Air Force: Training
(asked on 25th November 2022) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) UK and (b) non-UK pilots are receiving training at each RAF base as of 25 November 2022.
The information requested can be found in the table below:
RAF Station | Number of UK pilots receiving flying training on 25 November | Number of non-UK pilots receiving flying training on 25 November |
RAF Benson | 10 | ~ |
RAF Brize Norton | 30 | - |
RAF Coningsby | 10 | ~ |
RAF Cranwell | 80 | - |
RAF Lossiemouth | 10 | - |
RAF Marham | 10 | - |
RAF St Mawgan | 10 | - |
RAF Shawbury | 70 | 20 |
RAF Valley | 30 | ~ |
RAF Waddington | 10 | - |
RAF Wittering | ~ | - |
Total | 270 | 20 |
This data covers individuals undertaking initial flying training in the Military Flying Training System and on the platform specific Operational Conversion Units but does not include qualified pilots undertaking refresher training, individuals gaining further qualifications on specific platform type and those maintaining their flying currency.
In accordance with the Data Protection Act and our obligations in relation to the protection of confidentiality when handling personal data, data have been rounded to the nearest 10, where "-" denotes zero and "~" denotes a number less than or equal to 5. Due to the rounding methods used, totals may not always equal the sum of the parts. When rounding to the nearest 10, numbers ending in 5 have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 20 to prevent systematic bias.