| No. 1 Group | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1918–1926 1927–1939 1940–present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Part of | RAF Air Command |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF High Wycombe |
| Motto(s) | "Swift to attack"[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Air Officer Commanding | Air Vice-Marshal Mark Robert Flewin |
| Insignia | |
| Group badge | A panther's head, erased, sable. The badge was authorised in 1941 and the black panther's head reflected the fact that Panther was the group's callsign in the early part of the Second World War[2] |
No. 1 Group of the Royal Air Force is one of the two operations groups in RAF Air Command. Today, the group is referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK, as well as RAF Support Unit Goose Bay at CFB Goose Bay in Canada. The group headquarters is located alongside Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The other operational group is No. 2 Group RAF.
The current Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group is Air Vice-Marshal Mark Robert Flewin, who took up the post in January 2023.[3]
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 227. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ Delve, Ken (2005). Bomber Command 1939–1945 : a reference to the men – aircraft & operational history. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 147. ISBN 1-84415-183-2.
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