No. 93 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group.
No. 93 Group RAF No. 93 (Operational Training) Group No. 93 (Bomber OTU) Group | |
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Active | 15 June 1942 - 12 February 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Role | Controlled Bomber OTU's |
Part of | RAF Bomber Command |
Last base | Egginton Hall, Egginton, Derby |
The group was formed on 15 June 1942 at Lichfield under RAF Bomber Command as No. 93 (Operational Training) Group. It moved to Eggington Hall, Egginton, Derby on 7 July 1942 and renamed to No. 93 (Bomber OTU) Group afterwards. It was disbanded on 14 February 1945.[1]
Structure
edit- February 1943 at Egginton Hall, Derby[2]
- No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Bramcote with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Bitteswell with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Lichfield with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Church Broughton with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 28 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Wymeswold with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 28 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Castle Donington with the Vickers Wellington I, III
- No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hixon with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Seighford with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- February 1944 at Eggington Hall, Derby[3]
- No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Finningley with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Doncaster with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Lichfield with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 27 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Church Broughton with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Hixon with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 30 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Seighford with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 82 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Ossington with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 82 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Gamston with the Vickers Wellington III, X
- No. 83 Operational Training Unit RAF at RAF Peplow with the Vickers Wellington III, X
References
editCitations
edit- ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 176.
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 312.
- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 313.
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.