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The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) was a military flying school based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, England. The school, established in 1997, was a tri-service organisation and trained helicopter aircrews for all three British armed forces.
Jul 7, 2010 · After a brief summary of the background of the 2 squadrons, Zog and Scotty told me what the students would have been doing prior to their arrival at DHFS. DHFS is designed for ab-initio training on helicopters and all students will have had basic fixed wing flight training prior to arrival.
Jul 20, 2010 · Flight Lieutenants Keith Lam and Becky Corrigan talked briefly about why they joined up, what drew them to flying helicopters and how they ended up in 60 Squadron at the Defence Helicopter Flying School.
Sep 2, 2019 · Forces News has been granted special access into how a new, billion-pound facility is training the UK's next generation of military helicopter pilots. New simulators, training aircraft and buildings are all part of the upgrade at RAF Shawbury which is now considered a world-leader in its field.
The Defence Helicopter Flying School formed at RAF Shawbury to consolidate the helicopter training of all three services. 2 Flight Training Squadron of the RAF, 705 Naval Air Squadron and 670 Army Air Corps Squadron amalgamated in the new School.
The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury provides basic single-engine helicopter training for the three Services and some overseas countries. The DHFS also provides advanced twin-engine helicopter training for RAF aircrew and other special courses for the three Services.
Aug 23, 2019 · The training system is state of the art, world-leading and absolutely fit to prepare Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force helicopter aircrew for the challenges that they will face at the front line, at home and around the world.
