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| dates =1955-1965<BR>1970-1986
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'''No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit''' was an [[Operational conversion unit]] of the [[Royal Air Force]] which existed between 1955 and 1986

==First formation==

The unit was first formed at [[RAF Gaydon]] (now Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre) on 21 February 1955 (shortly after Gaydon reopened following expansion) operating a number of aircraft including [[English Electric Canberra]] T.4s, [[Vickers Valiant]] B.1s and [[Handley Page Victor]] B.1 & B.2s (two of the three [[V bomber]]s) and was disbanded still at Gaydon with the Victor element becoming the '''Tanker Training Flight'''.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=143}}

'''History of the Tanker Training Flight'''

Formed at RAF Marham operating various marks of the Victor and a [[de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk]], being disbanded on 13 October 1969 becoming the Victor Training Unit.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=280}}

==Second formation==

232 OCU was reformed at [[RAF Marham]] on 6 February 1970 by merging the '''Victor (B.2) Training Flight''' and the '''Victor Training Unit''' and was disbanded on 4 April 1986 still at Marham.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=143}}

'''History of the Victor (B.2) Training Flight'''

Formed at [[RAF Cottesmore]] (now Kendrew Barracks) on 1 April 1962, operating Victor B.2's, disbanded eight years later at [[RAF Wittering]].{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=289}}

'''History of the Victor Training Unit'''

Formed at RAF Cottesmore during September 1961, operating B.2's, disbanded less than a year still at Cottesmore.{{sfn|Lake|1999|p=289}}

==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |last1=Lake |first1=A |title= Flying units of the RAF |year=1999 |publisher= Airlife |location= [[Shrewsbury]] |isbn= 1-84037-086-6 }}

{{Royal Air Force}}
{{RAF Training}}
{{RAF Conversion units}}

[[Category:Conversion units of the Royal Air Force]]

No. 232 Operational Conversion Unit RAF - Revision history

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