53 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: 53 OTU 53 Operational Training Unit RAF ()

No Crash Cards Found


Unit Casualtues: 53 OTU 53 Operational Training Unit RAF (20)

1941-April-27
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4546
Keene, Ontario
1941-June-02
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4719
Collingwood, Ontario (parents)
1941-July-07
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4607
Halifax, Nova Scotia
1941-July-07
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4024
Montreal, Quebec
1941-July-10
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4988
Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
1941-September-11
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia K9976
Gilmour, Ontario
1941-September-25
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia L1054
Victoria, British Columbia
1941-October-29
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia P9459
Cornwall, Ontario
1941-October-29
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4823
Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA
1941-November-03
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4913
Port Arthur, Ontario
1941-November-07
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4772
Florenceville, Car County, New Brunswick
1941-November-21
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4849
Newberry, Michigan, USA
1942-May-23
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4588
Winnipeg,Manitoba (parents)
1942-October-30
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia AR255
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1942-November-03
Killed in Action
Spitfire Mk IIb P8692
Vancouver, British Columbia
1943-February-09
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIb P8447
Waterloo, Ontario
1943-June-15
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIa P7985
White Rock, British Columbia
1943-November-16
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIa P7293
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1944-November-06
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Vb BM258
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
1945-January-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire LF Mk Vc EE661
Rivers, Manitoba