Portal:Military history of Australia/Units/September 5

No. 5 Operational Training Unit (5OTU) was a Royal Australian Air Force operational training unit of World War II. 5OTU was formed at Wagga Wagga in October 1942 as a light bomber training unit equipped with Beaufort and Beaufighter aircraft. The unit was later equipped with Boston and Mosquito bombers and moved to Tocumwal in 1943 and RAAF Base Williamtown in 1944. 5OTU became a crew conversion unit after the war and was disbanded in July 1947. 5OTU was reformed at Williamtown in April 1970 to provide RAAF pilots with fast jet conversion training and was disbanded in July 1971.