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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Middle East Air Force & British Forces Arabian Peninsula - May 1960
[Middle East Air Force | Air Formation Signal | British Forces Arabian Peninsula]
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Akrotiri | RAF Station | Anson/Venom |
| Akrotiri | No 6 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 13 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 32 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 73 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 249 Sqn | Canberra |
| Abyad | No 103 Maintenance Unit | |
| Akrotiri | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre | |
| Nicosia | Middle East Communication Sqn | |
| Akrotiri | RAF Hospital (Akrotiri) | |
| Akrotiri | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Akrotiri | HQ, No 3 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 27 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 37 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 194 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 5001 Airfield Construction Sqn (Light) | |
| Ayos Nicolaos | RAF Station | |
| Ayos Nicolaos | RAF Communication Centre (Cyprus) | |
| Ayos Nicolaos | No 63 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Cape Gata | No 280 Signals Unit (Cape Gata) | |
| El Adem | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| El Adem | No 1 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| El Adem | No 425 Signals Unit (El Adem) | C & M |
| Episkopi | RAF Unit, Episkopi | |
| Episkopi | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (ME) | |
| Episkopi | No 6 Regional Band | |
| Episkopi | HQ MEAF | |
| Farmagusta | No 20 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Limmasol | No 1153 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Nicosia | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Nicosia | No 70 Sqn | Hastings |
| Nicosia | No 103 Sqn | Sycamore |
| Nicosia | No 113 Maintenance Unit | |
| Nicosia | Air Traffic Control Centre, Nicosia | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 24 District HQ, RAF Police | Functionally controlled by AM (PM) |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 5 (LAA) 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 | HQ MEAF Miscellaneous Unit (APFC, PTC, SDO) | |
| Nicosia | RAF Element, Joint Air Terminal | |
| Pergamos | No 264 Signals Unit (Pergamos) | Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (EW)) |
| Safi | MEAF Aircraft Reserve Storage Section | Station controlled by AHQ Malta |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Akrotiri | No 11 Airfield Troop | |
| El Adem | No 14 Airfield Troop | |
| Episkopi | RHQ, 20th Signal Regiment | |
| Episkopi | HQ, No 2 Sqn | |
| Episkopi | No 6 Line Troop | |
| Episkopi | Q Troop | |
| Episkopi | SWS Troop | |
| Episkopi | TM Troop | |
| Episkopi | Light Aid Detachment | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 1 Sqn | |
| Nicosia | No 15 Airfield Troop | |
| Steamer Point | No 13 Airfield Troop | Station controlled by BFAP |
HQ, British Forces Arabian Peninsula
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Steamer Point | HQ, British Forces Arabian Peninsula | Unified Command |
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| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | HQ, RAF (Persian Gulf) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 152 Sqn | Twin Pioneer/Pembroke |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station Hospital (Bahrein) | |
| Eastleigh | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Eastleigh | No 21 Sqn | Twin Pioneer |
| Eastleigh | No 30 Sqn | Beverley |
| Eastleigh | RAF Communication Centre (Eastleigh) | |
| Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
| Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Venom |
| Khormaksar | No 37 Sqn | Shackleton |
| Khormaksar | No 78 Sqn | Twin Pioneer |
| Khormaksar | No 84 Sqn | Valetta/Beverley |
| Khormaksar | No 208 Sqn | Venom |
| Khormaksar | No 131 Maintenance Unit | |
| Khormaksar | Area Traffic Control Centre, Aden | |
| Khormaksar | RAF Hospital (Aden Protectorate Levies ) | |
| Khormaksar | No 5004 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn | |
| Masirah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | Functionally controlled by HQ, AFAP |
| Riyan | RAF Detachment (Staging Post) | |
| Salalah (Muscat) | RAF Detachment (Staging Post) | |
| Sharjah (Trucial Oman) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Steamer Point | RAF Station | |
| Steamer Point | HQ, Air Forces Arabian Peninsula | |
| Steamer Point | HQ, No 22 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| 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 | RAF Communication Centre (Aden) | |
| Steamer Point | Aden Supply Depot | |
Source - SD161 (236th Edition) - May 1960
[Middle East Air Force | Air Formation Signal | British Forces Arabian Peninsula]
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