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The [[Royal Australian Air Force]] has a number of OCUs. These include [[No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF|No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit]], [[No. 6 Squadron RAAF|No. 6 Squadron]] and [[No. 292 Squadron RAAF|No. 292 Squadron]]. These units are responsible for converting aircrews to the [[F/A-18 Hornet]], [[Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|F/A-18F Super Hornet]] and [[AP-3C Orion]] aircraft, respectively.

The [[Royal New Zealand Air Force|Royal New Zealand Air Force]] Only has One OCU. It is [[No. 42 Squadron RNZAF]]. It flies the RNZAF's 4 [[Beechcraft Super King Air|Beechcraft Super King Air B200]] in a Twin Engine conversion role.<ref>http://www.airforce.mil.nz/about-us/what-we-do/aircraft/kingair.htm</ref>

Royal Air Force OCUs have their origins in the post-war period. Before the [[Second World War]], operational training was carried out in the squadron itself. With the coming of war, this method of training was no longer possible and some squadrons were reassigned to training duties. These were later renamed as ''operational training units'' (OTU) and in practice were larger than operational squadrons.