kiwicubber
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Post by kiwicubber on Apr 11, 2023 20:10:16 GMT 12
Hi, does anyone have a list of Technical Training School numbers, trades trained and locations in the 1970,s and 80,s please?
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 11, 2023 20:34:31 GMT 12
No. 1 TTS, Hobsonville (Safety And Surface, Machinists, Armourers)
No. 2 TTS, Wigram (Avionics)
No. 3 TTS, Wigram (Drivers, Firemen, Chefs, Cooks, Stewards, Admin, Accounts, Suppliers, Telephone Operators, Publication Specialists, Photographers, RNZAF Police, GSI's, Shorthand Typists, Medics, probably others?)
No. 4 TTS, Woodbourne (Basic Engineering, Aircraft Mechanics/Technicians)
At which TTS were Planewrights, Signallers, Tailors and Metal Workers trained?
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Post by camtech on Apr 11, 2023 20:46:09 GMT 12
Signallers were trained at 2TTS, then NATTS.
Tailors were normally civilian trained.
Planewrights and Metal workers at 1 TTS.
To clarify re 2TTS, up to September 1976, trades trained were Electrical, Instruments, Air and Ground Communications, Air Radar, Photographers, Telegraphers, along with specialist courses for Armourers, other technical trades and DCA Communications staff.
After 1976, the Electrical, Instrument, Communications and Radar trades were merged as Avionics.
I was at 2 TTS Dec 81 to Dec 84.
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Post by shorty on Apr 12, 2023 4:47:31 GMT 12
1 TTS at Hobsonville also was Basic Engineering
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Post by noooby on Apr 12, 2023 5:49:21 GMT 12
I seem to recall metal workers doing senior course at 4TTS in 91/92. The metal cube they welded up turned distinctly spherical when pressurised with water.
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Post by tbf2504 on Apr 12, 2023 8:41:38 GMT 12
In 1976 as Camtech stated, the training of Communications Operators (comms ops), Senior Communications Operators (SComms Ops) and AEOP/AEO training was transferred to NATTS. NATTS had previously been known at NATS (Navigation Air Training School) but with the merging of the comms trades became Navigation Air Training and Telecommunications School
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Post by oldgunny on Apr 12, 2023 10:53:26 GMT 12
Can't remember if it was during my Arm Mechs or Arm Fitters course during the 80s, but at 1 TTS there was also a drivers course happening, with at least Air Force and Navy in attendance.
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Post by davidd on Apr 12, 2023 18:39:43 GMT 12
Not mentioned above, but Nos. 5 and 6 TTS's were also very active in that very short period now considered (by me at least!) as the "Golden Years" of the postwar RNZAF, approx. 1952 to 1957, when the Force was at its largest, and most varied iteration, and had a very large TAF component, as well as other Reserves. It even had about ten bands, if I remember correctly, quite apart from the Central Band, with one band in Fiji, also two pipe bands (I think, need to check up on some of these points!) Will have to assemble a more detailed article for Dave H on the TTS's (with "Technical" and "Trade" being used variously between the initial "T" and final "S" from time to time).
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Post by Dave Homewood on Apr 14, 2023 16:15:54 GMT 12
approx. 1952 to 1957, when the Force was at its largest, I think its largest point was actually 1944-45. |
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Post by davidd on Apr 23, 2023 10:18:19 GMT 12
Dave, was talking of the postwar air force, as WW2 was by definition considered a World War, or an "emergency organisation" only.
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