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Formed Apr 1918 in No 5 Area. Transferred to North-Western Area, 8 May 1918. (Training) added, 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 28 Sep 1919.
Reformed 30 Nov 1939 as No 20 (Training) Group in Training Command. Transferred to Technical Training Command 27 May 1940. Absorbed into No 22 Group, 1 Aug 1943.
1 Apr 1918 Lt Col-Col W G S Mitchell
28 Sep 1919 - 30 Nov 1939 Disbanded
1 Dec 1939 AVM L L D McKean
24 Mar 1941 AVM A J Capel
25 Jul 1941 AVM Sir Christopher Brand
Listings of units controlled by No 20 Group: -
Originally
formed on 1 April 1918 at Montrose within No 5 Area, it transferred to
North-Western Area on 8 May 1918 and disbanded on being absorbed into No 20
Group on 1 July 1918. It reformed as No 21 (Training) Group, on
12 April 1926 when No 1 Group was renamed. Part of Inland Area, it was based at West Drayton and controlled stores
and repair depots, school and the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental
Establishment (No’s 15 and 22 Squadrons) at Martlesham Heath. It disbanded on 1 February 1934.
Reformed as No 21 (Training) Group within Training Command and based at Cranwell. It was transferred to Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940 and was responsible for the RAF College and the SFTSs from the Midlands northwards. It moved to Spitalgate on 28 July 1944 and took over the old No 5 Group HQ in Grantham on 7 March 1946. It absorbed No 91 Group, Bomber Command on 1 May 1947, taking over that Group’s HQ at Moerton Hall, Swinderby. It absorbed No 54 Group on 24 June 1953 and disbanded 1March 1955.
Motto: Ad Suam Quisque Operam
1 Apr 1918 ?
1 Jul 1918 - 12 Apr 1926 Disbanded
20 Aug 1926 Gp Capt A G Board
xx xxx 1927 ?
15 Feb 1928 Gp Capt A B Burdett
16 Dec 1929 Gp Capt L W B Rees VC
7 Aug 1931 Gp Capt C H K Edmonds
25 Jan 1932 Gp Capt G P Grenfell
1 Feb 1934 - 1 Dec 1938 Disbanded
1 Dec 1938 AVM J E A Baldwin
17 Jul 1939 AVM B E Sutton
29 Aug 1939 A/Cdre H V Champion de Crespigny
3 jun 1940 AVM R P Willock
15 Oct 1943 AVM H V Champion de Crespigny
15 Jul 1945 A/Cdre J G Hawtrey
1946 - 47 A/Cdre G H Vasse
1947 - 48 AVM F J W Mellersh
1948 - 49 AVM C A Bouchier
28 Mar 1949 AVM G G Banting
Mar 1951 AVM J D Breakey
6 Jul 1951 AVM A McKee
1 Nov 1953 AVM G E Nicholetts
Listings of units controlled by No 21 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
Details of units controlled by and personnel serving at HQ, No 21 Group: -
[July 1926 | July 1927 | July 1928 | July 1929 | July 1930 | July 1931 | July 1932 | July 1933 | July 1934 | July 1935]
Due to form 1 Apr 1918, but not activated.
Formed 1 Jul 1918 in North-Western Area. (Operations) added, 8 Aug 1918.
Disbanded 30 May 1919.
Reformed as No 22 (Army Co-Operation) Group in 12 Apr 1926 from No 7 Group within Inland Area. Transferred to ADGB, 17 Feb 1936. Raised to Command status 1 May 1936. Reduced to group status and transferred to Fighter Command 14 Jul 1936. Raised to Command status 24 Jun 1940. Expanded to form Army Co-Operation Command 1 Dec 1940
Reformed 1 Aug 1943 as No 22 (Training) Group, in Technical Training Command, disbanded 31 Jan 1972.
On 30 Oct 2006, it was reformed when Training Group was renamed.
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1 Jul 1918 Col/Brig-Gen E A D Masterman
30 May 1919 - 12 Apr 1926 Disbanded
12 Apr 1926 A/Cdre D le G Pitcher
9 Apr 1929 A/Cdre N D K MacEwen
14 Sep 1931 A/Cdre H LeM Brock
30 Jun 1936 A/Cdre-AVM B E Sutton
3 Jul 1939 AVM C H B Blount
15 Sep 1939 AVM N D K MacEwen
30 May 1940 AVM C H B Blount
23 Oct 1940 ?
20 Nov 1940 AM Sir Arthur Barratt
1 Dec 1940 - 1 Aug 1943 Disbanded
1 Aug 1943 AVM C E V Porter
1946 - 48 AVM A C Stevens
19 Jan 1948 AVM P E Maitland
15 Jun 1950 AVM B V Reynolds
25 Aug 1952 AVM W H Merton
1 Dec 1953 AVM J L F Fuller-Good
15 Jan 1957 AVM R Faville
12 Sep 1960 AVM B A Chacksfield
12 Nov 1962 AVM A A Case
15 Jan 1966 AVM W V Crawford-Crompton
1 Jul 1968 AVM G R Magill
1 Jan 1970 AVM E Plumtree
31 Jan 1972 - 30 Oct 2006 Disbanded
30 Oct 2006 AVM J M M Ponsonby
xx Jul 2007 AVM R Garwood
xx Jul 2009 AVM B M North
26 Feb 2010 AVM M C Green
Listings of units controlled by No 22 Group: -
[January 1939 | Dec 1944 |
Details of units controlled by and personnel serving at HQ, No 22 Group: -
[July 1926 | July 1927 | July 1928 | July 1929 | July 1930 | July 1931 | July 1932 | July 1933 | July 1934 | July 1935]
Formed 1 Apr 1918 in No 5 Area as No 23 (Equipment) Group. Transferred to North-Western Area, 8 May 1918. Disbanded 10 May 1918.
Reformed as No 23 (Training) Group in Inland Area, 12 Apr 1926 by re-numbering No 3 Group. Transferred to Training Command 1 May 1936. Transferred to Flying Training Command, 27 May 1940. Disbanded 2 May 1975.
1 Apr 1918. ?
10 May 1918 - 12 Apr 1926 Disbanded
12 Apr 1926 A/Cdre I M Bonham-Carter
15 Dec 1927 A/Cdre B C H Drew
15 Dec 1929 A/Cdre P B Joubert de la Ferte
6 Sep 1930 A/Cdre P F M Fellowes
31 Oct 1932 A/Cdre P H L Playfair
xx xxx 1933 AVM H R Nicholl
16 Apr 1934 A/Cdre C D Breese
27 Feb 1937 AVM L A Pattinson
27 Dec 1940 AVM K R Park
28 Jan 1942 AVM D Harries
2 Aug 1943 AVM M Thomas
8 Mar 1944 AVM C E W Lockyer
xx xxx 1945 AVM F F Inglis
3 Feb 1947 AVM A P Ledger
20 Feb 1950 AVM L Darvall
xx xxx 1952 AVM A Hesketh
9 Apr 1952 AVM F W Long
12 Oct 1953 AVM G D Harvey
19 Dec 1955 AVM H R Graham
1 Dec 1958 AVM C Scragg
15 Dec 1960 AVM W E Coles
29 Aug 1963 AVM P T Philpott
23 Aug 1965 AVM M D Lyne
15 Dec 1967 AVM H Burton
6 Feb 1970 AVM H A C Bird-Wilson
3 Mar 1973 AVM J Gingell
xx xxx 1975
Listings of units controlled by No 23 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
Details of units controlled by and personnel serving at HQ, No 23 Group: -
[July 1926 | July 1927 | July 1928 | July 1929 | July 1930 | July 1931 | July 1932 | July 1933 | July 1934 | July 1935]
Formed
26 Jun 1918 in 6th Brigade to control 46 and 48 Wings. (Northern) (Operations)
added, 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 13 Jun 1919.
Reformed 10 Jul 1936 as No 24 (Training) Group in Training Command. Transferred to Technical Training Command, 27 May 1940, becoming No 24 (Technical Training) Group. Disbanded 29 Dec 1975.
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Motto: Tuti Volent
Jul 1918 ?
13 Jun 1919 - 10 Jul 1936 Disbanded
10 Jul 1936 AVM J T Babington
22 Sep 1938 AVM P C Maltby
23 Nov 1940 AVM B E Sutton
1940 A/Cdre G B Dacre
25 Feb 1943 AVM H H MacL Fraser
10 Jan 1944 AVM K M St C G Leask
15 Jan 1948 AVM L G Harvey
31 Dec 1949 AVM R O Jones
8 Sep 1952 AVM J G Franks
15 Feb 1955 AVM G B Beardsworth
1 Apr 1957 AVM H D Speckley
1 Jan 1959 AVM J Marson
27 Jul 1961 AVM T N Coslett
27 Mar 1963 AVM J K Rotherham
18 Jun 1965 AVM B Robinson
25 Aug 1967 AVM J H Hunter-Tod
13 Feb 1970 AVM R E W Harland
29 Jan 1972 AVM C S Betts
Listings of units controlled by No 24 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
Due to form 22 Jun 1918, but not activated.
Formed 12 Aug 1918 as No 25 (Operations) Group in North Western Area.
Disbanded 1920.
Reformed 1 Feb 1937 in Training Command as No 25 (Armament) Group by renaming Armament Group. Transferred to Flying Training Command, 27 May 1940. Disbanded 15 Apr 1948
Reformed as No 25 (Flying Training) Group, 20 Mar 1951. Disbanded 1 Jun 1968.
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Motto: Instate
22 Jun 1918 ?
? 1920 - 1 Feb 1937 Disbanded
1 Feb 1934 A/Cdre L A Pattinson
18 Feb 1937 A/Cdre A G R Garrod
xx xxx 1938 A/Cdre G B Dacre
17 Aug 1938 A/Cdre H M Cave-Browne-Cave
24 Feb 1939 A/Cdre H V Champion de Crespigny
27 Jan 1942 A/Cdre - AVM E D Davis
12 Dec 1945: A/Cdre C H N Bilney
1947 - 48 A/Cdre G H Vasse
15 Apr 1948 - 20 Mar 1951 Disbanded
20 Mar 1951 AVM R B Jordon
11 Feb 1953 AVM H H Brookes
17 Aug 1954 AVM H A Constantine
23 Apr 1956 AVM H H Brookes
13 Oct 1958 AVM J F Hobler
1 Feb 1961 AVM H J Kirkpatrick
14 Jan 1963 AVM P D Holder
19 Oct 1964 AVM R I Jones
22 May 1967 AVM G R Magill
Listings of units controlled by No 25 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
Formed Nov 1918 as No 26 (Training) Group in Egypt.
Disbanded 1919.
Reformed 1 Dec 1937 by renaming Superintendent of the Reserve and Inspector of Civil Flying training Schools within Training Command to control E & R FTS's. Renamed No 50 (Reserve) Group and transferred to Reserve Command, 3 Feb 1939.
Reformed 12 Feb 1940 as No 26(Signals) Group in Training Command. Transferred to Technical Training Command, 27 May 1940. Transferred to Bomber Command , 10 Feb 1942 Amalgamated with No 60 Group to form No 90 Group, 25 Apr 1946.
Motto: To Link and Guide
xx Nov 1918 ?
? 1919 - 1 Dec 1937 Disbanded
1 Dec 1937 A/Cdre C W H Pulford
7 Nov 1938 A/Cdre S W Smith
3 Feb 1939 - 12 Feb 1940 Disbanded
6 Feb 1940 A/Cdre J H Simpson
15 Sep 1942 AVM O G W G Lywood
Listings of units controlled by No 26 Group: -
[January 1939 | July1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 | Dec 1944 |
Formed 29 Aug 1918 as part of the Independent Air Force at Bircham Newton. Disbanded 19 May 1919. Was to be reformed on 1 Mar 1939 in Reserve Command but not activated.
Reformed 26 May 1941 as No 27 (Signals Training) Group, in Technical Training Command. Disbanded 1 Oct 1958.
xx Aug 1918 Lt Col R H Mulock
19 May 1919 - 26 May 1941 Disbanded
10 May 1941 A/Cdre/AVM J R Cassidy
1 Apr 1946: AVM R G Hart
1948 - 49 A/Cdre W J Seward
17 Jan 1949 A/Cdre E H Richardson
15 Jan 1951 A/Cdre B D Nicholas
10 Aug 1953 A/Cdre R L Phillips
1 Jun 1957 A/Cdre C M Stewart
Listings of units controlled by No 27 Group: -
[July1942 | Jun 1944 | Dec 1944 |
Formed 13 Jul 1918 as No 28 (Orkney &
Shetland Islands) Group under C-in-C, Grand Fleet. Disbanded 15 Apr 1919.
Reformed as No 28 (Technical Training) Group within Technical Training Command, 1 Nov 1942 within Technical Training Command. Disbanded, 6 Mar 1950.
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Motto: Ad Suam Quisqueo Peram
xx Aug 1918 ?
15 Apr 1919 - 1 Nov 1942 Disbanded
1 Nov 1942 A/Cdre J C Quinnell
1944 AVM H T Lydford
23 Feb 1945 AVM A McGregor
1946 - 47 AVM A P Ledger
1947 - 48/49 AVM C A Stevens
21 Feb 1949 AVM F R D Swain
Listings of units controlled by No 28 Group: -
Short existence in Nov 1918 as No 29 (Training) Group in Egypt. Reformed 27 Nov 1918 as No 29 (Operations) Group under C-in-C, Grand Fleet with Command status. Renamed No 29 (Fleet) Group, Aug 1919. Transferred to Coastal Area, 15 Sep 1919. Disbanded 31 Mar 1922.
Reformed 1 Jul 1942 as No 29 (Flying Training) Group, within Flying Training Command by splitting No 25 Group. Absorbed into No 25 Group, 14/19 Jul 1945.
xx Nov 1918 ?
27 Nov 1918 Brig-Gen J M Steel
16 Jul 1919 Gp Capt R H Clark-Hall
21 Oct 1921: Gp Capt C S Burnett
31 Mar 1922 - 1 Jul 1942 Disbanded
xx xxx 1942 ?
2 Oct 1943 A/Cdre L G leB Croke
Listings of units controlled by No 26 Group: -
Details of personnel serving at HQ No 29 Group: -
[Apr 1920 | Jul 1920 | Jul 1921]
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