| No. 28 (Technical Training) Group RAF | |
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| Active | 13 July 1918 – 15 April 1919 1 November 1942 – 6 March 1950 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Part of | RAF Technical Training Command |
| Mottos | Latin:Ad Suam Quisqueo Peram ("To each his own prepares")[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Air MarshalSir Harold Thomas LydfordKBE, CB, AFC |
No. 28 Group RAF (28 Gp) is a formerRoyal Air Forcegroup which disbanded in March 1950. It initially formed in July 1918, then disbanded in April 1919. The group reformed in November 1942 as No. 28 (Technical Training) Group withinRAF Technical Training Command.
First World War
On 13 July 1918, at Stenness under theCommander-in-chief of theGrand Fleet, No 28 (Orkney & Shetland Islands) Group was formed. It was active for almost one year before disbanding on 15 April 1919. All of it units moved intoNo. 29 Group.[2]
Second World War
On 1 November 1942 it reformed withinRAF Technical Training Command, at 17/19Queen Square, London, as No. 28 (Technical Training) Group. It assumed control of units from bothNos. 20 and24 Group, from 1 January 1943.[2]
Cold War
The group headquarters moved toUxbridge after theSecond World War, but five years after the end it disbanded on 6 March 1950.[2]
April 1943
No. 28 Group was responsible medical and administrative institutions.[3]
July 1944
No. 28 Group controlled various schools, instituations and hospitals.[4]
July 1945
No. 28 Group mainly medical and administrative installations.[5]
| Rank | name | from |
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| Colonel | E R C Nanson | August 1918 |
| Disbanded | April 1919 | |
| Air Commodore | John Charles (Paddy) Quinnell | November 1942 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Harold Lydford | 1944 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Hector McGregor | February 1945 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Arthur Ledger | 1946–47 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Cecil Alfred Stevens | 1947–48/49 |
| Air Vice-Marshall | Francis Ronald Swain | February 1949 |
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