Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Rodney Park, was a New Zealand-born officer of the Royal Air Force (RAF). During the Second World War, his leadership of the RAF's No. 11 Group was pivotal to the defeat of the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain.
Keith Park
Park, wearing a Sidcot suit, beside a Bristol Fighter, c. 1917–18
Park in his Royal Flying Corps uniform
Park and the Hurricane he regularly flew in 1940–41
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.
The11 Group Operations Room in the "Battle of Britain Bunker" at RAF Uxbridge.
A memorial to the No. 11 Group underground operations room alongside the RAF ensign at RAF Uxbridge.
A No. 11 Squadron English Electric F6 based at RAF Binbrook, part of No. 11 Group.
Air Marshal Stuart Atha presenting 11 Group's badge to AVM Ian Duguid in 2018
