The Seaplane Training Flight was a

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unit responsible for providing seaplane conversion training to RAAF air and ground crew. The Seaplane Training Flight was established on 1 March 1940 at RAAF Base Rathmines in

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. Initially equipped with two Supermarine Seagull aircraft the Flight received Consolidated Catalina aircraft in the second half of 1940 and a small number of Vought Kingfisher aircraft in early 1942. As part of the expansion of the RAAF's seaplane units the Seaplane Training Flight was expanded to form No. 3 Operational Training Unit on 28 December 1942.

References

* RAAF Historical Section (1995), ''Units of the Royal Australian Air Force. A Concise History''. Volume 4 Maritime and Transport Units. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra. RAAF training units RAAF independent flights Military units and formations established in 1940 {{aviation-stub