1st Operational Training Unit

  July 1942 to unknown date

  United States of America

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TYPE: USAAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

HEADQUARTERS: Rosecrans Field, MO (1942-unknown date)

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Air Transport Command's 1^st Operational Training Unit (1 OTU) was created in July 1942 at Rosecrans Field, MO with the mission of training Air Transport Command flight crews to night and instrument operations. It operated a wide array of transport aircraft used by ATC, including several Commandos.

July 1944* to January 1946*

• Curtiss C-46A-1-HI Commando: 43-43339
• Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando: 42-96542, 42-96766, 42-96768, 42-96781, 42-96795, 42-96800, 42-96801
• Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando: 42-96828
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CK Commando: 43-47351, 43-47353, 43-47359, 43-47362, 43-47363, 43-47364, 43-47365, 43-47366, 43-47367, 43-47369, 43-47370, 43-47371, 43-47372, 43-47373, 43-47374, 43-47375, 43-47376
• Curtiss C-46A-60-CS Commando: 43-47311, 43-47313, 43-47314