▁the ▁RA AF ▁to ▁provide ▁intro duct ory ▁flight ▁instruction ▁to ▁new ▁pil ots ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁contribution ▁to ▁the ▁Empire ▁Air ▁Training ▁Sch eme . ▁No .   1 1 ▁E FT S ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁at ▁Ben alla , ▁Victoria , ▁and ▁operated ▁T iger ▁M oth s ▁and ▁W ack ett ▁Train ers ▁during ▁the ▁war . ▁It ▁ceased ▁training ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁after ▁almost ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁students ▁had ▁passed ▁through , ▁and ▁was ▁re - formed ▁as ▁Care ▁and ▁Main ten ance ▁Unit ▁( CM U ) ▁Ben alla ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁C M U ▁Ben alla ▁was ▁dis band ed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁F lying ▁instruction ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Australian ▁Air ▁Force ▁( RA AF ) ▁under w ent ▁major ▁changes ▁following ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War   II , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁a ▁vast ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁air cre w ▁volunte ers ▁and ▁the ▁comm enc ement ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁Empire ▁Air ▁Training ▁Sch eme ▁( E AT S ). ▁The ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁pre - war ▁pilot ▁training ▁facility , ▁No .   1 ▁F lying ▁Training ▁School ▁at ▁RA AF ▁Station ▁Point ▁Cook , ▁Victoria , ▁was ▁supp l anted ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 – 4 1 ▁by ▁twelve ▁elementary ▁flying ▁training ▁schools ▁( E FT