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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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This list does not include Initial Training Wings, which are listed in the Members Area, as are more detailed histories of each Wing.
| Wing | Formation/Disbandment | Function | Notes |
|
111 |
4/9/44 - 6/4/46 | (Transport) | |
| 112 | 25/3/43 - ?/1/46 | (Transport) | Dorval (Canada) |
| 113 | 11/3/43 - 3/7/45 | (Transport) | Bahamas |
| 114 | 1/9/43 - 1/9/45 | (Transport) | |
| 115 | 7/5/44 - 10/4/46 | (Transport | |
| 116 | 1/1/44 - 1/1/45 | (Transport) | |
| 117 | 16/10/44 - 28/2/46 | (Transport) | |
| 118 | ?/5/45 - 25/2/46 | (Transport) | |
| 119 | 14/2/44 - 10/3/44 | (Transport) | |
| 120 | 12/11/45 - 30/6/46 | (Transport) RCAF | |
| 121 | (a) 12/5/44 - 30/9/45
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/9/57 (c) 1/9/58 - 1/1/60 (d) 1 Apr 2006 - Current |
(a) (Rocket Projectile)
(b) (Day Fighter)
(d) Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Coningsby |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders
(d) Role - Multi-role |
| 122 | (a) 12/5/44 - 7/9/45
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/1/60 (c) 1 Apr 2006 - Current |
(a) (Rocket Projectile)
(c) Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Cottesmore |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders
(c) Role - Fighter/Ground Attack |
| 123 | (a) 12/5/44 - ?/10/47
(b) 1/4/53 - 16/11/57 |
(Rocket Projectile)
|
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 124 | (a) 12/5/44 - 30/4/46
(b) 1/4/53 - 2/10/57 |
(Rocket Projectile)
(Fighter) |
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 125 | (a) 12/5/44 - 14/7/45
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/9/58 (c) 1 Apr 2006 - Current |
(a) (Fighter)
(b) (Night Fighter) (c) Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Leuchars |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders
(c) Role - Fighter |
| 126 | 12/5/44 - 31/3/46 | (RCAF)(Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 127 | 12/5/44 - 7/7/45 | (RCAF)(Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 128 | (a) 12/5/44 - 1/7/44
(b) 7/5/45 - 12/12/45 (c) 4/3/54 - 31/10/55 |
(RCAF)(Fighter)
(Reconnaissance) (Tactical) |
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 129 | (a) 12/5/44 - 12/7/44
(b) 7/5/45 - 12/12/45 |
(Fighter Bomber)
(RAF) |
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 130 | (a) 12/5/44 - 7/7/44
(b) 7/5/45 - 15/12/45 |
(Reconnaissance)
|
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 131 | 12/5/44 - 2/1/47 | (Polish) (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 132 | (a) 12/5/44 - ?/5/45
(b) 7/5/45 - 21/11/45 |
(Norwegian)
|
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders Transferred to RNorAF |
| 133 | 12/5/44 - 7/845 | (Polish) (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 134 | (a) 12/5/44 - ?/?/45 | (Czech) (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 135 | (a) 12/5/44 - ?/12/47
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/1/60 (c) 1 Apr 2006 - Current |
(a) (Fighter)
(b) (Fighter) (c) Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Leeming |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders
(c) Role - Fighter |
| 136 | (a) 12/5/44 - 26/7/44
(b) 24/8/44 - 7/9/44 (c) 20/10/44 15/9/45 |
(Fighter)
(Fighter Bomber) |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders (b) formation cancelled
|
| 137 | (a) 12/5/44 - 30/11/45
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/1/60 |
(Bomber)
|
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 138 | (a) 12/5/44 - 14/4/46
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/1/60 (c) 1 Apr 2006 - Current |
(a) (Bomber)
(c) Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Marham |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders
(c) Role - Fighter/Ground Attack |
| 139 | (a) 12/5/44 - 31/10/47
(b) 1/11/47 - ?/?/51 (c) 1/4/53 -1/12/57 |
(Bomber)
(Fighter Bomber) |
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 140 | (a) 12/5/44 - 14/11/47 (b) 1 Apr 2006 - Current |
(a) (Bomber) (b) Expeditionary Air Wing - RAF Lossiemouth |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders (c) Role - Fighter/Ground Attack |
| 141 | (a) 12/5/44 - 5/11/44
(b) 25/11/44 - 31 8/45 |
(Fighter)
(Fighter Bomber) |
(a) Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 142 | 12/5/44 - 3/8/45 | (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 143 | 12/5/44 - 26/8/45 | (RCAF) (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 144 | 12/5/44 - 12/7/44 | (RCAF) (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 145 | 12/5/44 - 15/11/45 | (French) (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 146 | 12/5/44 - 7/9/45 | (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 147 | 12/5/44 - 24/3/45 | (Night Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 148 | (a) 12/5/44 - 25/8/45
(b) 1/4/53 - 1/9/57 (c) 1/5/60 - 31/5/64 |
(Night Fighter)
(Air Defence Missile) |
(a) Wing
Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders
|
| 149 | (a) 12/5/44 - 9/6//45 | (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 150 | (a) 12/5/44 - 8/3/45 | (Fighter) | Wing Commanding Officers & Wing Leaders |
| 151 | (a) 26/1/41 - 24/11/41
(b) 10/3/44 - 1/6/46 (c) 1/10/59 - 30/9/64 |
(Fighter)
(Transport) (Air Defence Missile) |
(a) Operated from North Russia
|
| 152 | 15/4/44 - 7/9/44 | (General Reconnaissance) | |
| 153 | 15/4/44 - 14/9/44 | (General Reconnaissance) | |
| 154 | 15/4/44 - 7/9/44 | (General Reconnaissance) | |
| 155 | 22/4/44 - 19/9/44 | (General Reconnaissance) | |
| 156 | 22/4/44 - 8/8/44 | (General Reconnaissance) | |
| 157 | 17/5/44 - 25/5/45 | (General Reconnaissance) | |
| 158 | Never activated | ||
| 159 | 4/9/44 - 31/5/45 | (Balloon) | |
| 160 | (a) ?/8/45 - 15/11/46
(b) 23/3/56 - 1/9/57 |
(Belgian)(Fighter)
|
(a) Became No 1 Wing, Belgian Air Force
(b) Formed for 'Operation Grapple' |
| 161 | Never activated | ||
| 162 | Never activated | ||
| 163 | Never activated | ||
| 164 | 4/5/42 - 30/4/46 | (Signals) | |
| 165 | 1/10/42 - 1/10/44 | (Tactical) | 1 Oct 1942 -
Wg Cdr A S Forbes xx xxx xxxx - Wg Cdr P Lees 30 Apr 1944 - Sqn Ldr I Bayles xx xxx 1944 - Wg Cdr R E Drake |
| 166 | (a) 1/10/42 - 1/10/44
(b) 1/8/45 - 31/3/46 |
(Tactical)
(Signals) |
1 Oct 1942 - Wg Cdr M M Stephens 12 Apr 1943 - Wg Cdr N J Mowat 23 Oct 1943 - Wg Cdr R F Boyd 28 Mar 1944 - Gp Capt A S Forbes 14 Aug 1944 - Gp Capt J B Lynch 1 Oct 1944 - Redesignated No 902 Wing |
| 167 | 1/10/42 - 1/10/44 | (Tactical) | 1 Oct 1942 - Gp Capt L T Keens |
| 168 | 1/11/42 - 1/10/44 | (Tactical) | 1 Nov 1942 - Gp Capt A Hunt 1 May 1943 - Gp Capt J B Black 9 May 1944 - Gp Capt E A Whiteley 1 Oct 1944 - Redesignated No 908 Wing |
| 169 | 3/10/42 - 1/10/44 | (Tactical) | 18 Oct 1942 - Wg Cdr P E Meagher 10 Feb 1943 - Wg Cdr T A F Elsdon xx Aug 1943 - ? xx Oct 1943 - Gp Capt C M Champion de Crespigny xx xxx 1944 - Gp Capt P E Meagher 1 Oct 1944 - Redesignated No 901 Wing |
| 170 | 1/10/42 - 1/10/44 | (Medium Bomber) | 1 Oct 1942 - Gp Capt R C Wilson xx Oct 1942 - Gp Capt G Seaton-Broughall xx Feb 1944 - Gp Capt H G Goddard 1 Oct 1944 - Redesignated No 906 Wing |
| 171 | 25/11/42 - 30/9/44 | (Army Co-operation)/ (Reconnaissance)/ (Photo Reconnaissance) | 1 Oct 1942 - Wg Cdr J B
Nicholson VC xx Aug 1943 - Wg Cdr T R Pierce xx Nov 1943 - Wg Cdr S G Wise (PR Wing) |
| 172 | 18/10/42 - 1/12/44 | (Composite) | 18 Oct 1942 - Wg Cdr E C Lewis |
| 173 | 25/11/42 - 1/3/45 | (Composite)/ (Naval Co-operation) | |
| 175 | 1/10/42 - 30/9/45 | (GR)/ (Naval Co-op)/ Medium Bomber)/ (Heavy Bomber) |
25 Nov 1942 - Gp Capt J B M Wallis xx xxx 1943 - Gp Capt J L Wingate |
| 176 | Never activated | ||
| 177 | 1/10/43 - 1/10/44 | (Transport) | xx xxx 1943 - Gp Capt G F K Donaldson |
| 178 | Never activated |
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| 179 | 9/10/42 - 30/11/43 | (Ferry) | |
| 180 | 9/6/43 - 30/12/45 | (Signals) | |
| 181 | 9/6/43 - 10/3/46 | (Signals) | |
| 182 | 1/8/43 - 1/8/45 | (Signals) | |
| 183 | 26/11/43 - 31/12/45 | (Signals) | |
| 184 | 23/7/43 - 20/11/45 | (Heavy Bomber) |
xx Jul 1943 - Gp Capt R C Wilson |
| 185 | 1/10/43 - 17/12/45 | (Heavy Bomber)/ (Transport) |
1 Oct 1943 - ? xx Nov 1943 - Gp Capt N C Singer |
| 186 | 30/8/43 - 20/7/43 | (Maintenance) | |
| 187 | 23/8/43 - 15/7/45 | (Maintenance) | |
| 188 | 1/9/43 - 17/7/45 | (Maintenance) | |
| 189 | 25/11/43 - 1/10/44 | (Offensive Fighter) |
25 Nov 1943 - Wg Cdr T A F Elsdon xx xxx 1943 - Sqn Ldr Newman 20 Dec 1943 - Wg Cdr P Richey 1 Oct 1944 - redesignated No 909 Wing |
| 190 | 22/11/43 - 31/12/43 | (Assault) | |
| 191 | NTU | ||
| 192 | 9/8/44 - 12/2/45 | (Maintenance) |
This page was last updated on 17/03/25©
Wings 51 - 110
Wings 215 - 298
