Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Coastal Command - January 1959
[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | Maritime HQ | Inactive Stations]
Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton/Sycamore, station in No 18 Group |
| Coastal Command Communication Flight | RAF Bovingdon | Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Element, Joint Anti-Submarine School | Londonderry | Shackleton |
| No 7301 Reserve Flight | RAF Northwood | |
| RAF Element, HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe/Allied Air Forces Northern Europe | Oslo (Norway) | Functionally controlled by SHAPE |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | ||
| No 120 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Shackleton |
| No 202 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Hastings |
| No 7312 Reserve Flight | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 1100 Marine Craft Unit | Alness | |
| RAF Station Ballykelly | ||
| No 204 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton |
| No 240 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton |
| No 210 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton |
| No 7313 Reserve Flight | RAF Ballykelly | |
| C & M Party | Bridlington | |
| No 1106 Marine Craft Unit | Drummore | |
| No 1113 Marine Craft Unit | Holyhead | |
| RAF Station Kinloss | ||
| Maritime Operational Training Unit | RAF Kinloss | Shackleton |
| No 7352 Reserve Flight | RAF Kinloss | |
| No 275 Sqn | RAF Leconfield | Sycamore, station in Fighter Command |
| No 18 Group Communication Flt | RAF Leuchars | Anson/Dakota, station in Fighter Command |
| HQ, No 18 Group | RAF Pitreavie Castle | |
| No 7311 Reserve Flight | RAF Pitreavie Castle | |
| No 1114 Marine Craft Unit | Ramsey |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1102 Marine Craft Unit | Falmouth | |
| No 1103 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Felixstowe | Station in TTC |
| C & M Party | Hope Cove | |
| No 1111 Marine Craft Unit | Lyme Regis | |
| HQ, No 19 Group | RAF Mount Batten | |
| Marine Craft Training School | RAF Mount Batten | |
| No 7351 Reserve Flight | RAF Mount Batten | |
| No 1107 Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | |
| C & M Party | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| No 1105 Marine Craft Unit | Porthcawl | |
| No 19 Group Communication Flt | Roborough (MTCA) | Anson/Prentice |
| RAF Station St Eval | ||
| No 228 Sqn | RAF St Eval | Shackleton |
| RAF Station St Mawgan | ||
| No 22 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Whirlwind |
| No 42 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Shackleton |
| No 201 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Shackleton |
| No 206 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Shackleton |
| No 217 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Whirlwind |
| No 7353 Reserve Flight | RAF St Eval |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station North Front | ||
| No 224 Sqn | RAF North Front | Shackleton |
| HQ, No 8 RAF Police District | RAF North Front | Functionally controlled by HQ, P & SS (UK) |
| No 9 (Gibraltar) Radio Fitting Party | RAF North Front | |
| No 331 Signals Unit (North Front) | RAF North Front | |
| AHQ Gibraltar | RAF North Front |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Element, Maritime HQ | Chatham | |
| No 7302 Reserve Flight | Chatham |
Coastal Command, Inactive Stations
| Inactive Station | Parent Station | Status |
| Alness | Kinloss | |
| Ballyhalbert | Aldergrove | |
| Branscombe (Radar) | HQ (Unit) No 19 Group | |
| Castle Archdale | Ballykelly | |
| Comber (Belfast) (M/F D/F) | Aldergrove | |
| Dalcross | Kinloss | |
| Dallachy | Kinloss | |
| Downderry (Radar) | Mount Batten | |
| Drummossie | Kinloss | |
| Exminster | HQ (Unit) No 19 Group | |
| Faraid Head | Kinloss | |
| Folly | Pembroke Dock | |
| Forres | Kinloss | |
| Fowey | Mount Batten | |
| Greencastle | Aldergrove | |
| Greystones (Radar) | Aldergrove | |
| Haycastle Cross | Pembroke Dock | |
| Kilkeel (Radar) | Aldergrove | |
| Kirkistown | Aldergrove | |
| Langford Lodge | Aldergrove | |
| Mullaghmore | Ballykelly | |
| Murlough Bay | Ballykelly | |
| Newford (Radar) | St Eval | |
| Nutts Corner | Aldergrove | |
| Pendeen (Radar) | St Mawgan | |
| Perranporth | St Eval | |
| Plympton (M/F D/F) | Mount Batten | |
| Predannock | St Eval | |
| Rosevalley | Kinloss | |
| St Angelo | Castle Archdale | |
| St Merryn | St Eval | |
| Sango | Kinloss | |
| Scousborough (GEE) | Kinloss | |
| Skitten | Kinloss | |
| Stornoway (Radar) | Kinloss | |
| Sullom Voe | Kinloss | |
| Sumburgh (M/F D/F) | Kinloss | |
| Tain | Kinloss | |
| Templeton | Pembroke Dock | |
| Trerew | St Mawgan | |
| West Prawle (Radar) | HQ (Unit) No 19 Group | |
| Wick (Radar) | Kinloss | |
| Windy Head (GEE) | Kinloss |
Source - SD161 (220th Edition) - January 1959
[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | Maritime HQ | Inactive Stations]
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