57 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: 57 OTU 57 Operational Training Unit RAF ()

No Crash Cards Found


Unit Casualtues: 57 OTU 57 Operational Training Unit RAF (16)

1941-April-09
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia N3250
Victoria, British Columbia
1941-June-17
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia L1088
Oxbow, Saskatchewan
1941-July-01
Killed in Flying Accident
Master I N7833
Johnson City, Tennesee, USA
1941-July-01
Killed in Flying Accident
Master I N7833
Shelburne, Ontario
1941-July-10
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia R6601
Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia
1941-July-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia K9895
Toronto, Ontario
1941-July-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia K9821
Longueuil, Quebec
1941-August-22
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia L1082
Portland, Maine, USA (parents)
1941-December-12
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia R6829
Toronto, Ontario
1941-December-12
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia R7062
Hamilton, Ontario
1942-March-16
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia AR212
Penticton, British Columbia
1942-August-16
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIa P7598
Mulgrave, Nova Scotia
1943-June-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4896
Calgary, Alberta
1943-October-07
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia K9953
Anaheim, California, USA
1943-November-19
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia K9824
St Vital, Manitoba
1945-April-09
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Vb BL342
Goderich, Ontario (parents)