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No. 76 Operational Training Unit RAF

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Active
  
1943-1945

Branch
  
Royal Air Force

Country
  
United Kingdom

Type
  
Training


Role
  
RAF operational training

Garrison/HQ
  
RAF Aqir, British Mandate of Palestine

No. 76 Operational Training Unit RAF (76 OTU) was a Royal Air Force operational training unit during the Second World War.

The unit was formed at RAF Aqir on 1 October 1943. Throughout its existence it was equipped with Vickers Wellington bombers and trained crews for night bombing operations with RAF squadrons in the Middle East. The unit was disbanded on 30 July 1945.

The bomber pilot Cyril Spurdens flew with the unit.

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No. 76 Operational Training Unit RAF Wikipedia