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No. 91 Group RAF

No. 91 Group RAF
No. 91 (Operational Training) Group
No. 91 (Bomber OTU) Group
Active11 May 1942 - 1 May 1947
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeRoyal Air Force group
RoleControlled Bomber OTU's
Part ofRAF Bomber Command
Last baseMorton Hall, Swinderby

No. 91 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group.

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. Within a matter of weeks it was called upon to provide over 200 aircraft and crews for Operation Millenium, the first 1,000 bomber raid, launched against Cologne on the night of 30/31 May 1942.[1]

On 14 April 1947, the Group moved to Morton Hall, Swinderby and was amalgamated with and renamed No. 21 Group RAF on 1 May 1947.[2]

Structure

References

Citations

  1. ^ "Bomber Command. The Thousand Bomber raids". The National Archives. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  2. ^ Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 176.
  3. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 312.
  4. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 313.
  5. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 314.

Bibliography

  • 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.