RAF Technical Training Command
Encyclopedia
Technical Training Command was an organization
within the Royal Air Force
which controlled units responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance training and other non-flying training, initially in Berkshire
then in Cambridgeshire
.
which were responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance training and other non-flying training on 27 May 1940. In 1945 the Command moved from Shinfield Park, Reading
in Berkshire
where it had initially been established to Brampton Park
in Cambridgeshire
. It was eventually re-absorbed into the newly re-established Training Command on 1 June 1968.
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Command (military formation)
A command in military terminology is an organisational unit that the individual in Military command has responsibility for. A Commander will normally be specifically appointed into the role in order to provide a legal framework for the authority bestowed...
within the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
which controlled units responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance training and other non-flying training, initially in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
then in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
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History
Technical Training Command was formed from the elements of Training CommandRAF Training Command
Training Command was the RAF's command responsible for flying and ground training from 1936 to 1940 and again from 1968 to 1977.-History:Training Command was formed from Inland Area on 1 May 1936 and absorbed into RAF Support Command on 13 June 1977...
which were responsible for delivering aircraft maintenance training and other non-flying training on 27 May 1940. In 1945 the Command moved from Shinfield Park, Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
where it had initially been established to Brampton Park
RAF Brampton
RAF Brampton is a Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire. Formerly the home of RAF Support Command, it now houses several elements of Defence Equipment & Support , which itself was a result of a merger between the Defence Logistics Organisation and the Defence Procurement Agency...
in Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
. It was eventually re-absorbed into the newly re-established Training Command on 1 June 1968.
Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief
Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief were:- 27 May 1940 Air Marshal Sir William Welsh
- 7 Jul 1941 Air Marshal Sir John Babington
- 1 Jun 1943 Air Marshal Sir Arthur BarrattArthur BarrattAir Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Sheridan Barratt KCB CMG MC was an officer in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force during World War II.-RAF career:...
- 29 Oct 1945 Air Marshal Sir Ralph SorleyRalph SorleyAir Marshal Sir Ralph Squire Sorley, KCB, OBE, DSC, DFC, FRAeS, FRSA was a World War I pilot with the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Air Force, who was also a senior commander during World War II. After the War he held several senior RAF appointments until his retirement in 1948 in the rank...
- 12 Jul 1948 Air Marshal Sir John Whitworth-JonesJohn Whitworth-JonesAir Chief Marshal Sir John Whitworth-Jones GBE, KCB, RAF was a World War I pilot and senior Royal Air Force commander during World War II...
- 1 Jul 1952 Air Marshal Sir Victor GroomVictor GroomAir Marshal Sir Victor Emmanuel Groom KCVO, KBE, CB, DFC & Bar was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force and a flying ace of the First World War credited with eight aerial victories...
- 15 Sep 1955 Air Marshal Sir George BeamishGeorge BeamishAir Marshal Sir George Robert Beamish, KCB, CBE, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force from the Second World War to his retirement in the late 1950s...
- 10 Jan 1958 Air Marshal Sir Arthur McDonaldArthur McDonaldAir Marshal Sir Arthur William Baynes McDonald KCB AFC RAF was a Royal Air Force and Royal Pakistan Air Force officer who held senior command positions in the 1950s.-RAF career:...
- 29 Sep 1959 Air Marshal Sir Wallace KyleWallace KyleAir Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Hart Kyle GCB, KCVO, CBE, DSO, DFC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander and the Governor of Western Australia from 1975 to 1980.-Career:...
- 12 Feb 1962 Air Marshal Sir Alfred EarleAlfred EarleAir Chief Marshal Sir Alfred Earle, GBE, CB, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during World War II who later became Vice-Chief of Defence Staff.-Military career:...
- 15 Jan 1964 Air Marshal Sir Donald EvansDonald Randall EvansAir Chief Marshal Sir Donald Randell Evans KBE CB DFC was an innovator in night fighting tactics in World War II and conducted the signals planning for the Sicily and Normandy invasions.-Early life:...
- 18 May 1966 Air Marshal Sir William ColesWilliam Coles (RAF officer)Air Marshal Sir William Edward Coles KBE CB DSO DFC & Bar AFC was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Technical Training Command.-RAF career:...
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