No. 64 Group RAF

No. 64 Group RAF No. 64 (Northern Reserve) Group RAF No. 64 (Northern) Group RAF
Active	23 July 1946 – 31 March 1959
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Group
Part of	RAF Home Command
Garrison/HQ	RAF Rufforth

No. 64 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group which was operational between July 1946 and March 1959.

64 Group had three other groups disband into it, these were: No. 66 Group RAF on 1 February 1957 and No. 67 Group RAF on 28 February 1957.

History of No. 64 Group RAF

No. 64 (Northern Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 23 July 1946 within Sheffield, it moved to within York on 1 May 1947 and was renamed to No. 64 (Northern) Group RAF on 1 August 1950. The group moved to RAF Rufforth on 15 January 1953 and was disbanded on 31 March 1959.

During April 1953 the group controlled:

• RAF Rufforth
  • No. 64 Group Communication Flight
  • No. 1964 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF - Auster
• RAF Burnaston (Derby)
  • No. 16 Reserve Flying School RAF – Prentice & Anson
  • No. 3 Basic Flying Training School RAF – Chipmunk
• RAF Desford
  • No. 7 Reserve Flying School RAF – Anson & Tiger Moth
  • No. 1969 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Doncaster
  • No. 9 Reserve Flying School RAF – Anson & Tiger Moth
• RAF Hucknall
  • No. 1970 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• Brough Aerodrome (Hull)
  • Hull University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
• RAF Newton
  • Nottingham University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
• RAF Ouston
  • No. 1965 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet
  • Leeds University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
• RAF Sywell
  • No. 4 Basic Flying Training School RAF – Chipmunk
• RAF Usworth
  • No. 23 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
  • Durham University Air Squadron – Chipmunk

History of No. 63 Group RAF

No. 63 (Western & Welsh Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 2 May 1946 within Wilmslow, on 23 July 1946 it moved to RAF Hawarden and was renamed to No. 63 (Western & Welsh) Group RAF on 1 August 1950. It was disbanded on 1 January 1957 into No. 64 Group.

During April 1953 the group controlled:

• RAF Hawarden
  • No. 63 Group Communication Flight
• Cardiff Airport
  • No. 3 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
  • No. 1952 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Castle Bromwich
  • No. 5 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
  • University of Birmingham Air Squadron – Chipmunk
• RAF Hooton Park
  • No. 663 Squadron RAF – Auster
  • No. 1953 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
  • No. 1955 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Llanbedr
  • No. 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF – Vampire, Beaufighter & Spitfire
• RAF Llandow
  • No. 4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
• RAF Ringway
  • No. 1951 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• Wolverhampton (Pendeford) Airport
  • No. 1954 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Woodvale
  • No. 19 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
  • Liverpool University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
  • Manchester University Air Squadron – Chipmunk

History of No. 66 Group RAF

No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 28 May 1946 within Edinburgh, it moved to RAF Turnhouse on 9 August 1946 and was renamed to No. 66 (Scottish) Group on 1 August 1950. It moved to HMS Lochinvar, Port Edgar on 22 November 1954 and was disbanded on 1 February 1957 into No. 64 Group.

During April 1953 the group controlled:

• RAF Abbotsinch
  • No. 1967 Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Dyce
  • Aberdeen University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
• RAF Leuchars
  • St Andrews University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
• Perth Airport
  • No. 11 Reserve Flying School RAF – Anson & Chipmunk
  • Glasgow University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
  • No. 1966 Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
• RAF Turnhouse
  • Edinburgh University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
  • No. 1968 Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster

History of No. 67 Group RAF

No. 67 (Northern Ireland Reserve) Group was reformed on 1 April 1950 at RAF Aldergrove, it moved to within Belfast on 16 June 1950. It was renamed to No. 67 (Northern Ireland) Group RAF on 1 August 1950 and disbanded on 28 February 1957 into No. 64 Group.

During April 1953 the group controlled:

• RAF Aldergrove
  • No. 67 Group Communication Flight
• RAF Sydenham
  • Queens University Air Squadron – Chipmunk

See also

• List of Royal Air Force groups

References

• Delve, K. (1994). The Source Book of the RAF. Shrewsbury, UK: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1-85310-451-5.
• Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.