No. 4 Operational Training Unit RAAF

No. 4 Operational Training Unit RAAF
Vultee Vengeance dive bomber at Williamtown, c. 1943
Active1942–44
CountryAustralia
BranchRoyal Australian Air Force
RoleOperational training
Garrison/HQWilliamtown, New South Wales
EngagementsWorld War II
Aircraft flown
BomberVultee Vengeance
TrainerCAC Wirraway

No. 4 Operational Training Unit (No. 4 OTU) was an operational conversion unit of the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. It was formed at Williamtown, New South Wales, in October 1942 to train pilots and wireless air gunners to operate Vultee Vengeance dive bombers. The school was equipped with Vengeances and CAC Wirraway aircraft. Accidents were common in operational conversion units, and No. 4 OTU suffered several fatal crashes during its existence. It was disbanded in April 1944, handing Williamtown over to No. 5 Operational Training Unit.

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