No. 38 Group RAF

No. 38 Group RAF
Active	1943–1951, 1960–1983, 1992–2000, 2014–
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Air Force
Type	Air Combat Service Support
Part of	RAF Air Command
Garrison/HQ	HQ at RAF High Wycombe; HQ elements at RAF Wittering
Motto(s)	Latin: Par Nobile Fratrum (Translation: "A noble pair of brothers")
Royal Air Force Ensign
Insignia
Group Badge heraldry	An eagle's leg grasping a sword

No 38 Group RAF is a group of the Royal Air Force. It was formed on 6 November 1943 from nine squadrons as part of Fighter Command. After the war it became part of RAF Transport Command but was disbanded on 31 January 1951. It re-formed on 1 January 1960, became part of RAF Air Support Command in 1967 and then, in 1972, the air support group within RAF Strike Command. It was temporarily disbanded from 18 Nov 1983 to 31 Oct 1992 and from 1 April 2000 to 1 July 2014. It subsequently became part of RAF Air Command, bringing together the Royal Air Force’s Engineering, Logistics, Communications and Medical Operations units.

The predecessor of 38 Group was No. 38 Wing RAF, initially formed on 15 January 1942 from 296 and 297 Squadrons and based at RAF Netheravon in Wiltshire under Group Captain Sir Nigel Norman. 295 Squadron was additionally formed at Netheravon on 3 August 1942. To these were added 570, 298, 299, 190, 196, 620 Squadrons to form No. 38 (Airborne Force) Group on 11 October 1943. At that time four squadrons were equipped with Albemarles (295, 296, 297, 570), one with Halifaxes (298) and four with Stirlings (299, 190, 196, 620). A further Halifax unit, 644 Squadron, was added in February 1944.

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