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RAF Little Rissington The Central Flying School Years 1946-1976 Hardback Book. By Roy Bagshaw. Ray Deacon. Alan Pollock. Malcolm Thomas.Published by Pen & Sword Aviation in 2006, it details the 30-year period when the Royal Air Force's premier flying training institution was stationed at the Gloucestershire airbase. Following the end of World War II, the Central Flying School (CFS) relocated from RAF Upavon to RAF Little Rissington in 1946. Over the next three decades, the station served as the primary hub for standardising and upgrading the flying techniques of the entire Royal Air Force, utilizing proven instructional traditions dating back to 1912. The airfield, affectionately called ”Rissy” by personnel, sat on a high plateau in the Cotswolds. Its architectural design featured well-proportioned buildings constructed with local materials, typical of the 1930s RAF expansion period. The CFS departed the station in 1976, leading to the dispersion of its aircraft and the eventual closure of the airfield. The book functions as a year-by-year chronological and pictorial record of the base. It relies heavily on official documentation alongside personal accounts to build its historical narrative. Ony one copy found on Abebooks, priced at £33.