British Flying Training School Program
Appearance
At the beginning of theSecond World WartheUnited Kingdomrecognised that it would need to train a large number of pilots. A number of flying and aircrew training schools were set up across theBritish Empirewhere pilots could be trained without risk of enemy interference. The British Flying Training Schools (BFTS) were set up in the United States of America from 1941 as a result of the Lend Lease Bill.[1]
Locations
[edit]British Flying Training Schools in the USA 1941-1944
Seven schools were opened. These were:
- 1 BFTS atTerrell Municipal Airport,Terrell,Texas. 9 June 1941
- 2 BFTSLancaster,California. 9 June 1941
- 3 BFTS atMiami Municipal Airport,MiamiOklahoma 16 June 1941
- 4 BFTS atFalcon Field,Mesa,Arizona. 16 June 1941
- 5 BFTS atRiddle Field,Clewiston,Florida. 17 July 1941
- 6 BFTS atPonca City Regional Airport,Ponca City,Oklahoma. 23 August 1941
- 7 BFTS atAvenger Field,Sweetwater,Texas. May 1942 but closed August 1942
References
[edit]- ^Denson, Paula (2006).The Royal Air Force in Oklahoma: Lives, Loves & Courage of the British Air Crews Trained in Oklahoma During World War II.Oklahoma: Oklahoma Heritage Association.ISBN1885596561.
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