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No. 11 Group RAF
Image:10 Group RAF Crest.jpg
Group Crest
Active 1918 - 1996
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Type Group Headquarters
Role Defence of London & South East Engand, Fighter Offensive
Part of Fighter Command
Garrison/HQ RAF Uxbridge, Middlesex, England
Royal Air Force Ensign


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Origins

World War 1

No. 11 Group was first formed on 1 April 1918 in No. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common 2 Area, and was transferred to South-Western Area the next month on 8 May. Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen

Interwar years

11 Group's short first existence came to an end on 17 May 1918, when it was disbanded. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Its next incarnation was later the same year when it was formed in North-Western Area on 22 August. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Two years later, in May 1920, No. 11 Group was reduced to No. 11 Wing.

On 14 July 1936, 11 Group became the first RAF Fighter Command group formed, with the responsibility for the air defence of southern England, including London. Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fighter Command was one of three functional commands that dominated the public perception of the Royal Air Force for much of the mid-20th century England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom.

World War 2

Organisation

11 Group was organised using the Dowding System of fighter control. Group Headquarters was at RAF Uxbridge; from here commands were passed to the sector airfields, each of which was in charge of several airfields and fighter squadrons. RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. The sector airfields were:

The Battle of Britain

11 Group's most famous period was during the Battle of Britain when, due to its position, 11 Group bore the brunt of the German aerial assault. RAF Tangmere was a Royal Air Force station famous for its role in the Battle of Britain, located at Tangmere village about 3 miles east of Chichester The former Royal Air Force Station Kenley, more commonly known as RAF Kenley (now known as Kenley Aerodrome) was a station of the Royal Flying Corps London Biggin Hill Airport is an airport at Biggin Hill on the southern edge of the United Kingdom 's capital city of London. RAF Hornchurch was an airfield in the south of Hornchurch in what is now the London Borough of Havering. North Weald Airfield is an operational Airfield, near the village of North Weald Bassett in Epping Forest, Essex. RAF Debden is a former RAF airfield in England. The field is located 3 miles SE of Saffron Walden and approximately 1 mile north of the village of Army Air Corps Middle Wallop is a British Army base near the Hampshire village of Middle Wallop. RAF Northolt is a Royal Air Force station in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in north west Greater London, England. The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and Pilots posted to squadrons in 11 Group knew that they would be sent into certain action while pilots and squadrons transferring out of 11 Group knew that they were going to comparatively safer duty.

WW2 Commanders

During the Battle of Britain, 11 Group was commanded by Air Vice Marshal Keith Park. Air Vice-Marshal ( AVM) is an Air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF ( 15 June 1892 -

While fully supported by the commanders (AOCs) of 10 Group and 13 Group, he only received lukewarm support from the AOC of 12 Group, Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, who disagreed with Park's tactics and wanted the 11 Group AOC position. Air Officer Commanding ( AOC) is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth (and some other nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment No 10 Group of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 April 1918 in No No 13 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century No 12 Group RAF was first formed in April 1918 at Cranwell, Lincolnshire, within No Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Leigh-Mallory KCB, DSO & Bar ( 11 July 1892 – 14 November 1944) was This controversy caused problems for Park, and when the Battle of Britain was finally over, Leigh-Mallory, acting with Air Marshal Sholto Douglas, managed to have Park removed from his position (along with the Commander-in-Chief of Fighter Command, Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding). This article is about the air force rank Air marshal (or Sky marshal) is also the term given to federal security agents who travel undercover aboard commercial Sholto Douglas was the mythical Progenitor of the House of Douglas, a powerful and warlike family in Medieval Scotland. Air Chief Marshal ( Air Chf Mshl or ACM) is a senior Air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force (RAF Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswell Tremenheere Dowding 1st Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG ( 24 April 1882 &ndash 15 February Leigh-Mallory then took over 11 Group.

Postwar

Following the war, 11 Group continued to be a key formation within Fighter Command. In December 1951 it consisted of two sectors, the Southern and Metropolitan. The Southern Sector had Nos 1 and 29/22 Squadrons at RAF Tangmere and 54 and 247 Squadrons at RAF Odiham. RAF Tangmere was a Royal Air Force station famous for its role in the Battle of Britain, located at Tangmere village about 3 miles east of Chichester RAF Odiham is a Royal Air Force station situated a little to the south of the historic small village of Odiham in Hampshire, England The Metropolitan Sector had 25 Squadron at RAF West Malling, 41/253 at RAF Biggin Hill, 56/87 and 63 at RAF Waterbeach, 64 and 65 at Duxford, 72 at North Weald, 85/145 at West Malling with Meteor NF. RAF West Malling was a Royal Air Force station near West Malling in Kent, England. London Biggin Hill Airport is an airport at Biggin Hill on the southern edge of the United Kingdom 's capital city of London. 11s, and 257 and 263 Squadrons at Wattisham. [1] (The '/' denotes a short-lived RAF postwar scheme in which some squadrons were linked, and two squadron numbers' heritage was carried on within one single unit. )

However, in 1960 there was a rationalisation of Fighter Command, and 11 Group was disbanded. However, it reformed later the same year when No. 13 Group was renamed to No. No 13 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century 11 Group. On 1 April 1963 the Group was renamed No. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 11 (Northern) Sector. This incarnation lasted until Fighter Command was absorbed into the new Strike Command in 1968. The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom 's combat aircraft from 1968 until

No. 11 Group lasted until 1996, when it was amalgamated with No. 18 Group to form No. 11/18 Group. No 18 Group of the Royal Air Force was a group active from 1918 to 1919 and from 1938 to 1996 No 11/18 Group was a short-lived formation of Strike Command in the Royal Air Force.

Commanders

April to May 1918

August 1918 to 1920

1936 to 1963

1968 to 1996

Commanders not yet added

References

  1. ^ John D. Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Group Captain ( Gp Capt in the RAF and Indian Air Force, GPCAPT in the RNZAF and RAAF, G/C in the former Air Commodore Ian Malcolm Bonham-Carter CB, OBE, RAF (1882&ndash 31 December 1953) was a senior officer in the Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Vice-Marshal ( AVM) is an Air officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. Air Chief Marshal Sir Philip Bennet Joubert de la Ferté KCB, CMG, DSO ( 21 May 1887 &ndash 21 January Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Marshal Sir Ernest Leslie Gossage KCB, CVO, DSO, MC ( 3 February 1891 - 8 July 1949 Air Marshal Sir William Lawrie Welsh ( February 10, 1891 - January 2, 1962) was a British Royal Air Force officer who commanded Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park GCB, KBE, MC and Bar, DFC, RAF ( 15 June 1892 - Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh Leigh-Mallory KCB, DSO & Bar ( 11 July 1892 – 14 November 1944) was For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh William Lumsden Saunders GCB KBE MC DFC and Bar MM RAF ( 24 August, Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle GCB, KCVO, KBE, AFC, RAF (born 2 October 1904 died 5 May 1993 Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Vice Marshal Sir Stanley Flamank Vincent CB, DFC, AFC, DL, RAF ( 7 April 1897 &ndash Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Thomas Geoffrey Pike GCB CBE DFC & Bar DL RAF ( 29 June 1906 Events 1295 - Scotland and France form an alliance the beginnings of the Auld Alliance, against England. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Air Chief Marshal Percy Ronald Gardner Bernard 5th Earl of Bandon GBE, CB, CVO, DSO, RAF, ( 30 August Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Chief Marshal Sir Hubert Leonard Patch KCB CBE RAF ( 16 December, 1904 &ndash 18 November, Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Air Marshal Sir Harold John Maguire, KCB, DSO, OBE, ( April 12, 1912 &ndash 2001 was Director-General of Intelligence Events 532 - Nika riots in Constantinople. 888 - Odo Count of Paris becomes King of the Franks Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. R. Reynolds et al, 'The History of the Royal Air Force,' Temple Press Aerospace, 1984, p. 204

See Also


See also List of RAF stations Organisational Structure During the Battle of Britain the UK's airspace was divided into four Groups Only men who flew operationally with a Squadron of Fighter Command in the Battle of Britain are numbered among The Few and as such awarded a Battle of
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