No. 55 OTU RAF

RAF Fighter Command 1939 - 1945
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No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF
Group Squadron Base County Arrived Comments
55OTU Aston Down Gloucestershire 01/11/40 Formed from No. 5 OTU. Hurricane. Spitfire. Blenheim.
81 55OTU Usworth Durham 14/03/41 Hurricane X.
81 55OTU Annan Dumfrieshire 28/04/42 Master I, Typhoon. To 9 Group, 06/43.
9 55OTU Annan Dumfrieshire 01/06/43 Ex 81 Group. Became No. 4 TEU, 26/01/44.
9 55OTU Aston Down Gloucestershire 15/12/44 Reformed from No. 3 TEU. Moved 14/06/45.
81 55OTU Ouston Northumberland 01/04/41 Day of month arbitary. Satellite.
81 55OTU Longtown Cumberland 28/04/42 Satellite. Master.
81 55OTU Great Orton Cumberland 20/10/43 Satellite. Hurricane. Typhoon. Master. Became No. 4 TEU, 26/01/44.
81 55OTU Chedworth Gloucestershire 18/12/44 Reformed from No. 3 TEU. Satellite. Typhoon Ib. Moved 29/05/45.
Copyright: Ross McNeill May 1999