- Source: No. 84 Group RAF
No. 84 Group RAF was a group of the Royal Air Force Second Tactical Air Force which was operational during the Second World War
It was formed at Cowley Barracks, Oxford on 15 July 1943. By 24 July 1944 a Rear Headquarters had been formed at Cowley.
On 5 June 1944 it consisted of:
Hawker Typhoon fighter-bombers
No. 123 Wing RAF at RAF Thorney Island
No. 136 Wing RAF at RAF Thorney Island
No. 146 Wing RAF at RAF Needs Oar Point
North American Mustangs
No. 133 (Polish) Wing RAF at RAF Coolham
Supermarine Spitfire fighters
No. 131 Wing RAF at RAF Chailey
No. 132 Wing RAF at RAF Bognor
No. 134 Wing RAF at RAF Appledram
No. 135 Wing RAF at RAF Selsey
No. 145 Wing RAF at RAF Merston
Its last Air Officer Commanding was Air Vice Marshal Percy Maitland. By January 1948 Maitland was taking over command of No. 22 Group RAF.
References
= Citations
== Bibliography
=Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Britania Raya
- Joe Hewitt
- Perang Dunia I
- Eurofighter Typhoon
- F-4 Phantom II
- Kepulauan Cocos (Keeling)
- Skotlandia
- Adolf Hitler
- Somaliland
- Oman
- No. 84 Group RAF
- No. 1 Group RAF
- RAF Tangmere
- No. 2 Group RAF
- No. 9 Group RAF
- No. 22 Group RAF
- No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
- No. 5 Group RAF
- No. 3 Group RAF
- No. 100 Group RAF
