- No. 222 Group RAF
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No. 222 Group Active 1941–1945 Country 
United KingdomBranch 
Royal Air ForcePart of RAF Coastal Command No. 222 Group was a group of the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. Formed on 1 September 1941, based at Ceylon, however squadrons were based around the Indian Ocean. The group undertook long-range bombing and mine-laying operations that took them as far afield as Sumatra and Singapore. The group was disbanded on 15 October 1945 becoming AHQ Ceylon.
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Squadrons
The following squadrons formed part of No. 222 Group.[1]
- No. 17 Squadron (Spitfire)
- No. 273 Squadron (Spitfire)
- No. 205 Squadron (Catalina)
- No. 209 Squadron (Catalina)
- No. 259 Squadron (Catalina)
- No. 262 Squadron (Catalina)
- No. 265 Squadron (Catalina)
- No. 321 Squadron (Catalina)
- No. 413 Squadron RCAF (Catalina)
- No. 230 Squadron (Sunderland)
- No. 89 Squadron (Beaufighter) - Nightfighter
- No. 22 Squadron (Beaufighter) - Torpedo Bomber
- No. 160 Squadron (B-24 Liberator)
- No. 217 Squadron (Beaufort)
- No. 135 Squadron (P-47 Thunderbolt)
- No. 232 Squadron (Ventura)
- No. 83 Squadron (Wellington)
- No. 244 Squadron (Wellington)
- No. 621 Squadron (Wellington)
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