No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit that disbanded during April 1993. It was active twice, initially...

Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCUs) were training units of the Royal Air Force (RAF). With the introduction of new heavy bombers,...

RAF Cottesmore, where it finally disbanded on 15 March 1947, its aircraft and personnel being used to create No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF (231...

changed, to avoid confusion with RAF units. * = RAAF/RCAF unit that was not under RAF operational control. Transport Command RAF applied the following three...

1946) No. 70 (Bomber) Wing RAF No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF (July 1982 - December 1990, May 1991 - April 1993) No. 1323 (Canberra) Flight RAF (October...

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...

entered service with No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF in early 1954. In addition to those assigned to the operational conversion unit, all of the B.2-equipped...

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...

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...

RAF (1941) Buccaneer Training Flight RAF (1991–92) Canberra Standardisation and Training Flight RAF (1990–91) became No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit...

FGR4 Operational conversion unit (OCU) Battle of Britain Memorial Flight RAF Leeming Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit RAF Lossiemouth...

the F-35 operational conversion unit (OCU). Opened in August 1916 close to the former Royal Naval Air Station Narborough, later RAF Narborough, the Marham...

Squadron RAF - Vampire & Meteor No. 71 Squadron RAF - Vampire & Meteor Sabre Conversion Flight - Sabre On 1 July 1956, No. 83 Group directed wings at RAF Bruggen...

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...

C3 No. 70 Squadron RAF — tactical airlift, Hercules C1 / C3 No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF, (Hercules C1 / C3 RAF Marham No. 27 Squadron RAF —...

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...

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...

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...

'lay up' their standards at RAF Cranwell or in places of worship following disbandment. Flying training units and operational evaluation squadrons have...

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...

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...

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...

training aircraft No. 360 Squadron RAF with 12 Canberra electronic warfare training aircraft No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF with Canberra medium...

sent to RAF Strubby for an all-weather jet refresher course, flying the Gloster Meteor, then to No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Bassingbourn...

suitability to replace the Andover, which were operated by No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit. Two BAe 146-100 (designated BAe 146 CC2) were purchased in 1984...

and radar trials and checking services to RAF airfields around the world. No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit moved into Cottesmore on 19 May 1969 equipped...

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...

Command Operational Training Units providing three months training to new bomber crews and occasionally adding bombers to bomber streams. No. 6 (Bomber)...

Wittering, taking over from No. 20 (R) Squadron as the Harrier Operational Conversion Unit. As a result of the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review...

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...