List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units

Royal Air Force Operational Training Units (OTUs) were training units that prepared aircrew for operations on a particular type or types of aircraft or roles.Royal Air Force Army Air Corps Fleet Air Arm Others
RAF 20 Operational Training Unit memorial, located at Bogs of Mayne (former RAF Elgin ), Morayshire, Scotland.
Operational - Replacement Training UnitsRoyal Air ForceaircrewNo. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Coastal CommandRAF SillothNo. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFCoastal CommandRAF CatfossNo. 3 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFAvro AnsonBristol BeaufighterNo. 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Stranraer235 OCUNo. 12 GroupFighter CommandRAF Aston DownNo. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF ChivenorNo. 17 GroupRAF TurnberryNo. 6 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Sutton Bridgefighter pilotsHawker HurricaneMiles MentorNorth American HarvardGloster GladiatorNo. 11 Group RAFNo. 12 Group RAFRAF TealingNo. 7 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF HawardenBattle of BritainNo. 7 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF LimavadyNo. 8 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF FraserburghRAF Squires GateRAF DetlingSupermarine Spitfirede Havilland Mosquito237 OCUNo. 9 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFNo. 17 Group RAFRAF AldergroveNo. 10 Operational Training Unit RAFNo. 8 GroupRAF Bomber CommandRAF AbingdonNo. 6 GroupRAF BassingbournRAF WestcottRAF OakleyNo. 1 GroupRAF BensonNo. 52 Squadron RAFNo. 13 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF BicesterBristol Blenheim228 OCUNo. 14 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF CottesmoreNo. 92 GroupRAF Market HarboroughRAF HarwellVickers WellingtonNo. 16 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Upper HeyfordHandley Page HampdenHerefordNo. 17 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF UpwoodRAF SilverstoneBoulton Paul DefiantRAF HucknallRAF KinlossArmstrong Whitworth WhitleyRAF ElginRAF LossiemouthRAF Moreton-in-MarshRAF FinningleyNo. 202 Advanced Flying School RAFRAF Wellesbourne MountfordRAF PershoreRAF HoneybourneNo. 7 GroupRoyal Canadian Air ForceRAF WingRAF LichfieldRoyal Australian Air ForceRAF WymeswoldRAF North LuffenhamRAF HixonNo. 93 GroupDebertNova ScotiaLockheed HudsonDartmouthWest KirbyPatricia BayBritish ColumbiaAvro AnsonsBristol BeaufightersYarmouth, Nova ScotiaGreenwood, Nova ScotiaRAF Old SarumRAF AndoverNo. 43 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Larkhillarmy co-operationOld SarumAndoverNo. 227 Operational Conversion Unit RAFRAF DebdenNo. 53 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF HestonNo. 54 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Church FentonNo. 55 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF GrangemouthRAF PoultonRAF TurnhouseRAF AcklingtonHawker TyphoonRAF LeconfieldRAF East FortuneRAF High ErcallRAF UsworthRAF HonileyRAF IsmailiaRAF NanyukiRAF Sheikh OthmanRAF AqirRAF GianaclisNo. 76 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF QastinaRAF Ein ShemerRAF NicosiaRAF MorpethMiles MasterRAF AshbourneRAF OssingtonRAF Child's ErcallRAF DesboroughNo. 85 Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Husbands BosworthRAF GamstonRAF KidlingtonNo. 70 GroupgliderGeneral Aircraft HotspurRAF Nutts CornerRAF BramcoteDouglas DakotaNo. 107 (Transport) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Leicester EastAirspeed HorsaNo. 108 (Transport) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF Crosby-on-EdenNo. 111 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFBahamasNorth American MitchellConsolidated LiberatorsNo. 131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF KilladeasNo. 15 GroupConsolidated CatalinaNo. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAFRAF RisalpurRAF PeshawarList of Royal Air Force aircraft squadronsList of Royal Air Force aircraft independent flightsList of conversion units of the Royal Air ForceList of Royal Air Force Glider unitsList of Royal Air Force schoolsList of Royal Air Force units & establishmentsList of RAF squadron codesList of RAF Regiment unitsList of Battle of Britain squadronsList of wings of the Royal Air ForceRoyal Air Force roundelsList of Army Air Corps aircraft unitsList of Fleet Air Arm aircraft squadronsList of Fleet Air Arm groupsList of aircraft units of the Royal NavyList of aircraft wings of the Royal NavyList of Air Training Corps squadronsUniversity Air SquadronAir Experience FlightVolunteer Gliding SquadronUnited Kingdom military aircraft serial numbersUnited Kingdom aircraft test serialsBritish military 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Centre of Aviation MedicineRAF Benevolent FundRAF Football AssociationRAF Museumhistorytimeline201 AFS202 AFS203 AFS204 AFS205 AFS206 AFS207 AFS208 AFS209 AFS210 AFS211 AFS215 AFS1 BFTS2 BFTS3 BFTS4 BFTS5 BFTS2 (B)FTS3 (B)FTS7 (B)FTS4 (Advanced) FTS5 (Advanced) FTS6 (Advanced) FTS8 (Advanced) FTS9 (Advanced) FTS10 (Advanced) FTS14 (Advanced) FTS1 British FTS2 British FTS3 British FTS4 British FTS5 British FTS6 British FTSList of Glider schools2 FIS (Advanced)Flying Refresher School RAF101 FRS103 FRSRoyal Air Force College Service Flying Training School10 FTS11 FTS12 FTS14 FTS15 FTS19 FTS20 FTS207 FTS1 (Polish) FTS16 (Polish) FTSNetheravon Flying School1 SFTS2 SFTS3 SFTS4 SFTS5 SFTS6 SFTS7 SFTS8 SFTS9 SFTS10 SFTS11 SFTS12 SFTS13 SFTS14 SFTS15 SFTS16 SFTS17 SFTS20 SFTS1 (Indian) SFTSDefence Helicopter Flying SchoolNo. 1 School of Special Flying RAFNo. 2 School of Special Flying RAFSchool of Special Flying (Canada) RAFList of Operational Conversion UnitsRAF Staff College, AndoverRoyal Air Force College CranwellRAF Staff College, Bulstrode ParkRAF Staff College, BracknellRAF College of Air WarfareNo. 1 School of Technical Training RAFNo. 2 School of Technical Training RAFSchool of Photography1 (Coastal) OTU2 (Coastal) OTU3 (Coastal) OTU4 (Coastal) OTU5 (Coastal) OTU8 (Coastal) OTU9 (Coastal) OTU10 OTU11 OTU13 OTU14 OTU16 OTU17 OTU43 OTU53 OTU54 OTU55 OTU76 OTU85 OTU107 (Transport) OTU108 (Transport) OTU111 (Coastal) OTU131 (Coastal) OTU132 (Coastal) OTUAnti-AircraftBeam Approach Beacon SystemBlind Approach TrainingCommunicationMaintenanceRadio Aids TrainingSignal