Back Grup 11 de la RAF Catalan No. 11 Group RAF French RAF-groep nr. 11 Dutch Grupo N.º 11 da RAF Portuguese Группа № 11 Russian
| No. 11 Group RAF | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Active | 1 Apr – 17 May 1918 22 Aug 1918 – May 1920 1 May 1936 – 31 Dec 1960 1 Jan 1961 – 1 Apr 1963 1 Apr 1968 – 1 Apr 1996 1 Nov 2018 – present |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Group headquarters |
| Role | Air and Space Command |
| Part of | RAF Air Command |
| Headquarters | Hillingdon House, Uxbridge (World War II) RAF High Wycombe |
| Motto(s) | Tutela cordis (Latin for 'Guardians of the heart')[1] |
| Commanders | |
| Air Officer Commanding | Air Vice-Marshal Tom Burke |
| Notable commanders | Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park |
| Insignia | |
| Group badge | Depicts the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster surrounded by an astral crown. The tower indicates London, the heart of the Empire, with whose safety the Group was charged during the Second World War. The hands of the clock are at 11 o'clock to represent the time of the Armistice of the First World War and the number of the Group. Awarded in 1940. |
No. 11 Group is a group in the Royal Air Force first formed in 1918. It had been formed and disbanded for various periods during the 20th century before disbanding in 1996 and reforming again in 2018. Its most famous service was in 1940 in the Battle of Britain during the Second World War, when it defended London and the south-east of the United Kingdom from attacks by the German Luftwaffe. It was reformed in late 2018 as a "multi-domain operations group" to ensure the service thinks and acts in a networked way.[2]
- ^ Pine, L G (1983). A Dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & K. Paul. p. 238. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.
- ^ "Key Battle of Britain Fighter Command group to be reformed". Press Association. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.