No. 7 Flying Training School RAF

25 Group RAF, to train fighter pilots on de Havilland Vampire and Gloster Meteor jet aircraft.

[3] The School was based at RAF Church Fenton, Yorkshire between 1962 and 1966 and again between 1979 and 1992, equipped with Hunting/BAC Jet Provost T.3A and T.5A trainers.

[4] Its final iteration came at RAF Chivenor, Devon when 2 Tactical Weapons Unit was redesignated as 7 FTS with the BAe Hawk T.1 operated by 19(R) and 92(R) Squadrons.

It was disbanded for the final time on 30 September 1994 with the closure of Chivenor as an RAF station and its transfer to the Royal Marines.

2 Dec 1935 - Aug 1940 The flying training school was formed on 2 December 1935 at RAF Peterborough under No.

The school moved to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey on 15 April 1946 and reverting to its original name on 1 January 1948 with the unit receiving de Havilland Tiger Moths and Percival Prentices.

The Boulton Paul Balliol replaced the Harvard during February 1952 and the unit was disbanded on 14 April 1954.

The school flew de Havilland Vampires and Gloster Meteors and used RAF Mona as a relief landing ground.

The unit flew BAC Jet Provosts and Vampires, using RAF Elvington as a relief landing ground.

[5] 1 Apr 1992 – 30 Sep 1994 The unit formed for the last time on 1 April 1992 at RAF Chivenor using the assets of No.

63 & 151 Shadow Squadrons flying the British Aerospace Hawk while under RAF Support Command control.

[2] The unit was formed on 31 July 1978 at RAF Lossiemouth with Hawker Hunters and Jet Provosts until 1 April 1981 when it was disbanded.