Hi Stuart, when wings were awarded moved around over the years and Russ would have done his Basic Flying Training at RAF Linton on Ouse or possibly RAF Church Fenton. BFTS was split into basic and advanced training and wings were awarded at the end of the basic phase so that is when Russ would get his wings. We then all arrived at AFTS (advanced flying training school) at RAF Valley as qualified pilots. You had do do 6 months on an operational squadron to keep your wings but that was not widely known. I will trawl through the memory banks for other information. Regards Chris