.45
3 SFTS	Calgary Alberta	28.10.40	Disbanded 28.9.45
4 SFTS	Saskatoon Saskatchewan	16.9.40	Disbanded 30.3.45
5 SFTS	Brantford Ontario	11.11.40	Disbanded 3.11.44
6 SFTS	Dunnville Ontario	5.11.40	Disbanded 1.12.44
7 SFTS	Fort Macleod Alberta	9.12.40	Disbanded 17.11.44
8 SFTS	Moncton NB	23.12.40	Moved 2.1.44
	Weyburn Saskatchewan	2.1.44	Disbanded 30.6.44
9 SFTS	Summerside PEI	6.1.41	Moved 1.7.42
	Centralia Ontario	1.7.42	Disbanded 30.3.45
10 SFTS	Dauphin Manitoba	5.3.41	Disbanded 14.4.45
11 SFTS	Yorkton Saskatchewan	10.4.41	Disbanded 1.12.44
12 SFTS	Brandon Manitoba	16.5.41	Disbanded 30.3.45
13 SFTS	St Hubert Quebec	1.9.41	Moved 1.2.44
	North Battleford Saskatchewan	1.2.44	Disbanded 30.3.45
14 SFTS	Aylmer Ontario	3.10.41	Moved 1.8.44
	Kingston Ontario	1.8.44	Disbanded 7.9.45
15 SFTS	Claresholm Alberta	9.6.41	Disbanded 30.3.45
16 SFTS	Hagersville Ontario	8.8.41	Disbanded 30.3.45
17 SFTS	Souris Manitoba	8.3.43	Disbanded 30.3.45
18 SFTS	Gimli Manitoba	6.9.43	Disbanded 30.3.45
19 SFTS	Vulcan Alberta	3.5.43	Disbanded 14.4.45
31 SFTS	Kingston Ontario	15.9.40	ex 7SFTS UK to 14SFTS RCAF 14.8.44
32 SFTS	Moose Jaw Saskatchewan	21.11.40	ex 10SFTS UK Disbanded 17.10.44
33 SFTS	Carberry Manitoba	8.12.40	Disbanded 1.12.44
34 SFTS	Medicine Hat Alberta	14.3.41	Disbanded 17.11.44
35 SFTS	North Battlesford Saskatchewan	19.8.41	Disbanded 25.2.44
36 SFTS	Penhold Alberta	28.9.41	Disbanded 3.11.44
37 SFTS	Calgary Alberta	27.10.41	Disbanded 10.3.44
38 SFTS	Estevan Saskatchewan	7.4.42	Disbanded 11.2.44
39 SFTS	Swift Current Saskatchewan	15.11.41	Disbanded 24.3.44
41 SFTS	Weyburn Saskatchewan	5.1.42	Disbanded 22.1.44

Canada - Flying Instructor Schools

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1 FIS	Trenton Ontario
2 FIS	Claresholm Alberta	4.42	Moved 9.42
	Vulcan Alberta	10.42	Moved 4.43
	Pearce Alberta	5.43	Disbanded 1.45
3 FIS	Arnprior Ontario

India

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1EFTS	Begumpet	.40	Disbanded 10.7.45
2EFTS	Jodhpur	.40	to EFTS RIAF 1.6.47
1SFTS	Ambala	1.11.40	as 1FTS Disbanded into AFS(India) 1.4.46

plus civilian flying schools

Kenya

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
EFTS	Nairobi	21.8.40	to 30EFTS 1.41
30EFTS	Nairobi	1.41	Disbanded 13.3.41

New Zealand

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1EFTS	Taieri	20.10.39	Closed 14.10.44
2EFTS	New Plymouth	14.11.39	Closed 16.10.42
	Asburton	16.10.42	Closed 14.10.44
3EFTS	Harewood	26.8.40	Closed 27.7.45
4EFTS	Whenuapai	23.12.40	Closed 9.3.42
1SFTS	Wigram
2SFTS	Woodbourne

Rhodesia

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
Rhodesian CFS	Belvedere	3.9.41	to 33FIS 20.5.42
20SFTS	Cranborne	10.7.40	Disbanded 4.46
21SFTS	Kumalo	8.10.40	Disbanded 18.5.45
22SFTS	Thornhill	25.3.41	Disbanded 30.9.45
23SFTS	Heany	8.7.41	Disbanded 30.9.45
25EFTS	Belvedere	24.5.40	Disbanded 3.11.44
26EFTS	Guinea Fowl	8.8.40	Disbanded 14.8.45
27EFTS	Induna	2.2.41	Disbanded 21.9.45
28EFTS	Mount Hampden	1.4.41	Disbanded 30.10.45
4FTS	Heany	1.2.47	Reformed ex 4SFTS Habbaniya Disbanded 26.1.54
5FTS	Thornhill	23.4.47	Reformed ex 5FTS Ternhill Disbanded into 4FTS and 3ANS 4.1.48
			Reformed Thornhill 22.1.51 Disbanded 30.12.53

South Africa

School	Location	Opened	Fate/Comments
1AS	Baragwanath
2AS	Randfontein
5AS	Witbank
62AS	Bloemfontein

EFTS Curriculum (Australia)

PILOTS:

Initial training school	14 weeks
Elementry Flying Training School	12 weeks
Service Flying Training School	22 weeks
(intermediate Squadron)	12 weeks
(advanced Squadron)	10 weeks
Bombing and Gunnery School	2 weeks
Total	50 weeks

AIR OBSERVERS:

Initial Training School	12weeks
Air Obervers School	12 weeks
Bombing and Gunnery School	8 weeks
Air Navigation School	4 weeks
Total	36 weeks

AIR GUNNERS:

Initial Training School	8 weeks
Wireless Air Gunners School	24 weeks
Bombing and Gunnery School	4 weeks
Total	36 weeks