No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF

No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School RAAF
Rows of men in light-coloured military uniforms and pith helmets in a field
Parade at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, Archerfield, mid-1940
Active1939–1942
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleIntroductory flying training
Part ofCentral Area Command (1940–41)
Northern Area Command (1941–42)
Garrison/HQArcherfield, Queensland
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Roy Phillipps (1940–41)
Aircraft flown
TrainerTiger Moth
Gipsy Moth

No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School (No. 2 EFTS) was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot training unit that operated during World War II. It was one of twelve elementary flying training schools employed by the RAAF to provide introductory flight instruction to new pilots as part of Australia's contribution to the Empire Air Training Scheme. No. 2 EFTS was established in November 1939 as No. 3 Flying Training School at Archerfield, Queensland, and partially utilised aircraft and facilities of the civilian air training organisations based there. The school was renamed No. 2 EFTS in January 1940. It was disbanded in March 1942, and its operations transferred to No. 5 Elementary Flying School at Narromine, New South Wales, and No. 11 Elementary Flying School at Benalla, Victoria.