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History. 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 ...
In June 1943 55 OTU was transferred to No. 9 Group; and on 26 January 1944 was redesignated No. 4 Tactical Exercise Unit (TEU), then No. 3 TEU on 28 March 1944. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] No. 3 TEU moved to RAF Aston Down in July 1944, [ 6 ] and Annan then served as a sub-site of No. 14 Maintenance Unit from August 1944 until August 1952.
John Ellis CBE, DFC & Bar (28 February 1917 – 19 November 2001) was a British flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with at least 13 aerial victories. Born in Deal, Ellis joined the RAF in 1936 and in the prewar period served with No. 213 Squadron.
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.
00/00. 1,150 yards (1,052 m) Concrete. Royal Air Force Longtown or more simply RAF Longtown is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Longtown, Cumbria and 7.7 miles (12.4 km) northeast of Carlisle, Cumbria, England.
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–Sep 92 Vampire FB.5/FB.9/T.11 Balliol T.2 Meteor T.7/F.8 Oxford I Tiger Moth II Mosquito III/PR.34A/TT.35 ...
No. 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF. No. 61 Group RAF. No. 83 Group Support Unit RAF. No. 665 Squadron RCAF. No. 1409 Flight RAF. No. 1425 (Communication) Flight RAF. No. 1435 Flight RAF. Northwest African Air Service Command. Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing.
Chedworth proved to be too small and the FLS was transferred to RAF Charmy Down on 9 February. [2] The airfield came under the control of RAF South Cerney ten days later and was used for flight training by the Airspeed Oxfords of No. 3 and No. 6 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Units and a detachment of 6(P)AFU was based there for a few months.