No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) was first created on 15 March 1947 at RAF Lindholme, by re-designation of No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF...
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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. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF is a former Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit which was formed by a series of mergers, it then became...
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No. 226 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Unit which was active between 1946 and 1991. It was first formed on 15...
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Wing RAF No. 44 Conversion Flight RAF (January - November 1942) No. 53 Base RAF (November 1943 - November 1945) No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF (May...
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Flying School RAF No. 215 Advanced Flying School RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 1507 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF No. 1521 (Beam...
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FGR4 Operational conversion unit (OCU) Battle of Britain Memorial Flight RAF Leeming Joint Forward Air Controller Training and Standards Unit RAF Lossiemouth...
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to form the Operational Conversion Unit (OCU) which trained Argosy crews. The OCU later moved to RAF Thorney Island. In February 1962, No. 105 Squadron...
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230 Operational Conversion Unit, with No. 35 Squadron joining them from RAF Akrotiri in 1975. With disbandment of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit and...
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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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Avro Lincoln (section Operational history)
Upwood. No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF 1949–1953 at RAF Lindholme and RAF Upwood, became the Bomber Command Bombing School No. 527 Squadron RAF 1952–57...
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Royal Air Force, Avro Lincoln's from No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF took off from RAF Scampton bound for RAF Hemswell, England on a night-time cross-country...
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RE338 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF had the landing gear collapse on landing at RAF Lindholme. 1 April 1949 RF359 of No. 61 Squadron RAF had the...
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Royal Air Force No. 27 Squadron RAF No. 50 Squadron RAF No. 83 Squadron RAF No. 617 Squadron RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Vulcan Display...
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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, initially...
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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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List of Avro Lancaster operators (category Lists of military units and formations by aircraft)
RAF No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School RAF No. 6 Lancaster Finishing School RAF No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit...
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transfer from Odiham to RAF Benson to form a joint Puma and Chinook Operational Conversion Unit. The move began in December 2015 as the unit joined their Puma...
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Royal Air Force (redirect from RAF stations)
Iceland. The RAF has seven front-line Typhoon squadrons, plus an Operational Conversion Unit (OCU), and Operational Evaluation Unit (OEU); No. 3 (Fighter)...
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was the Operational Conversion Unit for the Panavia Tornado F.3 at RAF Leuchars, Fife. Since 22 April 2008, the squadron has been based at RAF Waddington...
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Handley Page Hastings (section Operational history)
Communication Squadron RAF No.230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No.240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No.241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Bomber Command...
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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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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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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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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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2017 that No. 207 Squadron will again reform to become the Operational Conversion Unit for the UK F-35B Lightning Force and will return to RAF Marham in...
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V bomber (redirect from RAF strategic bomber)
November and finally No. 90 Squadron at RAF Honington in January 1957. Vulcan XA895 was allocated to No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Waddington in...
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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...
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first Vulcan bomber delivered to the Royal Air Force; after arriving at RAF Waddington, the aircraft was loaned to C-in-C Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst...
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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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