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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Middle East Air Force- October 1957
[Middle East Air Force | RAF Levant | British Forces Arabian Peninsula | Air Formation Signals]
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Episkopi | RAF Unit, Episkopi | |
| Episkopi | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (ME) | |
| Episkopi | No 6 Regional Band | |
| Episkopi | HQ MEAF |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Akrotiri | RAF Station | |
| Akrotiri | No 6 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 13 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 32 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 73 Sqn | Canberra |
| Abyad | No 103 Maintenance Unit | |
| Akrotiri | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Nicosia | Middle East Communication Sqn | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Akrotiri | RAF Hospital (Akrotiri) | |
| Akrotiri | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Akrotiri | HQ, No 3 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 27 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 28 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 37 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Ayos Nicolaos | RAF Station | |
| Ayos Nicolaos | No 264 Signals Unit | Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (B)) |
| Ayos Nicolaos | Signals Centre, Cyprus | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | RAF Detachment (Staging Post) | |
| Cape Gata | No 280 Signals Unit | |
| Cape Greco | No 751 Signals Unit | |
| El Adem | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| El Adem | No 249 Sqn | Canberra |
| El Adem | No 62 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Farmagusta | No 20 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Unit (Staging Post) | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Holding Depot |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Base Operating Unit | |
| 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 |
| Kormakiti | No 7 Signals Unit | |
| Limmasol | No 1153 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Nicosia | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Nicosia | No 70 Sqn | Hastings |
| Nicosia | No 114 Sqn | Valetta |
| Nicosia | No 284 Sqn | Sycamore |
| Nicosia | Levant Communication Flt | Pembroke/Meteor |
| Nicosia | No 113 Maintenance Unit | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Nicosia | Air Traffic Control Centre, Nicosia | Functionally controlled by HQ MEAF |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 24 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Nicosia | No 6 (Cyprus) Radio Fitting Party | Functionally controlled by No 90 Group |
| Nicosia | Sector Operations Centre, Cyprus | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 5 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | No 26 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | No 28 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 8 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | No 34 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | No 2 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | AHQ, Levant | |
| Safi | MEAF Aircraft Reserve Storage Section | Functionally controlled by MEAF, station controlled by AHQ Malta |
| Takali | No 208 Sqn | Meteor, station controlled by AHQ Malta |
| Takali | Levant Canberra Servicing Unit |
British Forces Arabian Peninsula
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 1417 Flight | Pembroke |
| Eastleigh | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Eastleigh | RAF Signals Centre, Eastleigh | |
| Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
| Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Venom |
| Khormaksar | No 37 Sqn | Shackleton |
| Khormaksar | No 78 Sqn | Pioneer |
| Khormaksar | No 84 Sqn | Valetta |
| Khormaksar | Area Traffic Control Centre, Aden | |
| Masirah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Riyan | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Salalah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Sharjah (Trucial Oman) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| 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 Arabian Peninsula |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| No 4 AF Signal Regiment | ||
| Akrotiri | No 6 Line Troop | |
| Akrotiri | No 11 Airfield Troop | |
| El Adem | No 14 Airfield Troop | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 12 Airfield Troop | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 4 AF Signal Regiment | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 1 (Mobile) Sqn | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 2 (Static) Sqn | |
| Nicosia | No 3 WC Troop | |
| Nicosia | No 4 AF Signal Regiment LAD | |
| Nicosia | No 4 TM Troop | |
| Nicosia | No 9 TE Troop | |
| Nicosia | No 15 Wing Signals Troop | |
| Steamer Point | No 13 Airfield Troop | |
Source - SD161 (205th Edition) - October 1957
[Middle East Air Force | RAF Levant | British Forces Arabian Peninsula | Air Formation Signals]
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