Unit Name: | No. 29 (Flying Training) Group RAF |
Dates: | October 1918 until November 1918 27 November 1918 until 31 March 1922 1 July 1942 until 7 January 1945 |
Type: | Royal Air Force group |
Role: | Military aviation training |
Command Structure: | RAF Flying Training Command |
Garrison: | Cargen House, Dumfries |
Garrison Label: | Last HQ |
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No. 29 Group RAF is a former Royal Air Force group that was formed as No. 29 (Training) Group RAF during October 1918 within the First World War at RAF Heliopolis controlling various units until November 1918. It was reformed on 27 November 1918 at No. 12 Great Stuart Street, Princes Street, Edinburgh controlling naval units as No. 29 (Operations) Group RAF until 31 March 1922 when it was disbanded into RAF Coastal Area. It was reformed as No. 29 (Flying Training) Group within RAF Flying Training Command on 1 July 1942 at Buntingsdale Hall, Market Drayton controlling Air Gunners Schools and (Observers) Advanced Flying Units based in Northern England. It was disbanded on 7 January 1945.
April 1943 – HQ at Dumfries
July 1944 – HQ at Dumfries
July 1945 – HQ at Dumfries