No. 54 Group RAF

No. 54 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force training group that operational between August 1939 and July 1953 during the Second World War and the Cold War.

Structure

November 1939 – HQ at Reading

• Various Initial Training Wings

May 1941 – Torquay

April 1942 – HQ at Sunningdale

• RAF Eastbourne = No. 1 Elementary Air Observers School RAF
• 15 Initial Training Wings

April 1943 – HQ at Sunningdale

• Various Initial Training Wings
• Air Crew Despatch Centre

July 1944 – HQ at Sunningdale

• Various Initial Training Wings
• Various Reception Wings
• Various Initial Training Schools

July 1945 – HQ at Sunningdale

• Various non-flying units

April 1953 – HQ at Benson

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