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Sep 2, 2019 · The upgraded facilities were only opened in April and the Defence Helicopter Flying School has already seen its first set of pilots graduate. The school now boasts 29 Juno helicopters - the biggest fleet in the country, as well as three Jupiter aircraft. The new helicopters have modern touch-screen avionic displays.
A Eurocopter Squirrel HT1 of the Defence Helicopter Flying School, now replaced by Juno HT1. The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) was established on 1 April 1997, with RAF Shawbury being selected as the new home of military helicopter training.
Jan 2, 2015 · RAF Shawbury provides world-class training to around 900 personnel a year, from the UK Armed Forces and international partners. No.1 Flying Training School trains helicopter aircrew for the Armed Forces. The Central Flying School (Helicopter) delivers Qualified Helicopter Instructors. The Defence College of Air and Space Operations trains Air ...
Jan 15, 2010 · Prince William will begin the Search and Rescue Conversion Course at RAF Valley in Wales in late January. The Prince will first spend up to six weeks on the Search and Rescue Training Unit (SARTU) where he will continue to train in the Griffin helicopter.
Apr 22, 2024 · All six aircraft will replace the UK’s older Puma helicopters, which are being phased out. Delivery of the H145s will begin in 2025. They will join the UK’s existing H135 and H145 fleet in the Defence Helicopter Flying School and be used by London’s in-training military pilots.
Feb 29, 2020 · It was named after Prince William who trained at the base's Defence Helicopter Flying School which has now been renamed as the No 1 Flying Training School. "It is an absolute world-class facility," Air Chief Marshal Wigston told Forces News.
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Mar 13, 2020 · RAF SHAWBURY CELEBRATES AS THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE BUILDING IS NAMED AND THE DEFENCE HELICOPTER FLYING SCHOOL IS REBADGED TO NO. 1 FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL: A state-of-the-art training facility has been formally named today at RAF Shawbury by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Wigston CBE ADC.
