No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit. First formation: 31 July 1947 - 1 December 1951 Second formation:...
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Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers,...
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No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit that disbanded during April 1993. It was active twice, initially...
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Flight RAF No. 13 Blind Approach Training Flight RAF No. 58 Maintenance Unit RAF No. 103 Gliding School RAF No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 611...
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roles. No. 1 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (1 (C)OTU) The Unit was formed in 1940 as part of RAF Coastal Command at RAF Silloth for training aircrew...
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changed, to avoid confusion with RAF units. * = RAAF/RCAF unit that was not under RAF operational control. Transport Command RAF applied the following three...
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RAF Lossiemouth as No. XV (Reserve) Squadron. It was the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Tornado GR4 which taught pilots and Weapon Systems...
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commence in 2025. No. 42 Squadron is the operational conversion unit for the Poseidon and Wedgetail. There are a number of non-flying units at RAF Lossiemouth...
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Blackburn Buccaneer (section Operational history)
without becoming operational. No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF formed at RAF Honington on 1 March 1971 as the Operational Conversion Unit for the Buccaneer...
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No. 234 Squadron RAF had a long career within the RAF, being operational on flying boats in World War I and on fighter aircraft in World War II. After...
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various roles. Between 1992 and 2010, it was based at RAF Kinloss as the Operational Conversion Unit for the Hawker Siddeley Nimrod MR2, until the retirement...
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Outline of the British Royal Air Force at the end of the Cold War (category Military units and formations of the Royal Air Force)
No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF — land strike, Jaguar GR1 (unit was part of No. 1 Group)note 1 No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF — maritime...
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before, 1668 Heavy Conversion Unit and 1669 Heavy Conversion Unit. No. 1321 (Valiant/Blue Danube Trials) Flight RAF was reformed at RAF Wittering on 3 August...
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the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the operational conversion unit (OCU) for the Typhoon. This unit was first raised as a reserve squadron at Fort...
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List of Hawker Hunter operators (redirect from List of units using the Hawker Hunter)
Conversion Unit RAF – No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit RAF – No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF – No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit RAF – Air Fighting...
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No. 24 Squadron (also known as No. XXIV Squadron) of the Royal Air Force is the Air Mobility Operational Conversion Unit (AM OCU). Based at RAF Brize...
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and Reconnaissance (ISR) Operational Conversion Unit, and is now the Advanced Air ISTAR Academy, responsible for training all RAF crews assigned to the MQ-9A...
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List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons (redirect from List of RAF squadrons)
'lay up' their standards at RAF Cranwell or in places of worship following disbandment. Flying training units and operational evaluation squadrons have...
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at RAF Benson, it serves as the RAF's Operational Conversion Unit for the Boeing Chinook HC5/6/6A helicopters. No. 28 Squadron of the Royal Flying Corps...
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ferry units. Ferry Crew Pool Unit RAF Ferry Training and Despatch Unit RAF Ferry Training Unit RAF Overseas Ferry Unit RAF Service Ferry Pilots Pool RAF Lake...
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equipped with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Lossiemouth, Moray, since reforming there on 12 January 2015. No. 2 Squadron's traditional army co-operation...
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According to the squadron's entry in Flying Units of the RAF by Alan Lake, No. 617 Squadron was allocated the unit identification code MZ for the period April...
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month No. 616 moved to RAF Leconfield and by the end of November conversion to the modern fighter was complete. The squadron's first operational sorties...
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No. 20 Squadron is the Royal Air Force's Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) for ground-based Tactical Air Command and Control, and Air Battle Management...
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November 1991 as the operational conversion unit (OCU) for the Jaguar, until the Jaguar's imminent withdrawal from service in 2005. No. 16 Squadron reformed...
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Unit RAF No. 60 Operational Training Unit RAF No. 107 Conversion Flight RAF (1941–42) No. 151 (Fighter) Wing RAF No. 1484 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight RAF...
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April 2004 started its conversion to role. The first phase of this completed in October 2004. The squadron was the first operational Apache squadron in the...
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crews from No. 51 Squadron trained alongside the United States Air Force on the RC-135W Rivet Joint, which was being acquired by the RAF under the Airseeker...
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aircraft from RAF Lossiemouth. The squadron motto, In omnibus princeps ("First in all things") reflects the squadron's status as the RAF's oldest unit, having...
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absorbed No. 56 (Reserve) Squadron to perform the role of Tornado F.3 Operational Conversion Unit, with No. 56 Squadron reforming in the ISTAR role. No. 43...
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