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No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF

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No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit
Active1 October 1940-15 February 1944
Disbanded15 February 1944
CountryUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeOperational Training Unit
RoleAircrew Training
Part ofRAF Coastal Command
*No. 17 Group RAF
Insignia
Identification markingsZR Blenheim[1]

No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF (2 (C)OTU), was a training unit of the Royal Air Force, within No. 17 Group RAF, which was part of RAF Coastal Command. The unit started operating from late 1940 and disbanded during early 1944.[1]

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History

Six Bristol Blenheim Mark IVFs of No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit based at Catfoss, Yorkshire flying in starboard echelon formation

No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF was formed on 1 October 1940 at RAF Catfoss.[1] Its role was training strike and twin-engined fighter aircrew. The unit was initially equipped with Bristol Blenheim, a British light bomber aircraft and Avro Anson a British twin-engine, multi-role aircraft, before these were eventually replaced by Bristol Beaufighter a British multi-role aircraft, in 1942.[2]

Other airfields including RAF Driffield, RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet, RAF Hutton Cranswick and RAF Lissett were all occasionally used as relief landing grounds during training sorties. Aircrew were not only trained for squadrons operating within the European theatre, but also for squadrons operating in both the Middle East theatre and the Far East theatre.[2]

The duty officer in the tower at RAF Catfoss in Yorkshire keeps watch while an airman signals to an aircraft using an Aldis lamp, April 1941. Catfoss was home to No 2 (Coastal) OTU

When the demand for the Bristol Beaufighter aircrew reduced the training was transferred to No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF[2] and the unit was disbanded on 15 February 1944 at RAF Catfoss.[1]

Aircraft operated

No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit was equipped with numerous types and variants of aircraft:[1]

Officer Commanding

Note: The ranks shown are the ranks held at the time of holding the appointment of commanding officer, No. 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.[2]
No. 2 (C) OTU commanding officers
Rank name from
Squadron Leader J M Clarke 1 October 1940
Wing Commander /
Group Captain 		E F Haylock 27 October 1940
Group Captain N V Moreton 27 April 1942
Group Captain C W Busk 8 July 1943
Group Captain C P Gabriel 27 August 1943

Airfields used

The main airfield for the unit was RAF Catfoss however a number of different airfields were also used as relief landing grounds.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Lake 1999, p. 144.
  2. ^ a b c d "OTUs 1 - 23". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  3. ^ "RAF Catfoss". Control Towers. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  4. ^ "RAF Driffield". Control Towers. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
  5. ^ a b c "No 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 17 May 2012.

Bibliography

  • Lake, A Flying Units of the RAF. Shrewsbury, Airlife Publishing Ltd., 1999. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
This page was last edited on 14 September 2023, at 06:21
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