Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Other Overseas Commands - May 1924

Independent Units

 

Unit	Location
Aeronautical Committee of Guarantee (British Section)	Berlin, via APO s/40, British Army of the Rhine, Cologne
RAF Unit, HMS Pegasus	c/o GPO, London

RAF India (HQ - Ambala)

 

Unit	Location
Aircraft Depot	Karachi
Port Detachment	Kiamari, Karachi
Aircraft Park	Lahore
No 31 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Ambala
Central Accounts Office	Poona
No 1 Indian Wing	Peshawar
No 28 (Army Co-operation) Sqn No 5 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Peshawar Dardoni
No 2 Indian Wing	Risalpur, Nowshera
No 27 (Bombing) Sqn No 60 (Bombing) Sqn	Risalpur, Nowshera Risalpur, Nowshera
No 3 Indian Wing	Quetta
No 20 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Quetta

(a) Directly under the Air Ministry for technical administration.

RAF Mediterranean (HQ - Valetta, Malta)

 

Unit	Location
RAF Base	Calafrana, Malta
No 481 (Float Plane) Flt
Meteorological Station	Malta

Palestine Command (HQ - Bir Salem, Ludd, Palestine)

 

Unit	Location
No 14 Sqn	Ramleh
Meteorological Station	Ramleh
No 2 Armoured Car Company	Sarafand
HQ and 2 Sections 'D' Armoured Car Section Repair Section Transport Section	Sarafand Jerusalem Sarafand Sarafand
Supply Depot	Sarafand
Palestine General Hospital	Ludd
Combined Hospital	Jenin
Command Accounts Office	Bir Salem
RAF Trans-Jordania
HQ	Amman
Flying Section	Amman
'C' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company	Amman
Meteorological Station	Amman
The following military forces are also serving under the command of the GOC, Palestine: -
9th QR Lancers	Sarafand
2nd Battalion, Duke of Wellington's Regiment (1 Coy)	Jerusalem
No 2 Wireless Coy, RCS (HQ and No 1 Section)	Sarafand

Source - May 1924 Air Force List

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