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By R. Deacon,A. Pollock,M. Thomas,R. Bagshaw

ISBN-10: 1844153819

ISBN-13: 9781844153817

In the 3 many years among 1946 and 1976, the critical Flying university which used to be established at Little Rissington, produced over 6000 fledgling certified Flying teachers and constantly endeavoured to watch and increase the broader Royal Air Force's criteria of flying, according to its sound, confirmed tutorial tools and a wealth of culture extending again to Upavon in 1912. With the cessation of hostilities in 1945, the station's function took on a brand new measurement with the arriving of the critical Flying tuition (CFS) from RAF Upavon within the following yr. the most functionality of CFS used to be to fulfil RAF necessities and support a few Commonwealth air strength necessities for flying teachers. RAF Little Rissington turned CFS's vital focal base for the subsequent thirty years. The publication covers the 1946 to 1976 interval and has been drawn from from the documents on the nationwide information, the RAF Museum, the crucial Flying college Archive, and from released resources. Anecdotes and memories from over a hundred provider and civilian team of workers, starting from Air Marshals to AC2s, who have been as soon as dependent at Little Rissington deliver those unfolding years to life.

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