| No. 3 Group | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 10 May 1918 - 31 August 1921 1 April 1923 - 12 April 1926 1 May 1936 - 1 November 1967 1 April 2000 - 1 April 2006 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Role | Strategic and tactical bombing |
| Part of | RAF Bomber Command RAF Strike Command |
| Base | RAF Mildenhall (1936–1938) |
| Motto(s) | Dutch: Niet zonder arbyt ("Nothing without Labour")[1] |
| Royal Air Force Ensign |  |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Air Chief Marshal Sir Ralph Alexander Cochrane |
| Insignia | |
| Group badge | Three swords in pile, the points upwards, and each enfiled by an astral crown[2][a] |
No. 3 Group RAF (3 Gp) of the Royal Air Force was an RAF group first active in 1918, again between 1923 and 1926, then as part of RAF Bomber Command from 1936 to 1967, and recently part of RAF Strike Command from 2000 until it disbanded on 1 April 2006.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 149. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ Moyes 1976, p. 334.
- ^ Delve, Ken (2005). Bomber Command 1939-1945 : a reference to the men - aircraft & operational history. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 156. ISBN 1-84415-183-2.
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