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style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data">Transport training</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Last base</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/RAF_Lyneham" title="RAF Lyneham">RAF Lyneham</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p><b>No. 242 Operational Conversion Unit RAF</b> is a former <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Operational_conversion_unit" title="Operational conversion unit">Operational conversion unit</a> which operated between 16 April 1951 and 1 July 1992 when the unit became <a href="/wiki/No._57_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 57 Squadron RAF">No. 57 Squadron RAF</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No. 242 OCU<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake1999144_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake1999144-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Argosy_Conversion_Unit">Argosy Conversion Unit</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Argosy Conversion Unit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <b>Argosy Conversion Unit</b> was formed at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Benson" title="RAF Benson">RAF Benson</a> on 1 November 1961 to convert new pilots onto the <a href="/wiki/Armstrong_Whitworth_Argosy" title="Armstrong Whitworth Argosy">Armstrong Whitworth Argosy</a>. The unit was disbanded on 30 April 1963 to become <b>Argosy Flight, 242 OCU</b>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199931_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake199931-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <b>Andover Training Flight</b> was formed at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Abingdon" title="RAF Abingdon">RAF Abingdon</a> on 1 July 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199928_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake199928-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No._240_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF">No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/No._240_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF</a> was formed by the merging of <a href="/wiki/No._1333_Transport_Support_Training_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1333 Transport Support Training Unit RAF">No. 1333 Transport Support Training Unit RAF</a> and <a href="/wiki/No._1382_(Transport)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF">No. 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF</a> on 5 January 1948 at <a href="/wiki/RAF_North_Luffenham" title="RAF North Luffenham">RAF North Luffenham</a>. It used <a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas Dakotas</a> and <a href="/wiki/De_Havilland_Devon" class="mw-redirect" title="De Havilland Devon">de Havilland Devons</a> to train new pilots until 16 April 1951 when still at North Luffenham it was disbanded and merged with No. 241 OCU to become No. 242 OCU.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake1999144_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake1999144-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No._241_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF">No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF was formed at Dishforth on 5 January 1948 and operated a number of different aircraft types such as <a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Hastings" title="Handley Page Hastings">Handley Page Hastings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Valetta" title="Vickers Valetta">Vickers Valettas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Avro_Anson" title="Avro Anson">Avro Ansons</a> until 16 April 1951 while still at Dishforth the unit was disbanded and merged with No. 240 OCU to become No. 242 OCU.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake1999144_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake1999144-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>No. 1332 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit</b> </p><p>No. 1332 HTCU was formed at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Longtown" title="RAF Longtown">RAF Longtown</a> on 5 September 1944 as <b>No. 1332 (Transport) Heavy Conversion Unit</b> and operated a variety of aircraft including <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">Consolidated Liberators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avro_York" title="Avro York">Avro Yorks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Short_Stirling" title="Short Stirling">Short Stirlings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Handley_Page_Halifax" title="Handley Page Halifax">Handley Page Halifaxes</a>. It was renamed to <b>No. 1332 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit</b> from May 1947, it was disbanded on 5 January 1948 at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Dishforth" title="RAF Dishforth">RAF Dishforth</a> to become No. 241 OCU.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199953_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTELake199953-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=No._242_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force" title="List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force">List of conversion units of the Royal Air Force</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake1999144_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLake1999">Lake 1999</a>, p. 144.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELake199931-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199931_2-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLake1999">Lake 1999</a>, p. 31.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELake199928-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199928_3-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLake1999">Lake 1999</a>, p. 28.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-FOOTNOTELake199953-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-FOOTNOTELake199953_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="#CITEREFLake1999">Lake 1999</a>, p. 53.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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title="List of Royal Air Force stations">Active</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of former Royal Air Force stations">Former</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Satellite_Landing_Grounds" title="List of Royal Air Force Satellite Landing Grounds">Satellite Landing Grounds</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Regiment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Wings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_RAF_Regiment_units" title="List of RAF Regiment units">Flights</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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226 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">226 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._227_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 227 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">227 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._227_(Air_Observation_Post)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 227 (Air Observation Post) Conversion Unit RAF">227 (AOP) CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._228_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 228 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">228 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._229_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 229 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">229 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._230_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">230 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._231_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">231 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._232_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">232 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._233_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">233 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._235_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 235 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">235 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._236_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">236 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._237_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 237 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">237 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._238_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 238 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">238 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._240_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" title="No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">240 OCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._241_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 241 Operational Conversion Unit RAF">241 OCU</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/No._1334_(Transport_Support)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1334 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF">1334 (TS)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1335_(Meteor)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1335 (Meteor) Conversion Unit RAF">1335 (M)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1336_(Transport_Support)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1336 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF">1336 (TS)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1336_Transport_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1336 Transport Conversion Unit RAF">1336 TCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1380_(Transport_Support)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1380 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF">1380 (TS)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1380_Transport_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1380 Transport Conversion Unit RAF">1380 TCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1381_(Transport)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF">1381 (T)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1382_(Transport)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF">1382 (T)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1383_(Transport)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF">1383 (T)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1384_(Heavy_Transport)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1384 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit RAF">1384 (HT)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1385_(Heavy_Transport_Support)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1385 (Heavy Transport Support) Conversion Unit RAF">1385 (HTS)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1584_(Heavy_Bomber)_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1584 (Heavy Bomber) Conversion Unit RAF">1584 (HB)CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1651_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1651 Conversion Unit RAF">1651 CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1651_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1651 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1652_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1652 Conversion Unit RAF">1652 CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1652_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1652 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1652 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1653_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1653 Conversion Unit RAF">1653 CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1653_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1653 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1654_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1654 Conversion Unit RAF">1654 CU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1654_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1654 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1655_Mosquito_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1655 Mosquito Conversion Unit RAF">1655 MCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1656_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1656 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1656 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1657_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1657 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1658_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1658 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1659_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1659 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1659 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1660_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1660 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1660 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1661_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF">1661 HCU</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._1662_Heavy_Conversion_Unit_RAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 1662 Heavy 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