Summary
No. 28 Group RAF (28 Gp) is a former Royal Air Force group which disbanded in March 1950. It initially formed in July 1918, then disbanded in April 1919. The group reformed in November 1942 as No. 28 (Technical Training) Group within RAF Technical Training Command.
| No. 28 (Technical Training) Group RAF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 13 July 1918 – 15 April 1919 1 November 1942 – 6 March 1950 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Part of | RAF Technical Training Command |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Ad Suam Quisqueo Peram ("To each his own prepares")[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Air Marshal Sir Harold Thomas Lydford KBE, CB, AFC |
History edit
First World War
On 13 July 1918, at Stenness under the Commander-in-chief of the Grand Fleet, No 28 (Orkney & Shetland Islands) Group was formed. It was active for almost one year before disbanding on 15 April 1919. All of it units moved into No. 29 Group.[2]
Second World War
On 1 November 1942 it reformed within RAF Technical Training Command, at 17/19 Queen Square, London, as No. 28 (Technical Training) Group. It assumed control of units from both Nos. 20 and 24 Group, from 1 January 1943.[2]
Cold War
The group headquarters moved to Uxbridge after the Second World War, but five years after the end it disbanded on 6 March 1950.[2]
Structure edit
April 1943
No. 28 Group was responsible medical and administrative institutions.[3]
July 1944
No. 28 Group controlled various schools, instituations and hospitals.[4]
July 1945
No. 28 Group mainly medical and administrative installations.[5]
Air Officers Commanding edit
- Note: The ranks shown are the ranks held at the time of holding the appointment of commanding officer, No. 28 Group Royal Air Force.[2]
| Rank | name | from |
|---|---|---|
| Colonel | E R C Nanson | August 1918 |
| Disbanded | April 1919 | |
| Air Commodore | John Charles (Paddy) Quinnell | November 1942 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Harold Lydford | 1944 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Hector McGregor | February 1945 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Arthur Ledger | 1946–47 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Cecil Alfred Stevens | 1947–48/49 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Francis Ronald Swain | February 1949 |
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 66.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 74.
- ^ Delve 1994, p. 80.
Bibliography edit
- Delve, Ken (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.