WW2 Parachute training school archives ... ?

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Hello,

Do you know if a list of parachute trained in UK during ww2 is available somewhere ??

Best regards .. Herve

[Arnhem Jim]

Hello Herve,
Am not aware of the existence of a structured formal list, but drawing from a preliminary review of my my reference library, here is a rough initial list which I can provide to you. Hope this is of some assistance.
Regards,
Arnhem Jim
Arizona Territory

British Airborne Training Facilities 1940-1945

Central Landing School, 21 June 1940
Central Landing Establishment, R.A.F. Ringway, Manchester 19 Sep 1940; changed to
Airborne Forces Establishment 1 Sep 1941
Parachute Training School
50 Indian Para Bde and Parachute Training School, India, October 1941
Hardwick Hall Camp, Chesterfield, Derbyshire
Glider Exercise Flight, Haddenham (near Oxford)
Salisbury Plain
1 AL Bde, Newbury-Basingstoke-Barton Stacey, Nov/Dec 1941
HQ 1 AB Div, Syrencote House, Netheravon, Wiltshire 22 Dec 1941
No.1 Glider Training School, Weston-on-the-Green, 1Dec 1941
No.2 Glider Training School
No.1 Glider Training Unit, Netheravon
No.2 Glider Training Unit, Kidlington
No. 3 Elementary Flight Training School
No. 23 Elementary Flight Training School
No. 27 Elementary Flight Training School
No.4 Glider Training School
No.5 Glider Training School

[half12]

Hello Jim,

Many thanks for this reply. It will certainly help for research.

Searching the names of the Royal Navy telegraphists in Combined Operations Bombardment Unit who had been parachute trained ...

Best regards .. Herve

[Colin S]

For completeness, there were parachute schools outside of the UK. The Middle East Training School was numbered No.4 and started at Kabrit in Eygpt in 1942, moving to Ramat David in Palestine in 1943 and then to Gioia del Colle near Bari in Italy in 1944. It then became No.2 PTS located at Aqir in Palestine in 1946.

The Far East PTS was No.3 and started at New Delhi in 1941 before moving to Chaklala in 1943.

Presumably their archives will be held at the current No.1 PTS at RAF Brize Norton (or possibly in India in the current Indian PTS at Agra, which was founded in 1948 when the new Indian Army took over military bases in India).

[half12]

Hello Colin,

Thanks I will try to contact No1 PTS ...

Best regards .. Herve