No. 27 Group RAF

No. 27 (Signals Training) Group RAF
No. 27 (Operations) Group RAF
Royal Air Force Ensign
ActiveAugust 1918 and May 1919
May 1941 and October 1958
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeRoyal Air Force group
RoleMilitary aviation training
Part ofRAF Technical Training Command

No. 27 Group RAF is a former group of the Royal Air Force that was operational between August 1918 and May 1919 during the First World War, and between May 1941 and October 1958 during the Second and Cold War.[1]

The group controlled No. 27 Group Communication Flight RAF between 27 May 1941 and 30 July 1952 which used the following airfields:[2]

Structure

Order of Battle during July 1944:[3]

Headquarters

[1]

  • Room 230, Air Ministry, London = 29 August 1918 – 11 October 1918
  • RAF Bircham Newton = 11 October 1918 – 19 May 1919

Disbanded

  • RAF Langley Hall, Slough = 26 May 1941 – 7 July 1941
  • RAF Lechlade = 7 July 1941 – 22 January 1945
  • RAF Southrop = 22 January 1945 – 18 September 1947
  • RAF Debden = 18 September 1947 – 15 September 1949
  • RAF Colerne = 15 September 1949 – 20 July 1953
  • RAF Yatesbury (Cherhill) = 20 July 1953 – 1 October 1958

Disbanded

References

Citations

  1. ^ a b Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 151.
  2. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 157.
  3. ^ Delve 1994, p. 74.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 215.

Bibliography

  • Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • Sturtivant, Ray; Hamlin, John (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. Tonbridge, UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.