1 Flying Training Wing currently based at SLAF China Bay, carries out basic pilot training of the Sri Lanka Air Force.

[1] The roots of the Wing goes back to the formation of the Royal Ceylon Air Force when pilot training began with de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunks in 1950.

[2] During the early years of the Civil War, the Wing engaged in Close Air Support.

In March 2001, on the 50th anniversary of the Sri Lanka Air Force the unit was presented the President’s Colours.

[3] In 2018 May, brand new six PT-6 training aircraft accepted from AVIC Hongdu in Nanchang, China.