No. 2 Group | |
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Active | 1 April 1918 – 31 March 1920 20 March 1936 – 1 May 1947 1 December 1948 – 15 November 1958 1 April 1993 – 1 April 1996 7 January 2000 – present |
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Part of | RAF Air Command |
Headquarters | RAF High Wycombe (present) |
Motto(s) | Latin: Vincemus ("We will conquer")[1] |
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Air Officer Commanding | Air Vice-Marshal Jason Lee Appleton |
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Group Badge | Perched on a helmet an eagle, wings expanded The Badge is symbolic of the Group's co-operation and close alliance with the Army[1] |
No. 2 Group is a group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command.
The group is sometimes referred to as the Air Combat Support Group, as it controls the aircraft used to support the Royal Navy and RAF's front line combat force. Assets under command includes the Strategic and Tactical Air Transport aircraft (including VIP/Communication), the RAF Police, field squadrons of the RAF Regiment, and Air-to-Air Refuelling aircraft. The group headquarters is located alongside Headquarters Air Command at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.