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RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 3:24 pm
by Schanilec
Found another one. An engineering unit. RAAF/RCAF OTU. The OTU I can't figure out.

RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:32 pm
by RogerJNeilson
Officer Training Unit - essentially pilot training unit

Roger

RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:33 pm
by oldman45
KNIL The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger)

RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:14 pm
by Schanilec
Thank you.
And thank you.
I'll find more I'm sure.

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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:52 pm
by Anonymous
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RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:13 pm
by msieving1
ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson 3

Officer Training Unit - essentially pilot training unit

Roger

Operational Training Unit, actually.

RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:24 am
by Reg
Schools established for the Empire Training Scheme included:-

Air Observers Schools (AOS)
Air Navigation Schools (ANS)
Bombing and Gunnery Schools (BAGS)
Elementary Flying Training Schools (EFTS)
Initial Training Schools (ITS)
Service Flying Training Schools (SFTS)
Wireless Air Gunners School (WAGS)
Air Gunnery School (AGS)
Central Gunnery School (CGS)
Armament Training Station (ATS)
Central Flying School (CFS)
General Reconnaissance School (GRS)
Operational Training Units (OTU)
Operational Conversion Unit (OCU)

Personally I'm glad not all of them made the cut for AE.....


RE: LCU & Air Unit Abbreviations

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:08 pm
by Schanilec
ORIGINAL: msieving1

ORIGINAL: Roger Neilson 3

Officer Training Unit - essentially pilot training unit

Roger

Operational Training Unit, actually.
That makes sense, thanks.