No. 16 Group RAF
No. 16 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force groups. It has existed over two periods in to different roles. First, No. 16 Group was a training group from 1918 to 1920 that had been transferred from the Royal Flying Corps. Secondly, it was a reconnaissance group formed under RAF Coastal Command in 1936.[1]
| No. 16 Group | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
With the creation of the RAF as a new service, No. 16 Group was established at Fossgate in York on 1 April 1918. This was done by re-designating the Royal Flying Corps's Northern Training Brigade as No. 16 Group. The training role was continued.
RAF Detling was assigned to the group upon the station's opening in 1939.
Air Officers Commanding
| Date | Air Officer Commanding[1] |
|---|---|
| 1 April 1918 – 4 April 1918 | |
| 4 April 1918 – 11 March 1919 | Brigadier-General John Becke |
| 11 March 1919 – 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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