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| No.2 School of Technical Training | |
|---|---|
| Active | March 1920 – 1921 15th July 1938 – 1995 20 July 2023 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Defence training school |
| Role | Aircraft engineering training |
| Part of | Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering |
| Location | RAF Cosford |
| Motto(s) | Scientia Pons Perpetuus Est (Latin for 'Knowledge is a Lasting Bridge') |
| Insignia | |
| Badge | The Ironbridge and a torch |
| Badge heraldry | The nearby Ironbridge Gorge, with the torch representing knowledge |
No. 2 School of Technical Training (No. 2 S of TT) is the Royal Air Force's Aerosystems Engineer and Management Training School, based at RAF Cosford as part of the Defence School of Aeronautical Engineering.
History
In March 1920, No 2 School of Technical Training (Boys), otherwise known as the Boys Wing, was formed as part of the Aircraft Apprentice Scheme at RAF Cranwell. It trained Naval ratings as air mechanics and riggers until 1921, when it renamed.
It would reform on 15th July 1938 at RAF Cosford[1] and during the Second World War it trained 70,000 Airmen in engine, airframe and armament trades. After the war, in May 1947, the school would once again specialise in boys, taking Royal Air Force boy entrants until the scheme closed in 1965. The school remained open, training adult Apprentices until it was subsumed into No. 1 School of Technical Training RAF at RAF Halton in 1995.[2]
Reformed again on 20 July 2023 in is current role.[3]
Current units
Squadrons forming part of 2 SoTT:[4]
- Engineer Management Training Flight
- Line Training Flight (granted 238 Sqn numberplate in 2007).[5]
- Weapons and Survival Equipment Training Flight
- Academic Principles Organisation
References
- ^ "DCAE Cosford". On Target Aviation. 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 289.
- ^ Lane, Flight Lieutenant Christina (Winter 2023). "The Reformation of No.2 School of Technical Training". Cosford Apprentice. p. 17.
- ^ "RAF Cosford". Royal Air Force.
- ^ "238 Sqn | RAF Heraldry Trust". www.rafht.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2017.
Bibliography
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.
