No. 207 Group RAF
No. 207 (General Purpose) Group was a group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 15 December 1941 by downgrading the British RAF Command known as Air H.Q. East Africa to Group status. The group was commanded by Air Commodore William Sowrey until June 1942 when Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor took over.[1]
No. 207 (General Purpose) Group
Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor
Order of Battle[2]
27 October 1942
| Units | Aircraft |
|---|---|
| 16 Squadron SAAF | Beaufort, Maryland |
| 34 Flight SAAF | Anson |
| 35 Flight SAAF | Blenheim |
| No. 246 Wing RAF
|
Hartebeeste, Hurricane |
| No. 209 Squadron (RAF) | Catalina |
| No. 321 Squadron (RAF) | Catalina |
| No. 1414 Flight (RAF) | Gladiator |
| No. 1433 Flight (RAF) | Lysander |
On 16 November 1942, the Group was upgraded to Command status and again became Air H.Q. East Africa. Following the Casablanca Conference-directed reorganization of the Allied air forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) effective 18 February 1943, Air H.Q. East Africa was a sub-command of RAF Middle East Command, itself a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command.
References
- ^ "Groups 200+_P". Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2016. RAF Web Mediterranean Commands
- ^ Richards, D. and H. Saunders, The Royal Air Force 1939-1945 (Volumes 2-3, HMSO, 1953).