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| No. 12 Group RAF | |
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| Active | 1 April 1918 - 1 November 1919 1 April 1937 - 1 April 1963 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Type | Royal Air Force group |
| Role | Fighter cover for the Midlands and East Anglia |
| Part of | RAF Fighter Command |
| Garrison/HQ | RAF Watnall, Nottinghamshire, England |
| Motto(s) | We fight to defend[1] |
| Royal Air Force Ensign |  |
| Engagements | World War II |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Air Chief Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory KCB, DSO & Bar |
No. 12 Group RAF (12 Gp) of the Royal Air Force was a group, a military formation, that existed over two separate periods, namely the end of the First World War when it had a training function and from just prior to the Second World War until the early 1960s when it was tasked with an air defence role.
- ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 263. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.