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No. 4 (Maintenance) Group RAAF
Staff officers of No. 4 (Maintenance) Group, July 1946
Active	1942–1953
Country	Australia
Branch	Royal Australian Air Force
Headquarters	Melbourne
Commanders
Notable commanders	Arthur Murphy

No. 4 (Maintenance) Group RAAF was a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) group. It was formed in Melbourne in September 1942 as part of a reorganisation of the air force that saw maintenance functions transferred from area commands to dedicated functional groups. In July 1947, No. 4 (Maintenance) Group was renamed Maintenance Group. The area command structure was superseded by a functional command system in October 1953, and Maintenance Group was re-formed as Maintenance Command.

History

On 23 May 1942, Australian Prime Minister John Curtin agreed to a proposal by Air Vice-Marshal George Jones, the RAAF Chief of the Air Staff, to establish up to five maintenance groups as part of a broader reorganisation of the air force along semi-functional, semi-geographical lines. These groups were to be tasked with supporting the RAAF's five operational area commands. No. 5 (Maintenance) Group was the first to be established; it was formed on 1 June 1942, headquartered in Sydney, and disbanded on 13 January 1946.

No. 4 (Maintenance) Group was the only other maintenance group to be formed by the RAAF. It was raised on 14 September 1942, under the command of Air Commodore Arthur Murphy, and headquartered in Melbourne. No. 4 Group was responsible for administering the RAAF maintenance units located in Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. As of early 1943, the group reported directly to RAAF Headquarters.

On 19 July 1947, No. 4 (Maintenance) Group was re-designated Maintenance Group. The same month, its headquarters began re-locating from Irving Road, Toorak, to Albert Park Barracks. In October 1953, the RAAF's area command system was superseded by a functional command system made up of Home, Training, and Maintenance Commands. The Maintenance Group headquarters in Melbourne was re-formed as Maintenance Command headquarters.

References

Citations

1. Ashworth (2000), pp. 134–135
2. ^ Ashworth (2000), p. 135
3. "Order of Battle – Air Force". Department of Veterans' Affairs. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
4. Gillison (1962), p. 479
5. Ashworth (2000), p. 286
6. No. 4 Maintenance Group (1947). Operations Record Book. Unit History Sheets (Form A50). Canberra. p. 103 – via Directorate of History—Air Force.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
7. Stephens (1995), pp. 73–76, 462–463

Works consulted

• Ashworth, Norman (2000). How Not to Run an Air Force! Volume One – Narrative. Canberra: RAAF Air Power Studies Centre. ISBN 978-0-642-26550-0.
• Gillison, Douglas (1962). Australia in the War of 1939–1945: Series Three (Air) Volume I – Royal Australian Air Force 1939–1942. Canberra: Australian War Memorial. OCLC 2000369.
• Stephens, Alan (1995). Going Solo: The Royal Australian Air Force 1946–1971. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. ISBN 978-0-644-42803-3.

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