No. 5 Flying Training School RAF

No. 5 Flying Training School
Vickers Varsity T.1 WF413 of No. 5 Flying Training School Royal Air Force in 1971
Active	26 Apr 1920 – 11 Apr 1942 23 Apr 1947 – 4 Jan 1948 22 Jan 1951 – 30 Dec 1953 1 Jun 1954 – 31 Dec 1974
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Role	Pilot training

No. 5 Flying Training School (5 FTS) is a former Royal Air Force flying training school that operated between 1920 and 1974.

The school was formed on 26 April 1920 at RAF Shotwick and redesignated No. 5 Service Flying Training School from 3 September 1939. It used a variety of aircraft including de Havilland DH.9's, Avro 504's, Sopwith Snipe's, Westland Wapiti's, Avro Tutor's, Gloster Gauntlet's, Westland Wallace's, Hawker Audax's, Hawker Hind's, Fairey Battle's, Hawker Hurricane's, North American Harvard's, Miles Master's, Airspeed Oxford's, Miles Magister's and de Havilland Tiger Moth's.

It was disbanded in April 1942 at RAF Ternhill by redesignation to No. 5 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit.

The school was reformed from 23 April 1947 at RAF Thornhill, Southern Rhodesia as part of the Rhodesian Air Training Group until 4 January 1948 when it was redesignated No. 3 Air Navigation School (3 ANS), specialising in training Navigators on Avro Ansons. Their other aircraft (Tiger Moths and Harvards) were sent to nearby No. 4 Flying Training School RAF at RAF Heany.