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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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USAF Units in the UK - January 1966
Channel of administrative control for these units is through HQ 3rd Air Force, South Ruislip
| Location | Type of Unit | Station in/Notes |
| *RAF Alconbury | 10th Tactical Tactical Fighter Wing | Bomber Command |
| RAF Molesworth | Domestic Site | Bomber Command, satellite Alconbury |
| RAF Barkway | Microwave Station | Bomber Command |
| *RAF Bentwaters | 81st Tactical Fighter Wing | Bomber Command |
| Blackbushe | Family Hosing Annex | |
| Botley Hill | Microwave Station | |
| RAF Bovingdon | Microwave Station | Transport Command |
| Bulbarrow Hill | Microwave Station | |
| Bushey Hall | Dependants' School | |
| Carpenders Park | Family Hosing Annex | |
| RAF Chelveston | Family Hosing Annex Microwave Station |
Bomber Command |
| *RAF Chicksands | 6950th Security Wing | Signals Command |
| Chisledon | Recreation Annex | |
| Christmas Common | Microwave Station | |
| Coldblow Lane | Microwave Station | NATO Base |
| Columbia Club (London) | Officers' Club | |
| *RAF Croughton Satellite: -
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7562nd Air Base Sqn 2130th Communication Sqn 2130th Transmitter Site |
Bomber Command |
| Crowland | Microwave Station | |
| Daventry | Microwave Station | |
| Daws Hill | 2180th Communication Sqn 7500th Air Base Sqn Detachment Air Weather Sqn Detachment Microwave Station |
Bomber Command, RAF Liaison by HQ (Unit) Bomber Command Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip |
| RAF High Wycombe | Satellite, Daws Hill | Bomber Command |
| Dean Hill | Microwave Station | |
| Douglas House (London) | Airmen's Club | |
| Dunkirk | Microwave Station | |
| MPBW Eastcote | Dependents School USAF Film Library |
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| *RAF Edzell | US Navy | Fighter Command |
| RAF Fairford | Family Hosing Annex | FTC |
| Fakenham | Storage Annex | |
| Framlingham | Storage Annex | |
| RAF Fylingdales | Tropo/Microwave Station | Fighter Command |
| Garrowby Hill | Microwave Station | |
| Golden Pot | Microwave Station | |
| RAF Great Bromley | Microwave Station | Fighter Command |
| RAF Greenham Common | Family Housing Annex | TTC |
| High Garnett | Microwave Station | |
| RAF Hopton | Radio Beacon Site | Fighter Command |
| RAF Inverbervie | US Navy | Fighter Command RAF Liaison by RAF Edzell |
| RAF Kinnaber | US Navy | |
| *RAF Kirknewton | 6952nd Security Group | Coastal Command |
| RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Microwave Station | TTC |
| *RAF Lakenheath | 48th Tactical Fighter Wing Hospital Microwave Station |
Bomber Command |
| Liverpool | Admin Port Facilities | Gladstone Docks and Royal Liver Building |
| London | US Navy Admin Office (Keysign House) Admin Office (London Airport) |
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| Londonderry | US Navy | Coastal Command |
| RAF Marham | AN/TRC Site | Bomber Command |
| RAF Martlesham Heath | Tropo/Microwave Station | |
| RAF Menwith Hill (Harrogate) | US Army | RAF Liaison by OC, RAF Church Fenton |
| RAF Mildenhall | MATS Terminal US Navy Detachment Microwave Station |
Bomber Command RAF Liaison through HQ (Unit), No 3 Group |
| Mormond Hill | Tropo Station | NATO Base |
| RAF Northolt | HQ Third Air Force Admin Flying (VIP) HQ Third Air Force Elements HQ 28th Weather Sqn |
Transport Command Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip |
| Portland | Microwave Station | |
| MOA Prestwick | 1631st Air Base Group MATS Terminal Air Rescue 2176th Communication Sqn |
RAF Liaison through Senior RAF Control Officer |
| RAF Ridgewell | Storage Annex | FTC |
| Ringstead | Tropo/Microwave Station | |
| RAF Shepherds Grove | Family Hosing Annex | Bomber Command |
| *MPBW South Ruislip | HQ, Third Air Force HQ, UK Communication Region Hospital |
Resident Liaison Officer for HQ Staff Matters Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip |
| RAF Spitalgate | Microwave Station | TTC |
| RAF St Mawgan | Remote Communications Site | Coastal Command |
| RAF Swingate | Microwave Station | Signals Command |
| *RAF Upper Heyford | Dispersed Operating Base | Bomber Command |
| RAF Uxbridge | USAF Flight Service Centre Admin Annex Microwave Station |
TTC Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip |
| RAF Wattisham | Anglian Radar | Fighter Command |
| *RAF Welford | 7234th Ammunition Support Sqn Explosives Depot |
Maintenance Command |
| RAF West Drayton | Family Hosing Annex | Fighter Command |
| RAF West Ruislip | 7500th Air Base Group HQ, AFEX |
Maintenance Command Resident Liaison Officer for HQ Staff Matters |
| *RAF Wethersfield | 20th Tactical Fighter Wing | Fighter Command |
| RAF Woodbridge | 81st Tactical Fighter Wing Element 20th Tactical Fighter Wing Element |
Bomber Command RAF Liaison through OC, RAF Bentwaters |
*Indicates Resident RAF Commander and Senior Liaison Officer
Source - SD161/1966(1) -January 1966
This page was last updated on 12/11/23©
