6 Service Flying Training School on 3 September 1939 and North American Harvards joined.[4][5] The unit was formed at Little Rissington under 23 Group and used Ansons, Oxfords, Harvard and Blackburn Bothas.Low-level Weapons Systems Officer (formerly known in the RAF as 'Navigators') training took place on the Jet Provost from August 1970, eventually using the T.5B variant which had extra fuel capacity in the form of wingtip tanks due to the extra fuel burn at low level.[4] This part of the school was known as the Low Level and Air Defence Training Squadron (LLADTS).[10] On 14 August 1993, the LLADTS made its final farewell to the Jet Provost in the navigation training role when four aircraft staged a "dying swan" formation over the airfield.This role was transferred from 3 FTS due to the implementation of the Military Flying Training System.[15] The task of 6 FTS is also to ensure continual recruitment of UAS cadets into the Royal Air Force proper; those who do not join will have a better appreciation for the military, which they will take forward into their careers.
Operational Tutor T.1 of No. 6 Flying Training School in 2018