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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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HQ No 209 Group Personnel, locations and units
This Group was formed at Ramleh as No 209 (Fighter) Group from No 263 Wing on 15 December 1942, moving to Haifa on 8 April 1943.
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| Haifa, Palestine | Middle East Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | E W Whitley | 6 Feb 1942 | Officer Commanding, DSO, DFC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | R A Budd | 10 Oct 1942 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | D Skillbeck | 16 Jul 1942 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E O Fuller | 21 Feb 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | J C Cleugh | 8 Feb 1943 | |
| Staffs of the Services | |||
| Medical | |||
| Sqn Ldr | J L Brown | 8 Aug 1942 | MD, ChB, MRCS, LRCP |
Source - December 1943 Confidential Air Force List
Control was transferred to AHQ Eastern Mediterranean on 1 February 1944 and it moved to St Jean on 5 April.
| Location | Command | Controlled |
| St Jean, Palestine | Middle East Command |
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| Rank | Name | Date | Notes |
| Gp Capt | R C F Lister | 14 Apr 1943 | Officer Commanding, DSO, DFC |
| Air Staff | |||
| Wg Cdr | D M Jack | 1 Nov 1943 | Senior Air Staff Officer |
| Sqn Ldr | D A Macfarlane | 25 Jun 1943 | |
| Sqn Ldr | G B Johns | 23 Jan 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | H M P Ashby | 15 Apr 1944 | |
| Sqn Ldr | E J Ralli | 10 Nov 1943 | |
Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List
It disbanded on 15 November 1944.
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