Central Flying School RNZAF | |
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Active | 1939–present |
Country | New Zealand |
Branch | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Role | Flight instructor training |
Base | RNZAF Base Ohakea |
Colors | Black and White |
Equipment | Beechcraft T-6 Texan II |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Squadron Leader James Davidson |
Aircraft flown | |
Trainer | Beechcraft T-6 Texan II |
Central Flying School is the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) unit which is responsible for training the force's flight instructors. It was established at the start of World War II as the Flying Instructors School and assumed its current name 1941. The unit was stationed at RNZAF Base Wigram from 1945 until 1993 when it moved to RNZAF Base Ohakea.