ERFTS Info Sought

Many thanks to everyone for all your kind replies – far more than I expected.
I would like to follow up a couple with PMs if that’s OK. I always feel that there is a treasure trove of knowledge on this forum and I am very rarely disappointed.

DH83 – Thanks for the heads up. I believe I might have that actual copy of Aviation News buried up in the attic as I think I had most of them in the early 80s.

Best Regards
Keith

I included a number of references to EFTS and ERFTS in the Haynes Manual of the Tiger Moth (this isn’t a sales plug honest!)

In particular we obtained permission to use Ron Gilman’s superb first hand account of soloing at 11 EFTS at Perth in winter 1940, as a key element.

EFTS’S

in Aviation News February 1981 page 7 lists EFTS,s which covers the ERFTS, also… page 10 has FTS and SFTS listed.

dh83

Purely from memory ”Tiger Moth Story” by Bramson/Birch had a little about ERFTS Tigers,with a few pics etc,if you dont have the book – I will try to remember and have a shufti at the weekend.

rgds baz

ERFTS/EFTS ETC

There is not a great deal about ERFTS/EFTS in it but it does give an explanation of aircrew training at these units in the first chapter. Suggest you ask your library to get a copy unless you have an interest in OTU, HCU, AGS and AFU which is more detailed in the book.

Cheers

Tom

Thank you Tom – certainly not one I had heard of.
Regards
Keith

ERFTS/EFTS ETC

Try ‘Training for Triumph’ from Woodfield Publishing.