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The group was formally established within the Directorate of Signals on 23 February 1940.<ref name="JRR"/>
The group was formally established within the Directorate of Signals on 23 February 1940.<ref name="JRR"/>


Order of Battle:
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In June 1944 on the eve of [[D-Day]] the group consisted of [[No. 70 Wing RAF]] (Inverness, northern signals, including [[No. 526 Squadron RAF]] at [[RAF Inverness]] carrying out calibration duties); Nos 73, 75, 78, and 80 Wings, twelve separate radar stations, mostly in [[Ireland]], and three specialist units, including the RAF Section of the [[Telecommunications Research Establishment]] at Malvern.<ref>Leo Niehorster, [http://www.niehorster.org/017_britain/44-06-06_Neptune/Air/z-air_Group-060.htm No. 60 Group RAF on 6 June 1944]</ref>
May 1941:{{sfn|Delve|1994|p=53}}
* [[No. 70 Wing RAF|70]], [[No. 71 Wing RAF|71]], [[No. 72 Wing RAF|72]], [[No. 73 Wing RAF|73]], [[No. 74 Wing RAF|74]], [[No. 75 Wing RAF|75]], [[No. 76 Wing RAF|76]], [[No. 77 Wing RAF|77]] & [[No. 78 Wing RAF]]
April 1942:{{sfn|Delve|1994|p=58}}
* [[No. 70 Wing RAF|70]], [[No. 71 Wing RAF|71]], [[No. 72 Wing RAF|72]], [[No. 73 Wing RAF|73]], [[No. 74 Wing RAF|74]], [[No. 75 Wing RAF|75]], [[No. 76 Wing RAF|76]], [[No. 77 Wing RAF|77]], [[No. 78 Wing RAF|78]], & [[No. 79 Wing RAF]]
April 1943:{{sfn|Delve|1994|p=64}}
* [[No. 70 Wing RAF|70]], [[No. 71 Wing RAF|71]], [[No. 72 Wing RAF|72]], [[No. 73 Wing RAF|73]], [[No. 74 Wing RAF|74]], [[No. 75 Wing RAF|75]], [[No. 76 Wing RAF|76]], [[No. 77 Wing RAF|77]], [[No. 78 Wing RAF|78]] & [[No. 79 Wing RAF]]
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* [[No. 70 Wing RAF|70]], [[No. 73 Wing RAF|73]], [[No. 75 Wing RAF|75]], [[No. 78 Wing RAF|78]] & [[No. 84 Wing RAF]]
July 1945:{{sfn|Delve|1994|p=79}}
* [[No. 527 Squadron RAF]] at [[RAF Digby]] with the [[de Havilland Dominie]], [[No. 529 Squadron RAF]] at [[RAF Henley-on-Thames]] with the [[Sikorsky R-4|Sikorsky Hoverfly]], [[No. 70 Wing RAF|70]], [[No. 73 Wing RAF|73]], [[No. 75 Wing RAF|75]] & [[No. 78 Wing RAF]]

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In June 1944 on the eve of [[D-Day]] the group consisted of [[No. 70 Wing RAF]] (Inverness, northern signals, including [[No. 526 Squadron RAF]] at [[RAF Inverness]] carrying out calibration duties); Nos 73, 75, 78, and 80 Wings, twelve separate radar stations, mostly in [[Ireland]], and three specialist units, including the RAF Section of the [[Telecommunications Research Establishment]] at [[Malvern, Worcestershire|Malvern]].<ref>Leo Niehorster, [http://www.niehorster.org/017_britain/44-06-06_Neptune/Air/z-air_Group-060.htm No. 60 Group RAF on 6 June 1944]</ref>


By January 1945 it was still part of Fighter Command.<ref>https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/documents/carl/nafziger/945BARB.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> It was amalgamated with [[No. 26 Group RAF]] to become together [[No. 90 (Signals) Group RAF]] on 25 April 1946. Its last commander was Air Vice-Marshal W E Theak.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rafweb.org/Grp05.htm |title=Groups 50-67_P |website=www.rafweb.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219052409/http://www.rafweb.org/Grp05.htm |archive-date=19 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
By January 1945 it was still part of Fighter Command.<ref>https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/documents/carl/nafziger/945BARB.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> It was amalgamated with [[No. 26 Group RAF]] to become together [[No. 90 (Signals) Group RAF]] on 25 April 1946. Its last commander was Air Vice-Marshal W E Theak.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rafweb.org/Grp05.htm |title=Groups 50-67_P |website=www.rafweb.org |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219052409/http://www.rafweb.org/Grp05.htm |archive-date=19 December 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>


==History of No. 26 Group RAF==
==Squadrons and stations ==
''Included:''
* [[No. 527 Squadron RAF]]
* [[RAF Danby Beacon]]
* [[RAF Yatesbury]]


No. 26 Group RAF was formed during August 1918 in the [[World War I|First World War]] controlling units within Egypt, it was disbanded during March 1919. The group was reformed on 1 December 1937 as No. 26 (Training) Group at The Hyde, Hendon, London controlling all the [[List of Reserve flying schools|Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools]]. It was redesignated to No. 50 Group RAF on 1 February 1939. It was reformed on 12 February 1940 at [[RAF Cranwell]] within [[RAF Training Command]] as No. 26 (Signals) Group RAF. It initially controlled the Wireless Schools before being expanded to control all grounds, air & marine signals equipment, direction finding and beam approach stations. It was merge with No. 60 Group and disbanded into No. 90 Group RAF on 25 April 1945.
''See [[List of communications units and formations of the Royal Air Force]] for the Chain Home wings''
{{sfn|Sturtivant|Hamlin|2007|p=150}}

Order of Battle
May 1941 - HQ at Langley{{sfn|Delve|1994|p=55}}
* [[No. 109 Squadron RAF]] at [[RAF Boscombe Down]], [[No. 1 Radio School RAF]] at [[RAF Cranwell]] and [[No. 3 Radio School RAF]] at [[RAF Prestwick]]
April 1942 - HQ at Langley Hall, Slough{{sfn|Delve|1994|p=57}}
* Controls 83 stations in [[No. 80 Wing RAF]] and [[No. 81 Wing RAF]]


==References==
==References==
===Citations===
{{reflist}}
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===Bibliography===
*{{cite book |last1=Delve |first1=Ken |title= The Source Book of the RAF|year=1994 |publisher= Airlife Publishing|location= [[Shrewsbury]], UK |isbn= 1-85310-451-5 }}
*{{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=Ray|last2=Hamlin|first2=John|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 |year=2007 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location=[[Tonbridge]], UK|isbn=978-0851-3036-59}}


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[[Category:Military history of Bedfordshire]]
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Latest revision as of 21:08, 18 October 2023

No. 60 (Signals) Group RAF
Royal Air Force Ensign
Active23 February 1940 - 25 April 1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeRoyal Air Force group
RoleChain Home radar stations
Part ofRAF Fighter Command
Garrison/HQOxenden, Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard
Motto(s)Latin: vigilans
("watching")[1]
EngagementsSecond World War
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Air Vice-Marshal William Edward Theak CB, CBE

No. 60 Group RAF (60 Gp) was a group of the British Royal Air Force. It was established in 1940 with the headquarters in Leighton Buzzard, as part of RAF Fighter Command.[2]

History

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It controlled the electronic Air defence radar network across Britain. It was responsible for all civilian and service personnel involved in the operation, maintenance and calibration of the Chain Home radar stations.

The group was formally established within the Directorate of Signals on 23 February 1940.[2]

Order of Battle: May 1941:[3]

April 1942:[4]

April 1943:[5]

July 1944:[6]

July 1945:[7]

In June 1944 on the eve of D-Day the group consisted of No. 70 Wing RAF (Inverness, northern signals, including No. 526 Squadron RAF at RAF Inverness carrying out calibration duties); Nos 73, 75, 78, and 80 Wings, twelve separate radar stations, mostly in Ireland, and three specialist units, including the RAF Section of the Telecommunications Research Establishment at Malvern.[8]

By January 1945 it was still part of Fighter Command.[9] It was amalgamated with No. 26 Group RAF to become together No. 90 (Signals) Group RAF on 25 April 1946. Its last commander was Air Vice-Marshal W E Theak.[10]

History of No. 26 Group RAF

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No. 26 Group RAF was formed during August 1918 in the First World War controlling units within Egypt, it was disbanded during March 1919. The group was reformed on 1 December 1937 as No. 26 (Training) Group at The Hyde, Hendon, London controlling all the Elementary and Reserve Flying Training Schools. It was redesignated to No. 50 Group RAF on 1 February 1939. It was reformed on 12 February 1940 at RAF Cranwell within RAF Training Command as No. 26 (Signals) Group RAF. It initially controlled the Wireless Schools before being expanded to control all grounds, air & marine signals equipment, direction finding and beam approach stations. It was merge with No. 60 Group and disbanded into No. 90 Group RAF on 25 April 1945. [11]

Order of Battle May 1941 - HQ at Langley[12]

April 1942 - HQ at Langley Hall, Slough[13]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "RAF Badges - Groups". Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ a b Robinson, J. R. "60 Signals Group, Fighter Command, Royal Air Force" (PDF). The Canadians on Radar. Robert Quirk. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  3. ^ Delve 1994, p. 53.
  4. ^ Delve 1994, p. 58.
  5. ^ Delve 1994, p. 64.
  6. ^ Delve 1994, p. 72.
  7. ^ Delve 1994, p. 79.
  8. ^ Leo Niehorster, No. 60 Group RAF on 6 June 1944
  9. ^ https://usacac.army.mil/sites/default/files/documents/carl/nafziger/945BARB.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  10. ^ "Groups 50-67_P". www.rafweb.org. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  11. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 150.
  12. ^ Delve 1994, p. 55.
  13. ^ Delve 1994, p. 57.

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