1st Operational Training Unit

Operator Identification

July 1942 to unknown date

United States of America

TYPE: USAAF unit

IATA/ICAO CODES: Nil

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

FORMER NAME: Nil

SUBSEQUENT NAME: Nil

Operator History

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.

Commando Operations

July 1944* to January 1946*

Commandos Operated

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

Last edited: 10/12/2023