No. 24 Group RAF
No. 24 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force group focused on training and technical instruction. It first formed on 26 June 1918 at Castle Grove, Leeds, as No. 24 (Northern) (Operations) Group. In August 1918 the “Northern” part was dropped and the HQ moved to Moor House in Leeds. It planned to move to Bramham Moor Aerodrome in May 1919 but was disbanded on 13 June 1919.
The group reformed on 10 July 1936 as No. 24 (Training) Group within RAF Training Command. It moved to RAF Technical Training Command on 27 May 1940 and became No. 24 (Technical Training) Group.
During World War II, the group’s HQ moved several times:
- 3 November 1940: Bell Hotel in Gloucester
- 19 January 1941: Hindlip Hall near Worcester
- October 1944: RAF Credenhill near Hereford
- February 1945: RAF Halton
- December 1945: Green Park, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury
It then moved to RAF Spitalgate in 1954 and finally to Rudloe Manor in Wiltshire on 1 September 1958.
In 1968, when RAF Technical Training Command was disbanded, the group returned to RAF Training Command. No. 24 Group was finally disbanded on 29 December 1975.
In November 1939, No. 24 Group was responsible for recruit centres and Schools of Technical Training.
This page was last edited on 2 February 2026, at 06:44 (CET).