Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
RAF Rivenhall |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Fighter Command Detachment | Norway | |
No 1 Film Production Unit | RAF Stanmore Park | |
RAF Station Turnhouse | ||
Fighter Command Detachment | RAF Turnhouse | |
No 3508 Servicing Unit | RAF Turnhouse | |
RAF Station Dalcross | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
C & M Party | RAF Dalcross | |
RAF Station Drem | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
C & M Party | RAF Drem | |
RAF Station Dyce | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
C & M Party | RAF Dyce | |
RAF Station Grimsetter | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
RAF Station Inverness | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
C & M Party | RAF Inverness | |
RAF Station Skeabrae | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
RAF Station Wick | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Wick | Mustang |
No 6303 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wick | |
No 316 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Wick | Mustang |
No 6316 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wick | |
RAF Station West Freugh | Station in Maintenance Command | |
No 1353 (AAC) Flight | RAF West Freugh | Spitfire/Vengeance |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Western Sector | ||
RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | |
Sector HQ | RAF Exeter | |
No 151 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Mosquito |
No 6151 Servicing Echelon | RAF Exeter | |
No 222 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Meteor |
No 6222 Servicing Echelon | RAF Exeter | |
No 1014 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Exeter | |
RAF Station Bolthead | Satellite airfield, Western Sector | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Bolthead | |
RAF Station Harrowbeer | Satellite, Western Sector | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Harrowbeer | |
RAF Station Predannack | Forward airfield, Western Sector | |
No 1017 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Predannack | |
RAF Station Warmwell | Satellite, Western Sector | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Warmwell | |
RAF Station Colerne | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | Forward airfield, Western Sector |
No 74 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Meteor |
No 6074 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | |
No 245 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Meteor |
No 6245 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | |
No 1006 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Colerne | |
RAF Station Weston Zoyland | Forward airfield, Western Sector | |
No 587 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Spitfire/Vengence/Harvard |
No 691 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Various |
No 3505 (AAC) Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
No 3506 (AAC) Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
Southern Sector | ||
RAF Station Middle Wallop | ||
Sector HQ | RAF Middle Wallop | |
No 164 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Spitfire |
No 6164 Servicing Echelon | RAF Middle Wallop | |
No 1012 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Middle Wallop | |
RAF Station Ibsley | Satellite, Southern Sector | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Ibsley | |
RAF Station Chilbolton | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
No 54 Sqn | RAF Chilbolton | Tempest |
No 6054 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chilbolton | |
No 247 Sqn | RAF Chilbolton | Tempest |
No 6247 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chilbolton | |
No 1007 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Chilbolton | |
RAF Station Tangmere | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
No 1 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfire |
No 6001 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | |
No 85 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Mosquito |
No 6085 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | |
No 1 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Tangmere | |
No 1013 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Tangmere | |
RAF Station Dunsfold | Satellite airfield, Southern Sector | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Dunsfold | |
RAF Station Friston | Satellite airfield, Southern Sector | |
C & M Party | RAF Friston | |
RAF Station Westhampnett | Satellite airfield, Southern Sector | |
C & M Party | RAF Westhampnett | |
Metropolitan Sector | ||
RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | Station in TTC |
Sector HQ | RAF North Weald | |
RAF Station Bentwaters | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
No 56 Sqn | RAF Bentwaters | Meteor |
No 6056 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bentwaters | |
No 1002 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
RAF Station Bradwell Bay | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
C & M Party | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
RAF Station Raydon | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
RAF Station Boxted | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
No 25 Sqn | RAF Boxted | Mosquito |
No 6025 Servicing Echelon | RAF Boxted | |
No 234 Sqn | RAF Boxted | Meteor |
No 6234 Servicing Echelon | RAF Boxted | |
No 1008 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Boxted | |
RAF Station Castle Camps | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
C & M Party | RAF Castle Camps | |
RAF Station Duxford | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
No 165 Sqn | RAF Duxford | |
No 6165 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | |
No 91 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Spitfire |
No 6091 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | |
No 1011 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Duxford | |
RAF Station Little Walden | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
C & M Party | RAF Little Walden | |
RAF Station Steeple Morden | ||
C & M Party | RAF Steeple Morden | |
RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | Forward airfield, South-Eastern Sector |
No 130 Sqn | RAF Manston | |
No 6130 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
No 8 Ground Controlled Approach | RAF Manston | |
No 1001 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | Satellite airfield, South-Eastern Sector |
C & M Party | RAF Hawkinge | |
RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | Forward airfield, South-Eastern Sector. |
No 29 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Mosquito |
No 6029 Servicing Echelon | RAF West Malling | |
No 287 (AAC) Sqn | RAF West Malling | Spitfire/Tempest/Oxford |
No 567 (AAC) Sqn | RAF West Malling | Vengence TT/Oxford/Spitfire |
No 1019 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF West Malling | |
RAF Station Penshurst | Satellite airfield, South-Eastern Sector | |
C & M Party | RAF Penshurt | |
Non-Operational Stations | ||
RAF Defford | ||
Telecommunications Flying Unit | RAF Defford | Various |
RAF Fairwood Common | nr Swansea, Glamorganshire | |
No 595 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Fairwood Common | Vengence TT/Spitfire |
RAF Station Aberporth | Satellite of Fairwood Common | |
C & M Party | RAF Aberporth | |
RAF Station Manorbier | Satellite of Fairwood Common | |
C & M Party | RAF Manorbier | |
RAF Station Talbenny | Satellite of Fairwood Common | |
C & M Party | RAF Talbenny | |
RAF Station Gatwick | ||
RAF Station Northolt | Station in Transport Command | |
Fighter Command Communication Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
No 11 Group Communication Flight | RAF Northolt | |
RAF Station Old Sarum | ||
RAF School of Air Support | RAF Old Sarum | Various |
RAF Station Oatlands Hill | Satellite airfield (Old Sarum) | |
C & M Party | RAF Oatlands Hill | |
RAF Station Podington | ||
RAF Station Rudloe Manor | ||
Fighter Command Control and Reporting School | RAF Rudloe Manor | Spitfire |
RAF Station Stapleford Tawney | ||
RAF Station Uxbridge | ||
Air Traffic HQ | RAF Uxbridge | |
Advanced Landing Grounds | ||
Selsey |
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Yorkshire Sector |
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RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, nr Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | |
Sector HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 263 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 6263 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 264 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Beaufighter |
No 6264 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 1009 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | Also shown at RAF Wittering |
RAF Station Hutton Cranswick | Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire | Forward airfield, Yorkshire Sector |
No 129 Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
No 6129 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
No 288 Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | Spitfire/Vengence |
No 1016 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
No 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
Norfolk Sector |
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RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Norwich, Norfolk | |
Sector HQ | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
No 64 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Hornet |
No 6064 Servicing Echelon | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
No 65 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Spitfire |
No 6065 Servicing Echelon | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Mosquito |
No 6307 Servicing Echelon | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
No 695 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
No 1004 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
RAF Station Matlask | Satellite airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
C & M Party | RAF Matlask | |
RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | Forward airfield, Norfolk Sector. |
No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
No 6306 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
No 309 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
No 6309 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
No 6315 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
RAF Station Hethal | Forward airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
RAF Station Fersfield | Satellite airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
RAF Station Halesworth | Satellite airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
C & M Party | RAF Halesworth | |
RAF Station Molesworth | Forward airfield, Lincolnshire Sector | |
No 19 Sqn | RAF Molesworth | Spitfire |
No 6019 Servicing Echelon | RAF Molesworth | |
No 1003 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Molesworth | |
No 1335 Conversion Unit | RAF Molesworth | Meteor |
RAF Station Wittering | Forward airfield, Lincolnshire Sector | |
No 41 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfire |
No 6041 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | |
No 219 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Mosquito |
No 6219 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | |
No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Wittering | Also shown at RAF Church Fenton |
No 109 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
No 110 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
No 111 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
No 112 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
RAF Station Spilsby | ||
Non-Operational Stations |
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RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | Forward airfield, North-Eastern Sector |
No 1005 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Acklington | |
RAF Station Charter Hall | Satellite airfield (Ackilington) | |
C & M Party | RAF Charter Hall | |
RAF Station Milfield | Satellite airfield (Ackilington) | |
C & M Party | RAF Milfield | |
RAF Station Andover | ||
No 43 OTU | RAF Andover | Various |
No 657 Sqn | RAF Andover | |
No 4 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Andover | |
RAF Station Barton Hall | ||
No 4 Instructors School (EVT) | RAF Barton Hall | |
RAF Station Blakelaw | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Operations Room (C & M) | RAF Blakelaw | |
RAF Cardington | Balloon Development Unit | Station in TTC |
RAF Station Castle Bromwich | ||
No 577 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Castle Bromwich | Spitfire/Oxford/Vengeance |
No 3507 Servicing Unit | RAF Castle Bromwich | |
RAF Station East Moor | ||
No 54 OTU | RAF East Moor | Various |
No 12 Group Communication Flt | RAF Hucknell | Various, Station in FTC |
RAF Station Keevil | ||
No 61 OTU | RAF Keevil | Various |
RAF Station Llanbedr | ||
No 631 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Llanbedr | Spitfire/Vengence |
RAF Station Middleton St George | ||
No 13 OTU | RAF Middleton St George | Various |
RAF Station Croft | Satellite, RAF Middleton St George | |
RAF Station Twinwood Farm | Ministry of Supply | |
AI Conversion Flight | RAF Twinwood Farm | Beaufighter |
C & M Party | RAF Twinwood Farm | |
RAF Station Walcot Hall | ||
C & M Party | RAF Walcot Hall | |
RAF Station West Raynham | ||
Central Fighter Establishment | RAF West Raynham | Various |
RAF Station Great Massingham | Satellite airfield (West Raynham) |
Source - SD161 (69th Edition) - Jun 1946
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group]
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