No. 242 OCU
Argosy Conversion Unit The
Argosy Conversion Unit was formed at
RAF Benson on 1 November 1961 to convert new pilots onto the
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy. The unit was disbanded on 30 April 1963 to become
Argosy Flight, 242 OCU. The
Andover Training Flight was formed at
RAF Abingdon on 1 July 1966.
No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF 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.
No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF was formed at Dishforth on 5 January 1948 and operated a number of different aircraft types such as
Handley Page Hastings,
Vickers Valettas and
Avro Ansons until 16 April 1951 while still at Dishforth the unit was disbanded and merged with No. 240 OCU to become No. 242 OCU.
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. ==See also==