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307: 40: 228:, operational training was carried out in the squadron itself. With the coming of war, this method of training was no longer possible and some squadrons were reassigned to training duties. These were later renamed as "operational training units" (OTU) and in practice were larger than operational squadrons. 144:
whose role is to support preparation for the operational missions of a specific aircraft type by providing trained personnel. Operational conversion units teach pilots how to fly an aircraft and which tactics best exploit the performance of their aircraft and its weapons. The
363: 243: 368: 237: 57: 344: 28: 180: 264: 104: 221:. It flew the TA-4K Skyhawk in a Fighter Conversion Role but was mothballed along with the rest of the RNZAF's Air Combat Wing in 2001. 76: 192: 123: 83: 373: 337: 90: 61: 196: 72: 210: 27:"Operational training unit" redirects here. For Operational Training Units of the United States Army Air Forces, see 330: 176: 158: 150: 50: 214: 97: 206: 188: 290: 218: 200: 184: 169: 165: 154: 268: 314: 225: 146: 17: 357: 306: 39: 141: 224:
Royal Air Force OCUs have their origins in the post-war period. Before the
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in a Twin Engine conversion role. Until 2001 the RNZAF had
318: 153:, among others, practise this method of training. The 168:, which was the second RAF squadron to receive the 64:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 244:List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units 238:List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force 338: 8: 364:Training units and formations of air forces 345: 331: 124:Learn how and when to remove this message 29:Operational - Replacement Training Units 369:Conversion units of the Royal Air Force 256: 7: 313:This military aviation article is a 303: 301: 179:has a number of OCUs. These include 62:adding citations to reliable sources 317:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 25: 267:. Royal Air Force. Archived from 193:Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II 181:No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit 305: 38: 49:needs additional citations for 265:"Operational Conversion Units" 215:Beechcraft Super King Air B200 157:calls its units in this role " 1: 291:"Royal New Zealand Air Force" 73:"Operational conversion unit" 211:Royal New Zealand Air Force 159:fleet replacement squadrons 138:operational conversion unit 390: 300: 177:Royal Australian Air Force 151:Royal Australian Air Force 140:(OCU) is a unit within an 26: 213:. It flies the RNZAF's 4 18:Operational training unit 203:aircraft, respectively. 164:An example of an OCU is 374:Military aviation stubs 209:Is the only OCU in the 207:No. 42 Squadron RNZAF 219:No. 2 Squadron RNZAF 197:F/A-18F Super Hornet 58:improve this article 271:on 22 February 2015 201:Boeing P-8 Poseidon 170:Eurofighter Typhoon 166:No. 29 Squadron RAF 155:United States Navy 326: 325: 134: 133: 126: 108: 16:(Redirected from 381: 347: 340: 333: 309: 302: 295: 294: 287: 281: 280: 278: 276: 261: 226:Second World War 189:No. 292 Squadron 129: 122: 118: 115: 109: 107: 66: 42: 34: 21: 389: 388: 384: 383: 382: 380: 379: 378: 354: 353: 352: 351: 299: 298: 289: 288: 284: 274: 272: 263: 262: 258: 253: 234: 147:Royal Air Force 130: 119: 113: 110: 67: 65: 55: 43: 32: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 387: 385: 377: 376: 371: 366: 356: 355: 350: 349: 342: 335: 327: 324: 323: 310: 297: 296: 282: 255: 254: 252: 249: 248: 247: 241: 233: 230: 185:No. 6 Squadron 132: 131: 46: 44: 37: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 386: 375: 372: 370: 367: 365: 362: 361: 359: 348: 343: 341: 336: 334: 329: 328: 322: 320: 316: 311: 308: 304: 292: 286: 283: 270: 266: 260: 257: 250: 245: 242: 239: 236: 235: 231: 229: 227: 222: 220: 216: 212: 208: 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 173: 171: 167: 162: 160: 156: 152: 148: 143: 139: 128: 125: 117: 106: 103: 99: 96: 92: 89: 85: 82: 78: 75: –  74: 70: 69:Find sources: 63: 59: 53: 52: 47:This article 45: 41: 36: 35: 30: 19: 319:expanding it 312: 285: 273:. Retrieved 269:the original 259: 223: 205: 174: 163: 137: 135: 120: 111: 101: 94: 87: 80: 68: 56:Please help 51:verification 48: 358:Categories 275:1 February 251:References 84:newspapers 142:air force 114:July 2016 232:See also 98:scholar 100:  93:  86:  79:  71:  246:(OTU) 240:(OCU) 105:JSTOR 91:books 315:stub 277:2015 199:and 187:and 175:The 149:and 77:news 161:". 136:An 60:by 360:: 195:, 183:, 172:. 346:e 339:t 332:v 321:. 293:. 279:. 127:) 121:( 116:) 112:( 102:· 95:· 88:· 81:· 54:. 31:. 20:)

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