No. 207 Group RAF
Introduction '''No. 207 (General Purpose) Group''' was a group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 15 December 1941 by downgrading the British RAF Command known as Air H.Q. East Africa to Group status.The group was commanded by Air Commodore William Sowrey until June 1942 when Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor took over.'''No. 207 (General Purpose) Group''''''''Air Commodore Malcolm Taylor''''''''Order of Battle''''''27 October 1942''' Units Aircraft 16 Squadron SAAF  Beaufort, Maryland 34 Flight SAAF  Anson 35 Flight SAAF  Blenheim No. 246 Wing RAF----41 Squadron SAAF Hartebeeste,Hurricane No. 209 Squadron (RAF) Catalina No. 321 Squadron (RAF) Catalina No. 1414 Flight (RAF) Gladiator No. 1433 Flight (RAF) LysanderOn 16 November 1942, the Group was upgraded to Command status and again became Air H.Q. East Africa. Following the Casablanca Conference-directed reorganization of the Allied air forces in the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) effective 18 February 1943, Air H.Q. East Africa was a sub-command of RAF Middle East Command, itself a sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command.
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