42 OTU- Operational Training Unit (RAF) -

The Operational Training Unit (OTU) was the last stop for aircrew trainees. They spent 8 to 14 weeks learning to fly operational aircraft. The instructors had experience in actual operations, and often were posted to OTUs after their operational tour.

Unit Accident Records: 42 OTU 42 Operational Training Unit RAF ()

No Crash Cards Found


Unit Casualtues: 42 OTU 42 Operational Training Unit RAF (13)

1941-October-07
Killed in Flying Accident
Blenheim Mk. lV V5762
Chester, British Columbia
1942-March-30
Killed in Flying Accident
Blenheim Mk. lV V5572
Vancouver, British Columbia
1942-April-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Blenheim Mk. lV V5720
Vancouver, British Columbia
1942-April-08
Killed in Flying Accident
Blenheim Mk. lV V5720
Calgary, Alberta
1942-November-07
Killed in Flying Accident
Blenheim Mk. lV N3567
Freshwater, Newfoundland (mother)
1943-August-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Whitley Mk. V N1505
Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia
1943-August-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Whitley Mk. V N1505
Zawale, Alberta
1943-August-23
Killed in Flying Accident
Whitley MK. V T4339
Sydney, Nova Scotia
1943-August-23
Killed in Flying Accident
Whitley MK. V T4339
Melville, Saskatchewan
1943-August-23
Killed in Flying Accident
Whitley MK. V T4339
Westmount, Quebec
1944-February-22
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson EF967
Pratt, Manitoba
1944-February-22
Killed in Flying Accident
Anson EF967
Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan
1944-September-30
Killed in Flying Accident
Whitley V Z6878
Musgravetown, Newfoundland (parents)