List of Royal Air Force Glider units

This is a list of Royal Air Force glider units.

Gliding Schools

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1-100

Name	Formed	Location	Aircraft	Disbanded at	Disbanded	Fate
1 Gliding School	December 1942	Strathaven	Slingsby Cadet TX.1 Slingsby Sedbergh TX.1	Dumfries	1 September 1955	Reformed as 661 Gliding School
2 Gliding School	25 October 1942	East Fortune	No aircraft	Dumfries	Unknown	Reformed as 2 Gliding School
2 Gliding School	1 November 1947	Grangemouth	Falcon IV Grunau Baby Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.3	Grangemouth	1 September 1955	Disbanded
3 Gliding School	March 1944	Macmerry	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Drem	1 September 1947	Disbanded
4 Gliding School	December 1943	Paisley	Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1	Grangemouth	1952	Absorbed by 2 Gliding School
5 Gliding School	October 1944	Fordoun	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1	Edzell	1 September 1955	662 Gliding School
6 Gliding School	January 1945	Grangemouth	Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Grunau Baby IIB Sedbergh TX.1	Grangemouth	Late 1955	Absorbed by 2 Gliding School
7 Gliding School	March 1946	Dalcross	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Dalcross	1 September 1955	Disbanded
8 Gliding School	May 1944	Ayr	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Creetown	1947	Disbanded
9 Gliding School	June 1945	Errol	Kite Cadet TX.1	Scone	December 1946	Disbanded
10 Gliding School	25 May 1945	Turnberry	Cadet TX.1	Unknown	Unknown	Disbanded
21 Gliding School	July 1943	Chester-Le-Street	Cadet TX.1	Chester-le-Street	1946	Disbanded
22 Gliding School	June 1942	Kirbymoorside	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Kirton-in-Lindsey	1 September 1955	643 Gliding School
23 Gliding School	May 1943	Yeadon	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Rufforth	1 September 1955	642 Gliding School
24 Gliding School	September 1943	Netherthorpe	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Lindholme	1 September 1955	Disbanded
25 Gliding School	September 1943	Hull	Cadet TX.1	Leconfield	Late 1947	Disbanded
26 Gliding School	October 1943	Greatham	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Middleton St George	1 September 1955	Disbanded
27 Gliding School	October 1943	Woolsington	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Ouston	1 September 1955	Merged with 31 Gliding School to become 641 Gliding School
28 Gliding School	January 1945	Firbeck	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Linton-on-Ouse	1950	Disbanded
29 Gliding School	May 1944	Sheffield	Cadet TX.1	Spitalgate	1 September 1955	Merged with 44 Gliding School to become 644 Gliding School
30 Gliding School	May 1944	Sherburn-in-Elmet	Cadet TX.1	Sherburn-in-Elmet	January 1946	Disbanded
31 Gliding School	April 1944	Usworth	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3	Usworth	1 September 1955	Merged with 27 Gliding School to become 641 Gliding School
41 Gliding School	July 1942	Knowle	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Honiley	April 1953	Disbanded
41 Gliding School	May 1953	Pembrey		Pembrey	1 September 1955	Disbanded
42 Gliding School	October 1943	Loughborough	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Cosford	1 September 1955	633 Gliding School
43 Gliding School	October 1943	Walsall Airport	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Lichfield	1 September 1955	Disbanded
44 Gliding School	October 1943	Rearsby	Cadet TX.1/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Spitalgate	1 September 1955	Merged with 29 Gliding School
45 Gliding School	August 1942	Meir	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1	Meir	1 September 1955	632 Gliding School
47 Gliding School	April 1945	Camphill	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Hucknall	1 September 1955	Disbanded
48 Gliding School	October 1943	Bretford	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.11	Lichfield	November 1955	Disbanded
49 Gliding School	June 1945	Burnaston	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Newton	1 September 1955	Disbanded
50 Gliding School	April 1944	Hereford	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Pershore	1 June 1948	Disbanded
51 Gliding School	-	Long Mynd	Cadet TX.1	-		Probably became a detachment of 45 Gliding School
61 Gliding School	October 1943	Abergavenny	Cadet TX.1	Abergavenny	March 1946	Disbanded
62 Gliding School	October 1943	Cardiff	Cadet TX.1	Pengam Moors	4 August 1948	Disbanded
63 Gliding School	October 1943	Tal-y-cafn	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Valley	31 March 1948	Disbanded
64 Gliding School	May 1944	Merthyr	Cadet TX.1	Unknown	1945	Disbanded
65 Gliding School	May 1944	Rhoose	Kirby Cadet	Cardiff	March 1947	Disbanded
68 Gliding School	December 1944	Bridgend	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	St Athan	1 September 1955	634 Gliding School
69 Gliding School			Cadet TX.1
70 Gliding School	August 1944	Pennard	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Fairwood Common		Disbanded
72 Gliding School	June 1944	Newport	Cadet TX.1		1947	Disbanded
80 Gliding School	August 1951	Halesland	Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1	Halesland	1 September 1955	Disbanded
81 Gliding School	October 1943	Yeovil	Cadet TX.1	Yeovilton	July 1948	Disbanded
82 Gliding School	October 1943	Roborough	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1	St Merryn	1 September 1955	Disbanded
83 Gliding School	May 1944	Moreton Valance	Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Aston Down	September 1955	Disbanded
84 Gliding School	August 1944	Haldon Moor	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Exeter	1955	624 Gliding School
86 Gliding School	May 1944		Cadet TX.1
87 Gliding School	July 1943	Locking	Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1	Locking	1 September 1955	621 Gliding School
88 Gliding School	July 1944	Wroughton	Cadet TX.1	Hullavington	May 1948	Disbanded
89 Gliding School	March 1944	Christchurch	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Christchurch	1 September 1955	662 Gliding School
92 Gliding School	January 1944	Yate	Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Colerne	1 September 1955	Disbanded
94 Gliding School	June 1945	Yate	Cadet TX.1	Yate	20 February 1948	Disbanded
95 Gliding School	April 1945	Perranporth	Cadet TX.1	St Eval	31 January 1950	Disbanded

100-200

Name	Formed	Location	Aircraft	Disbanded at	Disbanded	Fate
102 Gliding School	June 1943	Hethersett	Cadet TX.1/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
103 Gliding School	October 1943	Westley	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
104 Gliding School	October 1944	Ipswich Airport	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
105 Gliding School	May 1945	Cambridge	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
106 Gliding School	June 1944	Henlow	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
107 Gliding School	September 1942	Lincoln	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
108 Gliding School	June 1945	Corby	Cadet TX.1
121 Gliding School	August 1942	Wembley Stadium	Cadet TX.1
122 Gliding School	October 1942	Northwick Park	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
123 Gliding School	October 1942	White Waltham	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1
124 Gliding School	August 1943	Elstree	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
125 Gliding School	August 1943	Denham	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
126 Gliding School	August 1943	Booker	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
127 Gliding School	August 1943	Panshangar	Cadet TX.1
128 Gliding School	August 1943	Theale	Cadet TX.1
129 Gliding School	September 1943	Romney Marsh	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
130 Gliding School	October 1944	Cowley	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
141 Gliding School	October 1942	RAF Kidbrooke	Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1
142 Gliding School	October 1943	Bulphan	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
143 Gliding School	October 1942	Hamsey Green	Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1
144 Gliding School	1943	Hounslow Heath	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
145 Gliding School	1944	Birch	Cadet TX.1
146 Gliding School	May 1944	Shenfield	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1B Prefect TX.1
147 Gliding School	January 1945	Laindon	Cadet TX.1
148 Gliding School	November 1943	Rochford	Cadet TX.1
149 Gliding School	November 1942		Cadet TX.1
161 Gliding School	August 1942	Burgess Hill	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
162 Gliding School	October 1943	Hamsey Green	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
163 Gliding School	October 1943	Portsmouth	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
166 Gliding School	October 1943	Westwell	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
167 Gliding School	October 1944		Cadet TX.1
168 Gliding School	January 1945	Rochester	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
180 Gliding School	November 1951	Warton	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
181 Gliding School	August 1943	Stanley Park	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
182 Gliding School	May 1945	Salmesbury	Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1
183 Gliding School	March 1944	Wimslow	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
184 Gliding School	March 1944	Wimslow	Cadet TX.1
185 Gliding School	March 1944	Barton	Cadet TX.1
186 Gliding School	June 1944	Speke	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
187 Gliding School	March 1944	Manchester	Cadet TX.1
188 Gliding School	February 1944	Cark	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1
189 Gliding School	June 1945	Kingstown	Cadet TX.1/TX.2
190 Gliding School	May 1945	Cranage	Cadet TX.1
192 Gliding School	July 1944	Little Sutton	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1

200-700

Name	Formed	Location	Aircraft	Disbanded at	Disbanded	Fate
201 Gliding School	June 1943	Lisburn	Cadet TX.1/TX.2	Long Kesh	August 1946
203 Gliding School	Late 1943	Unk	Cadet TX.1/TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Long Kesh	1 September 1955	Renamed 671 Gliding School
611 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Swanton Morley		Unk	Unk	Renamed 611 Volunteer Gliding School
612 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Martlesham Heath		Unk	Unk	Renamed 612 Volunteer Gliding School
613 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Halton		Unk	Unk	Renamed 613 Volunteer Gliding School
614 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Hornchurch		Unk	Unk	Renamed 614 Volunteer Gliding School
615 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Kenley		Unk	Unk	Renamed 615 Volunteer Gliding School
616 Gliding School	1 June 1958	Henlow		Unk	Unk	Renamed 616 Volunteer Gliding School
617 Gliding School	November 1958	Hendon		Unk	Unk	Renamed 617 Volunteer Gliding School
618 Gliding School	1 March 1963	Manston		Unk	Unk	Renamed 618 Volunteer Gliding School
621 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Locking		Unk	Unk	Renamed 621 Volunteer Gliding School
622 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Christchurch		Unk	Unk	Renamed 622 Volunteer Gliding School
623 Gliding School	1 September 1955	White Waltham	Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1	Tangmere	November 1974	Disbanded
624 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Exeter		Unk	Unk	Renamed 624 Volunteer Gliding School
625 Gliding School	June 1958	South Cerney		Unk	Unk	Renamed 625 Volunteer Gliding School
626 Gliding School	1 June 1958	St Eval		Unk	Unk	Renamed 626 Volunteer Gliding School
631 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Hawarden		Unk	Unk	Renamed 631 Volunteer Gliding School
632 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Meir		Unk	Unk	Renamed 632 Volunteer Gliding School
633 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Cosford		Unk	Unk	Renamed 633 Volunteer Gliding School
634 Gliding School	1 September 1955	St Athan		Unk	Unk	Renamed 634 Volunteer Gliding School
635 Gliding School	October 1959	Burtonwood		Unk	Unk	Renamed 635 Volunteer Gliding School
636 Gliding School	1 October 1964	Fairwood Common		Unk	Unk	Renamed 636 Volunteer Gliding School
637 Gliding School	1 April 1966	Gaydon		Unk	Unk	Renamed 637 Volunteer Gliding School
641 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Usworth	Cadet TX.2/TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Dishforth	Unk	Disbanded
642 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Rufforth		Unk	Unk	Renamed 642 Volunteer Gliding School
643 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Kirton-in-Lindsey		Unk	Unk	Renamed 643 Volunteer Gliding School
644 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Spitalgate		Unk	Unk	Renamed 644 Volunteer Gliding School
645 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Middleton St George		Unk	Unk	Renamed 645 Volunteer Gliding School
661 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Dumfries		Unk	Unk	Renamed 661 Volunteer Gliding School
662 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Edzell		Unk	Unk	Renamed 662 Volunteer Gliding School
663 Gliding School	November 1959	Abbotsinch		Unk	Unk	Renamed 663 Volunteer Gliding School
671 Gliding School	1 September 1955	Long Kesh	Cadet TX.3 Sedbergh TX.1	Bishops Court	October 1962	Disbanded

Volunteer Gliding Schools

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Name	Formed	Location	Aircraft	Renamed	Unit became
611 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Regal TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Venture T.1 & T.2 Viking TX.1 Vigilant T.1	2005	611 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
612 Volunteer Gliding School	October 1978	Benson	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	612 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
613 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Swallow TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	613 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
614 Volunteer Gliding School	January 1979	MDP Wethersfield	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1	2005	614 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
615 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1	2005	615 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
616 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	616 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
617 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	617 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
618 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Vanguard TX.1 Valiant TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	618 Volunteer Gliding Squadron?
621 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	621 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
622 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow Viking TX.1	2005	622 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
624 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	624 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
625 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Viking TX.1	2005	625 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
626 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	626 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
631 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	631 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
632 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	632 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
633 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant t.1	2005	633 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
634 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	634 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
635 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	RAF Burtonwood	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	635 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
636 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1	2005	636 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
637 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Grasshopper TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1 Viking TX.1	2005	637 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
642 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.2 Vigilant T.1	2005	642 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
643 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Viking TX.1	2005	643 Volunteer Gliding Squadron?
644 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Venture T.1 & T.2	2005	644 Volunteer Gliding Squadron?
645 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Vanguard TX.1 Valiant TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	645 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
661 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	661 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
662 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Grasshopper TX.1 Viking TX.1	2005	662 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
663 Volunteer Gliding School	1978	Unknown	Sedbergh TX.1 Cadet TX.3 Prefect TX.1 Swallow TX.1 Vigilant T.1	2005	663 Volunteer Gliding Squadron
664 Volunteer Gliding School	February 1987	Bishop's Court	Venture T.1	October 1990	664 Volunteer Gliding School
664 Volunteer Gliding School	1 November 1995	Belfast City Airport	Vigilant T.1	2005	664 Volunteer Gliding Squadron

Other Glider units

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Name	Formed	Location	Aircraft	Location	Current status
Glider Flight, Cranwell		Cranwell	Cadet TX.1/TX.2 Prefect TX.1 Sedbergh TX.1 Kranich II Viking TX.1	Cranwell	Active as of 1993
Glider Flight, Halton	17 March 1945	Halton	Cader TX.1/TX.2 Sedbergh TX.1 Venture T.2 Viking TX.1	Halton	Active as of 1993
Glider Instructors Flight	1 February 1943	Shobdon	Master II Hotspur Albemarle VI	Hockley Heath	Disbanded 31 January 1945 and absorbed by 3 Glider Training School as the Glider Instructors School.
Glider Instructors School	25 August 1942	Thame	Hind Hector Master II Hotspur II Oxford I	Thame	Disbanded 31 January 1943 to be replaced by the Glider Instructors Flight within 5 Glider Training School
Glider Instructors School	31 January 1945	Culmhead	Master Hotspur	Culmhead	Disbanded 1945
Glider Pick-up Training Flight	8 January 1945	Zeals	Dakota III/IV Hadrian	Ramsbury	Disbanded 15 November 1945
Glider Pilot Exercise Unit	12 August 1942	Netheravon	Hart Hind Hector Tiger Moth Master Hotspur Hengist Horsa	Thruxton	Disbanded 1 December 1943 to become Operational and Refresher Training Unit
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Cosford	14 October 1942	Cosford	Whitley V	Cosford	Disbanded August 1945
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Kemble	1943	Kemble	Whitley V	Kemble	Disbanded 15 April 1944
Glider Test and Ferry Flight, Wroughton	March 1943	Wroughton	Whitley V Albermarle Hudson	Wroughton	Disbanded August 1945
1 Glider Training School	1 December 1941	Thame		Croughton	Disbanded 23 March 1943
1 Glider Training School	1 November 1944	Croughton		Croughton	Disbanded 19 June 1946
2 Glider Training School	1 December 1941	Weston-on-the-Green		Weston-on-the-Green	Disbanded 23 March 1943
3 Glider Training School	21 July 1942	Stoke Orchard		Wellesbourne Mountford	Disbanded 3 December 1947
4 Glider Training School	13 July 1942	Kidlington		Kidlington	Disbanded 23 March 1943
5 Glider Training School	30 June 1942	Kidlington		Shobdon	Disbanded 15 November 1945
Glider Training Squadron	22 September 1940	Ringway		Thame	Disbanded 1 December 1940
Glider Training Unit	1 June 1942	Abu Sueir		Abu Sueir	Disbanded 9 December 1942
1 Gliding Centre	31 March 1959	Hawkinge		Swanton Morley	Disbanded 9 August 1971. Became Central Gliding School
2 Gliding Centre	31 March 1959	Newton		Spitalgate	Disbanded 9 August 1971. Became Central Gliding School

• Home Command Gliding Instructors School became Home Command Gliding Centre became 1 Home Command Gliding Centre became 1 Gliding Centre became Central Gliding School[9]
• 2 Home Command Gliding Centre[9] became 2 Gliding Centre became Central Gliding School
• Glider Exercise Unit -> Glider Exercise Squadron -> No. 296 Squadron RAF[8]
• Central Gliding School[8]
• Heavy Glider Conversion Unit[10]
• No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF[10]
• No. 22 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF[10]
• No. 23 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF[10]
• No. 101 (Glider) Operational Training Unit RAF
• No. 102 (Glider) Operational Training Unit RAF
• No. 668 Squadron RAF[11]
• No. 669 Squadron RAF[11]
• No. 670 Squadron RAF[11]
• No. 671 Squadron RAF[11]
• No. 672 Squadron RAF[11]
• No. 673 Squadron RAF[11]

See also

Royal Air Force List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons List of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flights List of Royal Air Force conversion units List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units List of Royal Air Force schools List of Royal Air Force units & establishments List of RAF squadron codes List of RAF Regiment units List of officially accredited Battle of Britain squadrons List of Wings of the Royal Air Force Royal Air Force roundels Army Air Corps List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

Fleet Air Arm List of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadrons List of Fleet Air Arm groups List of aircraft units of the Royal Navy List of aircraft wings of the Royal Navy Others List of Air Training Corps squadrons University Air Squadron Air Experience Flight Volunteer Gliding Squadron United Kingdom military aircraft serials United Kingdom aircraft test serials British military aircraft designation systems

References

Citations

1. Lake 1999, p. 111.
2. Lake 1999, p. 112.
3. Lake 1999, p. 113.
4. Lake 1999, p. 114.
5. Lake 1999, p. 115.
6. Lake 1999, p. 116.
7. Lake 1999, p. 117.
8. Lake 1999, p. 110.
9. Lake 1999, p. 130.
10. Lake 1999, p. 129.
11. Jefford 1988, p. 103.

Bibliography

• Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
• Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
• Sturtivant, Ray (2007). RAF Flying Training and Support Units since 1912. Air-Britain. ISBN 0-85130 365 X.