elementary flying training school raaf elementary flying training school royal_australian_air_force raaf pilot training unit operated world war elementary flying training schools employed raaf provide introductory flight instruction new pilots australia contribution empire air training scheme established june new south wales primarily operated ceased training june students passed history flying instruction royal_australian_air_force raaf underwent major changes following outbreak world war response vast increase number volunteers commencement australia participation empire air training scheme eats air_force pre war pilot training facility raaf station victoria supplanted elementary flying training schools service flying training schools provided week introductory flying course personnel graduated raaf initial training schools flying training undertaken stages involved weeks instruction including hours flying determine pilots passed grading process received weeks training including hours flying pilots successfully completed course posted australia canada stage instruction military elementary flying training school formed new south wales came control headquartered sydney inaugural commanding officer squadron leader previously charge elementary flying training school queensland airfield home club taken raaf tiger training aircraft flown june flying training commenced days later students arrived month student numbers grown ninety school total strength june required completed accommodation facilities according unit operations book bleak depressing deficiencies equipment numerous primitive conditions meant personnel suffered adverse health effects cold winter hot dusty conditions summer flying hampered bad weather particularly heavy rain wind accidents frequent fatalities rare instructor passenger killed crashed august possibly caused stall practising forced landings end august school operating required september total strength including student died injured duty balcony collapsed november instructor killed pupil injured stalled attempting avoid collision aircraft december later month squadron leader fighter ace world war took command school serving june time pupils graduated rate cent graduates ron subsequently flew royal_air_force europe awarded posthumous victoria_cross actions bomber november night flying training commenced july april school strength personnel including students increase owing influx staff students elementary flying training school new_south_wales disbanded march july total strength stood including thirty members women auxiliary australian air force unit operating eighty seven ryan april numbers reached eighty total strength aircraft complement eighty seventy course passed june training school ceased courses way completed june school transferred locations total students passed graduated pilots works consulted norman run air force second world war volume canberra isbn isbn douglas australia war series air volume royal australian air force canberra australian war memorial units royal_australian_air_force history volume training units canberra isbn royal_australian_air_force unit history sheets nos elementary flying training schools canberra royal_australian_air_force history london isbn
No. 5 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF