List of Royal Air Force groups

This is a list of Royal Air Force groups. The group is a formation just below command level.


 * No. 1 Group RAF
 * No. 2 Group RAF
 * No. 3 Group RAF
 * No. 4 Group RAF
 * No. 5 Group RAF
 * No. 6 Group RAF
 * No. 7 Group RAF
 * No. 8 Group RAF
 * No. 9 Group RAF
 * No. 10 Group RAF
 * No. 11 Group RAF
 * No. 12 Group RAF
 * No. 13 Group RAF
 * No. 14 Group RAF
 * No. 15 Group RAF
 * No. 16 Group RAF
 * No. 17 Group RAF - Formed Apr 1918 in No 4 Area. Transferred to North-Eastern Area, 8 May 1918. (Training) added, 8 Aug 1918. Disbanded 18 Oct 1919. Reformed 1 Dec 1936 as No 17 (Training) Group in RAF Coastal Command. Order of battle 6 JUne 1944, including Nos 4,5,6,7,9, 131, 132 OTUs and No 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF. . Disbanded 1 Sep 1945.
 * No. 18 Group RAF
 * No. 11/18 Group RAF
 * No. 19 Group RAF
 * No. 20 Group RAF
 * No. 21 Group RAF
 * No. 22 Group RAF
 * No. 23 Group RAF - No. 23 Group was reformed as No 23 (Training) Group in Inland Area on 12 Apr 1926 by re-numbering No. 3 Group RAF. It was transferred to RAF Training Command on 1 May 1936. It was then transferred again to Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940.  It was reabsorbed into Training Command in 1968 and disbanded on 2 May 1975.
 * No. 24 Group RAF
 * No. 25 Group RAF
 * No. 26 Group RAF
 * No. 27 Group RAF
 * No. 28 Group RAF
 * No. 29 Group RAF
 * No. 30 Group RAF - headquartered at Chessington, near Surbiton, Surrey (RAF Balloon Command)
 * No. 31 Group RAF - Balloon Barrage group
 * No. 32 Group RAF - HQ at Claverton Manor, Claverton, near Bath, Somerset (Balloon Barrage group)
 * No. 33 Group RAF - headquartered at Parkhead House, Abbey Lane, Sheffield, Yorkshire (Balloon Barrage group)
 * No. 34 Group RAF - headquartered at Tor House, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh (Balloon Barrage group)
 * No. 38 Group RAF - Headquartered at Netheravon, Wiltshire
 * No. 40 Group RAF - Formed 3 January 1939 within RAF Maintenance Command. Responsible for all equipment except bombs and explosives. Disbanded 28 July 1961. Last AOC Acting AVM V H B Roth.
 * No. 41 Group RAF
 * No. 42 Group RAF - No. 42 Group was formed on 1 January 1939 as part of RAF Maintenance Command. The group assumed responsibility on 17 April 1939 for ammunition and fuel depots. It was disbanded on 2 January 1956. See also RAF munitions storage during Word War II
 * No. 43 Group RAF
 * No. 44 Group RAF
 * No. 45 Group RAF - redesignation of RAF Ferry Command, from 25 March 1943. No 45 (Atlantic Ferry) Group from that date. Renamed No 45 (Transport) Group, Jun 1944. Reduced to wing status 1945-46.
 * No. 46 Group RAF
 * No. 47 Group RAF
 * No. 48 Group RAF
 * No. 50 Group RAF - flying training group, RAF Reserve Command/RAF Flying Training Command
 * No. 51 Group RAF - flying training group
 * No. 52 Group RAF
 * No. 53 Group RAF
 * No. 54 Group RAF - flying training group
 * No. 60 Group RAF - formed 23 March 1940 in Fighter Command to control RDF (Radar) Stations and other Radio units. Amalgamated with No. 26 Group to form No. 90 (Signals) Group, 25 April 1946.
 * No. 61 Group RAF
 * No. 62 Group RAF
 * No. 63 Group RAF
 * No. 64 Group RAF
 * No. 65 Group RAF
 * No. 66 Group RAF
 * No. 67 Group RAF
 * No. 70 Group RAF - army air cooperation training. Order of battle 1 June 1944, mostly target towing Hurricanes,
 * No. 71 Group RAF
 * No. 72 Group RAF
 * No. 81 Group RAF - reformed as part of Fighter Command in January 1952 to control the command's training units. Disbanded in 1957.
 * No. 82 Group RAF
 * No. 83 Group RAF
 * No. 84 Group RAF
 * No. 85 Group RAF
 * No. 87 Group RAF
 * No. 88 Group RAF
 * No. 90 Group RAF - No 26 Group and No 60 Group were amalgamated to form No 90 Group on 25 April 1946. The group was disbanded in 1973.
 * No. 91 Group RAF - operational training group, RAF Bomber Command, Second World War
 * No. 92 Group RAF - operational training group, RAF Bomber Command, Second World War
 * No. 93 Group RAF - operational training group, RAF Bomber Command, Second World War
 * No. 100 Group RAF - Second World War only. Electronic warfare.
 * No. 106 Group RAF - In June 1943, No. 1 PRU was formed into No 106 Wing, with five squadrons (Nos. 540 to 544 inclusive) and an Operational Training Unit. The Wing was elevated to Group status in April 1944, with two Mosquito and two Spitfire Squadrons (No. 543 Squadron having been disbanded when the aircraft strength per Squadron was increased).
 * No. 200 Group RAF
 * No. 201 Group RAF
 * No. 202 Group RAF
 * No. 203 Group RAF
 * No. 204 Group RAF
 * No. 205 Group RAF
 * No. 206 Group RAF
 * No. 207 Group RAF
 * No. 210 Group RAF
 * No. 211 Group RAF
 * No. 212 Group RAF
 * No. 213 Group RAF
 * No. 214 Group RAF
 * No. 215 Group RAF
 * No. 216 Group RAF
 * No. 217 Group RAF
 * No. 218 Group RAF
 * No. 219 Group RAF
 * No. 221 Group RAF - Based in Burma and India
 * No. 222 Group RAF
 * No. 223 Group RAF
 * No. 224 Group RAF
 * No. 225 Group RAF
 * No. 226 Group RAF
 * No. 227 Group RAF
 * No. 228 Group RAF
 * No. 229 Group RAF
 * No. 230 Group RAF
 * No. 231 Group RAF
 * No. 232 Group RAF
 * No. 233 Group RAF
 * No. 238 Group RAF
 * No. 241 Group RAF
 * No. 242 Group RAF
 * No. 246 Group RAF
 * No. 247 Group RAF
 * No. 300 Group RAF
 * No. 333 Group RAF


 * Air Defence Group RAF
 * Armament Group RAF
 * Experimental Group RAF
 * Firth of Forth Group RAF
 * Technical Group RAF
 * Training Group RAF
 * No. 1 (Indian) Group RAF part of Royal Air Force, India
 * No. 3 (Indian) Group RAF