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Formed 25 Sep 1939 under the control of HQ RAF Mediterranean to control units operating from Gibraltar. It was transferred to Coastal Command in xx Nov/Dec 1940. Renamed AHQ Gibraltar, 1 May 1942.
25 Aug 1939 Gp Capt F E P Barrington
7 Oct 1940 Gp Capt A D Rogers
Formed 18 Sep 1939 as No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Group from General Reconnaissance Group, Middle East. Renamed No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group, 3 Oct 1941. Absorbed into Air Defence Eastern Mediterranean, 1 Feb 1944.
26 Sep 1939 Gp Capt H W G Penderel
11 May 1940 Gp Capt G M Bryer
xx Jul 1941 AVM L H Slatter
xx Jul 1942 AVM H P Lloyd
xx Jul 1942:
5 Mar 1943 AVM T A Langsford-Sainsbury
Listings of units controlled by No 201 Group: -
[July 1942 |
Formed 21 Sep 1939 as No 202 (Operations) Group by renaming Egypt Group. Absorbed in No 204 Group, 12 Apr 1941. Reformed 26 May 1941. Renamed AHQ Egypt, 1 Dec 1941.
Reformed 11 Jul 1944 to administer RAF units involved on Operation Anvil/Dragoon. Disbanded, 7 Nov 1944.
21 Sep 1939 AVM R Collishaw
14 Apr 1941 A/Cdre T W Elmhirst
1Dec 1941 - 11 Jul 1944 Disbanded
11 Jul 1944 ?
Listings of units controlled by No 202 Group: -
Formed 17 Aug 1940 as No 203 (Maintenance) Group from HQ RAF Sudan. Renamed No 203 (Training) Group, 10 May 1943. Disbanded, 28 Feb 1945.
17 Aug 1940 A/Cdre L H Slatter
13 Jul 1941 AVM C B S Spackman
11 Feb 1942 AVM R G Parry
10 May 1943 AVM M L Taylor
Listings of units controlled by No 203 Group: -
[July 1942 | Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
Formed 12 Apr 1941 by renaming HQ RAF Cyrenaica. Renamed AHQ Western Desert, 21 Oct 1941.
12 Apr 1941 AVM R Collishaw
30 Jul 1941 AVM A Coningham
Formed 23 Oct 1941 by renaming No 257 Wing. Disbanded, 15 Apr
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Motto: Through Darkness to Light
23 Oct 1941 A/Cdre L L MacLean
xx xxx 1943 A/Cdre O R Gayford ?
10 Jul 1943 A/Cdre J H T Simpson
xx Aug 1944: Brig J D Durant SAAF
xx xxx 1944 AVM S E Toomer
30 Apr 1945 AVM A McKee
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Feb 1947
AVM G S Hodson
20
Oct 1949 AVM
V E Groom
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Feb 1952
No Appointment
6
Jul 1952
AVM H V Satterley
30
Jun 1954 AVM
D H F Barnett
Listings of units controlled by No 205 Group: -
[July 1942 | Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
Formed 1 Sep 1941 as No 206 (Maintenance) Group by renaming
Maintenance Group. Disbanded, 28 Feb 1946.
Reformed 1 Jun 1951 as No 206 (Base Maintenance) Group. Disbanded 31 Aug 1954.
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Motto: Support to the wings
17 Jun 1941 A/Cdre C B Cooke
18 Jul 1942 A/Cdre C F Smylie
10 Jun 1944 A/Cdre F E Vernon
28 Feb 1946 - 1 Jun 1951 Disbanded
1 Jun
1951
A/Cdre
F W Felgate
6 Jul 1952 A/Cdre M S Shapcott
Listings of units controlled by No 206 Group: -
[July 1942 | Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
No 207 (General Purpose) Group
Formed 15 Dec 1941 by renaming AHQ East Africa. Renamed AHQ East Africa, 16 Nov 1942.
15 Dec 1941 A/Cdre W Sowrey
xx Jun 1942 A//Cdre M L Taylor
Listings of units controlled by No 207 Group: -
[July 1942 |
Formed 15 Dec 1942 by upgrading No 263 Wing. Disbanded, 15 Nov 1944.
6 Feb 1942 Gp Capt E W Whitley
14 Apr 1943 Gp Capt R C F Lister
Listings of units controlled by No 209 Group: -
[Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
Formed 1 May 1943 as No 210 (Fighter) Group. Disbanded, 1 May 1944 (not shown in December 1943 Confidential Air Force List).
Reformed, 6 Jul 1944 to control coastal air forces in North Africa and Western Mediterranean. Transferred to AHQ Malta, Jan 1945. Disbanded 25 Apr 1945.
1 May 1943 Gp Capt J Grandy
15 Oct 1943 Gp Capt E W Whitley
1 May 1944 - 6 Jul 1944 Disbanded
6 Jul 1944 ?
Formed 10 Dec 1941 as No 211 (Medium Bomber) Group by renaming Nucleus Group Western Desert. Disbanded, 3 Feb 1942.
Reformed as No 211 (Offensive Fighter) Group, 12 Mar 1943. Reduced to 'Z' Sector NAAF, 17 Sep 1943.
xx xxx 1942 Gp Capt G P H Carter?
3 Feb 1942 - 12 Mar 1943 Disbanded
11 Apr 1943 A/Cdre R L R Atcherley
Listings of units controlled by No 211 Group: -
[July 1942 |
Formed 1Dec 1942 as No 212 (Fighter Control) Group within Western Desert Air Force. Transferred to AHQ Egypt, 25 Nov 1942.
Reformed 1 Dec 1942 as No 212 (Fighter) Group subordinate to AHQ Egypt. Disbanded, 31 Jan 1946.
xx xxx 1942 A/Cdre A J Rankin
25 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1942 Disbanded
26 Mar 1943 A/Cdre A H Wann
1 Mar 1944
A/Cdre N S Allinson28 Jul 1945 Gp Capt J W A Hunnard
Listings of units controlled by No 212 Group: -
[July 1942 | Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
Formed 15 Dec 1941 as No 213 (Operational) Group by renaming Advanced AHQ Levant.. Disbanded, 15 Nov 1943.
10 Dec 1941 Gp Capt S D Macdonald
20 Oct 1942 A/Cdre R M Foster
14 Mar 1943 Gp Capt F M Denny
Formed 1 Jan 1942 subordinate to AHQ Iraq. Merged with No 217 Group, 30 Nov 1942. Reformed 15 Apr 1943 as No 214 (Maintenance) Group. Disbanded, 31 Dec 1945. (not shown in December 1943 Confidential Air Force List)
8 Jan 1942 Gp Capt R M Foster
xx Oct 1942 A/Cdre G F Smylie
8 Jan 1945 A/Cdre P Slocombe
Listings of units controlled by No 214 Group: -
[July 1942 | Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
No 215 (General Reconnaissance) Group
Formed 1 May 1942 at Basrah. Disbanded, 1 Nov 1943.
2 May 1943 A/Cdre G L Carter
Listings of units controlled by No 215 Group: -
[July 1942 |
Formed 21 May 1942 as No 216 (Ferry) Group. Renamed No 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) Group, 9 Sep 1942. Reduced to C&M, 31 Jul 1946. Disbanded, 26 Oct 1946.
xx xxx 1942 G/C B H C Russell
10 Sep 1942 A/Cdre W W Straight
25 Jun 1945 AVM L Darvall
Listings of units controlled by No 216 Group: -
[July 1942 | Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
Formed 18 Sep 1942 as No 217 (PAIFORCE) Group from Persian Group. Disbanded, 1 May 1943. Reformed, 3 Nov 1943 within RAF Middle East. Disbanded, 29 Feb 1944.
Formed 1 Oct 1942. Disbanded, 17 Apr 1943. Reformed, 30 Nov 1943. Disbanded, 20 Jun 1946
30 Nov 1943 A/Cdre E L Ridley
10 Feb 1945 A/Cdre H I T Beardsworth
10 Oct 1945 A/Cdre E A Burridge
Listings of units controlled by No 218 Group: -
[Jun 1944 | December 1944 |
Formed 6 Dec 1942 as No 219 (Fighter) Group subordinate to AHQ Eastern Mediterranean. Disbanded, 27 Jul 1944.
Reformed 1 Mar 1946 by amalgamating AHQ Eastern Mediterranean, AHQ Egypt and No 206 Group. Amalgamated with No 205 Group, 1 Dec 1946.
17 Jan 1943 Gp Capt G A G Johnson
26 Jul 1943 Gp Capt Hon M Aitken
xx xxx 1946
27 Jul 1944 - 1 Mar 1946 Disbanded
21 Mar 1946 AVM S E Toomer
Listings of units controlled by No 219 Group: -
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Formed 21 Apr 1941 in Burma. Later renamed BURGROUP, reverting to No 221 Group, 15 Dec 1941. Again renamed, this time as NORGROUP, Feb 1942. Disbanded, 12 Mar 1942. Reformed, 12 Mar 1942 as a composite group in India. Renamed first as No 221 (Bomber) Group and later No 221 (Tactical) Group. Disbanded, 30 Sep 1945.
17 Dec 1941 AVM D F Stevenson
20 Apr 1942 A/Cdre H J F Hunter
1 May 1943 A/Cdre H V Rowley
17 Feb 1944 AVM S F Vincent
15 Jun 1945 AVM C A Bouchier
14 Jul 1945 A/Cdre A M Wray
Listings of units controlled by No 221 Group: -
Formed 1 Sep 1941 as No 222 (General Reconnaissance) Group. Disbanded by renaming as AHQ Ceylon, 15 Oct 1945.
13 Mar 1942 AVM J H D'Albiac
1 Dec 1942 AVM A Lees
1 Apr 1944 AVM-AM A Durston
xx Sep 1945 AVM J D Breakey
1 Oct 1945 ?
Listings of units controlled by No 222 Group: -
Formed 9 Aug 1941 by renaming AHQ Far East. Renamed NORGROUP, 24 Nov 1941. Reformed, 1 May 1942. as No 223 (Composite) Group by renumbering No 1 (Indian) Group. Renamed No 1 (Indian) Group, 15 Aug 1945.
5 May 1942 A/Cdre P H Mackworth
2 Aug 1942 A/Cdre A Gray
1 May 1943 A/Cdre H J F Hunter
5 Oct 1944 A/Cdre H G Crowe
Listings of units controlled by No 223 Group: -
Formed 3 Jan 1942 as No 224 (Fighter) Group. Disbanded, 28 Mar 1942. Reformed 1 Apr 1942 Renamed No 224 (Tactical) Group, 1 Dec 1942. Disbanded by renaming as AHQ Malaya, 30 Sep 1945.
Reformed, 31 Aug 1957 from AHQ Malaya. Disbanded, 1 Oct 1968
3 Jan 1942 Gp Capt E B Rice
18 Jan 1942 A/Cdre S F Vincent
11 Apr 1942 A/Cdre J L Vachell
11 Jul 1942 Gp Capt J W C More (temporary)
24 Aug 1942 A/Cdre G E Wilson (assumed command on 9 Oct)
2 Jan 1943 A/Cdre A Gray
19 Jul 1944 A/Cdre The Earl of Bandon
30 Sep 1945 - 31 Aug 1957 Disbanded
11 Jun 1957 AVM Hancock (RAAF)
15 Jun 1959 AVM R A R Rae
24 Jul 1962 AVM F Headlam (RAAF)
30 Nov 1964 AVM C N Foxley-Norris
4 Mar 1967 AVM ? (RAAF)
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Photograph showing Personnel of No 224 Group outside the Group HQ at Kuala Lumper, December 1957. The AOC, AVM Hancock RAAF is shown in the centre, to the AOC's left is SAC Colin Lingley, who served with the author in the ATC (Courtesy of Karen and Andrew Thompson) |
Formed 17 Jan 1942 as No 225 (Bomber) Group by renaming No 223 Group. Disbanded, 28 Mar 1942. Reformed, as No 225 (Composite) Group, 20 Apr 1942. Absorbed No 2 (Indian) Group, 12 Apr 1942. Renamed No 2 (Indian) Group, 1 Oct 1945.
xx Jan 1942 A/Cdre H J F Hunter
30 Jun 1942 A/Cdre A G Bishop
2 Jun 1942 A/Cdre P H Mackworth
16 Aug 1944 AVM N L Desoer
4 May 1945 AVM H N Thornton
5 Nov 1945 A/Cdre E F Waring
Listings of units controlled by No 225 Group: -
Formed 18 Jan 1942 as No 226 (Fighter) Group in Singapore. Not formally disbanded. Number reused to control fighters in defence of Java. Not formally disbanded but ceased to exist in Mar 1942.
Reformed, 9 May 1942 as No 226 (Maintenance) Group, 1 Dec 1942. Disbanded, 31 Jul 1946.
13 Feb 1942 A/Cdre S F Vincent
Mar 1942 - 9 May 1942 Ceased to exist
9 May 1942 A/Cdre L M Iles
1 Feb 1945 A/Cdre W L Freebody
Listings of units controlled by No 226 Group: -
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Formed 6 Jun 1942. Renumbered, No 4 (Indian) Group, 1 May 1946.
24 Aug 1942 A/Cdre F J Vincent
xx xxx 1945 AVM L F Pendred
xx xxx 1946 AVM A L A Perry-Keene
Listings of units controlled by No 227 Group: -
[Jun 1944 |
Formed 22 Feb 1943. Disbanded 15 May 1943. Reformed, 27 Feb 1945 as No 228 (Administrative) Group. Renumbered, No 3 (Indian) Group, 1 May 1946.
27 Feb 1945 A/Cdre H F V Battle
Formed 16 Dec 1943 from No 179 Wing.. Disbanded, 31 Mar 1947..
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16 Dec 1943 A/Cdre C E N Guest
23 Apr 1945 A/Cdre G T Jarman (Deputy AOC)
Listings of units controlled by No 229 Group: -
[Jun 1944 |
Formed 15 Dec 1943 as No 230 (Maintenance) Group. Absorbed into AHQ Burma, 16 May 1945.
Reformed 1 Apr 1952. Renamed AHQ Singapore, 16 Feb 1953.
3 Apr 1944 A/Cdre P S Blockey
16 May 1945 - 1 Apr 1952 Disbanded
1 Apr 1952 AVM W M L MacDonald
Listings of units controlled by No 230 Group: -
[Jun 1944 |
Formed 13 Dec 1943. Disbanded, 30 Sep 1945.
7 Jan 1944 A/Cdre F J W Mellersh
15 Jun 1945 Maj Gen J T Durrant SAAF
Listings of units controlled by No 231 Group: -
[Jun 1944 |
Formed xx Mar 1945. Disbanded, 15 Aug 1946. Officially a Transport Command Group, operating under control of HQ ACSEA.
1 Jun 1945 AVM J D I Hardman
1 Jan 1946 A/Cdre A Earle
Formed 28 Mar 1945. Disbanded, 30 Jun 1946. Planned to control RAF units allocated to Operation Roger
No 238 (Airborne Assault) Group
Formed 20 Apr 1945. Reduced to No 238 Wing, 11 Sep 1945.
No 241 (Special Operations) Group
Formed 1 Jan 1942 in London but intended for operations in the Far East. Disbanded, 14 Jul 1942 without becoming operational.
Formed 24 Aug 1942. Disbanded, 14 Sep 1944.
xx xxx 1942 A/Cdre G M Lawson
22 Feb 1943 A/Cdre K B B Cross
24 Feb 1944 A/Cdre G Harcourt-Smith
Listings of units controlled by No 242 Group: -
[Jun 1944 |
Formed 3 Jul 1943. Disbanded, 9 Aug 1943. Formed to control RAF units for the proposed defence of Portuguese airfields
Formed xx Oct 1943 within Coastal Command to control units
operating from the Azores. Disbanded, 1 Mar 1946.
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Motto: Valor Lealdade E Merito
18 Sep 1943 AVM G R Bromet
xx xxx 1946 A/Cdre H F G Southey
Listings of units controlled by No 247 Group: -
[Jun 1944 |
Formed 24 Apr 1945 by renaming No 300 Wing. Reduced to Wing status, 31 Mar 1946. Officially a Transport Command Group, operating under control of HQ ACSEA.
31 Jul 1945 AVM A Earle
No 333 (Special Operational) Group
Formed 1 Sep 1942 for Operation Torch. Formed basis of Eastern Air Command, 19 Nov 1942.
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