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No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit
Active	24 November 1942 - 15 May 1946[1]
Disbanded	15 May 1946
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Operational Training Unit
Role	Aircrew Training
Part of	RAF Coastal Command *No. 17 Group RAF
Garrison/HQ	RAF East Fortune
Insignia
Identification Markings	Nil (1942 - 1945) 9Y (1945 - 1946)[1]

No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF, was a training unit of the Royal Air Force, within No. 17 Group RAF, part of RAF Coastal Command. The unit was established during November 1942 and disbanded during May 1946.^[1]

History

No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit formed on 24 November 1942 at RAF East Fortune by redesignating No. 60 Operational Training Unit RAF.^[1] It was initially equipped with Bristol Blenheim, a British light bomber, and Bristol Beaufighter, a British multi-role aircraft. The unit was tasked with pilot training for long range fighter and strike aircraft. From July 1943 it added torpedo dropping and dive bombing training.^[2] The unit was later equipped with de Havilland Mosquito, a British twin-engined, multirole combat aircraft, and provided training with these from Spring 1944.^[3] Between February and June in 1945 the unit's de Havilland Mosquito aircraft were used by No. 8 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF.^[2] No. 132 (C) OTU remained operational for almost a further year before disbanding on 15 May 1946 at RAF East Fortune.^[1]

Aircraft operated

No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF was equipped with numerous types and variants of aircraft:^[1]

• Bristol Blenheim I, IV & V light bomber
• Bristol Beaufort I, II & IIA torpedo bomber
• Bristol Beaufighter I, II, VI, X & XI multi role aircraft
• Westland Lysander II army co-operation and liaison aircraft
• de Havilland Tiger Moth II biplane trainer aircraft
• Miles Magister basic trainer aircraft
• Supermarine Spitfire VB fighter aircraft
• Miles Martinet I target tug aircraft
• Airspeed Oxford II trainer aircraft
• de Havilland Mosquito II & III multirole combat aircraft
• Bristol Buckmaster I advanced training aircraft

See also

• List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units

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