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 | |
|---|---|
| Active | 5 August 1952 – 1 December 1958 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Training ferry personnel |
History edit
Aircraft types ferried edit
Ferry Flight, Cardington
No. 2 Ferry Pilots Pool
- Handley Page Heyford III
- Hawker Demon
- Avro Anson I
- Bristol Blenheim I
- Westland Lysander II
- North American Harvard I
- Lockheed Hudson I
No. 4 Ferry Pilots Pool
- Hawker Hector I
- Avro Anson I
- Bristol Beaufort I
- Hawker Hurricane I
- Handley Page Hampden I
- Fairey Battle Trainer
- Airspeed Oxford II
- Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- Bristol Blenheim IV
- Heston Phoenix II
- de Havilland Leopard Moth
Headquarters Service Ferry Pools/Squadron
- No ferry aircraft known
Service Ferry Training Squadron
- Bristol Blenheim
- Hawker Hurricane
- Curtiss Tomahawk
- Martin Maryland
Ferry Training Unit
- Airspeed Oxford I
- Bristol Bombay
- de Havilland Dominie I
- Heston Phoenix II
- Miles Monarch
- Bristol Blenheim I, IV & V
- Hawker Hurricane I & X
- Vickers Wellington IA, IC & XIII
- Bristol Beaufighter I
- Curtiss Tomahawk IIB
- Miles Master II & III
- Martin Maryland I
- Bristol Beaufort I
- de Havilland Mosquito II
- Lockheed Hudson III & IIIA
- Lockheed Ventura I
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.