# No. 64 Group RAF

No. 64 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group which was operational between July 1946 and March 1959.
64 Group had three other groups disband into it, these were: No. 66 Group RAF on 1 February 1957 and No. 67 Group RAF on 28 February 1957.

## History of No. 64 Group RAF

No. 64 (Northern Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 23 July 1946 within Sheffield, it moved to within York on 1 May 1947 and was renamed to No. 64 (Northern) Group RAF on 1 August 1950. The group moved to RAF Rufforth on 15 January 1953 and was disbanded on 31 March 1959.
During April 1953 the group controlled:
* RAF Rufforth
** No. 64 Group Communication Flight
** No. 1964 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF - Auster
* RAF Burnaston (Derby)
** No. 16 Reserve Flying School RAF – Prentice & Anson
** No. 3 Basic Flying Training School RAF – Chipmunk
* RAF Desford
** No. 7 Reserve Flying School RAF – Anson & Tiger Moth
** No. 1969 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Doncaster
** No. 9 Reserve Flying School RAF – Anson & Tiger Moth
* RAF Hucknall
** No. 1970 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* Brough Aerodrome (Hull)
** Hull University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
* RAF Newton
** Nottingham University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
* RAF Ouston
** No. 1965 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet
** Leeds University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
* RAF Sywell
** No. 4 Basic Flying Training School RAF – Chipmunk
* RAF Usworth
** No. 23 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
** Durham University Air Squadron – Chipmunk

## History of No. 63 Group RAF

No. 63 (Western & Welsh Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 2 May 1946 within Wilmslow, on 23 July 1946 it moved to RAF Hawarden and was renamed to No. 63 (Western & Welsh) Group RAF on 1 August 1950. It was disbanded on 1 January 1957 into No. 64 Group.
During April 1953 the group controlled:
* RAF Hawarden
** No. 63 Group Communication Flight
* Cardiff Airport
** No. 3 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
** No. 1952 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Castle Bromwich
** No. 5 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
** University of Birmingham Air Squadron – Chipmunk
* RAF Hooton Park
** No. 663 Squadron RAF – Auster
** No. 1953 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
** No. 1955 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Llanbedr
** No. 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF – Vampire, Beaufighter & Spitfire
* RAF Llandow
** No. 4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
* RAF Ringway
** No. 1951 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* Wolverhampton (Pendeford) Airport
** No. 1954 Reserve Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Woodvale
** No. 19 Reserve Flying School RAF – Chipmunk & Anson
** Liverpool University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
** Manchester University Air Squadron – Chipmunk

## History of No. 66 Group RAF

No. 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group RAF was formed on 28 May 1946 within Edinburgh, it moved to RAF Turnhouse on 9 August 1946 and was renamed to No. 66 (Scottish) Group on 1 August 1950. It moved to HMS Lochinvar, Port Edgar on 22 November 1954 and was disbanded on 1 February 1957 into No. 64 Group.
During April 1953 the group controlled:
* RAF Abbotsinch
** No. 1967 Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Dyce
** Aberdeen University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
* RAF Leuchars
** St Andrews University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
* Perth Airport
** No. 11 Reserve Flying School RAF – Anson & Chipmunk
** Glasgow University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
** No. 1966 Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster
* RAF Turnhouse
** Edinburgh University Air Squadron – Chipmunk
** No. 1968 Air Observation Post Flight RAF – Auster

## History of No. 67 Group RAF

No. 67 (Northern Ireland Reserve) Group was reformed on 1 April 1950 at RAF Aldergrove, it moved to within Belfast on 16 June 1950. It was renamed to No. 67 (Northern Ireland) Group RAF on 1 August 1950 and disbanded on 28 February 1957 into No. 64 Group.
During April 1953 the group controlled:
* RAF Aldergrove
** No. 67 Group Communication Flight
* RAF Sydenham
** Queens University Air Squadron – Chipmunk