No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF

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]

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

• List of Royal Air Force Operational Training Units