| No. 8 (PFF) Group RAF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1 April 1918 - 15 May 1919 1 September 1941 - 28 January 1942 13 January 1943 – 15 December 1945 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Role | Pathfinder Force |
| Part of | RAF Bomber Command |
| Group Headquarters | Brampton Grange (September 1941 - January 1942) RAF Wyton (January 1943 - May 1943) Castle Hill House, Huntingdon (May 1943 - December 1945) |
| Motto(s) | We Guide to strike[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Air Vice Marshal Donald Clifford Tyndall Bennett CB, CBE, DSO |
| Insignia | |
| Group badge | A Mullet of eight points surmounted by an arrow enflamed, point downwards, in bend sinister[1] The star and eight points represent the number 8 group and the astro-navigation undertaken by its crews. The flaming arrow was meant to demonstrate their Pathfinding role[2] |
No. 8 Group RAF (8 Gp) was a Royal Air Force group which existed during the final year of the First World War and during the Second World War.
- ^ a b Moyes 1976, p. 347.
- ^ Delve, Ken (2005). Bomber Command 1939-1945 : a reference to the men - aircraft & operational history. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Aviation. p. 172. ISBN 1-84415-183-2.