Central Flying School

The Central Flying School was a British flight instruction centre founded in May, 1912 at Upavon on Salisbury Plain. It continues to operate in 2017.

Commandants

• Captain Godfrey M. Paine, 17 May, 1912 – 10 December, 1915

After Paine, command largely became a military post, featuring some of the following men whom we will consider outside of our scope of subject matter.

• Lieutenant-Colonel Duncan le G. Pitcher, 15 November, 1915 – 1 February, 1916
• Colonel Charles J. Burke, 1 February, 1916 – 18 June, 1916
• Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald C. H. MacLean, 18 June, 1916 – November, 1917
• Lieutenant-Colonel Alan J. L. Scott, November, 1917 – 1918

See Also

• Wikipedia