page_title: RAF Market Harborough
section_title: No. 14 Operational Training Unit
hierarchical_section_title: RAF Market Harborough / History / RAF Operational life / Units / No. 14 Operational Training Unit
context_page_description: Royal Air Force Market Harborough or more simply RAF Market Harborough is a former Royal Air Force station near the town of Market Harborough in the county of Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Today part of the site of the former airbase is occupied by HMP Gartree.
context_section_description: On 1 August 1943, No. 14 Operational Training Unit (No. 14 OTU) was re-formed at Market Harborough with the transfer of the unit from RAF Cottesmore. The OTU was tasked with the training of crews for RAF Bomber Command in both daylight a night operations. No.14 OTU continued to be housed on the Station until it was disbanded on 24 June 1945.
caption: Hawker Hurricanes also operated from RAF Market Harborough with 1683 BDTF
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