No. 91 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group.
No. 91 Group RAF No. 91 (Operational Training) Group No. 91 (Bomber OTU) Group | |
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Active | 11 May 1942 - 1 May 1947 |
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Typ | Royal Air Force group |
Role | Controlled Bomber OTU's |
Part of | RAF Bomber Command |
Last base | Morton Hall, Swinderby |
The group was formed on 11 May 1942 at Abingdon as No. 91 (Operational Training) Group RAF in RAF Bomber Command, it was previously No. 6 Group RAF. On 14 April 1947 it moved to Morton Hall, Swinderby and was amalgamated with and renamed No. 21 Group RAF on 1 May 1947.[1]
Structure
edit- February 1943 - HQ at Abingdon[2]
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Abingdon with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Stanton Harcourt with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- No. 15 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Harwell with the Vickers Wellington Ic
- No. 15 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hampstead Norris with the Vickers Wellington Ic
- No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Kinloss with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Forres with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Lossiemouth with the Vickers Wellington I
- No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Elgin with the Vickers Wellington I
- No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh with the Vickers Wellington I
- No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Edgehill with the Vickers Wellington I
- No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Gaydon with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Pershore with the Vickers Wellington I
- No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Stratford with the Vickers Wellington I
- No. 24 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Honeybourne with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- No. 24 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Long Marston with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V
- February 1944 - HQ at Abingdon[3]
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Abingdon with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V, VII
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Stanton Harcourt with the Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V, VII
- No. 15 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Harwell with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 15 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hampstead Norris with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Kinloss with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Forres with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Lossiemouth with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Elgin with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Enstone with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Gaydon with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Pershore with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 23 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Stratford with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 24 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Honeybourne with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 24 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Long Marston with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- February 1945 - HQ at Abingdon[4]
- No. 10 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Abingdon with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Kinloss with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Lossiemouth with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 20 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Elgin with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 21 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Enstone with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 22 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Gaydon with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 24 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Honeybourne with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 24 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Long Marston with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Lichfield with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Church Broughton with the Vickers Wellington X
- No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Gamston with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hixon with the Vickers Wellington III, X
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 176.
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 312.
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 313.
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 314.
Bibliography
edit- Falconer, J (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Sturtivant, R; Hamlin, J; Halley, J (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.