No. 4 Operational Training Unit (No. 4 OTU) was an operational conversion unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. It was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, in October 1942 to train pilots and wireless air gunners to operate Vultee Vengeance dive bombers. The school was equipped with Vengeances and CAC Wirraway aircraft. Accidents were common in operational conversion units and No. 4 OTU suffered several fatal crashes during its existence. It was disbanded in April 1944, handing Williamtown over to No. 5 Operational Training Unit.
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- Unidade de Treino Operacional N.º 4 da RAAF (pt)
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| - No. 4 Operational Training Unit (No. 4 OTU) was an operational conversion unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. It was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, in October 1942 to train pilots and wireless air gunners to operate Vultee Vengeance dive bombers. The school was equipped with Vengeances and CAC Wirraway aircraft. Accidents were common in operational conversion units and No. 4 OTU suffered several fatal crashes during its existence. It was disbanded in April 1944, handing Williamtown over to No. 5 Operational Training Unit. (en)
- A Unidade de Treino Operacional N.º 4 foi uma unidade de conversão operacional da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Formada em Outubro de 1942 em Williamtown, Nova Gales do Sul, foi criada para treinar pilotos e atiradores aéreos para prestarem serviço nos bombardeiros de mergulho Vultee Vengeance. A unidade foi equipada com aviões Vengeance e CAC Wirraway. Acidentes e incidentes aéreos eram comuns neste tipo de escolas, tendo esta unidade sofrido vários acidentes fatais durante a sua existência. Em Abril de 1944 a unidade foi dissolvida, entregando a base de Williamtown para a Unidade de Treino Operacional N.º 5. (pt)
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| - No. 4 Operational Training Unit (No. 4 OTU) was an operational conversion unit of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during the Second World War. It was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, in October 1942 to train pilots and wireless air gunners to operate Vultee Vengeance dive bombers. The school was equipped with Vengeances and CAC Wirraway aircraft. Accidents were common in operational conversion units and No. 4 OTU suffered several fatal crashes during its existence. It was disbanded in April 1944, handing Williamtown over to No. 5 Operational Training Unit. (en)
- A Unidade de Treino Operacional N.º 4 foi uma unidade de conversão operacional da Real Força Aérea Australiana (RAAF) durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Formada em Outubro de 1942 em Williamtown, Nova Gales do Sul, foi criada para treinar pilotos e atiradores aéreos para prestarem serviço nos bombardeiros de mergulho Vultee Vengeance. A unidade foi equipada com aviões Vengeance e CAC Wirraway. Acidentes e incidentes aéreos eram comuns neste tipo de escolas, tendo esta unidade sofrido vários acidentes fatais durante a sua existência. Em Abril de 1944 a unidade foi dissolvida, entregando a base de Williamtown para a Unidade de Treino Operacional N.º 5. (pt)
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