Defence Helicopter Flying School

Defence Helicopter Flying School
Badge of the Defence Helicopter Flying School
Active	1 April 1997 – February 2020 (continued as No. 1 FTS)
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Naval Service  British Army  Royal Air Force
Type	Flying training school
Role	Basic and advanced helicopter training
Part of	No. 22 Group RAF
Home stations	RAF Shawbury (HQ) and RAF Valley
Motto(s)	Gaudeo Volatu (Latin for 'I take joy from flight')
Aircraft	Squirrel HT1/2 (1997 – 2018) Bell Griffin HT1 (1997 – 2018) Juno HT1 (2018 – 2020) Jupiter HT1 (2018 – 2020)
Insignia
Unit aircraft codes	Last two digits of serial number (Squirrel) Single letter, with all aircraft together spelling S I X T Y R U L E (Griffin) Last two digits of serial number (Juno and Jupiter)

The Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) was a military flying school based at RAF Shawbury in Shropshire, England. The school, established in 1997, was a tri-service organisation and trained helicopter aircrews for all three British armed forces. It initially used the Eurocopter Squirrel HT1 and Bell Griffin HT1 helicopters, which were retained despite the introduction of the Airbus Juno HT1 and Airbus Jupiter HT1.

The school was re-badged as No. 1 Flying Training School during February 2020 and continues to provide helicopter training for the British armed forces.