[1] RAF St Angelo, located near the village of Trory on the southern tip of Lower Lough Erne, also initially acted as parent HQ and was still used by support aircraft once the HQ moved to RAF Killadeas.
The unit was tasked with training aircrew to use Consolidated Catalina, a US flying boat and amphibious aircraft.
[3] Short Sunderland, a British flying boat patrol bomber, were added to the unit’s inventory during May 1944.
The Consolidated Catalina was withdrawn from RAF service,[2] and the unit was disbanded on 28 June 1945.
131 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit RAF was equipped with numerous types and variants of aircraft:[1] This military-related article is a stub.