Unit History: Central Fighter Establishment

Central Fighter Establishment formed at Tangmere on 25 Sep 1945 as a nucleus, it moved to Wittering, where it was formally opened on 1 Oct 1944 as part of No 12 Group.  It absorbed the Fighter Leaders School on 27 Dec 1944 and returned to Tangmere on 15 Jan 1945.  On 1 Oct 1945, it moved to West Raynham, where it absorbed the Fighter Weapons School in Oct 1957.  It finally moved to Binbrook on 5 Oct 1962 and disbanded there on 1 Feb 1966.