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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Middle East Air Force- August 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 |
| Abu Sueir | HQ (Unit) MEAF | 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) | |
| 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 | Anson/Proctor |
| 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 Plant | Section of No 397 MU |
| St Paul's Bay | St Paul's Bay Rest Camp | |
| Siggiewi | No 840 Signals Unit | RAF Signals Unit |
| Takali | No 78 Wing RAAF | |
| Takali | No 75 Sqn RAAF | Vampire/Meteor |
| Takali | No 76 Sqn RAAF | Vampire/Meteor |
| Ta Silch | No 100 Signals Unit | 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/Meteor |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 73 Sqn | Vampire |
| 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) | No 719 Signals Unit | Control and Reporting |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Am Farsha | No 1 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Dhala | No 7 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Eastleigh | RAF Station | |
| Eastleigh | Eastleigh Communication Flt | Anson/Valetta/Proctor |
| Eastleigh | Area Traffic Control Centre (East Africa) | |
| Eastleigh | No 7 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Eastleigh | Radio Fitting Party, Nairobi | Functionally controlled by HQ No 90 Group |
| Eastleigh | RAF Signals Centre, Eastleigh | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Eastleigh | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | |
| Eastleigh | No 1340 Flight | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Air Traffic Control Centre, Khartoum | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Tropical Experimental Unit | Functionally controlled by MoS |
| Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
| Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Vampire/Meteor |
| 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 | No 8 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Lake Lines | Depot Training Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Lake Lines | Armoured Car Section, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Masira (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Masira (Muscat) | No 6 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Nisab | No 3 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Nishata | 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 | HQ, No 3 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Seedaseer Lines | No 4 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Seedaseer Lines | Regimental Band, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Seedaseer Lines | Medical Wing and Hospital, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Sharjah | HQ, No 2 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | Station controlled by AHQ Iraq |
| Sharjah | No 5 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Sheikh Othman | C & M Party | |
| Singapore Lines | No 66 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| 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) | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| 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 | Meteor |
| Kabrit | No 219 Sqn | Meteor |
| Kabrit | No 29 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | RAF Station | |
| 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 | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 14 (RNZAF) Sqn | |
| Shallufa | RAF Station | |
| Shallufa | HQ, No 9 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| 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 | |
| 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) | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Fayid | RAF Regional Educational Centre | |
| Fayid | MEAF Mobile Catering Instructional Team | |
| Fayid | No 1 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Kasfareet | No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Kasfareet | No 5001 (Airfield Construction) Sqn | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Kasfareet | No 5002 (Airfield Maintenance) Sqn | 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 |
HQ - RAF Fayid
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Fayid | RAF Station | |
| Fayid | No 70 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 78 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 84 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 114 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | No 216 Sqn | Valetta |
| Fayid | MEAF Special Communication Flight | |
| Fayid | Special Despatch Office and Special Despatch Service | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| 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 | |
| El Hamra | No 5 Line Troop | |
| El Hamra | No 11 Construction Troop | |
| Fayid | No 10 Wing Troop | |
| Ismailia | HQ, No 2 Sqn | |
| Ismailia | No 9 Wing Troop | |
| Kasfareet | No 11 Wing Troop | |
| No 18 AF Signal Regiment | ||
| Aden | No 13 Wing Signals Troop | |
| El Hamra | No 15 Wing Signals Troop | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 1 Sqn | |
| Habbaniya | No 8 Construction Troop | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 9 TE Troop | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 12 Wing Signals Troop | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 14 Wing Signals Troop | |
| Kasfareet | No 6 Line Troop | |
Source - SD161 (155th Edition) - August 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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