Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[Malta | Egypt | Sudan and Eritrea | East Africa | West Africa | Palestine and Transjordan | Iraq Command | Aden]
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Dingli | No 504 AMES | |
No 242 AMES | ||
No 241 AMES | ||
Hal Far | Station HQ | |
Station Flight | Magister (3 IE), Swordfish (1 IE), Seal (1 IE), Gauntlet (1 IE) | |
No 185 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE | |
Kalafrana | Station HQ | |
Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
Luqa | Station HQ | |
No 69 Sqn | Maryland - 7 IE | |
Magdalena | No 502 AMES | |
Rabat | No 409 AMES | |
Takali | Station HQ | |
No 261 Sqn | Hurricane 16 IE | |
No 252 Sqn (on detachment) | Beaufighter | |
Te Salvatur | D/F Station | |
Ta Silch | No 501 AMES | |
Valetta | AHQ Malta | |
Base Accounts Office | ||
Base Personnel Office | ||
Meteorological Station |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aboukir | No 103 Maintenance Unit | |
No 205 AMES | ||
No 218 AMES | ||
No 505 AMES | ||
No 515 AMES | ||
No 516 AMES | ||
No 244 AMES | ||
No 33 Air Stores Park | ||
No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
No 4 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | ||
No 451 Sqn RAAF | Forming | |
No 6 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | ||
Yugo-Slav Flight | ||
Abu Sueir | No 102 Maintenance Unit | |
Navigation Training Flight | Anson - 7 IE | |
Target Towing Flight | Gordon - 6 IE | |
No 13 Wireless (Observer) Unit, No 2 Section | ||
No 14 Wireless (Observer) Unit | ||
No 450 Sqn RAAF | Tomahawk, forming - 16 IE | |
Abu Haggag | No 5 S & T Column, No 4 Section | |
Alexandria | No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Group | |
No 101 Wing | ||
Embarkation Office | ||
No 228 Sqn | Sunderland - 6 IE | |
No 230 Sqn | Sunderland - 6 IE | |
No 971 (Balloon) Sqn | VLA - 45 IE | |
PAC Unit | ||
Amiriya | Station HQ | |
No 30 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 16 IE | |
No 113 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 16 IE | |
No 1 Sqn SAAF | Hurricane - 16 IE | |
Swordfish Flight | ||
Burgh el Arab | No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
No 31 Air Stores Park | ||
No 5 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | Also shown at Maaten Bagush | |
No 14 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 20 IE | |
Bir el Abd | No 259 AMES | |
Baltim | No 253 AMES | |
Cairo | HQ RAF Middle East | |
Base Accounts Office | ||
Base Personnel Office | ||
MT Repair Flight | ||
HQ No 202 Group | ||
Damirtta | No 204 AMES | |
No 402 AMES | ||
Edcu | Station HQ | |
No 33 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE also shown at Heliopolis | |
No 272 Sqn | Beaufighter (on detachment) | |
El Daba | No 257 AMES | |
El Firdan | Aircraft Storage Unit | |
El Arish | No 406 AMES | |
No 254 AMES | ||
No 17 Wireless (Observer) Unit, No 2 Section | ||
El Gubbi | No 219 AMES | |
Fayid | Station HQ | |
No 112 Sqn | Tomahawk - 16 IE | |
No 2 Sqn SAAF | Tomahawk - re-arming | |
Fuka | No 38 Sqn | Wellington - 20 IE |
No 70 Sqn | Wellington - 20 IE | |
Detachment - No 148 Sqn | ||
Advanced Section, No 51 RSU | ||
No 24 Sqn SAAF | Maryland - 1 Flight | |
Fuka North | No 45 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 20 IE |
Gebel Quantrani | No 403 AMES | |
No 221 AMES | ||
Gerawla | No 274 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Heliopolis | Station HQ | |
No 267 Sqn | Various | |
No 216 Sqn | Wellington - 20 IE re-arming | |
No 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | Maryland - 6 IE | |
Instrument Repair Flight | 3rd Section attached to No 52 RSU | |
Meteorological Station | ||
Meteorological Flight | ||
No 33 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE also shown at Edcu | |
No 3 Air Formations (Army) Signals | ||
Free French Communication Flight | ||
Helwan | Station HQ | |
No 21 Medical Receiving Station | ||
No 101 Maintenance Unit | ||
MT Storage Unit | ||
No 6 S & T Column, Nos 3 & 4 Sections | ||
HQ No 17 Wireless (Observer) Unit | ||
No 5 S & T Column, Nos 1, 2 & 3 Sections | ||
Ismailia | Station HQ | |
Meteorological Station | ||
No 17 Wireless (Observer) Unit, No 2 Section | Also shown at El Arish | |
Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
No 70 Operation Training Unit (Medium Bomber) | Various | |
No 71 Operation Training Unit (Fighter) | Various | |
No 405 AMES | ||
No 94 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE, re-arming (Gladiator detachment in Iraq) | |
PAC Unit | ||
Ikingi Maryut | No 401 AMES | |
Lake Maryut | No 250 Sqn | Tomahawk - 16 IE |
Kabrit | Station HQ | |
No 148 Sqn | Wellington - 20 IE | |
No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit | Wellington - 3 aircraft | |
Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit | |
Middle East Pool | ||
No 255 AMES | ||
No 256 AMES | ||
No 258 AMES | ||
No 261 AMES | ||
No 262 AMES | ||
No 263 AMES | ||
No 264 AMES | ||
No 510 AMES | ||
No 509 AMES | ||
No 287 AMES | ||
No 260 AMES | ||
Maaten Bagush | No 204 Group | |
No 55 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 20 IE | |
Detachment of No 39 Sqn | ||
Anti-Aircraft Park (Middle East) | ||
No 5 Heavy Mobile W/T Station | Also shown at Burg el Arab | |
No 17 Wireless (Observer) Unit, No 1 Section | ||
No 253 Wing | ||
Mersa Matruh | No 216 AMES | |
Mex | No 603 AMES | |
Port Said | Embarkation Office | |
High Speed Launch No 110 | Administered by No 102 MU | |
No 973 (Balloon) Sqn | VLA - 15 IE | |
Port Tewfik | Embarkation Office | |
Quasaba | No 6 Sqn | Hurricane - 12 IE, 1 Flight at Aqir |
Shafrakana | No 252 (Fighter) Wing | |
Sidi Heneish | No 73 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
No 1 Sqn SAAF | Hurricane - 1 Flight | |
RAF Station Shallufa | Station HQ | |
No 37 Sqn | Wellington - 20 IE | |
No 13 Wireless (Observer) Unit, No 1 Section | ||
Shallufa Canal Station | No 972 (Balloon) Sqn | VLA - 15 IE |
RAF Station Shandur | Station HQ | |
No 24 Sqn SAAF | Maryland - 16 IE | |
No 12 Sqn SAAF | Maryland - 16 IE | |
No 223 Sqn | Maryland - 16 IE | |
Sollum | Detachment, No 31 Air Stores Park | |
Tobruk (Cyrenica) | Embarkation Office | |
No 235 AMES | ||
RAF Liaison Section | ||
Wadi Natrum | No 404 AMES | |
No 251 AMES | ||
No 39 Sqn | Maryland - 16 IE | |
Not yet known | No 46 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Not yet known | No 238 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Not yet known | No 260 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Not yet known | No 213 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Not yet known | No 229 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Not yet known | No 249 Sqn | Hurricane - 16 IE |
Not yet known | No 1 Australian Ambulance Unit | DH 86 - 2 |
Not yet known | No 89 Sqn | not known |
Not yet known | No 251 Sqn | not known |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agordat | No 22 Medical Reserve | |
Advanced HQ, No 254 (Bomber) Wing | ||
Asmara | Station HQ | |
Detachment, No 47 Sqn | Wellesley | |
Carthago | No 47 Sqn | Wellesley - 12 IE, Maryland - 16 IE |
Gordon's Tree | Station HQ | |
Free French Flight | Blenheim - 6 IE | |
Kassala | No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Khartoum | Station HQ | |
HQ No 203 Group | ||
No 104 Maintenance Unit | ||
No 117 Sqn | Hudson - 6 IE, Bombay - 6 IE, Proctor - 2 IE, Wellesley - 2 IE, Valentia - 1 IE | |
Port Sudan | Station HQ | |
Embarkation Office | ||
W/T Station | ||
Wadi Halfa | Staging Post | |
No 237 Sqn | Lysander - 12 IE, Hardy - 4 IE to re-arm with Hurricanes | |
Wadi Gazouza | No 211 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 16 IE |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Addis Ababa | No 2 Wing HQ | |
HQ, No 3 Sqn SAAF | Hurricane - 12 IE 'A' & 'Y' Flights | |
No 16 Sqn SAAF | Ju 86 Aircraft ex No 12 Sqn SAAF | |
No 41 Sqn SAAF | Hartebeeste - 12 IE | |
No 105 Maintenance Unit | ||
Algate | No 41 Sqn SAAF | Hartebeeste - 'C' Flight |
No 21 Sqn SAAF | Battle - Detachment | |
No 3 Sqn SAAF | Hurricane - 'B' Flight | |
Dessie | Advanced Support Flight | |
Dar-es-Salaam | No 34 Flight SAAF | Anson - 6 IE |
Air Defence Unit | ||
Dalle | No 40 Sqn SAAF | 'C' Flight |
Diredawa | No 2 Wing Detachment | |
No 3 Sqn SAAF | Hurricane - 'C' Flight | |
Eastleigh | Station HQ | |
Repair Depot | ||
Operational Training Unit | SAAF Temporary Formation | |
Jiggiga | Advanced Air HQ | |
Mombassa | Station HQ SAAF | |
Embarkation Office | ||
RAF Depot | ||
No 34 Flight SAAF | Detachment | |
No 408 AMES | ||
Mogadishu | No 21 Sqn SAAF | Battle - Detachment |
Moggio | No 21 Sqn SAAF | Battle - To re-arm with Marylands - 16 IE |
Nairobi | Air HQ East Africa | |
Station HQ | ||
RAF Depot | ||
No 60 Sqn SAAF | Anson - 2 IE, Double Eagle - 1 IE | |
Communication Flt | ||
Nakuru | Station HQ | |
Pilots' Pool | ||
Puyliso | No 41 Sqn SAAF | Hartebeeste - 'A' Flight |
Soddu | Advanced HQ, No 2 Wing | |
Yavello | HQ, No 40 Sqn SAAF | Hartebeeste - 12 IE, 'A' & 'B' Flight |
Note: No 40 Sqn SAAF on re-equipment with Marylands (16 IE) will be renumbered No 19 Sqn SAAF. No 41 Sqn SAAF to be No 20 Sqn on re-equipment with Marylands |
Location | Unit | Notes |
Bathurst | AM W/T Station | |
Refuelling Depot | ||
No 200 Sqn | Hudson - 6 IE (1 Flight), administered by Coastal Command | |
Fura Bay | No 95 Sqn | Sunderland - 6 IE, administered by Coastal Command |
Freetown | Embarkation Office | |
W/T Station | ||
No 410 AMES | ||
Lagos | Embarkation Office | Forming |
Takoradi | RAF Station | |
Embarkation Office |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Amman | Station HQ | |
No 94 Sqn | Gladiators, detachment - see Ismailia | |
Meteorological Station | ||
Aqir | Station HQ | |
No 6 Sqn | Lysanders - to re-arm on Hurricanes, HQ & 1 Flight | |
No 80 Sqn | Re-arming | |
No 11 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 16 IE | |
No 123 Maintenance Unit | ||
Gaza | No 208 Sqn | Hurricane - 12 IE |
No 32 Air Stores Park | ||
No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
Haifa | Station HQ | |
No 407 AMES | ||
No 236 AMES | ||
No 503 AMES | ||
Jerusalem | HQ Palestine & Transjordan | |
Lydda | Station Flight | Proctor - 4 IE, Magister - 1 IE |
No 3 Sqn RAAF | Tomahawk - 16 IE | |
PAC Detachment | ||
Ramleh | Station HQ | |
Meteorological Station | ||
Cyprus | No 208 Sqn | Detachment |
No 3 Sqn RAAF | Detachment |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Basrah | Station HQ | |
Base Supply and Transport Depot | ||
Diwaniyah | Meteorological Station | |
No 16 Wireless (Observer) Unit | ||
Habbaniya | Air HQ - Iraq | |
Station HQ | ||
Communication Flight | ||
Aircraft Depot | ||
Supplies Depot | ||
Meteorological Station | ||
RAF General Hospital | ||
No 1 Armoured Car Company | 3 Sections | |
No 70 Sqn | Wellington, detachment | |
No 203 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 14 IE | |
No 2 Armoured Car Company | ||
Mosul | ||
No 84 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 14 IE | |
Shaibah | Station HQ | |
No 244 Sqn | Vincent - 12 IE | |
Meteorological Station | ||
No 1 Armoured Car Company | 1 Section | |
Iraq Levies | ||
Habbaniya | Battalion and Wing HQ | |
6 Companies - Iraq Levies | ||
Basrah | 1 Company - Iraq Levies | |
Shaibah | 1 Company - Iraq Levies |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aman Khal | No 240 AMES | |
Khormaksar | Station HQ | |
No 8 Sqn | Blenheim IV - 16 IE | |
Ras Marshag | No 506 AMES | |
Sheikh O'thman | Station HQ | |
Inter Command W/T Station | ||
Steamer Point | Air HQ, Aden | |
Equipment and Supply Depot | ||
Armoured Car and Marine Craft Section | ||
RAF Hospital | ||
Army Units | ||
Sheikh O'thman | Infantry Wing | |
Anti-Aircraft Wing | ||
Crater | Ordnance Depot, RAOC | |
Army Levies | ||
Sheikh O'thman | HQ Aden Protectorate Levies |
Source - July 1941 SD161
[Malta | Egypt | Sudan and Eritrea | East Africa | West Africa | Palestine and Transjordan | Iraq Command | Aden]
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