No. 16 Group RAF
| No. 16 Group | |
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1 April 1918 – 7 February 1920 1 December 1936 – 8 March 1946 |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Branch |
 Royal Air Force |
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Training (1918-1920) Reconnaissance (1936-1946) |
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No 4 Area (1 Apr 1918 - 7 May 1918) North-Eastern Area (8 May 1918 - 17 Oct 1919) Northern Area (18 Oct 1919 - 7 Feb 1920) RAF Coastal Command (1 Dec 1936 - 8 Mar 1946) |
| Motto | We seek to strike |
| Engagements | World War II |
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No. 16 Group RAF was the title of two Royal Air Force groups; a training group from 1918 to 1920 that had been transferred from the Royal Flying Corps, and a reconnaissance group formed under RAF Coastal Command in 1936.[1]
Air Officers Commanding
| Date | Air Officer Commanding[1] |
|---|---|
| 1 April 1918 - 7 February 1920 | unknown |
| 7 February 1920 - 1 December 1936 | disbanded |
| 1 December 1936 - 26 April 1937 | unknown |
| 27 Apr 1937 | A/Cdre H M Cave-Browne-Cave |
| 17 Aug 1938 | Gp Capt I T Lloyd (Temporary) |
| 29 Sep 1938 | unknown |
| xx xxx 1939 | Gp Capt-A/Cdre R L G Marix |
| xx Jan 1940 | AVM J H S Tyssen |
| xx Feb 1942 | AVM I T Lloyd |
| 1942 - 43 | AVM B E Baker |
| 28 July 1943 - 8 March 1946 | AVM F L Hopps |