No. 2 Service Flying Training School RAAF | |
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Active | 1940–42 |
Allegiance | Australia |
Branch | Royal Australian Air Force |
Role | Intermediate/advanced flying training |
Part of | No. 2 Training Group |
Garrison/HQ | RAAF Station Forest Hill |
Nickname(s) | "Scherger's Concentration Camp" |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Frederick Scherger (1940–41) Charles Eaton (1941–42) |
No. 2 Service Flying Training School (No. 2 SFTS) was a flying training school of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) that operated during World War II. It was formed in July 1940, under the command of Wing Commander Frederick Scherger. Responsible for intermediate and advanced instruction of pilots under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), the school was based at RAAF Station Forest Hill near Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, and operated CAC Wirraway and Avro Anson aircraft. The Ansons were phased out in July 1941, and the school became an all-Wirraway unit. In 1942 the RAAF divided the personnel and equipment of No. 2 SFTS between Nos. 5 and 7 Service Flying Training Schools at Uranquinty and Deniliquin, respectively. No. 2 SFTS was disbanded that April, and the base facilities taken over by No. 5 Aircraft Depot.