No. 21 Group RAF
| No. 21 Group RAF | |
|---|---|
| Active | 1 April–1 July 1918 12 April 1926–1 February 1934 1 December 1938–1 March 1955 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Part of | RAF Training Command RAF Flying Training Command |
No. 21 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group that existed from April-July 1918; 1926-1934, a redesignation of No. 1 Group RAF; after which it was merged into ; and from 1938 to 1955.[1]
The group was transferred to Flying Training Command on 27 May 1940, responsible for the RAF College and the Service Flying Training Schools from the Midlands northwards. On 1 May 1947, the Group absorbed , of Bomber Command, taking over HQ No. 91 Group, Morton Hall, Swinderby. On 24 June 1953 the Group absorbed , which had been reformed 22 months earlier within Flying Training Command to control Initial Training Wings and Grading Schools. No. 21 Group disbanded on 1 March 1955.
Orders of battle[]
- November 1939[2]
HQ at RAF Cranwell
- RAF Cranwell = RAF College
- RAF Montrose = No. 8 Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Grantham = No. 12 Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Kinloss = No. 14 Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Lossiemouth = No. 15 Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Yatesbury = Radio Direction School
- May 1941[3]
HQ at Cranwell
- RAF Cranage =
- RAF Cranwell = RAF College Flying Training School & No. 2 Central Flying School RAF
- RAF Grantham = No. 12 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Hucknall =
- RAF Montrose = No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Shawbury = No. 11 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Ternhill = No. 5 Service Flying Training School RAF
- April 1942[4]
HQ at Cranwell
- RAF Cranage =
- RAF Cranwell = RAF College Flying Training School
- RAF Grantham =
- RAF Hucknall = No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Leconfield = No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Montrose = No. 8 Service Flying Training School RAF & No. 2 Flying Instructors School RAF
- RAF Newton = No. 16 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Ossington = No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Shawbury = No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Ternhill = No. 5 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Watton =
- April 1943[5]
HQ at Cranwell
- RAF Andover = No. 15 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Cranwell = RAF College Flying Training School
- RAF Dalcross =
- RAF Grantham =
- RAF Hucknall =
- RAF Montrose = No. 2 Flying Instructors School RAF
- RAF Newton = No. 1524 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Ossington = No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Peterborough =
- RAF Shawbury = No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet = Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment
- RAF Ternhill =
- RAF Watton =
- July 1944[6]
HQ at Cranwell
- RAF Banff = No. 14 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF, No. 1511 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, No. 1542 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Calveley = No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Cranwell = No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Errol =
- RAF Hucknall = No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Montrose = No. 2 Flying Instructors School RAF, No. 1518 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, No. 1541 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Newton = No. 16 Service Flying Training School RAF, No. 1524 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Shawbury = Central Navigation School, No. 1534 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet = Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment
- RAF Spitalgate = , No. 1544 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF, No. 1536 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Ternhill =
- RAF Wheaton Aston = No. 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- RAF Bridleway Gate = No. 1511 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- July 1945[7]
HQ at Spitatgate
- RAF Cranwell = No. 19 Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Hucknall = No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Montrose = No. 1541 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
- RAF Newton = No. 16 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Peterborough = No. 7 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Spitalgate = No. 17 Service Flying Training School RAF
- RAF Ternhill =
- RAF Wheaton Aston = No. 21 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit RAF
- April 1953[8]
HQ at Morton Hall, Swinderby
- RAF Bishops Court =
- RAF Hullavington =
- RAF Shawbury =
- RAF Swinderby =
- RAF Thorney Island =
- RAF Lichfield =
Notes[]
- ^ Air of Authority, Group nos 21 -29, accessed June 2020.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 51.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 54.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 59.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 65.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 73.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 80.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 85.
References[]
- Delve, K (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
Categories:
- Royal Air Force groups
- Training units and formations of the Royal Air Force
- Military units and formations established in 1918
- Military units and formations disestablished in 1955