List of Royal Air Force conversion units

Ensign of the Royal Air Force

Conversion units and operational conversion units (OCU) were training units of the Royal Air Force.

History

With the introduction of new heavy bombers, the four-engined Short Stirling, Avro Lancaster and Handley Page Halifax, the Royal Air Force introduced heavy conversion units. The heavy conversion units began forming in late 1941, to qualify crews trained on medium bombers to operate the heavy bombers prior to an assignment to an operational training unit to gain experience before final posting to the operational squadrons.

After the end of the Second World War, their role was taken over by the operational conversion units. Although the units had nominal bases, it was usual for different flights and individual aircraft to be detached nearer the operational bases. Some of the heavy conversion units were involved in bombing operations over Germany.

Royal Air Force Operational Conversion Units (OCU) are training units that prepare aircrew for operations on a particular type or types of aircraft or roles. Some OCUs have a shadow, or reserve, squadron designation which is used if the unit has a war role.

Current Royal Air Force OCUs

Typhoon - RAF Coningsby

29(R) Squadron

Tornado - RAF Lossiemouth

XV(R) Squadron - also known as 15(R) Squadron

Hawk - RAF Valley

4(R) Squadron - Hawk T.2
208(R) Squadron - Hawk T.1

Support Helicopter (Puma & Chinook) - RAF Benson

28(R) Squadron

Hercules - RAF Brize Norton

24 Squadron - OCU Flight

ISTAR - RAF Waddington

54(R) Squadron

Tutor - RAF Wittering

115(R) Squadron

Some aircraft types which are operated by a single squadron, which includes most transport aircraft, and most ISTAR aircraft, are not big enough to need a dedicated OCU Squadron for their training requirements - they may only have a couple of students at any time. Therefore, smaller squadrons also incorporate training facilities to allow them to process aircrew onto their aircraft type. Some roles, such as ISTAR, require more rear crew for the aircraft, like Weapons System Officer (WSO)s and Weapon Systems Operator (WSOp) - their training can be more generalised, and this is carried out by 54(R) Squadron at RAF Waddington. This reduces the training requirement on the individual ISTAR squadrons, by providing aircrew who require only aircraft conversion training when they reach their squadron. Pilots are trained directly onto their aircraft type by the frontline squadrons using training 'Flights'. An example of this is the OCU flight of 24 Squadron, which trains new Hercules aircrew onto the aircraft.

Operational Conversion Units are standardised by the RAF's Central Flying School to maintain training standards. Training is delivered by Qualified Flying Instructors (QFIs) and Qualified Weapons Instructors (QWIs), and frontline squadrons will also have qualified individuals to deliver continual and refresher training after the OCU. OCUs generally also provide training for those aircrew selected to become QFIs on an aircraft type - an example would be 208(R) Squadron, which currently trains aircrew for 100 Squadron, QFIs for 208(R), and provides refresher training for aircrew joining the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows.

List of conversion units

Unit	Dates	Aircraft	Base	Notes
226 OCU	Aug 46–Aug 49 Sep 49–Jun 55 Jun 63–Sep 74 Oct 74–Sep 91	Oxford I, Beaufighter X Hornet F.1 Mosquito III/TT.35 Tiger Moth II Vampire F.1/FB.5/T.11 Meteor F.3/F.4/T.7/F.8/FR.9 Tempest II Martinet I Spitfire XIV/XVI/XVIII/XIX/F.22 Javelin T.3 Lightning F.1/F.1A/F.3/T.4/T.5 Jaguar GR.1/T.2	RAF Molesworth RAF Bentwaters RAF Driffield RAF Stradishall RAF Middleton St. George RAF Coltishall RAF Lossiemouth	Formed at Molesworth by re-designating 1335 (Meteor) CU. Disbanded at Driffield to become 203 AFS. Re-formed at Stradishall by renaming 203 AFS. Re-formed at Middleton St. George by merging the Lightning Conversion Squadron and the Fighter Command Instrument Rating Squadron. Disbanded at Coltishall. Immediately re-formed at Lossiemouth by re-designating the Jaguar Operational Conversion Unit. Disbanded at Lossiemouth to become 16 (Reserve) Sqn
227 OCU 227 (AOP) CU	May 47–Dec 47 Dec 47–May 50	Tiger Moth II Oxford I Auster V Auster VI Auster T.7 Auster A.2/45 Harvard IIB	RAF Andover RAF Middle Wallop	Formed by re-designation of No. 43 OTU Became the Air Observation Post School.
228 OCU	May 47–Sep 61 May 65–Dec 66 Aug 68–Jul 92	Martinet I Master II Oxford I Tiger Moth II Brigand B.1/T.4/T.5 Tempest V Buckmaster T.1 Wellington XVIII Mosquito III/VI/NF.30/TT.35/NF.36 Balliol T.2 Valetta C.1/T.3/T.4 Prentice T.1 Vampire T.11 Meteor F.4/T.7/NF.11/NF.12/NF.14 Anson XIX Chipmunk T.10 Javelin T.3/FAW.5/FAW.7/FAW.9 Canberra T.4/T.11 Phantom FGR.2 Jet Provost T.4	RAF Leeming RAF Leuchars RAF Coningsby	Formed by merging No. 13 OTU and No. 54 OTU Became 64 (R) Sqn
229 OCU	Dec 50–Sep 74 Nov 84–Jul 92	Vampire FB.5/T.11 Meteor T.7/F.8/TT.8 Hunter F.1/F.4/F.6/T.7/FGA.9/FR.10 Tempest V Beaufighter X Oxford I/II Mosquito III/TT.35 Martinet I Anson T.21/T.22 Sabre F.2/F.4 Chipmunk T.10 Jet Provost T.3A Tornado F.2(T)/F.3	RAF Leuchars RAF Chivenor RAF Brawdy RAF Coningsby	Formed from 'B' and 'D' Flights of 226 OCU. Reformed 1957 at Chivenor, still there late 1962. Relocated to RAF Brawdy mid 1960s Disbanded 2 September 1974 at Brawdy to become the Tactical Weapons Unit Designated 65 (Shadow) Squadron from 31 December 1986 Became 56 (R) Sqn.
230 OCU	Mar 47–Oct 52 Aug 53–Feb 55 May 56–Aug 81	Lancaster I/III Lincoln B.2 Mosquito III/B.35/NF.36 Tiger Moth Anson XIX Vulcan B.1/B.2 Hastings T.5 Canberra T.4	RAF Lindholme RAF Scampton RAF Upwood RAF Waddington RAF Finningley RAF Scampton	Formed by re-designting 1653 HCU Disbanded 15 October 1952 to become the Reserve Training Squadron Became the Lincoln Conversion Flight at Upwood 1 February 1955.
231 OCU	Mar 47–Dec 49 Dec 51–Dec 90 May 1991–Apr 93	Lancaster I/III Anson XII/XIX/T.22 Mosquito III/VI/XVI/PR.34/PR.34A/B.35 Chipmunk T.10 Meteor T.7/PR.10 Canberra B.2/PR.3/T.4	RAF Coningsby RAF Waddington RAF Bassingbourn RAF Cottesmore RAF Marham RAF Wyton	Formed by re-designating No. 16 OTU re-formed at Bassingbourn by re-designation of 237 OCU Disbanded at Wyton, 15 December 1990, to become the Canberra Standardisation and Training Flight Re-formed at Wyton 13 May 1990 from the Canberra Standardisation and Training Flight
232 OCU	Feb 55–Jun 65 Feb 70–Apr 86	Valiant B.1 Victor B.1/B(PR).1/B.1A/B.2/BK.2 Canberra T.4	RAF Gaydon RAF Marham	At Gaydon, 30 June 1965, the Victor element became the Tanker Training Flight Re-formed at Marham 6 February 1970 by amalgamating the Victor (B.2) Training Flight and the Victor Training Unit
233 OCU	Sep 52–Sep 57 Oct 70–Sep 92	Vampire FB.5/FB.9/T.11 Balliol T.2 Meteor T.7/F.8 Oxford I Tiger Moth II Mosquito III/PR.34A/TT.35 Tempest V Chipmunk T.10 Hunter F.1 Harrier GR.1/GR.1A/GR.3/GR.3A/T.2/T.4/T.4A/GR.5	RAF Pembrey^[1] RAF Wittering	Became 20 (R) Sqn
235 OCU	Jul 47–Oct 53	Sunderland V Short Seaford	RAF Calshot	Became the Flying Boat Training Squadron
236 OCU	Jul 47–Sep 56 Jul 70–Sep 92	Lancaster III Oxford I/II Beaufighter X Shackleton GR.1/MR.1A Neptune MR.1 Martinet I Tiger Moth II Spitfire XVI Vampire FB.5 Anson XI/XIX Mosquito TT.35 Brigand T.5 Buckmaster T.1 Nimrod MR1 & MR2	RAF Kinloss RAF St Mawgan	Formed by re-designating No. 6 OTU
237 OCU	Jul 47–Dec 51 Oct 56–Jan 58 Mar 71–Oct 91	Oxford I Mosquito III/PR.34/PR.34A Spitfire XVI/XIX Harvard IIB Meteor T.7/PR.10 Canberra PR.3/T.4 Hunter F.6/T.7/T.7A/T.7B/T.8C Buccaneer S.2A/S.2B	RAF Benson RAF Bassingbourn RAF Wyton RAF Honington RAF Lossiemouth	Formed by re-designating No. 8 OTU Became 231 OCU at Bassingbourn. Re-formed at Wyton, 1956, by re-designating 'C' Squadron of 231 OCU. Re-absorbed by 231 OCU January 1958.
238 OCU	1 Jun 52–Mar 58	Buckmaster T.1 Brigand T.4/T.5 Mosquito TT.35 Balliol T.2 Meteor NF.12/NF.14 Valetta C.1/T.3	RAF Colerne RAF North Luffenham	Formed by re-designating the Airborne Interception School
240 OCU	Jan 48–Apr 51 Dec 71–Oct 93	Anson I/X/XII/XIX Dakota IV Hastings MET.1 Valetta C.1 Wessex HC.2^[2] Puma HC.1^[2] ChinookHC.1	RAF North Luffenham RAF Odiham	Formed by merging 1333 (TS)CU with 1382 (T)CU
241 OCU	Jan 48–Apr 51 Jul 70–Oct 93	York C.1 Halifax IX Hastings C.1 Valetta C.1 Tiger Moth II Anson XI/XII Brittania C.1/C.2 Andover C.1 Belfast C.1 VC10 C.1 Tristar C.1 BAe 146	RAF Dishforth RAF Brize Norton	Formed by re-designating 1332 HTCU. Became No. 55 (Reserve) Squadron RAF
242 OCU	Apr 51–Jul 92	Valetta C.1 Hastings C.1/MET.1/C.1A Beverley C.1 Argosy C.1 Andover C.1 Hercules C.1/C.1K/C.1P/C.3 Tiger Moth II Anson XII Chipmunk T.10	RAF Dishforth RAF Thorney Island RAF Lyneham	Became 57 (R) Sqn
1330 CU	Jun 44–Mar 46	Harvard IIA Baltimore IV/V Vengeance IV Hudson IIIA Expeditor I Marauder II/III Ventura V Hellcat II Beaufighter X Spitfire Vb Mustang IVA Anson I Dakota I/III Douglas DC-2 Mosquito III/IV Oxford I	RAF Bilbeis	No. 1 (Middle East) Check and Conversion Unit RAF re-designated.
1331 CU 1331 HTCU	Sep 44–Jan 46 Dec 46–Jan 48	Harvard IIB Vengeance IA/II/IV Beaufighter VI/X Spitfire VIII Mustang IV Mosquito III Oxford I Blenheim V Thunderbolt I/II Hurricane IIC Wellington XVI Liberator III/VI	RAF Mauripur RAF Risalpur RAF Syerston	Formed by re-designating Check and Conversion Flight.
1332 (T)HCU 1332 HTCU	Sep 44–May 47 May 47–Jan 48	Liberator III/V /VI/VII/IX York C.1 Stirling III Halifax VII/IX Skymaster C.1 Oxford I	RAF Longtown RAF Dishforth	Became 241 OCU.
1333 (TS)CU 1333 TSCU	Mar 45–Jul 46 Jul 46–Jan 48	Dakota III/IV Horsa I/II Halifax VII/IX Oxford II Miles Magister Tiger Moth Proctor IV Auster III	RAF Leicester East RAF North Luffenham	Formed by re-designating No. 107 OTU Merged with 1382 (T)CU to become 240 OCU.
1334 (TS)CU	Apr 45–Mar 45	Dakota III/IV	RAF Gujrat RAF Baroda
1335 (M)CU	Mar 45–Aug 46	Meteor F.1/F.3 Oxford II Martinet I	RAF Colerne RAF Molesworth	Became 226 OCU
1336 (TS)CU 1336 TCU	Jun 45–Mar 46	Dakota III	RAF Welford
1380 (TS)CU 1380 TCU	Aug 45–Jan 46	Wellington X Anson I Proctor II	RAF Tilstock	Formed by re-designating No. 81 OTU
1381 (T)CU	Aug 45–Feb 48	Dakota III/IV Wellington X Miles Magister Tiger Moth II Oxford I	RAF Bramcote RAF Dishforth	Formed by re-designating No. 105 OTU
1382 (T)CU	Aug 45–Jan 48	Oxford I Miles Magister Dakota III/IV	RAF Wymeswold RAF North Luffenham	Formed by re-designating No. 108 OTU Merged with 1330 TSCU to form 240 OCU.
1383 (T)CU	Aug 45–Aug 46	Dakota III Oxford II Halifax VII	RAF Crosby-on-Eden	Formed by re-designating No. 109 OTU
1384 (HT)CU	Nov 45–Jun 46	Dakota I Oxford I York C.1	RAF Ossington RAF Wethersfield	Formed by re-designating No. 6 Lancaster Finishing School RAF
1385 (HTS)CU	Apr 46–Jun 46	Stirling V Halifax VII Horsa II Oxford I	RAF Wethersfield	Absorbed by 1333 TSCU
1584 (HB)CU	Nov 43–Feb 44	Liberator III	RAF Kolar RAF Salbani	Formed by re-designating No. 1584 (Heavy Bomber Conversion) Flight RAF. Became 1673 HCU.
1651 CU 1651 HCU	Jan 42–May 44 May 44–Mar 45 Mar 45–Jul 45	Stirling I/III Lancaster I/III Oxford I Spitfire Vb Tiger Moth II Beaufighter X Halifax II	RAF Waterbeach RAF Wratting Common RAF Woolfox Lodge	During 1942 it flew 49 operational sorties for RAF Bomber Command with a loss of five aircraft. Formed by merging No. 26 Conversion Flight RAF and No. 106 Conversion Flight RAF. Absorbed 15 Squadron Conversion Flight and 24 Squadron Conversion Flight.
1652 CU 1652 HCU	Jan 42–Jun 45	Halifax I/II/III/V Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC/IV	RAF Marston Moor RAF Bentwaters	During 1942 it flew 42 operational sorties for RAF Bomber Command with a loss of three aircraft. Formed by merging No. 28 Conversion Flight RAF and No. 109 Conversion Flight RAF. Absorbed 35 Squadron Conversion Flight
1653 CU 1653 HCU	Jan 42–Oct 42 Nov 43–Nov 46	Liberator II Stirling I/III Lancaster I/III Blenheim IV Ventura I Mosquito XIX Hurricane IIC Spitfire Vb Beaufighter VI	RAF Polebrook RAF Burn RAF Chedburgh RAF Lindholme RAF North Luffenham	Formed by re-designating No. 108 Conversion Flight RAF Became No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF in March 1947.
1654 CU 1654 HCU	May 42–Jul 42 Jul 42–Sep 45	Manchester I Lancaster I Halifax II/V Stirling III Oxford I Hurricane IIC Spitfire Vb	RAF Swinderby RAF Wigsley	During 1942 it flew 12 operational sorties with a loss of two aircraft.
1655 MCU	Aug 42–May 43	Mosquito III/IV/XVI/B.20/B.25 Blenheim IV Oxford I	RAF Horsham St. Faith RAF Upper Heyford RAF Marham	Became Mosquito Training Unit RAF at RAF Marham
1656 HCU	Oct 42–Nov 45	Lancaster I/III Halifax II/V Manchester I Spitfire IIa/Vb Hurricane IIC	RAF Lindholme Tiger Moth II	Formed by merging 103 and 460 Squadron Conversion Fights.
1657 HCU	Oct 42–Dec 44	Stirling I/III/IV Lancaster I/II Tomahawk IIB Oxford II Hurricane IIC	RAF Stradishall	Formed by merging 7, 101 and 149 Squadron Conversion Fights.
1658 HCU	Oct 42–Apr 45	Halifax I/II/III Oxford II Hurricane IIC	RAF Riccall	Formed by merging 10, 76 and 78 Squadron Conversion Fights.
1659 HCU	Oct 42–Mar 43 Mar 43–Sep 45	Halifax I/II/III Lancaster I/III Oxford II Spitfire IIa/Vb Hurricane IIC Tiger Moth	RAF Leeming RAF Topcliffe	Formed by merging 405 and 408 Squadron Conversion Fights. Trained Canadian aircrew.
1660 HCU	Oct 42–Nov 46	Lancaster I/II/III Halifax II Manchester I Mosquito XIX Stirling I/III Oxford I Spitfire Vc Hurricane IIC Lysander I de Havilland Puss Moth	RAF Swinderby	Formed by merging 61, 97, 106 and 7 Squadron Conversion Fights. Absorbed by No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
1661 HCU	Nov 42–Aug 45	Lancaster I/II Halifax II/V Manchester I Mosquito XIII Stirling III Oxford II Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC	RAF Winthorpe	Formed by merging 9, 44 and 49 Squadron Conversion Fights. Short Stirlings replaced the planned re-equipment with Handley Page Halifaxs.^[3]
1662 HCU	Jan 43–Apr 45	Lancaster I/II Halifax I/II/III/V Oxford II Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC Tiger Moth II	RAF Blyton
1663 HCU	Mar 43–May 45	Halifax I/II/III/V Stirling I Oxford II Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC	RAF Rufforth
1664 HCU 1664 (RCAF)HCU	May 43–Apr 44 Apr 44–Apr 45	Lancaster I/III Halifax II/III/V Oxford II Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC	RAF Croft RAF Dishforth	The unit had the Canadian name Caribou.
1665 HCU 1665 (HT)CU	Apr 43–Jun 43 Jun 43–Jan 44 Jan 44–Aug 45 Aug 45–Jul 46	Halifax III/V/VI/VII Stirling I/III/IV Oxford II Spitfire IIa/Vb Hurricane X Tiger Moth II Mosquito VI Lancaster I	RAF Mepal RAF Woolfox Lodge RAF Tilstock RAF Saltby RAF Marston Moor RAF Linton-on-Ouse	Re-designated as 1665 (HT)CU on 10 August 1945
1666 HCU 1666 (RCAF)HCU	Jun 43–Oct 43 Oct 43–Aug 45	Halifax II/III/V Lancaster I/II/III Oxford II Spitfire IIa/Vb Hurricane IIC	RAF Dalton RAF Wombleton	The unit had the Canadian name Mohawk.
1667 HCU	Jun 43–Oct 43 Oct 43–Feb 44 Feb 44–Nov 45	Halifax II/V Oxford II Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC Tiger Moth II Lancaster I/III	RAF Lindholme RAF Faldingworth RAF Sandtoft
1668 HCU	Aug 43–Nov 43 Jul 44–Mar 46	Lancaster I/II/III/X Mosquito XIX Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC Beaufighter VI	RAF Balderton RAF Bottesford	Disbanded November 1943, re-formed July 1944.
1669 HCU	Aug 44–Mar 45	Handley Page Halifax Lancaster I/III Spitfire Vb Hurricane IIC	RAF Langar
1670 (T)CU	Jun 44–Jan 45	Thunderbolt Harvard IIB	RAF Yelahanka	Became 8 Refresher Flying Unit
1670 CU	Feb 44–Jun 44	Beaufighter VI	RAF Baigachi	Formed from AI MkVIII Conversion Flight
1670 (M)CU	Feb 44–Aug 45	Blenheim V Mosquito III Oxford I	RAF Yelahanka
1673 HCU	Feb 44–Apr 44 Apr 44–Nov 44	Liberator III Tiger Moth II Anson I	RAF Salbani RAF Kolar	Formed by re-designating No. 1584 (Heavy Bomber) Conversion Unit RAF.
1674 HCU	Oct 43–Nov 45	Liberator III/V/VI/VIII Halifax II Fortress I/II/IIA Wellington XIII Oxford I/II Hurricane IIC Martinet I	RAF Aldergrove various bases in Northern Ireland RAF Lossiemouth
1675 HCU	Oct 43–Aug 44 Aug 44–Oct 45	Liberator II Harvard IIA Hurricane IIB Argus II	RAF Lydda RAF Abu Sueir	Formed by re-designating 5 Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit, Lydda
1678 HCU	Sep 43–Jun 44	Lancaster II	RAF Foulsham RAF Waterbeach
1699 (BS)CU 1699 HCU	Oct 44–Jun 45	Fortress II/III Liberator VI Lancastrian II	RAF Oulton RAF Full Sutton	Became the Lancastrian Flight of No. 231 Squadron RAF
All-Weather OCU	?–?	Anson T.21 Vampire T.11 Meteor T.7/F.8/NF.12/NF.14	nomadic
Argosy CU	Nov 61–Apr 63	Argosy C.1	RAF Benson	Became the Argosy Flight of 242 OCU
Belvedere CU	Aug 64–Aug 68	Belvedere HC.1	RAF Odiham	Absorbed by the Short-Range Conversion Unit
Short-Range CU	Aug 64–Jul 67	Twin Pioneer CC.2 Wessex HC.2 Auster AOP.9	RAF Odiham	Became the Helicopter Operational Conversion Flight
Jaguar OCU	Jun 74–Sep 74	Jaguar GR.1/T.2	RAF Lossiemouth	Formed from Jaguar Conversion Team. Became 226 OCU
5 Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit	?–?	Liberator	[[RAF Lydda], RCAF Boundary Bay and RCAF Abbotsford]	Became 1675 HCU In April 1944 RCAF Boundary Bay BCATP No. 5 Operational Training Unit (for Heavy Conversion) established when Seventeen B-24 Liberators were scheduled to arrive fresh from American factories that first month. However, only sixteen would actually be delivered. By Sept 30th 1944 RCAF 5 O.T.U. reported B-24 Liberators; Abbotsford 24, Boundary Bay 14, total 38. B-25 Mitchells; Boundary Bay only total 35. Bolingbrokes; Boundary Bay only total 5. P-40 Kittyhawks; Boundary Bay only 8. Norseman; Boundary Bay only 1. Total aircraft on Unit strength 87
Heavy Bomber Conversion Unit, Salbani	Sep 42–Jul 43	Liberator III	RAF Salbani	Became 1584 HCU
Heavy Glider Conversion Unit	Jul 42–Oct 44	Whitley V Albemarle I/GT.I/ST.II/ST.V Horsa I/II Oxford I/II Tiger Moth II Miles Magister	RAF Shrewton RAF Brize Norton	Became No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF
21 HGCU	Oct 44–Dec 47	Whitley V Albemarle GT.VI Horsa I/II Oxford I Tiger Moth I Miles Magister Hotspur II/III Hadrian I Stirling IV Halifax III/VII Master II	RAF Brize Norton RAF North Luffenham	Formed by re-designation of the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit
22 HGCU	Oct 44–Dec 47	Albemarle GT.I/ST.II/ST.V/GT.VI Horsa I/II Oxford I Hadrian I	RAF Keevil RAF Blakehill Farm	Formed by re-designation of an element of the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit
23 HGCU	Oct 44–Dec 45	Albemarle GT.I/ST.V/ST.VI Horsa I/II Oxford I Hadrian I Proctor III	RAF Peplow	Formed by elements of No. 83 OTU the Heavy Glider Conversion Unit

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Officer training establishments	RAF Staff College, Andover RAF College Cranwell RAF Staff College, Bulstrode Park RAF Staff College, Bracknell Officers Advanced Training School College of Air warfare
Other training establishments	No. 1 Radio School RAF No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF Search and Rescue Training Unit Advanced Air Firing School Advanced Bombing and Gunnery School (Middle East) Aerial Fighting and Gunnery School Aerial Fighting School, Heliopolis Airborne Interception School Air Armament School No. 1 Air Armament School RAF No. 2 Air Armament School RAF Air Electronics and Air Engineers School Air Electronics, Engineer and Loadmaster School No. 1 Air Electronics School RAF Air Electronics School Air Fighting School (Middle East) Air Landing School Air Navigation and Bombing School Air Navigation School Air Navigation School, India Air Observation Post School Air Observers School, North Coates Air Pilotage School No. 1 Air Signallers School RAF No. 2 Air Signallers School RAF Airborne Interception/Air-to-Surface Vessel School No. 2 Aircrew Grading School RAF Aircrew Officers Training School Airborne Interception School Airfield Controllers School All-Waether Fighter Leaders School Anti U-Boat Devices School Armament and gunnery School Army Co-operation School Artillery and Infantry Co-operationSchool Artillery Observation School Artillery Observation School, Egypt No. 1 Basic Air Navigation School RAF No. 2 Basic Air Navigation School RAF No. 1 Beam Approach School RAF Belgian Training School Blind Approach School No. 1 Blind Approach School RAF Bomber Command Bombing School No. 24 Bombing, Gunnery and Air Navigation School RAF Central Air Traffic Control School Central Gunnery School No. 1 (Middle East) Central Gunnery School RAF Central Gunnery School (Middle East) Central Landing School Central Navigation and Control School Central Navigation School Central Squadron and Flight Commanders School Chinese Air Force Cadet School Coastal Command Anti U-Boat Devices School Coastal Command Flying Instructors School Coastal Command Gunnery School Coastal Command Instructors School Coastal Command Landplane Pilots Pool Coastal Command Tactical Development Unit Coastal Defence Development Unit No. 1 Coastal Defence Training Unit RAF No. 24 Combined Air Observers School RAF Control and Reporting School Electrical and Wireless School No. 1 Electrical and Wireless School RAF No. 2 Electrical and Wireless School RAF No. 3 Electrical and Wireless School RAF No. 1 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF No. 2 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF No. 3 Elementary Gliding Training School RAF No. 29 Elementary Navigation and Air Gunnery School (Southern Rhodesia) RAF Empire Air Armament School Empire Air Navigation School Empire Central Flying School Empire Radio School Empire Test Pilots School No. 1 (Coastal) Engine Control Demonstration Unit RAF Fighter Command Control and Reporting School Fighter Leaders School Fighter Weapons School Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery Franco-Belgium Air Training School General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School (India) General Reconnaissance School No. 1 Grading School RAF No. 2 Grading School RAF Grand Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery Fleet School of Aerial Fighting and Gunnery Ground Defence Gunners School No. 1 Ground Defence Gunners School RAF No. 93 Group Screened Pilots School RAF India Detachment, Chinese Air Force Cadet School No. 1 Initial Training School RAF No. 50 Initial Training School RAF Light Aircraft School Machine Gun School Marine Observers School, Aldeburgh Marine Observers School, Leysdown No. 1 Marine Observers School RAF No. 2 Marine Observers School RAF Navigation School Navigation Training School No. 1 Observers School RAF No. 2 Observers School RAF Observers School of Reconnaissance and Aerial Photography Officers Advanced Training School No. 1 Officers Advanced Training School RAF No. 2 Officers Advanced Training School RAF The Officers Advanced Training School No. 1 Parachute and Glider Training School RAF No. 1 Parachute School RAF Parachute Training Centre No. 1 Parachute Training School RAF No. 3 Parachute Training School RAF No. 4 Parachute Training School RAF Parachute Training School (India) Pilots and Observers Aerial Gunnery and Aerial Fighting School No. 3 Radio Direction Finding School RAF Rhodesian Central Flying School Royal Air Force and Army Co-operation School Royal Air Force and Navy Co-operation School Royal Air Force (Middle East) Central Gunnery School Royal Air Force (Middle East) Gunnery School Royal Air Force School, India Royal Air Force School of Aviation Medicine Royal Air Force (Belgian) Training School Royal Naval Air Service Gunnery School School for Anti-Submarine Inshore Patrol Observers School for Marine Operational Pilots School for Wireless Operators School of Aerial Co-operation with Coastal Artillery No. 1 School of Aerial Fighting RAF No. 2 School of Aerial Fighting RAF School of Aerial Fighting (Canada) School of Aerial Fighting, Heliopolis School of Aerial Fighting and Bomb Dropping No. 1 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF No. 2 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF No. 3 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF No. 4 (Auxiliary) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF No. 1 (Observers) School of Aerial Gunnery RAF School of Aerial Gunnery, Aboukir School of Aerial Gunnery, (Canada) School of Aerial Gunnery, Hythe School of Aerial Gunnery, Loch Doon School of Aerial Gunnery, Marske School of Aerial Gunnery, New Romney School of Aerial Gunnery, Turnberry School of Aerial Gunnery and Bombing School of Aerial Navigation School of Air Navigation No. 1 School of Air Navigation RAF No. 2 School of Air Navigation RAF School of Air Pilotage School of Air Sea Rescue School of Air Support School of Air Traffic Control School of Air Transport School of Army Co-operation No. 1 School of Army Co-operation RAF Royal Air Force School of Army Co-operation No. 2 School of Army Co-operation RAF School of Artillery Co-operation (Canada) School of Aviation Medicine School of Control and Reporting School of Fighter Control School of General Reconnaissance No. 1 School of General Reconnaissance RAF No. 2 School of General Reconnaissance RAF No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance RAF School of Land/Air Warfare School of Naval Co-operation School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation School of Photography No. 1 School of Photography RAF School of Photography, Maps and Reconnaissance Seaplane Training Squadron No. 1 Signals School RAF No. 2 Signals School RAF No. 3 Signals School RAF No. 3 Signals School (India) RAF No. 4 Signals School RAF Specialised Low Attack Instructors School Specialised Low Attack Instructors School (India) Staff Navigators School (Middle East) Strike Command Bombing School Temporary Air Observer's School Test Piots School Torpedo Aeroplane School Torpedo Bombing School No. 1 Torpedo Refresher School RAF No. 2 Torpedo Refresher School RAF Torpedo Training School No. 44 Training School RAF Wireless and Observers School Wireless School Wireless School, Brooklands Wireless School, Egypt No. 1 (Training) Wireless School RAF No. 2 Wireless School RAF Wireless Telephony School
Operational Conversion Units	226 OCU 227 OCU 227 (AOP) CU 228 OCU 229 OCU 230 OCU 231 OCU 232 OCU 233 OCU 235 OCU 236 OCU 237 OCU 238 OCU 240 OCU 241 OCU 242 OCU 1330 CU 1331 CU 1331 HTCU 1332 (T)HCU 1332 HTCU 1333 (TS)CU 1333 TSCU 1334 (TS)CU 1335 (M)CU 1336 (TS)CU 1336 TCU 1380 (TS)CU 1380 TCU 1381 (T)CU 1382 (T)CU 1383 (T)CU 1384 (HT)CU 1385 (HTS)CU 1584 (HB)CU 1651 CU 1651 HCU 1652 CU 1652 HCU 1653 CU 1653 HCU 1654 CU 1654 HCU 1655 MCU 1656 HCU 1657 HCU 1658 HCU 1659 HCU 1660 HCU 1661 HCU 1662 HCU 1663 HCU 1664 HCU 1664 (RCAF)HCU 1665 HCU 1665 (HT)CU 1666 HCU 1666 (RCAF)HCU 1667 HCU 1668 HCU 1669 HCU 1670 (T)CU 1670 CU 1670 (M)CU 1673 HCU 1674 HCU 1675 HCU 1678 HCU 1699 (BS)CU 1699 HCU All-Weather OCU Argosy CU Belvedere CU Short-Range CU Jaguar OCU 5 HBCU, Lydda HBCU, Salbani HGCU 21 HGCU 22 HGCU 23 HGCU
Operational Training Units	1 (Coastal) OTU 2 (Coastal) OTU 3 (Coastal) OTU 4 (Coastal) OTU 5 OTU 6 OTU 7 OTU 8 (Coastal) OTU 9 (Coastal) OTU 10 OTU 11 OTU 12 OTU 13 OTU 14 OTU 15 OTU 16 OTU 17 OTU 18 OTU 19 OTU 20 OTU 21 OTU 22 OTU 23 OTU 24 OTU 25 OTU 26 OTU 27 OTU 28 OTU 29 OTU 30 OTU 31 OTU 32 OTU 34 OTU 36 OTU 41 OTU 42 OTU 43 OTU 51 OTU 52 OTU 53 OTU 54 OTU 55 OTU 56 OTU 57 OTU 58 OTU 59 OTU 60 OTU 61 OTU 62 OTU 63 OTU 70 (Middle East) OTU 71 OTU 72 OTU 73 OTU 74 OTU 75 OTU 76 OTU 77 OTU 78 OTU 79 OTU 80 (French) OTU 81 OTU 82 OTU 83 OTU 84 OTU 85 OTU 86 OTU 101 (Glider) OTU 102 (Glider) OTU 104 (Transport) OTU 105 (Transport) OTU 107 (Transport) OTU 108 (Transport) OTU 109 (Transport) OTU 111 (Coastal) OTU 131 (Coastal) OTU 132 (Coastal) OTU 151 (Fighter) OTU 152 (Bomber) OTU 1 OTU (I)
Gliding schools	Central Gliding School Glider Instructors School 1 GTS 2 GTS 3 GTS 4 GTS 5 GTS 1 GC 2 GC 1 GS 2 GS 3 GS 4 GS 5 GS 6 GS 7 GS 8 GS 9 GS 10 GS 21 GS 22 GS 23 GS 24 GS 25 GS 26 GS 27 GS 28 GS 29 GS 30 GS 31 GS 41 GS 42 GS 43 GS 44 GS 45 GS 47 GS 48 GS 49 GS 50 GS 51 GS 52 GS 53 GS 54 GS 55 GS 56 GS 57 GS 58 GS 59 GS 61 GS 62 GS 63 GS 64 GS 65 GS 66 GS 67 GS 68 GS 69 GS 70 GS 72 GS 74 GS 80 GS 81 GS 82 GS 83 GS 84 GS 86 GS 87 GS 88 GS 89 GS 92 GS 94 GS 95 GS 102 GS 103 GS 104 GS 105 GS 106 GS 107 GS 108 GS 121 GS 122 GS 123 GS 124 GS 125 GS 126 GS 127 GS 128 GS 129 GS 130 GS 141 GS 142 GS 143 GS 144 GS 145 GS 146 GS 147 GS 148 GS 149 GS 161 GS 162 GS 163 GS 166 GS 167 GS 168 GS 180 GS 181 GS 182 GS 183 GS 184 GS 185 GS 186 GS 187 GS 188 GS 189 GS 190 GS 192 GS 201 GS 202 GS 203 GS 611 GS 612 GS 613 GS 614 GS 615 GS 616 GS 617 GS 618 GS 621 GS 622 GS 623 GS 624 GS 625 GS 626 GS 631 GS 632 GS 633 GS 634 GS 635 GS 636 GS 637 GS 641 GS 642 GS 643 GS 644 GS 645 GS 661 GS 662 GS 663 GS 671 GS 611 VGS 612 VGS 613 VGS 614 VGS 615 VGS 616 VGS 617 VGS 618 VGS 621 VGS 622 VGS 624 VGS 625 VGS 626 VGS 631 VGS 632 VGS 633 VGS 634 VGS 635 VGS 636 VGS 637 VGS 642 VGS 643 VGS 644 VGS 645 VGS 661 VGS 662 VGS 663 VGS 664 VGS Home Command Gliding Centre No. 1 Home Command Gliding Centre RAF No. 2 Home Command Gliding Centre RAF Home Command Gliding Instructors School Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School Air Cadet Central Gliding School

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