RAF Training Command

former Royal Air Force command, responsible for teaching "on land and in the air"
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RAF Training Command

Summary

RAF Training Command is a command[1].

Key Facts

  • RAF Training Command is located in England[2].
  • RAF Training Command is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • RAF Training Command's instance of is recorded as command[4].
  • RAF Training Command's headquarters location is recorded as Shinfield Manor[5].
  • RAF Training Command's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force[6].
  • RAF Training Command took place at Shinfield Manor[7].
  • RAF Training Command is a type of military unit[8].
  • RAF Training Command is part of Royal Air Force[9].
  • RAF Training Command is used for military training[10].
  • May 1, 1936 marks the founding of RAF Training Command[11].
  • RAF Training Command began on May 1, 1936[12].
  • RAF Training Command began on June 1, 1968[13].
  • RAF Training Command ended on May 27, 1940[14].
  • RAF Training Command ended on June 13, 1977[15].
  • RAF Training Command's location of formation is recorded as RAF Bentley Priory[16].
  • RAF Training Command's parent organization or unit is recorded as Royal Air Force[17].
  • RAF Training Command's parent organization or unit is recorded as Air Ministry[18].
  • RAF Training Command's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defence[19].
  • RAF Training Command's approved by is recorded as Elizabeth II[20].
  • RAF Training Command's allegiance is recorded as monarch of the United Kingdom[21].
  • RAF Training Command's replaced by is recorded as RAF Flying Training Command[22].
  • RAF Training Command's replaced by is recorded as RAF Technical Training Command[23].
  • RAF Training Command's replaced by is recorded as Royal Air Force Support Command[24].
  • RAF Training Command's official name is recorded as Royal Air Force Training Command[25].
  • RAF Training Command's motto text is recorded as Terra Caeloque Docemus[26].

Body

Founding

May 1, 1936 marks the founding of RAF Training Command[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as RAF Bentley Priory[16].

Identity

RAF Training Command's official name is recorded as Royal Air Force Training Command[25]. It is part of Royal Air Force[9]. Its short name is recorded as it[27].

Operations

RAF Training Command's headquarters location is recorded as Shinfield Manor[5]. Parent organizations include Royal Air Force[17], an air force[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1918[30], headquartered in Ministry of Defence Main Building[31]; Air Ministry[18], a department of the United Kingdom Government[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1918[34], headquartered in London[35]; and Ministry of Defence[19], a department of the United Kingdom Government[36], in United Kingdom[37], founded in 1964[38], headquartered in Whitehall[39].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allegiance → monarch of the United Kingdom
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P4791]]: [[Q5075902]]"
  2. 3d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters location → RAF Bentley Priory, Buntingsdale Hall, Shinfield Manor
    Different from → Royal Air Force Personnel and Training Command
    Start time → +1936-05-01T00:00:00Z, +1968-06-01T00:00:00Z
    Replaced by → RAF Flying Training Command, RAF Technical Training Command, Royal Air Force Support Command
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  3. 3d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Approved by → Elizabeth II
    Location → RAF Bentley Priory, Buntingsdale Hall, Shinfield Manor
    Has use → military training
    Location of formation → RAF Bentley Priory
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P276]]: [[Q105782646]]"
  4. 3d ago · Militum professio scriniarii · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Royal Air Force
    Inception → +1936-05-01T00:00:00Z
    Wikidata description → former Royal Air Force command, responsible for teaching "on land and in the air
    Instance of → command
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P361]]: [[Q165862]]"
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