Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
HQ No 210 Group Personnel, locations and units
This was formed at the Governor's Palace, Tripoli on 12 February 1943 by redesignating No 243 Wing as No 210 (Fighter) Group in Middle East Command to command to undertake the static defence of Tripolitania and protection of coastal shipping. On 1 October it was transferred to North-West African Air Forces and then on 15 October to Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force, moving to Algiers on 19 October, Alma Marine on 30 October, before returning to Algiers on 6 January 1944, where it supposedly disbanded on 1 May 1944, but is not shown in December 1943 Confidential Air Force List.
Personnel Movements 1943
Rank | Name |
Date |
Notes |
Wg Cdr | G D Garvin | 12 Feb 1943 | Assumed command of No 210 Group on formation |
Gp Capt | J Grandy | 15 Feb 1943 | Arrived at Castel Benito to assume command |
Gp Capt | J Grandy | 16 Feb 1943 | Assumed command of No 210 Group |
Wg Cdr | G D Garvin | 16 Feb 1943 | Relinquished command of No 210 Group and assumed duties of SASO |
Maj | Warburton | 24 Feb 1943 | Posted in for Defence duties |
Source - No 243 Wing ORB
Unit Composition and Movements 1943
Unit | Date | Notes |
No 73 Sqn | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 89 Sqn det | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 213 Sqn | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 274 Sqn | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 976 Sqn | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 295 AMES | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 880 AMES | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 881 AMES | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 1 Sector Operations Room | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 2 Sector Operations Room | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 30 Wireless Unit | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 5 Field Unit | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 12 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit | 12 Feb 1943 | Taken over on formation |
No 252 AMES | 14 Feb 1943 | Arrived at Tripoli to join the Group |
It reformed on 6 July 1944 at the Standard Oil Building in Algiers to control coastal air forces in North Africa.
Location | Command | Controlled |
Algiers | Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force |
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Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
Gp Capt | E W Whitley | 15 Oct 1943 | Air Officer Commanding, DSO, DFC |
Air Staff | |||
Wg Cdr | John M Thompson | 29 Mar1944 | Senior Air Staff Officer, DSO, DFC; later A/Cdre |
Sqn Ldr | R E Smissen | 15 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | J E G Utting | 15 Oct 1943 | |
Sqn Ldr | R Hadingham | 11 Mar 1944 | |
Sqn Ldr | P H Burgoyne | 22 Feb 2944 | |
Administrative Staff | |||
Sqn Ldr | M Devlin | 15 Oct 1943 | |
Staffs of the Services | |||
Engineer | |||
Sqn Ldr | A Shimmons | 15 Oct 1943 | |
Armament | |||
Sqn Ldr | S E G Presho | 13 Mar 1944 | |
Medical | |||
Wg Cdr | M O Richardson | 23 Dec 1943 | Senior Medical Officer, MRCS, LRCP |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
It moved to Hotel St George in Algiers on 6 August 1944 and was transferred to AHQ Malta in January 1945. It disbanded on 25 April 1945.
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
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