| No. 54 (Training) Group RAF | |
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| Active | 30 August 1939 – 17 June 1946 1 April 1951 – 10 July 1953 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Part of | RAF Reserve Command |
No. 54 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force training group that operational between August 1939 and July 1953 during the Second World War and the Cold War.
November 1939 – HQ at Reading [1]
May 1941 – Torquay [2]
April 1942 – HQ at Sunningdale [3]
April 1943 – HQ at Sunningdale [4]
July 1944 – HQ at Sunningdale [6]
July 1945 – HQ at Sunningdale [7]
April 1953 – HQ at Benson [8]
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