No. 1 Flying Training School RAF

For other uses, see 1 FTS.
"No. 1 Flying Training School" redirects here. For the Australian training school, see No. 1 Flying Training School RAAF.

No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
School badge
Active
  • 1919–1931
  • 1935–1942
  • 1947–1948
  • 1950–1955
  • 1955–2019
  • 2020–present
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeFlying training school
RoleBasic and advanced helicopter training
Part ofDirectorate of Flying Training
StationRAF Shawbury
MottosTerra marique ad caelum
(Latin for 'By land and sea to the sky')
Aircraft

The No. 1 Flying Training School (1 FTS) is the oldest military pilot training school in the world, currently used to deliver rotary training to aircrew of the British armed forces.

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