Formed at RAF North Luffenham in Jan 1948 as a Transport Unit, until disbanded there in Apr 1951, to re-emerge as 242 OCU by amalgamation with 241 OCU. Its rotary wing story began on 29 Dec 1971 when it reformed from the short-lived Air Training Squadron, at RAF Odiham. It has used Wessex HC.2, Puma HC.1 and latterly the Chinook, before disbanding on 1 Oct 1993 to become 27(R) Squadron. 
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Models 240 OCU List of helicopters |
| C/N | Version | Built | In this Org | In other Org | |||
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| wa195 w/o 2001 | hc.2 | 1965 | XS676 BV : 240 OCU / BV at Farnborough air show 1972 |  083 | |||
| wa196 | hc.2 | 1965 | XS677 : 240 OCU / BY at Farnborough air show 1972 | ||||
| wa619 | hc.2 | 1968 | XV724 : 240 OCU / BV at Farnborough air show 1972 | ||||
| 1042 | sa330e | 1970 | XW199 : d/d 29 Jan 1971; 240 OCU?/CY by Sep 1973 | ||||
| 1048 w/o 2001 | sa330e | 1971 | XW200 FA : 240 OCU / FA by Mar 1983, still Sep 1983 : pictured (pic2) as 240 OCU /FA, RAF Odiham FA : returned to 240 OCU / FA by 1992, still 1993. | ||||
| 1054 | sa330e | XW201 FB : 240 OCU / FB by Mar 1983 FB : HC.1 type stop at Chivenor FB : Displayed at RAF Leuchars air show when coded FB with 240OCU FB : pictured as 240 OCU /FB at RAF Odiham | |||||
| 1061 | sa330e | 1971 | XW202 FC : HC.1 type FC : HC.1 type stop at Chivenor | ||||
| 1111 | sa330e | 1971 | XW212 : 240 OCU/FD noted at Coypool 3 Jun 1982 FD : HC.1 type stop at Chivenor : 240 OCU/FD by May 1984 still 1988; 240 OCU/ 1989; 1563 Flt/FD Belize by 19+ | ||||
| 1170 w/o 1997 | sa330e | 1972 | XW225 : RAF Puma HC1 in 1983 /FE 240OCU. : 240OCU./FE at Chivenor Air Day : pictured (pic2) as 240 OCU /FE at RAF Odiham | ||||
| 1195 | sa330e | 1972 | XW231 : pictured (pic2) as 240 OCU /FD at RAF Odiham | ||||
| b-819 w/o 1988 | ch-47c | 1980 | ZA672 : RAF Chinook HC.1, MA003; 1982 240 OCU /FF; 1983 7Sqn /EX; 1987 18Sqn /BH FF : filmed the lift of Pucara A-549 by Chinook HC.1 ZA676 / FJ from HMNB Devon+ FF : noted at Yeovilton, with ZA676 |  N37015 | |||
| b-820 | ch-47c | ZA673 FG : with 240 OCU | N37016 | ||||
| b-821 | ch-47c | ZA674 : RAF Chinook HC.1; 1981 240OCU./FH : HC.1 No.240 OCU "FH" | N37019 | ||||
| b-823 w/o 1984 Scrapped | ch-47c | ZA676 FJ : lifted Pucara A-549 from HMNB Devonport, after it was brought back from th+ FJ : noted at Yeovilton, with ZA672 FJ : at Wildenrath | N37021 | ||||
| b-824 | ch-47c | ZA677 FK : at Wildenrath | N37022 | ||||
| b-825 w/o 1989 | ch-47c | 1981 | ZA678 FL : 240 OCU / FL by May 1984 | N37023 | |||
| b-830 | ch-47c | ZA681 : 240 OCU / FZ; 1st Chinook HC.1 detached to Northern Ireland, for a fortni+ | N37027 | ||||
| b-832 | ch-47c | ZA683 FN : at Wildenrath | N37030 | ||||
| M.7006 | ch-47d | ZA704 : RAF Chinook HC.2 cnvt. from ex Chinook HC.1 b-834; 1990 240OCU./FJ | |||||
| b-837 | ch-47c | ZA707 FH : noted at RAF St Mawgan air show | N37040 | ||||
| 1622 w/o 2007 | sa330e | 1979 | ZA934 FC : at Binbrook |  ZA934 | |||
| b-866 | ch-47c | 1984 | ZD574 FF : at Binbrook | N37077 | |||
| b-867 | ch-47c | ZD575 : RAF Chinook HC1; 1985 240OCU./FF; 1993 18Sqn./BL; cnvt. to Chinook HC2 M.7+ | N37078 | ||||
| b-868 | ch-47c | 1984 | ZD576 : RAF Chinook HC1; Ex N37079 ff 1984; arr UK Dec 1984; dd to RAF 22 Dec 1984+ FG : noted at Middle Wallop International Air Day FG : 18jun89 pictured as HC.1 type /FG 240 OCU at RAF Odiham G : 1991 240 OCU /FG desert c/s | N37079 | |||
| b-872 | ch-47c | ZD980 : HC.1 240 OCU / FJ by Jan 1988 | N37082 | ||||
| b-874 | ch-47c | ZD982 : HC.1 240 OCU / FI by Jan 1988 : 240OCU./FI at Chivenor Air Day | N37085 | ||||
240 Operational Conversion Unit Operations |
| Dates | Operation | |
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| 1990-nov-25 | 1991-mar-15 |  Operation Desert Shield/Storm |
| 1983-sep | 1984-feb |  Operation Offcut |
