No. 23 Wing RAF

No. 23 Wing RAF
23rd (Training) Wing RFC
No. 23 Wing Servicing Unit RAF
No. 23 (Fighter) Wing RAF
No. 23 Wing RAF; 23rd (Training) Wing RFC; No. 23 Wing Servicing Unit RAF; No. 23 (Fighter) Wing RAF;
Active	1916-19; 1940; 1941; 1944
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	Royal Flying Corps; Royal Air Force
Type	Wing

No. 23 Wing RAF is a former Royal Air Force wing that was operational during the First and the Second World Wars.

First World War

23rd (Training) Wing RFC was formed on 13 November 1916 at South Carlton Aerodrome to control Scampton Aerodrome, South Carlton, Waddington Aerodrome and Doncaster Aerodrome. It joined Northern Group Command on 10 January 1917, transferring to No. 12 Group RAF on 1 April 1918 and to 16th Group RAF in March 1919 before being disbanded on 31 May 1919.^[1]

Second World War

No. 23 Wing Servicing Unit RAF was disbanded at RAF Henlow on 24 June 1940. It was reformed in Northern Ireland and was disbanded during December 1941^[1]

No. 23 (Fighter) Wing RAF was formed on 20 January 1944 under No. 84 Group RAF at RAF Tangmere it controlled:

No. 135 Airfield RAF
No. 145 Airfield RAF
No. 146 Airfield RAF (from 1 March 1944)

The wing was disbanded still at RAF Tangmere on 20 April 1944.^[1]

References

Citations

^ ^a ^b ^c Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 314.

Bibliography

Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

[FOOTNOTESturtivantHamlinHalley1997314-1] Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 314.

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