No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF | |
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| Active | 1951-1992 Previous identities: 1944-1951 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Role | Transport training |
| Last base | RAF Lyneham |
No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF is a former Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit which operated between 16 April 1951 and 1 July 1992 when the unit became No. 57 Squadron RAF.
No. 242 OCU [1]
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No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF was formed by the merging of No. 1333 Transport Support Training Unit RAF and No. 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF on 5 January 1948 at RAF North Luffenham. It used Douglas Dakotas and de Havilland Devons to train new pilots until 16 April 1951 when still at North Luffenham it was disbanded and merged with No. 241 OCU to become No. 242 OCU. [1]
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No. 1332 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit
No. 1332 HTCU was formed at RAF Longtown on 5 September 1944 as No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit and operated a variety of aircraft including Consolidated Liberators, Avro Yorks, Short Stirlings and Handley Page Halifaxes. It was renamed to No. 1332 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit from May 1947, it was disbanded on 5 January 1948 at RAF Dishforth to become No. 241 OCU. [4]
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