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No. 216 (Ferry) Group was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II established on 21 May 1942. The group was renamed No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) Group on 9 September 1942 and placed under the command of Air Commodore Whitney Straight the following day. No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) GroupAir Commodore Whitney StraightOrder of Battle, 10 July 1943 On 7 May 1944, No 115 (Transport) Wing RAF was established at Wadi Seidna in the Sudan by redesignating No 2 (Middle East) Ferry Control within 216 Group.

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rdfs:comment	No. 216 (Ferry) Group was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II established on 21 May 1942. The group was renamed No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) Group on 9 September 1942 and placed under the command of Air Commodore Whitney Straight the following day. No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) GroupAir Commodore Whitney StraightOrder of Battle, 10 July 1943 On 7 May 1944, No 115 (Transport) Wing RAF was established at Wadi Seidna in the Sudan by redesignating No 2 (Middle East) Ferry Control within 216 Group. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Casablanca Conference Royal Air Force 17 Squadron SAAF Military units and formations disestablished in 1946 Military units and formations established in 1942 Mediterranean Air Command Mediterranean Theater of Operations Frederick Bowhill British Overseas Airways Corporation Wadi Seidna Air Base Whitney Straight Royal Air Force groups of the Second World War 28 Squadron SAAF Allied invasion of Sicily No. 117 Squadron RAF No. 173 Squadron RAF No. 216 Squadron RAF No. 230 Squadron RAF No. 267 Squadron RAF Castel Benito World War II Transport Command
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has abstract	No. 216 (Ferry) Group was a command of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during World War II established on 21 May 1942. The group was renamed No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) Group on 9 September 1942 and placed under the command of Air Commodore Whitney Straight the following day. No. 216 Group became a major sub-command of the Mediterranean Air Command that was created at the Casablanca Conference in January 1943. On 25 March 1943, No. 216 Group also became a sub-command of the newly created Transport Command, an umbrella organization of all British transport units worldwide under the command of Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill. The group was sometimes aided by British Overseas Airways Corporation in the receiving, preparing, and dispatching of aircraft reinforcements into the North African and Mediterranean Theater of Operations. The components of No. 216 Group at the time of the Allied invasion of Sicily (Operation Husky) on 10 July 1943 are indicated below. No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) GroupAir Commodore Whitney StraightOrder of Battle, 10 July 1943 On 7 May 1944, No 115 (Transport) Wing RAF was established at Wadi Seidna in the Sudan by redesignating No 2 (Middle East) Ferry Control within 216 Group. No. 216 (Air Transport and Ferry) Group was disbanded on 26 October 1946. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Northwest African Air Forces Edward Smouha Operation Husky order of battle Avro York Wadi Seidna Air Base Whitney Straight Lawrence Darvall 28 Squadron SAAF 44 Squadron SAAF No. 117 Squadron RAF List of Royal Air Force groups RAF Transport Command List of wings of the Royal Air Force
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