How many RAF pilots?
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How many RAF pilots?
I was recently asked by a member of another air force how many pilots (not including those under training) there are in the RAF. I had to confess I didn't know.
Can anyone direct me to the answer.?
Thanks
Flo
Can anyone direct me to the answer.?
Thanks
Flo
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
In 1989 or thereabouts the Air Sec, Roger Honey said the RAF needed 1000 bums on seats but had many more than that. This pressaged the shift from Herc copilot's in flight sims and aircrew 'resting' in ops rooms.
Clearly the number needed then was more than needed now.
Clearly the number needed then was more than needed now.
Gentleman Aviator
I do remember hearing at one time there were 7 times as many RAF Police than pilots!! Not many pilots I knew were that bad.....
Edited to add:
Just checked the (unclassified) DASA stats. As at 1 Oct 05 the trained strength amounted to 1440 JO pilots. There were also 675 sqn ldrs in the flying branch, a proportion of whom would be pilots. Wg cdrs and above of all branches are GD now, so it's difficult to extract numbers, but they don't fly much anyway....
... but at least there are now only 1700 coppers, so that's probably only about one per pilot!!
Edited to add:
Just checked the (unclassified) DASA stats. As at 1 Oct 05 the trained strength amounted to 1440 JO pilots. There were also 675 sqn ldrs in the flying branch, a proportion of whom would be pilots. Wg cdrs and above of all branches are GD now, so it's difficult to extract numbers, but they don't fly much anyway....
... but at least there are now only 1700 coppers, so that's probably only about one per pilot!!
Last edited by teeteringhead; 8th Nov 2005 at 10:00.
