No. 16 Group RAF
No. 16 Group RAF was the title of two Royal Air Force groups; a training group from 1918 to 1920 that had been transferred from the Royal Flying Corps, and a reconnaissance group formed under RAF Coastal Command in 1936.[1]
| No. 16 Group | |
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| Active | 1 April 1918 – 7 February 1920 1 December 1936 – 8 March 1946 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Training (1918–1920) Reconnaissance (1936–1946) |
| Part of | No. 4 Area (1 Apr 1918 – 7 May 1918) North-Eastern Area (8 May 1918 – 17 Oct 1919) Northern Area (18 Oct 1919 – 7 Feb 1920) RAF Coastal Command (1 Dec 1936 – 8 Mar 1946) |
| Motto(s) | We seek to strike |
| Engagements | World War II |
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Air Officers Commanding
| Date | Air Officer Commanding[1] |
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| 1 April 1918 – 18 October 1919 | unknown |
| 18 October 1919 – 7 February 1920 | Group Captain H. C. T. Dowding[2] |
| 7 February 1920 – 1 December 1936 | disbanded |
| 1 December 1936 – 26 April 1937 | unknown |
| 27 April 1937 | Air Commodore H. M. Cave-Browne-Cave |
| 17 August 1938 | Group Captain I. T. Lloyd (Temporary) |
| 20 September 1938 | Air Vice-Marshal Christopher L. Courtney[3][4] |
| 14 March 1939 | Group Captain (later Air Commodore) R. L. G. Marix |
| xx January 1940 | Air Vice-Marshal J. H. S. Tyssen |
| xx February 1942 | Air Vice-Marshal I. T. Lloyd |
| 1942 – 1943 | Air Vice-Marshal B. E. Baker |
| 28 July 1943 – 8 March 1946 | Air Vice-Marshal F. L. Hopps |
References
- Barrass, M. B. (2016). "Air Chief Marshal Lord Dowding of Bentley Priory". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- "Higher Appointments". Flight. XXXIV (1552): 257. 22 September 1938. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- "Formation of Reserve Command". Flight. XXXV (1577): 269. 16 March 1939. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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