Tag Archives: 71 O.T.U
Shadow firing and squadron formation
Dad was stationed at the 71 O.T.U. Carthago from November 1 to December 28, 1942. O.T.U. stands for Operational Training Unit and it seems that Dad was undertaking a fighter pilot course. He was following a Sequence of Instruction that … Continue reading
Dog fights and spinning
We have a few more pages of the logbook to go before we get into the action. It’s November 1942 and Dad is stationed at the R.A.F. station at Carthago – 71 O.T.U. From November 3, when he arrived at … Continue reading
71 O.T.U.
I mentioned in a recent post that it might be a tad boring to post page after page of the Sequence of Instruction my father had to become proficient in as a pilot. Up until November 1942, Dad seems to … Continue reading
Filed under Aircraft flown, Log entries, Sequence of Instruction
