No. 232 (Transport) Group RAF (232 Gp) was a group of the Royal Air Force, active between 1945 and 1946.
| No. 232 (Transport) Group RAF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 24 February 1945 - 15 August 1946 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Part of | RAF Transport Command |
| Engagements | Second World War |
History edit
No. 232 Group was formed 24 February 1945, in Comilla, from the RAF element of the Combat Cargo Task Force, and appears to have included No. 436 Squadron RCAF.[1] Leaving a detachment at Comilla the group headquarters relocated to Rangoon during October. In March 1946 it moved to Singapore, where it disbanded on 15 August 1946. It was officially a Transport Command Group, operating under control of HQ Air Command South-East Asia.[2] Air Commodore Alfred Earle was Air Officer Commanding, having arrived from command of No. 300 Group RAF in Australia.[3]
It had a communication squadron, No. 232 Group Communication Squadron.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "436 Squadron".
- ^ Barrass, M. B. (2015). "Groups 200–333". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ^ Sir Alfred Earle Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives
- ^ Lake 1999.
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
- http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/h/C30623 - records at National Archives, Kew