No. 70 Group (Army Co-Operation Training) RAF | |
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Active | 25 November 1940 to 17 July 1945 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Royal Air Force group |
Role | Cooperation with the British Army |
Part of | RAF Army Cooperation Command (1940-1943) Air Defence of Great Britain (1943-1944) RAF Fighter Command (1944-1945) |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Air Vice Marshal John Beresford Cole-Hamilton CB, CBE |
No. 70 Group (Army Co-Operation Training) RAF was a group of the Royal Air Force existing from November 1940 to July 1945. It was split from No. 22 Group RAF, Fighter Command, on 25 November 1940 to handle the increasing responsibility of training RAF units for army co-operation duties.