Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Middle East Air Force- March 1953
[Middle East Air Force | AHQ Malta | AHQ Iraq | HQBF Aden | No 205 Group | No 206 Group | Transport Wing | 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 651 (AOP) Sqn, HQ | |
Ismailia | No 1910 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
Ismailia | No 3 Wing, RAF Police | |
Ismailia | No 36 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Ismailia | No 1 ME Meteorological Unit | |
Ismailia | No 3651 Mobile Servicing Section | |
Ismailia | MEAF Telecommunications Centre | |
Ismailia | Air Traffic Control Centre (Canal Zone) | |
Ismailia | HQ MEAF Communication Flight | Various |
Ismailia | No 2 Flight, RAF Police | |
Ismailia | RAF Police School |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Dingli | No 203 Signals Unit | AME Station |
El Adem | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Fort Lucien | No 397 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
Hal Far (RNAS) | No 78 Wing RAAF | |
Hal Far (RNAS) | No 75 Sqn RAAF | |
Hal Far (RNAS) | No 76 Sqn RAAF | |
Idris (Tripolitrania) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
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 | Mobile Oxygen Unit | Section of No 397 MU |
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 | No 100 Signals Centre | AMES |
Valetta | No 52 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
Valetta | No 6 District HQ, RAF Police | |
Valetta | No 14 Flight, RAF Police | |
Valetta | HQ Malta Sector | |
Wardia | No 447 Signals Unit | AME Station |
Command HQ - Habbaniya
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Amman (Jordania) | RAF Station | |
Amman | HQ, No 19 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Amman | No 21 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Amman | No 4001 (Armoured Car) Flight, RAF Regiment | |
Baghdad (Iraq) | AHQ Iraq (Detachment) | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Basrah (Iraq) | RAF Station | |
Basrah (Iraq) | Base Supply Depot | |
Basrah (Iraq) | No 7 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Basrah (Iraq) | No 3 Flight, RAF Police | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 6 Sqn | Vampire |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 185 Sqn | Vampire/Meteor |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 683 Sqn | Lancaster |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | AHQ Iraq Communication Flt | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 5 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Hospital | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 2 (Armoured Car) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Mobile Oxygen Plant | Section of No 115 MU |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Area Traffic Control Centre, Iraq | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 9 Flight, RAF Police | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 3 District HQ, RAF Police | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 276 Signals Unit | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Rest and Leave Camp | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 1 Wing RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 2 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 3 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 4 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 8 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Medical Wing and Hospital, RAF Levies | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | Support Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Mafraq (Iraq) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Mauripur (Pakistan) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Mauripur (Pakistan) | Air Traffic Control Centre | |
Ser Amadi | No 23 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | No 2 Wing RAF Levies | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | No 5 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | No 6 Sqn, RAF Levies | |
Sharjah (Trucial Oman) | RAF Station (Staging Post) |
HQ British Forces in Aden (MEAF)
Command HQ - Steamer Point
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Dhala | No 7 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Eastleigh | RAF Station | |
Eastleigh | Eastleigh Communication Flt | |
Eastleigh | Area Traffic Control Centre (East Africa) | |
Eastleigh | No 7 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Eastleigh | No 7 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
Eastleigh | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | Air Traffic Control Centre, Khartoum | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | Tropical Experimental Unit | Functionally controlled by MoS |
Khartoum (Sudan) | No 7 Flight, RAF Police (Detachment) | |
Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Brigand |
Khormaksar | Aden Communication Sqn | |
Khormaksar | Aden Protectorate Support Flight | Anson/Auster |
Khormaksar | No 1152 Marine Craft Unit | |
Khormaksar | Area Traffic Control Centre, Aden | |
Khormaksar | HQ, No 20 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Khormaksar | No 58 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Lake Lines | HQ, No 2 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Lake Lines | No 5 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Lake Lines | No 6 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Lake Lines | No 8 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Lake Lines | Armoured Car Section, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Masira (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Masira (Muscat) | No 2 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Riyan | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Salalah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Seedaseer Lines | HQ, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | HQ, No 1 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | No 1 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | No 3 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | No 4 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | Depot Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | Regimental Band, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | Medical Wing and Hospital, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Sheikh Othman | C & M Party (RAF Khormaksar Detachment) | |
Singapore Lines | No 66 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Singapore Lines | HQ, No 3 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Singapore Lines | MT Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Steamer Point | RAF Station | |
Steamer Point | No 50 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
Steamer Point | RAF Hospital | |
Steamer Point | Aden Diary Farm | |
Steamer Point | No 114 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Steamer Point | Mobile Oxygen Plants | Sections of No 114 MU |
Steamer Point | No 2 District HQ, RAF Police | |
Steamer Point | No 7 Flight, RAF Police | |
Steamer Point | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
Steamer Point | Aden Signals Unit | |
Steamer Point | Aden Supply Depot |
HQ - Fayid
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Abu Sueir | RAF Station | |
Abu Sueir | No 208 Sqn | Meteor |
Abu Sueir | MEAF Medical Equipment Depot | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Abu Sueir | HQ, No 3 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Abu Sueir | No 27 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Abu Sueir | No 37 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Deversoir | RAF Station | |
Deversoir | No 32 Sqn | Vampire |
Deversoir | No 213 Sqn | Vampire |
Deversoir | No 249 Sqn | Vampire |
Deversoir | HQ, No 5 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Deversoir | No 26 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Deversoir | No 28 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Deversoir | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (ME) | |
Deversoir | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Deversoir | No 2 School of Hygiene | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
El Firdan | No 751 Signals Unit | AMES |
El Firdan | HQ, No 1 Sector | |
El Hamra | RAF Station | |
El Hamra | HQ, No 8 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
El Hamra | No 34 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
El Hamra | No 35 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
El Hamra | No 1908 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
El Hamra | No 6 Flight, RAF Police | |
El Hamra | Air Publications and Forms Centre | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Fanara | RAF Station | |
Fanara | No 1153 Marine Craft Unit | |
Fayid | No 205 Group Communication Flight | |
Fayid | HQ, No 1 District HQ, RAF Police | |
Kabrit | RAF Station | |
Kabrit | No 13 Sqn | Meteor |
Kabrit | No 39 Sqn | Mosquito |
Kabrit | No 219 Sqn | Meteor |
Kabrit | No 29 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | RAF Station | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 14 (RNZAF) Sqn | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | Armament Practice Camp | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | MEAF Target Towing Flight | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | MEAF Instrument Training Flight | Meteor |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | NCO Training School MEAF | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 12 Flight, RAF Police | |
Shallufa | RAF Station | |
Shallufa | HQ, No 9 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Shallufa | RAF Regiment Instructors' School | |
Shallufa | No 56 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Shallufa | No 62 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment |
HQ - Abyad
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Abu Sultan | No 128 Maintenance Unit | Explosives Holding Depot |
Abyad | No 109 Maintenance Unit | |
Aquaba | No 51 MT Company (Detachment) | |
El Firdan | No 9 MT Base Depot | |
El Hamra | No 51 MT Company | Station n No 205 Group |
Fayid | RAF Hospital | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Fayid | Command Medical Board (MEAF) | |
Fayid | RAF Regional Educational Centre | |
Fayid | MEAF Mobile Catering Instructional Team | |
Kasfareet | No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Kasfareet | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit (EHD & RD) | |
Kasfareet | Mobile Oxygen Plant | Section of No 107 MU |
Kasfareet | RAF Police Dog School | |
Kasfareet | No 2 Radio Equipment Calibration Centre | Functionally controlled by AM (DAIS) |
Port Said | No 20 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
Port Said | No 10 Flight, RAF Police | |
Suez | No 20 Movements Unit (Embarkation) (Detachment) |
HQ - RAF Fayid
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Fayid | RAF Station | |
Fayid | HQ Transport Wing | Station in No 205 Group |
Fayid | No 70 Sqn | Valetta |
Fayid | No 78 Sqn | Valetta |
Fayid | No 114 Sqn | Valetta |
Fayid | No 84 Sqn | Valetta |
Fayid | No 216 Sqn | Valetta |
Fayid | MEAF Special Communication Flight | |
Fayid | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
Fayid | No 1 Flight, RAF Police |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
No 4 AF Signal Regiment | ||
Abu Sueir | No 9 Construction Troop | |
Abyad | HQ, No 4 AF Signal Regiment | |
Abyad | No 4 TM Troop | |
Abyad | No 7 TE Troop | |
Abyad | No 8 TE Troop | |
El Firdan | No 16 Wing Troop | |
El Hamra | HQ, No 1 Sqn | |
Fayid | No 10 Wing Troop | |
Habbaniya | No 1 Construction Troop | |
Habbaniya | No 8 Construction Troop | |
Ismailia | HQ, No 2 Sqn | |
Ismailia | No 9 Wing Troop | |
Kasfareet | No 5 Line Troop | |
Kasfareet | No 11 Wing Troop | |
No 18 AF Signal Regiment | ||
Aden | No 13 Wing Signals Troop | |
El Hamra | No 11 Construction Troop | |
El Hamra | No 15 Wing Signals Troop | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 1 Sqn | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 6 Line Troop | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 9 TE Troop | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 12 Wing Signals Troop | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 14 Wing Signals Troop |
Source - SD161 (150th Edition) - March 1953
[Middle East Air Force | AHQ Malta | AHQ Iraq | HQBF Aden | No 205 Group | No 206 Group | Transport Wing | Air Formation Signals]
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