No. 205 Group RAF

No. 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group RAF
Active23 October 1941 - 15 April 1956
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeRoyal Air Force group
Motto(s)Through darkness to light
EngagementsSecond World War
Insignia
Group badge heraldryIn front of a Decrescent Argent a Bomb in bend sinister Sable[1]

No. 205 (Heavy Bomber) Group was a long-range, heavy bomber group of the Royal Air Force (RAF) established on 23 October 1941 by boosting No. 257 Wing to Group status.[2]

  1. ^ "No.205 Group". rafht.co.uk. 21 June 2016.
  2. ^ Barrass, M. B. (2016). "Group No's 200–333". Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation. Archived from the original on 15 April 2007. Retrieved 8 November 2016.