No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:No._1_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Tiger_Moth
gptkb:Harvard
Over 1000
gptkbp:alumni RAF pilots
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan
gptkb:National_Guard
gptkbp:closing_date 1945
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established gptkb:1940
gptkbp:final_training_aircraft Auster
gptkbp:finale_date gptkb:RAF_Haverfordwest
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Shawbury
gptkbp:historical_context RAF training during WWII
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II training unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 33 Elementary Flying Training School
gptkbp:initial_training_aircraft gptkb:Avro_504
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:RAF_Ternhill
gptkbp:motto “ To Fly is to Live”
gptkbp:nickname 33 EFTS
gptkbp:operates_under gptkb:British_Commonwealth_Air_Training_Plan
gptkbp:operational_period 1940-1945
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:provides_training_for 50 pilots
Ground crew support
gptkbp:role gptkb:Pilot_training
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._33_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:training 6 months
Flight simulators
Regular assessments
Qualified pilots
Pilot evaluations
Other RAF units
Elementary flying training
Ground school and flight training
Basic flying skills
gptkbp:training_completion_rate gptkb:High
gptkbp:training_documentation Pilot training manuals
gptkbp:training_legacy RAF pilot training history
gptkbp:training_programs Military airfields
Various RAF stations
gptkbp:training_regulations RAF training regulations
gptkbp:training_standard RAF standards
gptkbp:type gptkb:military_training
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brampton_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7