Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Middle East Air Force- August 1956
[Middle East Air Force | RAF Levant | HQBF Aden | Air Formation Signals]
HQ Middle East Air Force- Nicosia/Ismailia
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Episkopi | HQ (Unit) MEAF | |
Episkopi | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (ME) | |
Episkopi | MEAF Redeployment Party | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Episkopi | No 6 Regional Band | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Episkopi | HQ MEAF (Rear) | |
Nicosia | HQ MEAF (Main) | Station controlled by AHQ Cyprus |
Nicosia | HQ Middle East Communication Sqn | Meteor/Pembroke/Valetta |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Akrotiri | RAF Station | |
Akrotiri | No 6 Sqn | Venom |
Akrotiri | No 13 Sqn | Meteor |
Akrotiri | No 208 Sqn | Meteor |
Abyad | No 103 Maintenance Unit | |
Akrotiri | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Akrotiri | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Akrotiri | RAF Hospital (Akrotiri) | |
Akrotiri | HQ, No 3 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Akrotiri | No 27 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Akrotiri | No 37 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Amman (Jordania) | RAF Station | |
Amman (Jordania) | No 249 Sqn | Vampire/Meteor |
Amman (Jordania) | HQ, No 19 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Amman (Jordania) | No 21 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Amman (Jordania) | No 29 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Aquaba | RAF Detachment | |
Ayos Nicolaos | RAF Station | |
Ayos Nicolaos | No 264 Signals Unit | Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (B)) |
Ayos Nicolaos | No 751 Signals Unit | |
Ayos Nicolaos | Signals Centre, Cyprus | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Basrah (Iraq) | RAF Detachment | |
El Adem | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
El Adem | No 62 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Unit (Staging Post) | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Holding Depot |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 123 Signals Unit | Control and Reporting |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 276 Signals Unit | Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (B)) |
Idris | No 5001 Airfield Construction Sqn (Light) | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF, station controlled by AHQ Malta |
Kato Kividhes | No 246 Signals Unit | |
Lakatamia | No 1910 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
Lakatamia | No 1915 (Light Liaison) Flight | Auster |
Mafraq | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Mafraq | No 116 Maintenance Unit | |
Mafraq | No 719 Signals Unit | Control and Reporting |
Mafraq | HQ, No 5 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Mafraq | No 26 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Mafraq | No 28 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 70 Sqn | Hastings |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 73 Sqn | Venom |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 84 Sqn | Valetta |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 114 Sqn | Valetta |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | Levant Communication Flt | Pembroke/Meteor/Sycamore |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 113 Maintenance Unit | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | Air Traffic Control Centre, Nicosia | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | HQ, No 24 District HQ, RAF Police | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 6 (Cyprus) Radio Fitting Party | Functionally controlled by No 90 Group |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | HQ, No 8 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 34 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 2 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | AHQ, Levant | |
Takali | No 32 Sqn | Venom, station controlled by AHQ Malta |
Takali | Armament Practice Camp (Middle East) | |
Xeros | No 1153 Marine Craft Unit |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ataq | No 6 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 1417 Flight | Anson |
Beihan | No 2 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Beihan | No 4 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Dhala | No 8 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Eastleigh | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Eastleigh | RAF Signals Centre, Eastleigh | |
Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Venom |
Khormaksar | No 78 Sqn | Pioneer |
Khormaksar | Aden Protectorate Communication and Support Sqn | Valetta/Pembroke/Sycamore |
Khormaksar | No 1426 Flight | Lincoln |
Khormaksar | Area Traffic Control Centre, Aden | |
Khormaksar | HQ, No 20 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
Khormaksar | No 58 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Khormaksar | No 66 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Khormaksar | Medical Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Lake Lines | HQ, No 2 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Lake Lines | No 5 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Masirah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Mauripur (Pakistan) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
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 7 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | HQ, No 3 Wing, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Seedaseer Lines | No 9 Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Sharjah (Trucial Oman) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Singapore Lines | No 10 (Armoured Car) Sqn, Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Steamer Point | RAF Station | |
Steamer Point | No 114 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Steamer Point | No 50 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
Steamer Point | RAF Hospital | |
Steamer Point | No 7 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
Steamer Point | Signals Centre, Aden | |
Steamer Point | Aden Supply Depot | |
Steamer Point | HQ, No 22 District HQ, RAF Police | |
Steamer Point | HQ, British Forces in Aden |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
No 4 AF Signal Regiment | ||
Amman | HQ, No 2 (Static) Sqn | |
Amman | No 14 Wing Troop | |
Episkopi | HQ, No 4 AF Signal Regiment | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 1 (Mobile) Sqn | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 9 TE Troop | |
Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 12 Wing Troop | |
Habbaniya | No 15 Wing Troop | |
Mafraq | No 4 AF Signal Regiment LAD | |
Mafraq | No 3 WC Troop | |
Mafraq | No 4 TM Troop | |
Mafraq | No 6 Line Troop | |
Steamer Point | No 13 Wing Troop |
Source - SD161 (191st Edition) - August 1956
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