No. 247 Group RAF

No. 247 (General Reconnaissance) Group RAF
Active1 October 1943 – 1 March 1946
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeRoyal Air Force group
RoleMaritime Reconnaissance (1943–1946)
Part ofRAF Coastal Command
Motto(s)Portuguese: Valor Lealdade E Merito
("Value Loyalty and Merit")
Royal Air Force Ensign
EngagementsWorld War II
Commanders
Notable
commanders
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE, CB, DSO, DL
Sunset view of the RAF Ensign flying by the airfield at Lagens

No. 247 Group (247 Gp) was formed in October 1943 within RAF Coastal Command to control units operating from the Azores. It disbanded in March 1946.