No. 207 Group RAF


No. 207 Group was a group of the Royal Air Force established on 15 December 1941 by downgrading the British RAF Command known as Air H.Q. East Africa to Group status.
The group was commanded by Air Commodore William Sowrey until June 1942 when Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor took over.
No. 207 Group
Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor
Order of Battle
27 October 1942
UnitsAircraft
16 Squadron SAAFBeaufort, Maryland
34 Flight SAAFAnson
35 Flight SAAFBlenheim
No. 246 Wing RAF
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41 Squadron SAAF
Hartebeeste,
Hurricane
No. 209 Squadron Catalina
No. 321 Squadron Catalina
No. 1414 Flight Gladiator
No. 1433 Flight Lysander

On 16 November 1942, the Group was upgraded to Command status and again became Air H.Q. East Africa. Following the Casablanca Conference-directed reorganization of the Allied air forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations effective 18 February 1943, Air H.Q. East Africa was a sub-command of RAF Middle East Command, itself a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command.