No. 31 Flying Training Unit

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Academy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._31_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:BAE_Systems_Hawk
gptkb:Scottish_Aviation_Bulldog
gptkb:Airspeed_Oxford
De Havilland Chipmunk
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Training_Command
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_College_Cranwell
gptkbp:based_on gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Training_Command
gptkbp:commanded RAF officers
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
1945 after WWII
gptkbp:established 1940 in the UK
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:BAE_Systems_Hawk
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
gptkbp:historical_context Post-WWII pilot training needs
gptkbp:historical_role Pilot training during WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance First unit to train pilots in the UK post-WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 31 Flying Training Unit
gptkbp:involved_units Training unit
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to RAF pilot training standards
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yorkshire
gptkb:North_Yorkshire
gptkbp:motto “ To Fly is to Live”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Flying School”
gptkbp:notable_alumni Notable RAF pilots
gptkbp:notable_battle gptkb:BAE_Systems_Hawk
gptkb:Scottish_Aviation_Bulldog
gptkb:Airspeed_Oxford
De Havilland Chipmunk
gptkbp:notable_event First flight training unit in the UK after WWII.
gptkbp:operational_area 1940-1945
Training future RAF pilots
gptkbp:operational_history Active during WWII and post-war
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reform 1950
gptkbp:restoration 1950 for pilot training
gptkbp:role gptkb:Pilot_training
gptkbp:status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._3_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:training Basic flying training
Ground school and flight training
Basic and advanced pilot training