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No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF was an Operational Training Unit of the Royal Air Force, formed in November 1940 at RAF Aston Down, in Gloucestershire, to train fighter pilots, formed initially from No. 5 OTU, flying Hawker Hurricane single seat fighter aircraft, Supermarine Spitfire single seat fighter aircraft and Bristol Blenheim, a twin-engined light bomber. [1]
Hurricane Mk. X (AG162 "EH-W") of No. 55 OTU. Royal Air Force Annan, or more simply RAF Annan, is a former Royal Air Force station located about 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of the town of Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, which was operational during the Second World War.
No. 204 Crew Training Unit RAF (1947) became No. 204 Advanced Flying School RAF [70] 2nd Tactical Air Force Air Sea Rescue Unit RAF (1955-61) [71] 2nd Tactical Air Force Development Unit RAF (1953) became No. 1323 (Canberra) Flight RAF [71] 2nd Tactical Air Force Support Unit RAF (1954) [64] Other units.
Feb 55–Jun 65 Feb 70–Apr 86 Valiant B.1 Victor B.1/B.1A/B.2/SR.2/K.2 Canberra T.4: RAF Gaydon RAF Marham: At Gaydon, 30 June 1965, the Victor element became the Tanker Training Flight RAF Re-formed at Marham 6 February 1970 by amalgamating the Victor (B.2) Training Flight RAF and the Victor Training Unit RAF. 233 OCU Sep 52–Sep 57 Oct 70 ...
No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF: 55 OTU UX: No. 82 Squadron RAF: 82 Sqn UX: No. 214 Squadron RAF: 214 Sqn UX: No. 1476 Flight RAF: 1476 Flt UX: Central Fighter Establishment: CFE UY: No. 314 Squadron RAF: 314 Sqn (not formed as a flying unit) UY: No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF: 10 OTU UZ: No. 292 Squadron RAF: 292 Sqn UZ: No. 306 ...
The Consolidated Catalina were transferred to No. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF in Autumn 1943, and from Autumn 1944 the units land based aircraft briefly used RAF Evanton and then moved to RAF Tain. In August 1946 No. 4 (C) OTU moved to RAF Pembroke Dock, but just under twelve months later it disbanded, on 31 July 1947, to become ...
Typhoons representing the RAF Typhoon squadrons – 1 Sqn, 2 Sqn, 3 Sqn, 6 Sqn, 29 Sqn, 11 Sqn, 41 Sqn, 1435 Flight, and BOB75 in the centre to commemorate the Battle of Britain. Squadrons are the main form of flying unit of the Royal Air Force (RAF). These include Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) squadrons ...
Its Spitfires returned to RAF Turnhouse five weeks later, although a further month was spent at Ouston during the early Summer of the same year. [9] Throughout 1941, the station had also served as a satellite landing ground for No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF Hurricanes from RAF Usworth until No. 55 OTU moved to RAF Annan at the end of ...