No. 5 Group RAAF

No. 5 (Maintenance) Group RAAF
Active	1942–1946
Country	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Air Force

No. 5 (Maintenance) Group RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force group of World War II. It was formed in June 1942 as part of a reorganisation of the air force, and was disbanded following the war in January 1946.

History

On 23 May 1942 Australian Prime Minister John Curtin agreed to a proposal made by Air Vice-Marshal George Jones, the RAAF Chief of the Air Staff, to establish up to five maintenance groups as part of a broader reorganisation of the air force. These groups were to be tasked with supporting the RAAF's five operational area commands.^[1]

No. 5 (Maintenance) Group was the first of these groups to be established, and was formed on 1 June 1942. Its inaugural commanding officer was Group Captain D.E.L. Wilson, and the group's headquarters was located in the Sydney suburb of Darling Point.^[2]^[3] In the event, the only other maintenance group to be formed was No. 4, which was established on 14 September 1942.^[2] No. 5 (Maintenance) Group was responsible for administering the RAAF maintenance units located in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, as well as the city of Noumea in New Caledonia.^[4] As of early 1943, the group reported directly to RAAF Headquarters.^[5]

Following the end of the war, No. 5 (Maintenance) Group was disbanded at Sydney on 13 January 1946.^[6]

References

Citations

↑ Ashworth (2000), pp. 134–135
1 2 Ashworth (2000), p. 135
↑ "DEATH OF AIR COMMODORE D. E. L. WILSON.". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 1 September 1950. p. 8. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
↑ Gillison (1962), p. 479
↑ Ashworth (2000), p. 286
↑ "Order of Battle – Air Force". Department of Veterans' Affairs. Retrieved 22 August 2015.

Works consulted

Ashworth, Norman (2000). How Not to Run an Air Force! Volume One – Narrative. Canberra: RAAF Air Power Studies Centre. ISBN 978-0-642-26550-0.
Gillison, Douglas (1962). Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume I – Royal Australian Air Force 1939–1942. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 2000369.

Military units and formations of the Royal Australian Air Force

Group

World War II	No. 1 Group RAAF No. 1 (Training) Group RAAF No. 2 Group RAAF No. 2 (Training) Group RAAF No. 4 (Maintenance) Group RAAF No. 5 (Maintenance) Group RAAF No. 9 (Operational) Group RAAF No. 10 (Operational) Group RAAF No. 11 Group RAAF

Force Element Group	Aerospace Operational Support Group RAAF Air Combat Group RAAF Air Force Training Group RAAF Air Lift Group RAAF Air Mobility Group RAAF Combat Support Group RAAF Maritime Patrol Group RAAF Strike Reconnaissance Group RAAF Surveillance and Control Group RAAF Surveillance and Response Group RAAF Tactical Fighter Group RAAF Tactical Transport Group RAAF

Wing

No. 1 Wing RAAF
No. 21 Wing RAAF
No. 22 Wing RAAF
No. 24 Wing RAAF
No. 34 Wing RAAF
No. 41 Wing RAAF
No. 42 Wing RAAF
No. 44 Wing RAAF
No. 61 Wing RAAF
No. 62 Wing RAAF
No. 71 Wing RAAF
No. 72 Wing RAAF
No. 73 Wing RAAF
No. 75 Wing RAAF
No. 76 Wing RAAF
No. 77 Wing RAAF
No. 78 Wing RAAF
No. 79 Wing RAAF
No. 80 Wing RAAF
No. 81 Wing RAAF
No. 82 Wing RAAF
No. 83 Wing RAAF
No. 84 Wing RAAF
No. 85 Wing RAAF
No. 86 Wing RAAF
No. 90 Wing RAAF
No. 91 Wing RAAF
No. 92 Wing RAAF
No. 95 Wing RAAF
No. 96 Wing RAAF
No. 301 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 302 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 303 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 304 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 305 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 306 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 307 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 321 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 322 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 323 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 324 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 325 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 326 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 327 Air Base Wing RAAF
No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF
No. 501 Wing RAAF
No. 503 Wing RAAF

Squadron

Flight

Air ambulance units	No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF No. 2 Air Ambulance Unit RAAF

Air-sea rescue flights	No. 111 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 112 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 113 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 114 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF No. 115 Air-Sea Rescue Flight RAAF

Air observation post flights	No. 16 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF No. 17 Air Observation Post Flight RAAF

Communication units	No. 1 Communication Unit RAAF No. 2 Communication Unit RAAF No. 3 Communication Unit RAAF No. 4 Communication Unit RAAF No. 5 Communication Unit RAAF No. 6 Communication Unit RAAF No. 7 Communication Unit RAAF No. 8 Communication Unit RAAF No. 9 Communication Unit RAAF No. 10 Communication Unit RAAF No. 11 Communication Unit RAAF No. 12 Communication Unit RAAF No. 13 Communication Unit RAAF No. 30 Transport Unit RAAF

Forward air control flights	No. 4 Forward Air Control Flight RAAF Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF

Transport flights	No. 9 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF No. 10 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF No. 12 Local Air Supply Unit RAAF No. 33 Flight RAAF No. 200 Flight RAAF Governor-General's Flight RAAF RAAF Transport Flight (Japan) RAAF Transport Flight Vietnam Transport Support Flight RAAF Transport Flight Butterworth RAAF

Miscellaneous flights	No. 1 Long Range Flight RAAF No. 5 Flight RAAF No. 101 Flight RAAF No. 201 Flight RAAF Antarctic Flight RAAF Lincoln Conversion Flight RAAF Seaplane Training Flight RAAF Survey Flight RAAF Target Towing and Special Duties Flight RAAF RAAF Washington Flying Unit

List of Royal Australian Air Force groups, List of Royal Australian Air Force wings, List of Royal Australian Air Force aircraft squadrons, List of Royal Australian Air Force independent aircraft flights

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