No. 5 Wing RAF | |
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| Active | 15 April 1915–1 April 1920 1 April 1923–April 1924 26 October 1935–14 August 1939 13 December 1939–6 July 1940 1 April 1953–September 1966 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force Royal Flying Corps |
| Role | Corps Wing Home Defence Wing Signals Wing |
| Engagements | Sinai and Palestine Campaign Battle of France |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Lt-Col Lionel Charlton Lt-Col Geoffrey Salmond Lt-Col Philip Joubert de la Ferté Lt-Col Amyas Borton Lt-Col Charles Burnett Wing CdrJohn Tyssen Gp Capt Raymond Collishaw |
No. 5 Wing of the Royal Air Force was a wing of aircraft squadrons which was originally established as the Fifth Wing of the Royal Flying Corps. Currently inactive, the wing has been formed and disbanded five times over the course of its history.