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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]
The following units were based at RAF Annan: [2] Sub-site, No. 18 Maintenance Unit RAF (1940 – 1941) [7] No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF (April 1942 – January 1944) [8] Night Conversion Unit (March – April 1944) (Part of 55 OTU) [9] No. 4 Tactical Exercise Unit (January – March 1944) [10] No. 3 Tactical Exercise Unit (March – May ...
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.
Australian War Memorial, n.d., The Royal Australian Air Force Squadron Codes. a list of current squadrons from the RAF website. RAF – University Air Squadrons. UBAS – University of Birmingham Air Squadron. UGSAS – Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron. BUAS – Bristol UAS. CUAS – Cambridge UAS.
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.
RAF Lindholme RAF Scampton RAF Upwood RAF Waddington RAF Finningley RAF Scampton. Formed by re-designting No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF Disbanded 15 October 1952 to become the Reserve Training Squadron RAF Became the Lincoln Conversion Flight RAF at Upwood 1 February 1955. 231 OCU.
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.