No. 1 School of Technical Training
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No 1 School of Technical Training (No 1 SoTT) is the Royal Air Force's aircraft engineering school. From 1919 to 1993, the No 1 SoTT was based at RAF Halton and from 1920 until 1993 the School was the home of the Aircraft Apprentice Scheme. This scheme, which included Sir Frank Whittle "father of the jet engine", trained RAF engineers on a 3 year course, the graduates of which were the best trained airmen engineers in the RAF and would usually go on to become Senior NCOs.
In 1952 the No 1 SoTT received royal recognition when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II presented the School with a colour. The colour was received on behalf of the school by the 63rd Entry of aircraft apprentices the colour party being: Sergeant Aircraft Apprentice (S/A/A) F.M. Hines, and identical twins S/A/A's Clive and Richard Grant.
From 1993 to the present, the No 1 SoTT has been based at the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering, Cosford (formerly RAF Cosford).
Commandants
- Air Cdre F R Scarlett 8 Dec 1919 to 27 Feb 1924
- Air Cdre C L Lambe 28 Feb 1924 to 31 Mar 1928
- Air Cdre I M Bonham-Carter 1 Apr 1928 to 30 Sep 1931
- AVM N D K MacEwen 1 Oct 1931 to 26 Dec 1934
- Air Cdre J T Babington 27 Dec 1934 to 9 Jul 1936
- Air Cdre G R M Reid
- Air Cdre G B Dacre
- AVM O Swann
- Air Cdre G B Dacre
- Air Cdre H G White
- Air Cdre J F Titmus
- Air Cdre N Carter
- Air Cdre J G Elton
- Air Cdre J G W Weston
- Air Cdre G N E Tindal-Carill-Worsley
- Air Cdre E D McK Nelson
- Air Cdre T N Coslett
- Air Cdre B Robinson
- Air Cdre D M Strong
- Air Cdre A C Deere
- Air Cdre H P Connelly
- Air Cdre R H G Weighill
- Air Cdre B Hamilton
- Air Cdre M P Stanton
- Gp Capt J P Downes
- Gp Capt O J Truelove
- Gp Capt M J Evans
- Gp Capt S P Rarsons
- Gp Capt R H Kyle
- Gp Capt S M Williamson-Noble
- Gp Capt I R Blunt
- Gp Capt R Brumpton
- Gp Capt G O Burton
External links
- http://www.raf.mod.uk/cosford/no1sott.html
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