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Formed 1 Apr 1918 in No 1 Area. Transferred to
South-Eastern Area, 8 May 1918; Southern Area, 20 Sep 1919. (Training) added 8
Aug 1918, dropped 1 Apr 1920 on transfer to Inland Area. Disbanded at Kenley, 19
May 1924 by renumbering as No 6 Group, reformed same day at Kidbrooke.
Renumbered No 21 (Training) Group, 12 Apr 1926
Reformed as No 1 Air Defence Group, 25 Aug 1927 by renaming Air Defence Group. Renamed No 6 (Auxiliary) Group 1 May 1936
Reformed 1 May 1936 as No 1 (Bomber) Group by renaming Central Area ADGB. Redesignated Advanced Air Striking Force, 24 Aug 1939.
No 1 (Bomber) Group reformed 12 Sep 1939, Disbanded 22 Dec 1939. Reformed 22 Jun 1940. Transferred to Strike Command, 1 Apr 1968 taking over the role of Bomber Command. Renamed No 1 Group, 1 Sep 1972. Following restructuring in Jan 2000, No 1 Group took control of all offensive and defensive operations. This included ground attack, strike and air defence.
Badge authorised: June 1941
Motto: Swift to Attack
1 Apr 1918
29 Feb 1920 Gp Capt H C T Dowding
27 Feb 1922 Gp Capt E L Gerrard
1 Jan 1923 A/Cdre E L Gerrard
21 Jul 1924 Gp Capt R Gordon
31 Dec 1924 Gp Capt P L W Herbert
12 Apr 1926 - 25 Aug 1927 Disbanded
9 Aug 1927 A/Cdre E L Gerrard
11 Nov 1929 A/Cdre W F MacN Foster
2 Jan 1934 A/Cdre J E A Baldwin
12 Aug 1935 A/Cdre J C Quinnell
1 May 1936 A/Cdre O T Boyd
7 Jan 1937 A/Cdre S W Smith
17 Feb 1938 AVM P H L Playfair
24 Aug 1939 - 12 Sep 1939 Renamed Advanced Air Striking Force
3 Sep 1939 AVM A C Wright
22 Dec 1939 - 22 Jun 1940 Disbanded
27 Jun 1940 A/Cdre J J Breen
27 Nov 1940 AVM R D Oxland
24 Feb 1943 AVM E A B Rice
12 Feb 1945 AVM R S Blucke
15 Jan 1947 AVM C E N Guest
24 Jan 1949 AVM G H Mills
5 Apr 1951 AVM D A Boyle
27 Apr 1953 AVM J R Whitley
3 Oct 1956 AVM G A Walker
14 Jun 1959 AVM J G Davis
1 Dec 1961 AVM P H Dunn
1 May 1964 AVM D C Stapleton
1 Jun 1966 AVM M H LeBas
23
Dec 1968 AVM R L Wade
8 Feb 1971
AVM B P T Horsley
3 Mar 1973
AVM D G Evans
29 Nov 1975
AVM P J Lageson
5 Jul 1978
AVM D B Craig
11 Apr 1980
AVM M W P Knight
18 Dec 1982
AVM D Parry-Evans
17 Sep 1983
A/Cdre H S Carver
xx xxx xxxx
AVM M G Simmons
19 Feb 1987
AVM C J Thomson
24 Feb 1989
AVM R A F Wilson
15 Apr 1991
AVM R E Johns
1 Feb 1993
AVM P T Squire
28 Jul 1993
AVM J R Day
xx Apr 1997 AVM G E Stirrup
24 Jan 2000 Vacant?
10 Mar 2000 AVM P V Harris
12 Mar 2001 AVM G L Torpy
3 Jul 2003 AVM C H Moran
xx Apr 2005 AVM D Walker
xx Jul 2007 AVM C N Harper
Listings of units controlled by No 1 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 |
Formed Apr 1918 in No 1 Area. Transferred to
South-Eastern Area, 8 May 1918. (Training) added 8 Aug 1918, dropped 7 Jul 1919.
Absorbed by Southern Area, 20 Sep 1919. Reduced to Cadre, Dec 1919. Disbanded 31
Mar 1920.
Reformed 20 Mar 1936 as No 2 (Bomber) Group in Central Area. Transferred to Bomber Command 14 Jul 1936. Transferred to 2nd Tactical Air Force 1 Jun 1943. Disbanded, 1 May 1947.
Reformed, 1 Dec 1948 in BAFO. Transferred to 2 TAF, 1 Sep 1951. Disbanded 15 Nov 1958.
Reformed 1 Apr 1993 by renaming RAF
Germany. Disbanded, 1 Apr 1996 by being absorbed by No 1 Group
Reformed 7 Jan 2000 taking control of air transport, air-to-air refuelling and AEW. In 2003/4, it became responsible for Combat Support, which includes the transport fleet, Air Refuelling resources and the RAF Regiment. On 1 Apr 2006, it took over the responsibilities of No 3 Group which was disbanded on that date.
Badge authorised: 11 May 1952
Motto: Vincemus (We will conquer)
1 Apr 1918 Lt Col W R Freeman
31 Mar 1920 - 20 Mar 1936 Disbanded
xx xxx 1936: A/Cdre B E Sutton
1 Sep 1936 A/Cdre S J Goble (RAAF)
2 Dec 1937 A/Cdre C H B Blount
16 May 1938 AVM C T Maclean
17 Apr 1940 AVM J M Robb
12 Feb 1941 AVM D F Stevenson
17 Dec 1941 AVM A Lees
29 Dec 1942 AVM J H D'Albiac
1 Jun 1943 AVM B E Embry
8 Aug 1945 AVM P E Maitland
18 Mar 1946 A/Cdre L W Cannon
3 Jun 1946 AVM A L Paxton
1 May 1947 - 1 Dec 1948 Disbanded
1 Dec 1948 A/Cdre L F Sinclair
16 Jan 1950 A/Cdre The Earl of Bandon
18 Jun 1951 A/Cdre H D McGregor
9 Nov 1953 AVM J R Hallings-Pott
1 Jul 1955 AVM S R Ubee
15 Nov 1958 - 1 Apr 1933 Disbanded
1 Apr 1993 AVM G A Robertson
17 Jan 1994 AVM R H Goodall
1 Apr 1996 - 7 Jan 2000 Disbanded
1 Apr 2000 AVM K D Filbey
2 Aug 2002 AVM N D A Maddox
xx Jan 2005 AVM I W McNicoll
9 Feb 2007 AVM A D Pulford
Listings of units controlled by No 2 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 |
Formed 10 May 1918 in South-Eastern Area.
(Training) added 8 Aug 1918. Transferred to Midland Area, 8 May 1918?; Northern
Area, 18 Oct 1919; Inland Area, 1 Apr 1920. (Training) dropped 10 Nov 1919.
Disbanded 31 Aug 1921.
Reformed from No 11 Wing, 1 Apr 1923. Renumbered No 23 (Training) Group, 12 Apr 1926.
Reformed 1 May 1936 as No 3 (Bomber) Group by renaming Western Area, ADGB. Absorbed into No 1 (Bomber) Group, 1 Nov 1967.
Reformed 1 Apr 2000 to control 'Joint Force Harrier' and Maritime resources. This included all RAF Harriers and FAA Sea Harriers as well as Maritime resources such as the Nimrod and SAR helicopters. In 2003/4 further re-structuring took place which saw the group becoming responsible for Air Battle Management, losing the Harrier force to No 1 Group, but gaining the AEW force from No 2 Group. However, on 1 Apr 2006, its responsibilities were transferred to No 2 Group and it was disbanded.
Badge authorised: August 1947
Motto: Niet zonder arbyt (Nothing without labour)
30 Nov 1919 Gp Capt U J D Bourke
23 Nov 1920 Gp Capt A M Longmore
31 Aug 1921 - 1 Apr 1923 Disbanded
16 Apr 1923 A/Cdre T I Webb-Bowen
7 Mar 1924 A/Cdre L E O Charlton
2 Jan 1925 A/Cdre R Gordon
1 Oct 1925 A/Cdre I M Bonham-Carter
12 Apr 1926 - 1 May 1936 Disbanded
1 May 1936 AVM P H L Playfair
14 Feb 1938 A/Cdre A A B Thomson
29 Aug 1939 AVM J E A Baldwin
14 Sep 1942 AVM The Hon R A Cochrane
27 Feb 1943 AVM R Harrison
28 Feb 1946 AVM A C Collier
xx xxx 1946 Vacant
9 Jul 1946 AVM R M Foster
18 Mar 1947 AVM L Darvall
14 Dec 1948 AVM A Hesketh
15Sep 1951 AVM W A D Brook
1 Sep 1953 AVM E C Hudleston
2 Feb 1956 AVM K B B Cross
4 May 1959 AVM M H Dwyer
9 Oct 1961 AVM B K Burnett
5 Aug 1964 AVM D F Spotswood
26 Nov 1965 AVM D G Smallwood
1 Nov 1967 - 1 Apr 2000 Disbanded
1 Apr 2000 R-Adm I R Henderson RN
24 Jul 2001 R-Adm S. Lidbetter RN
7 Oct 2003 AVM A D White
Listings of units controlled by No 3 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 |
Formed 1 Apr 1918 in No 1 Area. Transferred to South Eastern Area, 8 May 1918. (Operations) added 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 24 Mar 1919.
Reformed 1 Apr 1937 as No 4 (Bomber) Group in Bomber Command. Transferred to Transport Command 7 May 1945. Disbanded 2 Feb 1948.
1 Apr 1918 Col C R Samson
24 Mar 1919 - 1 Apr 1937 Disbanded
12 Jun 1937 A/Cdre A T Harris
25 May 1938 A/Cdre C H B Blount
26 Jun 1939 AVM A Coningham
26 Jul 1941 AVM C R Carr
12 Feb 1945 AVM J R Whitley
7 May 1945 AVM H S P Walmsley
15 Dec 1945 AVM A C Stevens
2 Oct 1946 A/Cdre A P Revington
Listings of units controlled by No 4 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 |
Formed 1 Apr 1918 in VII Brigade from
Dover-Dunkirk Group RNAS. Transferred to South-Eastern Area, 8 May 1918.
(Operations) added 8 Aug 1918. Raised to Command status, 15 Aug 1918. Reduced to
Group status in South-Eastern Area, 25 Feb 1919. Disbanded, 15 May 1919.
Reformed 1 Sep 1937 as No 5 (Bomber) Group in Bomber Command. Disbanded 15 Dec 1945.
Badge Authorised: March 1945
Motto: Undaunted
.
.
1 Apr 1918 Lt Col F C Halahan
xx May 1918 Brig-Gen C L Lambe
15 May 1919 - 1 Sep 1937 Disbanded
17 Aug 1937 A/Cdre W B Callaway
11 Sep 1939 AVM A T Harris
22 Nov 1940 AVM N H Bottomley
12 May 1941 AVM J C Slessor
25 Apr 1942 AVM W A Coryton
28 Feb 1943 AVM The Hon R A Cochrane
16 Jan 1945 AVM H A Constantine
Listings of units controlled by No 5 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 |
Formed 1 Apr 1918 in No 1 Area as No 6
(Equipment) Group. Renamed Technical Group, 15 Aug 1918.
Reformed in Italy as No 6 (Adriatic) Group , 27 Sep 1918. Reduced to No 66 Wing, 20 Dec 1918.
Reformed as No 6 (Fighter) Group, 1 May 1924. Disbanded 20 May 1926.
Reformed as No 6 (Auxiliary) Group 1 May 1936 by renaming No 1 (Air Defence Group). Transferred to Bomber Command, 14 Jul 1936. Renamed No 6 (Bomber) Group 1 Jan 1939. Renamed No 91 Group 11 May 1942. Numberplate transferred to RCAF 25 Oct 1942. Disbanded 31 Aug 1945.
*
Badge Authorised: October 1946
Motto: Sollertia et ingenium (Iniiative and Skill)
1 Apr 1918
15 Aug 1918 - 27 Sep 1918 Disbanded
15 Aug 1918 Col C R Samson
20 Dec 1918 - 1 May 1924 Disbanded
16 May 1924 A/Cdre C R Samson
20 May 1926 - 1 May 1936 Disbanded
14 Jul 1936 A/Cdre J C Quinnell
2 Sep 1939 AVM W F MacN Foster
16 Mar 1942 G/C - A/Cdre H S P Walmsley
25 Oct 1942 AVM G E Brookes RCAF
Listings of units controlled by No 6 Group: -
[January 1939 | Jun 1944 |
Formed 1 Apr 1918 by renaming Southern Training Brigade in No 2 Area. Transferred to South-Western Area, 8 May 1918. (Training) added 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 16 Aug 1919.
Reformed by reducing South-Western Area to Group status 20 Sep 1919. Transferred to Inland Area, 1 Apr 1920. Disbanded 12 Apr 1926.
Reformed 15 Jul 1940 as No 7 (Operational Training) Group in Bomber Command to control operational training. Renamed No 92 Group, 11 May 1942.
Reformed 1 Nov 1944, disbanded 21 Dec 1945 to control HCU's.
1 Jul 1919 Gp Capt T C R Higgins
16 Aug 1919 - 20 Sep 1919 Disbanded
20 Sep 1919: Gp Capt - A/Cdre T C R Higgins
1 Sep 1922: A/Cdre L E O Charlton
1 Jan 1923 A/Cdre E A D Masterman
26 Nov 1924 A/Cdre A M Longmore
1 Apr 1925 A/Cdre D Le G Pitcher
12 Apr 1926 - 15 Jul 1940 Disbanded
15 Jul 1940 A/Cdre The Hon R A Cochrane
2 Nov 1940 A/Cdre L H Cockey
11 May 1942 - 1 Nov 1944 Disbanded
1 Nov 1944 AVM G S Hodson
23 Feb 1945 AVM E A B Rice
Formed Apr 1918 in No 2 Area. Transferred to
South-Western Area, 8 May 1918. (Training) added 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 15 May
1919.
Reformed as No 8 (Bomber) Group 1 Sep 1941. Disbanded 28 Jan 1942.
Pathfinder Force renamed No 8 (Pathfinder Force) Group, 13 Jan 1943. Disbanded 15 Dec 1945.
Badge Authorised: 11 March 1953
Motto: We guide to strike
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xx xxx 1918 Brig-Gen J M Steel
15 May 1919 - 1 Sep 1941 Disbanded
8 Sep 1941 A/Cdre F J Fogarty
xx Dec 1941 AVM D F Stevenson?
28 Jan 1942 - 13 Jan 1943 Disbanded
13 Jan 1943 AVM D C T Bennett
21May 1945 AVM J R Whitley
Listings of units controlled by No 8 Group: -
Formed 1 Apr 1918 in No 2 Area. Transferred to South-Western Area, 8 May 1918. (Operations) added 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 15 May 1919.
Reformed 9 Aug 1940 as No 9 (Fighter) Group in Fighter Command, to cover the North-West England and Northern Ireland. Absorbed into No 12 Group, 15 Sep 1944.
1 Apr 1918 Brig-Gen H D Briggs
15 May 1919 - 9 Aug 1940 Disbanded
16 Sep 1940 AVM W A McClaughry
xx Apr 1942 AVM L H Slatter
26 Jun 1942 AVM W F Dickson
xx xxx 1942: A/Cdre C R Steele (Temp)
10 Nov 1942 AVM J W Jones
2 Jul 1943 AVM L N Hollinghurst
6 Nov 1943 A/Cdre C A Stevens (Temp)
7 Dec 1943 AVM D F Stevenson
Listings of units controlled by No 9 Group: -
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