during 1926 the central flying school moved from upavon. at the same time, no.17 (fighter) squadron raf moved to upavon to join no.3 (fighter) squadron raf, who had been at upavon since 1924. for the next eight years, the two fighter squadrons developed both night flying and aviation fighting techniques. at the same time, they wooed the public all over the country with impressive air displays. in may 1934, both squadrons left upavon for raf kenley, london, and were replaced at upavon, for a short time in 1935, by four squadrons from the fleet air arm.