RAF Training Command
| RAF Training Command | |
|---|---|
|
Command crest | |
| Active |
1936–1940 1968–1977 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force |
| Type | Command |
| Role | Air Training |
| Garrison/HQ |
Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton (1936-1940) Shinfield Park, Reading (1968-1977) |
| Motto(s) | Terra Caeloque Docemus (We teach on Land and in the Air)[1] |
Training Command was the RAF's command responsible for flying and ground training from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1968 to 1977. Training Command was formed from Inland Area on 1 May 1936 and absorbed into RAF Support Command on 13 June 1977.[2] From 27 May 1940 to 1 June 1968, Training Command did not exist as its functions were split into Flying Training Command and Technical Training Command.[2]
On initial formation or from 1936 the Command appears to have directed Nos 20, 21, 23, 24, and No. 26 Group RAF. No. 23 Group was transferred to Training Command on 1 May 1936. It was then transferred again to Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940. It was reabsorbed into Training Command in 1968 and disbanded on 2 May 1975.[3]
Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief
Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief included:[2]
1936 to 1940
- 1 May 1936 Air Marshal Sir Charles Burnett
- 1 July 1939 Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Longmore
1968 to 1977
- 1 June 1968 Air Marshal Sir John Davis
- 1 April 1969 Air Marshal Sir Leslie Mavor
- 21 December 1972 Air Marshal Sir Neville Stack
- 31 January 1976 Air Marshal Sir Rex Roe