No. 3 Makarantar Horar da Jirgin Sama RAF

No. 3 Flying Training School makarantar horar da sojoji ce ta Royal Air Force, wacce ke kula da horon tashi na farko don Royal Navy da Royal Air Force da kuma horar da duk ma'aikatan jirgin sama marasa matuki na RAF kuma gida ne ga Babban Makarantar Tutor Squadron Flying.

Kodayake makarantar tana da suna a RAFC Cranwell, kawai matukan injiniyoyi masu yawa da ɗalibai akan 57 Squadron suna tashi daga wannan jirgin sama, tare da abubuwan Navy waɗanda ke tushen RAF Barkston Heath na kusa da sauran matukan jirgi masu horarwa waɗanda ke tushen RAF Wittering.Flying Training Schools, Air of Authority

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 Samuwar farko 
Babu 3 FTS da aka fara kafa a Scopwick (daga baya aka sake masa suna RAF Digby) akan 26 Afrilu 1920 daga No. 59 Training Squadron a No. 3 Group. A wannan watan Shugaban Squadron Arthur Harris, daga baya AOC-in-C Bomber Command, an nada shi tare da duka tashoshi da kwamandan makaranta. An canza shi zuwa rukuni na 1 a ranar 31 ga Agusta 1921 amma ya watse a ranar 1 ga Afrilu 1922.

Makarantar ta sake fasalin a RAF Spitalgate kusa da Grantham a ranar 1 ga Afrilu 1928, sanye take da Avro 504Ns da Armstrong Whitworth Siskins, wanda daga baya Avro Tutors, Armstrong Whitworth Atlases da Hawker Harts suka maye gurbinsu.

 Samuwar ta biyu 
A ranar 16 ga Agusta 1937 makarantar ta koma RAF South Cerney, ta zama No. 3 Service Flying Training School a ranar 3 ga Satumba 1939, inda ta kasance har sai an sake fasalin Na 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit a ranar 1 ga Maris 1942. Da barkewar yakin makarantar tana aiki a Oxford Harts and Airspeed 240 June 24. makaranta, ƙwararre akan horon injinan tagwaye ta amfani da Oxfords. A lokacin wannan ɓangaren rayuwarta, makarantar ta yi amfani da filayen saukar da agaji da dama da suka haɗa da RAF Stormy Down, RAF Bibury, RAF Long Newnton da RAF Wanborough. Tare da ƙarshen yakin No. 3 (P) AFU an sake sake fasalin No. 3 SFTS akan 17 Disamba 1945 kuma yanzu an sanye shi da Harvards ta Arewacin Amurka. A ranar 24 ga Afrilu 1946 makarantar ta koma RAF Feltwell kuma a ranar 9 ga Afrilu 1947, takenta ya koma No. 3 FTS kuma ya ci gaba da aiki daga nan har zuwa 31 ga Mayu 1958 wanda lokacin yana amfani da Percival Provost T.1.

 Siffar ta uku da ta hudu 
Ya shiga zamanin jet lokacin da aka gyara shi a RAF Leeming a ranar 15 ga Satumbar 1961, sanye take da jirgin farauta Jet Provost T.3. A cikin 1966 ya karɓi sashin horarwa na ci gaba na Vampire daga lamba 7 FTS kuma a cikin Disamba na wannan shekarar ya zama lamba 3 (Basic) FTS. 1971 ya ga canja wurin sarrafawa daga No. 22 zuwa No. 23 Group kuma a cikin Disamba 1973 ya karbi Makarantar Refresher Flying daga RAF Manby. A cikin Nuwamba 1974 ya ɗauki wani sashi lokacin da RN Elementary Flying Training School ya zo daga RAF Church Fenton, amma tare da raguwar buƙatun matukan jirgi kuma RAF ta yanke baya, makarantar ta watse a Leeming a ranar 26 ga Afrilu 1984.

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