History
Formed in 1951 as Parachute Training Wing as a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) unit at RAAF Base Williamtown, New South Wales. The units first Commanding Officer/Chief Instructor was Squadron Leader C.A.V. Bourne. The instructors on the staff were both Army and RAAF personnel. The first course of trainees commenced in September 1951.
The Army assumed responsibility for parachute training on 14 May 1974 and the school was renamed Parachute Training School, under command of Lieutenant Colonel Harry Smith. The school relocated to Naval Air Station HMAS Albatross in 1986 and has continued its role there until the present.
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