61 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: 61 OTU 61 Operational Training Unit RAF ()

No Crash Cards Found


Unit Casualtues: 61 OTU 61 Operational Training Unit RAF (17)

1941-August-22
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia R6836
Evanston, Illinois, USA
1941-September-10
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4483
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
1941-December-15
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4923
Kirkland Lake, Ontario
1941-December-15
Killed in Flying Accident
Master T8774
Hamilton, Ontario
1942-May-04
Killed in Flying Accident
Master Mk. lll W9003
London, Ontario
1942-July-10
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIa P8181
Brantford, Ontario
1942-September-13
Killed in Flying Accident
Master DL611
Chicago, Illinois, USA
1943-January-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia P9329
Ottawa, Ontario
1943-January-20
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4852
Toronto, Ontario
1943-May-31
Killed in Flying Accident
Mosquito T.Mk. III HJ881
Regina, Saskatchewan
1943-July-19
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIa P7380
Edmonton, Alberta
1944-February-05
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk IIa P7979
Toronto, Ontario
1944-May-06
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia X4821
Sherbrooke, Quebec
1944-June-30
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Ia L1061
Flin Flon, Manitoba
1944-July-24
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Vb BM113
St Louis, Mississippi, USA
1944-September-15
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Vb BL830
Ottawa, Ontario (parents)
1944-November-18
Killed in Flying Accident
Spitfire Mk Vb AA933
Montreal, Quebec