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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Middle East Air Force- December 1951
[Middle East Air Force | Greece | AHQ Malta | AHQ Iraq | HQBF Aden | No 205 Group | No 206 Group | Air Formation Signals]
HQ Middle East Air Force- Ismailia/Abu Sueir
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abu Sueir | HQ MEAF (Detachment) (Admin & Tech Staff) | Station in No 205 Group |
| Ismailia | RAF Station | |
| Ismailia | HQ MEAF (Air Staff) | |
| Ismailia | No 3 Wing, RAF Police | |
| Ismailia | No 1 ME Meteorological Unit | |
| Ismailia | MEAF Telecommunications Centre | |
| Ismailia | Air Traffic Control Centre (Canal Zone) | |
| Ismailia | HQ MEAF Communication Flight | Various |
| Ismailia | Air Defence Operation Centre | |
| Ismailia | No 2 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Ismailia | RAF Police School |
RAF Mission, Greece (MEAF) - Athens (Under Functional and Policy control of Air Ministry)
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Athens | No 4 District HQ, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
| Athens | No 12 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
| Ellenikon | RAF Mission Communication Flight |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Castel Benito (Tripolitania) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Castel Benito (Tripolitania) | No 651 (AOP) Sqn, HQ | |
| Castel Benito (Tripolitania) | No 1908 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Castel Benito (Tripolitania) | No 3651 Mobile Servicing Section | |
| Dingli | No 203 Signals Unit | AME Station |
| El Adem | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| El Adem | No 14 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
| Fort Lucien | No 397 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
| Hal Far (RNAS) | No 185 Sqn | Vampire |
| Luqa | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Luqa | No 37 Sqn | Lancaster |
| Luqa | No 38 Sqn | Lancaster |
| Luqa | AHQ Malta Communication Flt | |
| Luqa | Area Traffic Control Centre, Malta | |
| Marsaxlokk | Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Marsaxlokk | No 1151 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Safi | No 137 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Safi | No 397 Maintenance Unit | |
| Safi | No 2 Mobile Oxygen Unit | |
| St Paul's Bay | St Paul's Bay Rest Camp | |
| Siggiewi | No 840 Signals Unit | RAF Signals Unit |
| Ta Kali (RNAS) | No 73 Sqn | Vampire |
| Ta Silch | AME Station | |
| Valetta | No 52 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Valetta | No 14 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Valetta | No 6 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Wardia | No 447 Signals Unit | AME Station |
Command HQ - Habbaniya
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Amman (Transjordan) | RAF Station | |
| Baghdad (Iraq) | AHQ Iraq (Detachment) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 5 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | Base Supply Depot | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Iraq Communication Flt | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Hospital | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Area Traffic Control Centre, Habbaniya | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 9 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 3 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 276 Signals Unit | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 3 Mobile Oxygen Unit | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Post Office | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
| Mafraq (Iraq) | RAF Station | |
| Mauripur (Pakistan) | RAF Staging Post | |
| Ser Amadi | No 23 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | RAF Station (C & M) | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | No 3 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | RAF Post Office | |
| Sharjah (Trucial Oman) | RAF Station (Staging Post) |
HQ British Forces in Aden (MEAF)
Command HQ - Steamer Point
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Asmara (Eritrea) | RAF Station Steamer Point (Detachment) | |
| Asmara (Eritrea) | No 1910 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Eastleigh | RAF Station | |
| Eastleigh | East Africa Communication Flt | |
| Eastleigh | Area Traffic Control Centre (East Africa) | |
| Eastleigh | No 4 Mobile Oxygen Unit | |
| Eastleigh | No 7 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Eastleigh | No 5 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Eastleigh | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
| Isthmus (Aden) | RAF 'X' Group | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Area Traffic Control Centre | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 7 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Tropical Experimental Unit | Functionally controlled by MoS |
| Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
| Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Brigand |
| Khormaksar | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt | |
| Khormaksar | Aden Protectorate Support Flight | Anson/Auster |
| Khormaksar | No 1152 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Khormaksar | Area Traffic Control Centre | |
| Khormaksar | No 5 Mobile Oxygen Unit | |
| Maala | RAF Supply Depot | |
| Masira (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Riyan | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Salalah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Steamer Point | RAF Station | |
| Steamer Point | No 50 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Steamer Point | RAF Hospital | |
| Steamer Point | Military Diary Farm | |
| Steamer Point | No 114 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Steamer Point | No 2 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Steamer Point | No 7 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Steamer Point | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service |
HQ - Fayid
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abu Sueir | RAF Station | |
| Abu Sueir | No 107 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Abu Sueir | No 208 Sqn | Meteor |
| Abu Sueir | Base Accounts Office | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Abu Sueir | RAF Medical Equipment Depot | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Cairo | Air Movements Liaison Section ABC | |
| Cairo | No 2 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
| Deversoir | RAF Station | |
| Deversoir | No 6 Sqn | Vampire |
| Deversoir | No 213 Sqn | Vampire |
| Deversoir | No 249 Sqn | Vampire |
| Deversoir | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (ME) | |
| Deversoir | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Deversoir | No 2 School of Hygiene | |
| Deversoir | No 473 Signals Unit | |
| El Firdan | No 577 Signals Unit | Mobile AMES |
| El Firdan | No 996 Signals Unit | Mobile AMES |
| El Hamra | RAF Station | |
| El Hamra | No 6 Flight, RAF Police | |
| El Hamra | No 1 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| El Hamra | RAF Regiment Instructors' School | |
| El Hamra | Air Publications and Forms Centre | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Fanara | RAF Station | |
| Fanara | No 1153 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Fayid | MEAF Transport Wing HQ | |
| Fayid | Special Communication Sqn | |
| Fayid | No 70 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 78 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 114 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 204 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 216 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 1 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
| Fayid | Command Medical Board (MEAF) | |
| Fayid | RAF Regional Educational Centre | |
| Fayid | MEAF Mobile Catering Instructional Team | |
| Fayid | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
| Fayid | Civil Cantonment | |
| Ismailia | No 107 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Ismailia | No 1 Sector HQ | |
| Kabrit | RAF Station | |
| Kabrit | No 13 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Kabrit | No 39 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Kabrit | No 683 Sqn | Lancaster |
| Kabrit | No 219 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Kabrit | No 453 Signals Unit | AMES |
| Kabrit | No 751 Signals Unit | AMES |
| Kasfareet | RAF Police Dog School | Station in No 206 Group |
| Kasfareet | No 1 Mobile Oxygen Unit | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | RAF Station | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 4 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 12 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 602 Signals Unit | AMES (C & M) |
| Port Said | No 51 MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Port Said | No 10 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Shallufa | RAF Station | |
| Shallufa | No 32 Sqn | Vampire |
| Shallufa | MEAF Target Towing Unit | |
| Shallufa | MEAF Instrument Training Flight | Meteor |
| Tineh Bay | Air Weapons Range |
HQ - Abyad
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abu Sultan | No 128 Maintenance Unit | Explosives Holding Depot |
| Abyad | No 109 Maintenance Unit | |
| El Firdan | No 9 MT Base Depot | |
| El Hamra | No 51 MT Company | Station n No 205 Group |
| Fayid | RAF Hospital | Station in No 205 Group Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit (EHD & RD) | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Kasfareet | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Port Said | No 20 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | Station in No 205 Group Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Port Said | No 51 MT Company (Detachment) | Station in No 205 Group Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Port Tewfik | No 20 Movements Unit (Embarkation) (Detachment) |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abyad | 4th Independent AF Signal Sqn | |
| Fayid | HQ, No 4 AF Signal Regiment | |
| Fayid | No 39 Wing Signal Troop | |
| Fayid | No 50 Wing Signal Troop | |
| Fayid | No 4 Technical Maintenance Troop | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 64 Wing Signal Troop | |
| Ismailia | No 36 Wing Signal Troop | |
| Kasfareet | No 71 Construction Troop | |
| Steamer Point (Aden) | No 65 Wing Signal Troop |
Source - SD161 (135th Edition) - December 1951
[Middle East Air Force | Greece | AHQ Malta | AHQ Iraq | HQBF Aden | No 205 Group | No 206 Group | Air Formation Signals]
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