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No. 17 Group RAF

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Active
  
1918–1919 1936–1945

Branch
  
Royal Air Force

Country
  
United Kingdom

Part of
  
RAF Coastal Command


Engagements
  
First World War Second World War

No. 17 Group RAF was a group of the Royal Air Force which was operational during both the First and Second World Wars.

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First World War

No. 17 Group RAF was formed during April 1918 in No. 4 Area, it was transferred to North-Eastern Area on 8 May 1918 with Training being added to the name on 8 August 1918 and was disbanded on 18 October 1919.

Second World War

Reformed 1 Dec 1936 as No. 17 (Training) Group in RAF Coastal Command.

The following units were under its control at some point:

  • No. 4 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 5 Operational Training Unit RAF .
  • No. 6 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 7 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 9 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 131 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 132 Operational Training Unit RAF.
  • No. 7 Group Communication Flight RAF formed August 1938 at Gosport and was disbanded on 18 September 1945 at RAF Turnhouse.
  • No. 1674 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF.

    • The group disbanded on 1 September 1945.

    References

    No. 17 Group RAF Wikipedia
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