No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF
{{Short description|Former Operational Conversion Unit of the Royal Air Force}}
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No. 237 (Photograhpic Reconnaissance) Operational Conversion Unit RAF
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| dates =31 July 1947 - 1 December 1951
23 October 1956 - 21 January 1958
1 March 1971 - 1 October 1991
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| type = Operational conversion unit
| role = Reconnaissance pilot training
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| garrison = RAF Lossiemouth
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No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit was a Royal Air Force Operational conversion unit.
Operational history
- First formation: 31 July 1947 - 1 December 1951{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=232}}
- Second formation: 23 October 1956 - 21 January 1958{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=232}}
- Third formation: 1 March 1971 - 1 October 1991{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=232}}
Future identity
Buccaneer Training Flight RAF within No. 208 Squadron RAF at RAF Lossiemouth (1 October 1991 - 1992){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=86}}
Previous identities
- No. 8 OTU No. 8 Operational Training Unit RAF (18 May 1942 - 31 July 1947){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=235}}
- PRU Conversion Flight of No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (February 1942 - 13 May 1942){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=161}}
- No. 3 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (16 December 1940 - 1 May 1946){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=161}}
- No. 2 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (28 May 1940 - 16 December 1940){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=161}}
- No. 1 School of General Reconnaissance RAF (19 June 1940 - 30 September 1940){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=161}}
- School of General Reconnaissance RAF (4 April 1938 - 19 June 1940 & 1 March 1946 - 5 September 1947){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=161}}
- K Flight of No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF (23 January 1942 - 1 August 1942){{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|Halley|1997|p=249}}
See also
References
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=Bibliography=
- {{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R|last2=Hamlin|first2=J|last3=Halley|first3=J|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}}
{{Royal Air Force}}
{{RAF Conversion units}}