No. 26 Operational Training Unit

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._26_Bombing_and_Gunnery_School
gptkbp:active_years 1940-1945
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:fortification
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkb:De_Havilland_Tiger_Moth
North American Harvard
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
gptkbp:based_on RAF Wing
gptkbp:closure_type Post-war restructuring
gptkbp:color Blue and white
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1945
gptkbp:established gptkb:1940
gptkbp:has_achievements Trained thousands of pilots
gptkbp:headquarters RAF Station
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:historical_significance World War II training unit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 26 Operational Training Unit
gptkbp:insignia RAF roundel
gptkbp:involved_units Training unit
Not reactivated
26 OTU badge
No. 1 Training Command
gptkbp:is_involved_in Student pilots
RAF instructors
gptkbp:legacy Contributed to RAF pilot training
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkbp:mission Train pilots for combat
gptkbp:motto Training for the future
gptkbp:notable_alumni RAF pilots
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:British_Isles
Pilot training and evaluation
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:role gptkb:Pilot_training
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._26_Flying_Training_School
gptkbp:training 6 months
Classrooms
Simulators
Flight training
Hangars
Maintenance facilities
Airfields
Repair shops
Control towers
Briefing rooms
Supply depots
Fuel depots
Ground school instruction
Basic flying skills
Advanced flying skills
Flight lines
gptkbp:unit_history Established during WWII