No. 64 Group RAF

No. 64 Group RAF
No. 64 (Northern Reserve) Group RAF
No. 64 (Northern) Group RAF
Active23 July 1946 – 31 March 1959
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeGroup
Part ofRAF Home Command
Garrison/HQRAF Rufforth

No. 64 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group which was operational between July 1946 and March 1959.

64 Group had three other groups disband into it, these were: No. 66 Group RAF on 1 February 1957 and No. 67 Group RAF on 28 February 1957.

History of No. 64 Group RAF

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No. 64 (Northern Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 23 July 1946 within Sheffield, it moved to within York on 1 May 1947 and was renamed to No. 64 (Northern) Group RAF on 1 August 1950. The group moved to RAF Rufforth on 15 January 1953 and was disbanded on 31 March 1959.[1]

During April 1953 the group controlled:[2]

History of No. 63 Group RAF

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No. 63 (Western & Welsh Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 2 May 1946 within Wilmslow, on 23 July 1946 it moved to RAF Hawarden and was renamed to No. 63 (Western & Welsh) Group RAF on 1 August 1950. It was disbanded on 1 January 1957 into No. 64 Group.[1]

During April 1953 the group controlled:[2]

History of No. 66 Group RAF

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No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 28 May 1946 within Edinburgh, it moved to RAF Turnhouse on 9 August 1946 and was renamed to No. 66 (Scottish) Group on 1 August 1950. It moved to HMS Lochinvar, Port Edgar on 22 November 1954 and was disbanded on 1 February 1957 into No. 64 Group.[1]

During April 1953 the group controlled:[2]

History of No. 67 Group RAF

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No. 67 (Northern Ireland Reserve) Group was reformed on 1 April 1950 at RAF Aldergrove, it moved to within Belfast on 16 June 1950. It was renamed to No. 67 (Northern Ireland) Group RAF on 1 August 1950 and disbanded on 28 February 1957 into No. 64 Group.[1]

During April 1953 the group controlled:[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 152.
  2. ^ a b c d Delve 1994, p. 86.
  • Delve, K. (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.