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The Airborne Delivery Wing is a Royal Air Force training unit that provides parachute training to all three British Armed Forces. It is based at RAF Brize Norton. in Oxfordshire. It was formed at RAF Ringway, now Manchester Airport, on 21 June 1940 as the Central Landing School and from 1 October 1940 it was designated as the Parachute Training Squadron of the Central Landing Establishment. Following growth in the unit's task, it became an independent unit as the Parachute Training School on 15 February 1942. Following formation of a second school in India, the name No.1 Parachute Training School (No.1 PTS) was adopted on 27 July 1944. In 2009, the School was renamed the Airborne Delivery Wing.

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  • The Airborne Delivery Wing is a Royal Air Force training unit that provides parachute training to all three British Armed Forces. It is based at RAF Brize Norton. in Oxfordshire. It was formed at RAF Ringway, now Manchester Airport, on 21 June 1940 as the Central Landing School and from 1 October 1940 it was designated as the Parachute Training Squadron of the Central Landing Establishment. Following growth in the unit's task, it became an independent unit as the Parachute Training School on 15 February 1942. Following formation of a second school in India, the name No.1 Parachute Training School (No.1 PTS) was adopted on 27 July 1944. In 2009, the School was renamed the Airborne Delivery Wing. (en)
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  • The Airborne Delivery Wing is a Royal Air Force training unit that provides parachute training to all three British Armed Forces. It is based at RAF Brize Norton. in Oxfordshire. It was formed at RAF Ringway, now Manchester Airport, on 21 June 1940 as the Central Landing School and from 1 October 1940 it was designated as the Parachute Training Squadron of the Central Landing Establishment. Following growth in the unit's task, it became an independent unit as the Parachute Training School on 15 February 1942. Following formation of a second school in India, the name No.1 Parachute Training School (No.1 PTS) was adopted on 27 July 1944. In 2009, the School was renamed the Airborne Delivery Wing. (en)
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