No. 15 Group RAF

No. 15 Group was a group in the British Royal Air Force operational in the last year of World War I, and throughout World War II.

No. 15 Group RAF
Active1918–1919
1939–1945
Country United Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
TypeGroup Headquarters
RoleDefence of the Western Approaches
Part ofRAF Coastal Command
Motto(s)Dion's Buail
(Gaelic: "Protect and Attack")[1]

World War I

No. 15 Group was first formed on 1 April 1918 as No. 15 (Equipment) Group in the No. 3 Area, which became the Midland Area on 8 May 1918.[2] It was disbanded, and then reformed on 27 September 1918 as No. 15 (Aegean) Group to control 62 and 63 Wings, until finally disbanded on 1 September 1919.[1]

World War II

The unit was reformed on 15 March 1939 as No. 15 (General Reconnaissance) Group as part of RAF Coastal Command.[1] It comprised RAF Squadrons with attached Naval Air Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm operating under RAF control. 15 Group was originally headquartered at Plymouth, with its squadrons flying patrols from bases in Cornwall, principally St Eval, until mid-1941. Its headquarters then transferred to Stranraer, with its squadrons flying from bases in Northern Ireland and western Scotland, to provide support and convoy escorts in the Western Approaches.[3] It was disbanded on 1 August 1945.[1]

Squadrons
Main article: RAF Coastal Command order of battle during World War II

The following squadrons served as part of 15 Group for some time during World War II:

A number of Fleet Air Arm squadrons were also attached to 15 Group, usually on a short-term basis:[3]

Commanding officers
  • June 1939 – February 1941 : Air Commodore Rey Griffith Parry[1]
  • February 1941 – April 1942 : Air Vice-Marshal James Robb[1]
  • April 1942 – November 1942 : Air Vice-Marshal Douglas Colyer[1]
  • November 1942 – February 1943 : Air Vice-Marshal Thomas Langford-Sainsbury[1]
  • February 1943 – June 1945 : Air Vice-Marshal Leonard Slatter[1]
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References
  1. Barrass, M. B. (2011). "A History of RAF Organisation : Groups 10–19". rafweb.org. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  2. Barrass, M. B. (2012). "Home Commands 1918–1920". rafweb.org. Archived from the original on 8 January 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2012.
  3. "Fleet Air Arm squadrons loaned to RAF Coastal Command 1939–1945". fleetairarmarchive.net. 2005. Retrieved 13 August 2012.


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