| No. 17 Sector RAF 17th Wing RFC No. 17 (Malta) Wing RAF No. 17 (Fighter) Wing RAF  | |
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| Active | 1916-18 1918-19 1943-44 1944 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force |
| Type | Sector Previously Wing |
No. 17 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
17th Wing RFC was formed on 9 August 1916 at Gosport controlling Gosport and Beaulieu units. On 19 August 1916, ARS formed at Gosport, the wing was transferred to Southern Group Command on 10 January 1917. The wing moved to Beaulieu on 2 August 1917 and moved to No. 8 Group RAF on the day the Royal Air Force was born on 1 April 1918. It was transferred to No. 7 Group RAF on 13 May 1918 and disbanded on 12 August 1918. [1]
The wing was reformed on 28 September 1918 as the No. 17 (Malta) Wing RAF at Malta to control local units such as:
It was disbanded on 14 May 1919. [1]
No. 17 (Fighter) Wing RAF was formed on 4 July 1943 at RAF Headcorn controlling:
Shortly afterwards on 14 October 1943 the wing moved to RAF Kenley. The wing was disbanded on 15 May 1944. [1]
No. 17 (Fighter) Sector was formed on 12 May 1944 at RAF Kenley controlling:
The sector moved to RAF Old Sarum on 6 June 1944, before moving to B.2 Crepon where the sector disbanded on 12 July 1944. [2]
Royal Air Force Tangmere or more simply RAF Tangmere is a former Royal Air Force station located in Tangmere, England, famous for its role in the Battle of Britain.
Royal Air Force Bircham Newton or more simply RAF Bircham Newton is a former Royal Air Force station located 2.1 miles (3.4 km) south east of Docking, Norfolk and 13.4 miles (21.6 km) north east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
Royal Air Force Heathfield, or more commonly RAF Heathfield, sometimes known as RAF Ayr/Heathfield due to its proximity to Glasgow Prestwick Airport, which was also used by military flights, is a former Royal Air Force station. It opened in April 1941 as an airbase for day and night fighter squadrons. In September 1944 it transferred to Fleet Air Arm control and commissioned as HMS Wagtail. The Royal Navy paid off the airbase in March 1946 and it was reduced to care and maintenance. The United States Air Force used it for storage between 1951 and 1957.
Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It was also known as Beaulieu airfield, Beaulieu aerodrome and USAAF Station AAF 408. It is located on Hatchet Moor 1 mile (2 km) west of the village of East Boldre, about 2 miles (3 km) west-southwest of the village of Beaulieu and 4 miles (6 km) north-east of Lymington.
Royal Air Force Dalton or more simply RAF Dalton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located near to Dalton, North Yorkshire, England.
No. 121 Expeditionary Air Wing is a deployable Expeditionary Air Wing of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England, UK.
No. 16 Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 15 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 18 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 19 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 20 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 22 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 21 Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the First and the Second World Wars along with the Cold War.
No. 24 Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the First and the Second World Wars and the Cold War.
No. 25 Sector RAF is a former Royal Air Force Sector that was operational during both the First and the Second World Wars.
No. 122 Expeditionary Air Wing is a former deployable Expeditionary Air Wing of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland, England.
No. 125 Expeditionary Air Wing is a former deployable Expeditionary Air Wing of the Royal Air Force based at RAF Leuchars, Fife, Scotland.
No. 126 Wing RCAF is a former Royal Canadian Air Force wing that was operational during the Second World War.
No. 128 Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during both the Second World War and the Cold War.
No. 129 Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the Second World War.
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