Ferry Training Unit is a former Royal Air Force unit which operated between 1952 and 1958 to train ferry flight pilots. The unit was formed by a series of replacements, disbandments and mergers dating back to 1939.

Ferry Training Unit
Active5 August 1952 – 1 December 1958
CountryUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
RoleTraining ferry personnel

History

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  • Ferry Flight, Cardington[1]
  • No. 2 Ferry Pilots Pool[1]
  • No. 4 Ferry Pilots Pool[1]
  • Headquarters Service Ferry Pools/Squadron[2]
  • Service Ferry Training Squadron[3]
  • Ferry Training Unit[4]
  • Ferry Training and Despatch Unit[4]
  • Ferry Training Unit[4]

Aircraft types ferried

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Ferry Flight, Cardington

No. 2 Ferry Pilots Pool

No. 4 Ferry Pilots Pool

Headquarters Service Ferry Pools/Squadron

  • No ferry aircraft known

Service Ferry Training Squadron

Ferry Training Unit

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lake 1999, p. 67.
  2. ^ Lake 1999, p. 129.
  3. ^ Lake 1999, p. 184.
  4. ^ a b c Lake 1999, p. 68.

Bibliography

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  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.