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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Cagliari | Cairo West | Caistor | Calafrana | Calshot | Calveley | Cambridge | Cammeringham | Cardiff | Cardington | Carew Cheriton | Cark | Carlisle | Carnaby | Castel Benito | Castle Archdale | Castle Bromwich | Castle Camps | Castle Combe | Castle Donnington | Castle Kennedy | Castletown | Catania | Catfoss | Catterick | Cattewater | Caxton Gibbett | Celle | Chaklala | Chakulia | Chalgrove | Changi | Charmy Down | Charter Hall | Chedburgh | Cheddington | Chedworth | Chelveston | Chessington | Chetwynd | Chicksands | Chigwell | Chilbolton | Chilmark | China Bay | Chipping Norton | Chipping Onger | Chipping Warden | Chivenor | Cholovaram | Church Broughton | Christchurch | Church Fenton | Church Lawford | Church Stanton | Cleave | Cluntoe | Clyffe Pypard | Cocos Islands | Coleby Grange | Colerne | Collyweston | Colombo | Coltishall | Comilla | Compton Bassett | Condover | Coningsby | Connell | Corsewall | Corsham | Cosford | Cottesmore | Cowden | Cranage | Cranfield | Cranwell | Croft | Crosby on Eden | Croughton | Croydon | Culham | Culmhead | Cuttack]
Evidence so far has only shown those in RED as satellites not self administering stations
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Location Country: - Sardinia Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 13 ft |
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Main units: - This housed a detachment of No 63 Staging Post from nearby RAF Elmas |
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Main units (LG224 continued): - 14 Sqn (9 - 25 Aug 1942) 450 Sqn (2 - 14 Oct 1942) 104 Sqn (7 - 12 Nov 1942) 267 Sqn (19 Jan - 18 Nov 1943) 39 Sqn (3 - 11 Jun 1943) HQ, No 231 Wing (26 - 29 Jun 1942, 6 - 13 Nov 1942) Main units (Cairo West): - 216 Sqn (27 Nov 1942 - 15 Jul 1945) No 6 (Middle East) Ferry Control (24 Jan 1943 - xxx xxxx) No 10 Staging Post (8 Apr 1943 - 1 Aug 1945) No 21 Air Despatch & Reception Unit(9 Apr 1943 - Sep 1944) No 1 (Middle East) Ferry Control (1 Jul 1943 - 26 Jun 1944) No 124 Staging Post (18 Sep 1944 - 14 May 1945) 96 Sqn (30 Mar - 1 May 1945) No 5 Ferry Unit (10 Aug - 1 Dec 1945) No 1589 Heavy Freight Flt (10 Oct 1945 - 30 Apr 1946) 620 Sqn ( 6 Mar - 14 Jun 1946) |
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Location Country: - Egypt Lat/Long: 30:06:59N 30:54:56E Height Above Sea Level: 550 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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Notes It was also known as Kilo 26 and Landing Ground 224 |
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Main units (Kilo 26): - 6 Sqn (22 Jan - 28 Apr 1942) No 1 (Middle East) Ferry Control (20 May 1942 - 1 Jul 1943) Main units (LG224): - 147 Sqn (8 May - 26 Jun 1942) 37 Sqn (26 - 29 Jun 1942, 6 - 13 Nov 1942) 70 Sqn (26 - 29 Jun 1942, 6 - 11 Nov 1942) |
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Detachments** 76 Sqn (Oct 1941 - Sep 1942) (LG224) 89 Sqn (Dec 1941 - Jan 1943) (Cairo West) Ground element 454 Sqn (Apr - Sep 1942) (LG224) |
No 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit (Aug 1942 - xxx xxxx) (LG224) 46 Sqn (May 1942 - Dec 1944) (LG224) 74 Sqn (23 Oct - 22 Nov 1943) (Cairo West) |
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Main units (continued): - School of Aerial Navigation (13 Feb - 1 Apr 1920) School of Naval Co-operation and Aerial Navigation (1 Apr 1920 - 5 Feb 1928) Naval Co-operation Flt (xxx - May 1922) 230 Sqn (7 May 1922 - 1 Apr 1923, 16 Sep 1946 - 16 Feb 1949) Air Pilotage Flt (5 Feb 1923 - Dec 1926) Seaplane Training Flt (Feb 1925 - 1 Oct 1931) Navigation School (Dec 1926 - 6 Jan 1936) High Speed Flt (Jul - Aug 1927, 24 Feb - Apr 1928, 18 Sep - Nov 1928, Apr - Sep 1929, 10 May - 5 Oct 1931) 201 Sqn (1 Jan 1929 - 29 Sep 1938, 7 Oct 1938 - 9 Aug 1939, 7 Jan 1946 - 18 Jan 1949) Seaplane Training Sqn (1 Oct 1931 - Sep 1939) Flying Boat Training Sqn (2 Jan 1939 - 24 Jun 1940) Floatplane Training Flt (xxx 1939 - 23 Jun 1940) Detachment - 228 Sqn (Aug - Oct 1941) No 84 Maintenance Unit (1 Dec 1941 - 15 Mar 1946) Marine Craft Section (Ferry Pool), Calshot (Dec 1941 - xxx xxxx) No 6 Flying Boat Servicing Unit (13 Sep 1943 - xxx 1945) No 32 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit (27 Mar - 12 Oct 1944) No 33 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit (14 Jun - Nov 1944) No 101 (Long-Range) Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Dec 1944 - 3 Jul 1945) No 103 (Long-Range) Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Feb - 15 Nov 1945) School of Air Sea Rescue (12 Feb - 23 Jul 1945) No 104 (Long-Range) Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Mar - 15 Nov 1945) No 105 (Long-Range) Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Apr - 15 Nov 1945) Survival and Rescue Training Unit (23 Jul 1945 - 5 Aug 1946) No 12 (Flying Boat) Preparation and Modification Unit (1 Sep 1945 - 25 Apr 1946) No 235 OCU (31 Jul 1947 - 17 Oct 1953) No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit (8 Aug 1949 - 11 Oct 1952) No 1 Marine Craft Training School (22 Aug 1949 - 1 Oct 1953) No 238 Maintenance Unit (17 Oct 1953 - 12 May 1961) |
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Location County: - Hampshire Lat/Long: 50:49:12N 01:18:29W Approx Grid Ref: SU489025 Height above sea level: |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 29 Mar 1913 RNAS (29 Mar 1913 - 31 Mar 1918) No 10 Group (1 Apr 1918 - 15 Sep 1919) Coastal Area (15 Sep 1919 - 1 May 1936) Coastal Command (1 May 1936 - 14 Jun 1939) No 15 Group (14 Jun - 1 Oct 1939) No 17 Group (1 Oct 1939 - 1 Mar 1939) No 16 Group (1 Mar - 14 Jun 1939) Closed - 1 Apr 1961 |
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Main units: - HQ No 10 Group (1 Apr - Jun 1918) No 345 Flt (May 1918 - 15 May 1919) No 346 Flt (May 1918 - 15 May 1919) No 410 Flt (31 May 1918 - 15 May 1919) No 210 Training Depot Station (Jun 1918 - 15 May 1919) HQ No 74 Wing (8 Aug 1918 - 15 May 1919) 240 Sqn (Aug 1918 - 15 May 1919, 30 Mar 1937 - 12 Aug 1937) 'A' Boat Seaplane Training Flt (8 Aug 1918 - Jan 1919) 'B' Boat Seaplane Training Flt (8 Aug 1918 - Jan 1919) No 347 (Flying Boat) Flt (11 - 19 Dec 1918) |
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Detachments** No 30 Air/Sea Rescue Marine Craft Unit (Mar 1942 - Mar 1943) |
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Main units: - RLG for No 5 Service Flying Training School (19 Jan - 1 Apr 1942) RLG for No 5 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit (1 Apr 1942 - 30 Jun 1943) No 17 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (1 May 1943 - 1 Feb 1944) No 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (1 Feb 1944 - 1 Jun 1945) RLG for No 7 Service Flying Training School (30 Dec 1944 - Feb 1945) No 5 Air Crew Holding Unit (14 Jun 1945 - 18 Sep 1946) No 22 Service Flying Training School (22 Oct 1945 - 31 May 1946) |
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Location County: - Cheshire Lat/Long: 53:06:45N 02:36:15W Grid Ref - SJ595575 Height Above Sea Level - 180 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened: - 1942 No 21 Group (1944) Closed: - 1946 |
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Main units (continued): - Detachment - 16 Sqn (27 - 29 Jun 1940, 3 - xx Aug 1940) 16 Sqn (29 Jun - 3 Aug 1940) No 4 Flying Instructors' School (3 Jul 1940 - 30 Apr 1943) 2 Sqn (1 Aug - 24 Oct 1940) 'B' Flt, 26 Sqn (3 Aug - xxx 1940) Detachment - 239 Sqn (Sep 1940 - Jan 1940) Detachment - 268 Sqn (Sep 1940 - Feb 1940) Cambridge University Air Sqn (8 Oct 1940 - xxx xxxx, Oct 1946 - Sep 1999) Roc Flt, attached No 2 Sqn (15 Oct - Nov 1940) No 54 Maintenance Unit (4 Nov 1939 - 1 Mar 1945) No 5 Radio Maintenance Unit (1 Jul - 21 Sep 1940 ) No 42 Initial Training Wing (26 Feb - 17 May 1944) No 105 Gliding School (6 May 1945 - 1 Sep 1955) No 22 Refresher Flying School (1 May 1947 - 20 Jun 1954) Detachment - No 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Jul 1951 - Mar 1953) No 5 Air Experience Flt (Jul 1958 - Sep 1966, xxx 1967 - Sep 1999) |
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Location County: - Cambridgeshire Lat/Long: 52:12:28N 00:07:21E Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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Notes SHQ was in the city of Cambridge, from which various units in and around the city were controlled. The Marshall airfield at Teversham is also included in this entry. |
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Main units: - No 22 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School (1 Feb 1938 - 3 Sep 1939) No 22 Elementary Flying Training School (3 Sep 1939 - 1 May 1947) |
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Main units: - RLG for No 11 Service Flying Training School (Oct - Nov 1941) 300 Sqn (18 May 1942 - 31 Jan 1943, 22 Jun 1943 - 2 Mar 1944) 199 Sqn (3 Feb - 20 Jun 1943) 305 Sqn (22 Jun - 5 Sep 1943) RLG for No 16 (Polish) Service Flying Training School (11 Dec 1943 - 2 Feb 1944) No 1687 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt (5 Jun 1943 - 4 Dec 1944) No 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flt (7 Mar - 4 Dec 1944) Night Bomber Tactical School/Unit (10 Mar - May 1944) Bomber Command Tactical School (xx xxx xxxx - 20 Jan 1945) No 4971 (Airfield Construction) Flt (24 Mar - 23 May 1945) No 16 (Polish) School of Technical Training (9 Jul 1945 - 7 Dec 1946) No 4 (Polish) Holding Unit (14 Nov 1945 - xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:20:28N 00:33:18W Grid Ref - SK945838 Height Above Sea Level - 200 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 No 1 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Notes Originally opened as a satellite airfield as RAF Ingham, it became a Sub-station on 3 Jul 1944 and it changed its name on 24 Nov 1944. |
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Main units: - 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn AuxAF (1 Jun 1937 - 2 Oct 1939) 815 Sqn FAA (5 Feb - 8 Apr 1940) No 43 Maintenance Unit (3 Feb - 6 Mar 1940) No 52 Maintenance Unit (6 Mar 1940 - 31 Oct 1945) No 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (9 Nov 1940 - 1 Dec 1943) No 4 Ferry Pilot Pool (27 Apr - 7 Nov 1940) Detachment - 286 Sqn (xxx 1942 - xxx 1944) Detachment - 587 Sqn (Apr - Oct 1944) 75th Infantry Division, US Army (Dec 1944) No 62 Gliding School (xxx 1947 - 4 Aug 1948) No 3 Refresher Flying School (15 Aug 1948 - 31 Jul 1953) No 1952 Reserve AOP Flt, 663 Sqn (15 Oct 1950 - 29 Jun 1953) |
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Location County: - Glamorganshire (City of Cardiff) Lat/Long: 51:29:08N 03:07:56W Grid Ref - ST215770 Height Above Sea Level - 23 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - xx Sep 1939 (for use by NAC) C & M (3 Oct 1939 - xx xxx xxxx) No 22 Group, Fighter Command (1 - 24 May 1940) No 22 Group (24 Jun - 1 Dec 1940) No 70 Group ( 1 Dec 1940 - xx xxx xxxx) No 53 Wing (1944) Closed - |
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Main units (continued): - No 19 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (15 Aug 1940 - 18 Mar 1944) No 19 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (18 Aug 1940 - 18 Mar 1944) 954 (Balloon) Sqn (12 - 18 Sep 1940) 970 (Balloon) Sqn (18 - 23 Sep 1940, 15 Oct 1940 - xxx xxxx, 6 Jan - 1 Jul 1941) 971 (VLA Balloon) Sqn (15 - 31 Oct 1940) 963 (Balloon) Sqn (24 Nov - 28 Dec 1940) 955 (Balloon) Sqn (22 Jan - 18 Feb 1941) 972 (Balloon) Sqn (28 Jan - 6 Feb 1941) 973 (Balloon) Sqn (xxx - xxx 1941) 974 (Balloon) Sqn (1 Apr - 15 Aug 1941) HQ, No 260 (Balloon) Wing (13 - 14 Jul 1941) 975 (Balloon) Sqn (15 Jul - 18 Aug 1941) 990 (Balloon) Sqn (15 Jul - 15 Aug 1941) 976 (Balloon) Sqn (Aug - 25 Sep 1941) 986 (Balloon) Sqn (3 Jul 1943 - 1 Jan 1944) 967 (Balloon) Sqn (1 - xx Nov 1944) No 1440 Flt (7 Dec 1942 - 8 Jan 1943) Training Aids Development Unit (xxx 1944 - xxx 1946) HQ, No 72 (Signals) Wing (1 - 2 Sep 1944) No 60 Repair Unit (MT) (Dec 1944 - 15 Mar 1945) Polish Balloon Unit (15 Mar 1945 - 9 Dec 1946) No 1 Glider Servicing School (21 Mar 1945 - xxx xxxx) No 274 Maintenance Unit (15 Apr 1948 - 17 Jan 1955) No 172 Personnel Transit Centre (26 May - 12 Sep 1952) No 14 Joint Services Trials Unit (2 - 9 Nov 1959) |
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Location County: - Bedfordshire Lat/Long: 52:06:25N 00:25:08W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - Aircraft Storage Section (2 Aug 1932 - xxx 1933) No 2 Aircraft Storage Unit (xxx 1933 - 10 Feb 1938) No 2 RAF Depot (30 Sep 1937 - 7 Sep 1939) No 26 Maintenance Unit (10 Feb 1938 - 2 Feb 1939, 1 Jul 1940 - 15 Apr 1947) Ferry Flt, Cardington (xx - 16 Jan 1939) Sub-site, No 25 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1939 - 31 Aug 1956) No 4 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (3 Sep 1939 - 28 Aug 1944) No 7 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (3 Sep 1939 - 28 Aug 1944) No 2 Recruit Depot (7 Sep 1939 - 'A' Mobile Balloon Sqn (1 Mar - 20 May 1940) 957 (Balloon) Sqn (20 May - 4 Jun 1940) 956 (Balloon) Sqn (2 Jun 1940 - 5 Sep 1944) 958 (Balloon) Sqn (1 Jul - 12 Aug 1940) No 9 Aviation Candidates Selection Board (8 Jul 1940 - 18 Mar 1944) 959 (Balloon) Sqn (26 Jul - 14 Aug 1940) |
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Main units (continued): - 321 Sqn (24 Jun 1940 - 18 Jan 1941) Coastal Command Tactical Development Unit (22 Oct - 22 Nov 1940) Coastal Command Development Unit (22 Nov 1940 - 6 Dec 1941) 320 Sqn (18 Jan - 20 Mar 1941) 236 Sqn (21 Mar 1941 - 9 Feb 1942) No 19 Group Armament Practice Camp (xxx - 5 Nov 1941) No 4 Armament Training Camp (5 Nov 1941 - 24 Jul 1942) 254 Sqn (11 Feb - 1 Jun 1942) RLG for no 1 Air Gunners School (24 Jul - 5 Oct 1942) No 4 Radio Direction Finding School (5 Oct 1942 - 1 Jan 1943) No 1607 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov 1942 - 3 Nov 1943, 11 Nov - 1 Dec 1943) No 1447 Flt (11 - 15 Dec 1942) No 10 Radio School (1 Jan 1943 - 24 Nov 1945) No 74 Gliding School (Jun - Dec 1946) RAF Pembroke Dock Station Flt, (26 Aug 1952 - 14 Nov 1953) |
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Location County: - Pembrokeshire Lat/Long: 51:41:15N 04:48:45W Grid Ref - SN002655 Height Above Sea Level - 100 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened (Satellite to St Eval) - 1939 Fighter Command (xx xxx xxxx - 27 Sep 1939) No 15 Group (27 Sep 1939 - xx xxx xxxx) SHQ Formed - 1 Apr 1940 No 27 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - No 4 Radio Direction Finding School (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) 'B' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (14 Apr - 1 Sep 1939, 5 Sep 1939 - 2 Oct 1941, 9 Mar - 1 Nov 1942) No 5 Coastal Patrol Flt (1 Mar - 27 May 1940) 'L' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (5 Apr - 29 Oct 1940) 818 Sqn FAA (14 - 18 Jun 1940) 825 Sqn FAA (20 - 27 Jun 1940) |
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Detachments** 217 Sqn (3 Sep 1939 - 20 Jul 1940) 206 Sqn (16 Sep - 11 Oct 1939) 'A' Flt, 75 Sqn (1 - 11 Nov 1939) 22 Sqn (9 Mar - Apr 1940) 42 Sqn (xxx 1940 - xxx xxxx) 48 Sqn (12 Jul - 29 Aug 1940) 320 Sqn (30 Oct 1940 - 30 Jan 1941) |
235 Sqn (11 Dec 1940 - xxx xxxx) 32 Sqn (Apr - Jun 1941) 238 Sqn (Apr 1941) 300 Sqn (28 Aug 1941 - xxx xxxx) 500 Sqn (28 Aug 1941 - xxx xxxx) 286 Sqn (Apr - May 1942) No 8 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Apr - May 1943) 587 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 - 8 May 1944) |
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Main units: - 'F' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (7 Jan - 1 Nov 1942) 'R' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (7 Jan - 1 Oct 1942) No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (15 Mar 1942 - 8 Mar 1943) Staff Pilot Training Unit (17 Mar - 14 Nov 1942, 12 Mar 1943 - 31 Dec 1945) No 1614 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov 1942- 1 Dec 1943) Detachment - 289 Sqn (30 Nov 1942 - xxx xxxx) 650 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 - 18 Nov 1944) No 188 Gliding School (xxx 1944 - May 1947) Detachment - 290 Sqn (Apr - May 1944) Detachment - 650 Sqn (18 Nov 1944 - xxx xxxx) Pilot-Navigation Instructors Course (29 Oct - 31 Dec 1945) |
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Location County: - Lancashire Lat/Long: 54:09:45N 02:57:30W Grid Ref - SD374745 Height Above Sea Level - 17 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 25 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units (Airfield): - No 38 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School (1 Jul - 3 Sep 1939) No 3 Air Observer Navigation School (24 Nov 1939 - 3 Jun 1940) No 15 Elementary Flying Training School (2 Jun 1940 - 31 Dec 1947) No 189 Gliding School (Jun 1945 - Oct 1947) Main units (MU): - No 6 Stores Depot (xxx 1938 - 26 Sep 1938) No 14 Maintenance Unit (26 Sep 1938 - 26 Sep 1996) School of Torpedo Maintenance (8 Jun - 9 Sep 1942) Detachments No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (2 Nov 1940 - 9 May 1942) |
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Location County: - Cumberland (Cumbria) Lat/Long: 54:55:23N 02:58:00W (Airfield) 54:55:58N 02:57:58W (MU) Grid Ref - NY390595 Height Above Sea Level - 100 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - No 51 Group (1944) (Airfield) Closed - |
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Main units: - It was an Emergency Landing Ground during WW2 RLG for No 203 Advanced Flying School (1 Sep 1949 - Jul 1950, Sep 1950 - 1 Jun 1954) No 203 Advanced Flying School (Jul - Sep 1950) RLG for No 207 Advanced Flying School (xxx xxxx - 1 Jun 1954) RLG for No 8 Flying Training School (1 Jun - 1 Jul 1954) 150 Sqn (1 Aug 1959 - 9 Apr 1963) 247 Sqn (1 Jul 1960 - 31 Dec 1963) |
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Location County: - East Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:03:45N 00:15:30W Grid Ref - TA140640 Height Above Sea Level - 35 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1944 No 4 Group (1944) Closed - 1963 |
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Notes An industrial estate now occupies most of the original runway. |
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Main units (Lough Erne) (continued): - 201 Sqn (9 Oct 1941 - 8 Apr 1944) 413 Sqn (1 - 27 Mar 1942) 422 Sqn (2 Apr - 25 Nov 1942) 119 Sqn (14 Apr - 6 Sep 1942) Satellite for No 131 OTU (20 Jul 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 302 Ferry Training Unit (30 Sep - 1 Dec 1942) 423 Sqn (3 Nov 1942 - 8 Aug 1945) 228 Sqn (11 Dec 1942 - 4 May 1943) Main units (Castle Archdale): - 422 Sqn (4 Nov 1943 - 4 Nov 1944) 202 Sqn (3 Sep 1944 - 12 Jun 1945) 201 Sqn (3 Nov 1944 - 2 Aug 1945 23 May - 3 Jul 1948)) No 4423 Servicing Echelon (4 Jun 8 Aug 1945) 230 Sqn (10 Aug - 13 Sep 1946) 240 Sqn (21 Jun - 3 Jul 1948) |
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Location County: - County Fermanagh Lat/Long: 54:28:44N 07:43:48W Grid Ref - H175585 Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Feb 1941 Closed - 1946 |
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Main units (Lough Erne): - Detachment - 240 Sqn (20 Feb - 28 Mar 1941) 209 Sqn (26 Mar - 6 Aug 1941) 240 Sqn (25 Aug 1941 - 6 Jun 1942) |
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Main units (continued): - No 34 Reserve Sqn (1 - 13 Nov 1916) No 43 Reserve Sqn (2 - 13 Nov 1916) 71 Sqn (27 Mar - 17 Dec 1917) No 5 Training Sqn (31 May - 12 Dec 1917) No 28 Training Sqn (31 May - 15 Jul 1917) No 67 Training Sqn (3 - 11 Jun 1917) 'C' Flt, No 7 Training Depot Station (15 Oct - 1 Nov 1917) No 74 Training Sqn (1 Dec 1917 - 27 Jun 1918) No 54 Training Sqn (12 Dec 1917 - 6 Jul 1918) No 55 Training Sqn (15 Jan - 1 Feb 1918) 49th Aero Sqn, USAAS (1 Feb - 24 Jun 1918) No 14 Air Acceptance Park (1 Jul 1918 - Apr 1920) 115 Sqn (17 Jul - 1 Sep 1918) 132 Sqn (19 Aug - 12 Dec 1918) 202 Sqn (Jan - 24 Mar 1919) 9 Sqn [cadre] (31 Jul - 31 Dec 1919) 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn AuxAF (5 Oct 1926 - 27 Aug 1939) No 14 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School (1 Jul 1937 - 3 Sep 1939) Used by No 9 Maintenance Unit for temporary dispersal (Sep 1939 - xxx 1940) No 14 Elementary Flying Training School (3 - 9 Sep 1939) No 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (10 Apr 1940 - 1 Dec 1943) Birmingham University Air Sqn (3 May 1941 - 24 Mar 1958) No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (8 Mar - 1 Dec 1943) 577 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 - 15 Jun 1946) No 3507 Servicing Unit (1 Dec 1943 - 15 Jun 1946) No 48 Gliding School (Oct 1945 - 1 Oct 1950, Aug 1950 - Dec 1955) No 5 Refresher Flying School (1 Nov 1947 - 1 Jun 1954) Sub-site, No 16 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1947 - 31 Jul 1948) No 1954 Reserve AOP Flt, 663 Sqn (27 Mar 1953 - 10 Mar 1957) |
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Location County: - Warwickshire (West Midlands) Lat/Long: 52:31:08N 01:47:15W Grid Ref - SP145915 Height Above Sea Level - 270 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1914 Closed - Reopened - No 11 Group (xx xxx xxxx - 1 Jun 1940) No 22 Group, Fighter Command (1 - 24 Jun 1940) No 22 Group (24 Jun - 1 Dec 1940) No 70 Group (1 Dec 1940 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - 1958 |
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Main units: - No 5 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn (11 May 1915 - 13 Jan 1916) No 5 Reserve Sqn (13 Jan 1916 - 31 May 1917) 19 Sqn (1 Sep 1915 - 31 Jan 1916) 34 Sqn (12 Jan - 15 Jun 1916) 55 Sqn (27 Apr - 10 Jun 1916) 54 Sqn (15 May - 22 Dec 1916) No 28 Reserve Sqn (1 Jun 1916 - 31 May 1917) 38 Sqn (14 Jul - 1 Oct 1916) HQ, 25th (Training) Wing (18 Sep 1916 - 1 Jul 1918) |
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Main units: - 410 Sqn (29 Dec 1943 - 28 Apr 1944) 91 Sqn (29 Feb - 7 Mar 1944) No 3028 Servicing Echelon (29 Feb 7 Mar 1944) HQ, No 149 Airfield (1 Mar - 4 Apr 1944) HQ, No 25 (Base) Defence Wing (1 Mar - 9 Apr 1944) No 85 Group Communication Sqn (1 Apr - 6 Jun 1944) 486 Sqn (6 - 21 Mar 1944, 29 Mar - 29 Apr 1944) No 85 Group Communication Sqn (1 Apr - 3 Jun 1944) 68 Sqn (24 Jun - 27 Oct 1944) No 6068 Servicing Echelon (22 Jun 27 Oct 1944) 151 Sqn (7 Oct - 19 Nov 1944) No 6151 Servicing Echelon (8 Oct 18 Nov 1944) 25 Sqn (27 Oct 1944 - 1 Jul 1945, 10 Aug - 6 Oct 1945, 20 Oct 1945 - 11 Jan 1946) No 6025 Servicing Echelon (27 Oct 1944 14 Jul 1945, 10 Aug 1945 11 Jan 1946) 307 Sqn (27 Jan - 18 May 1945) No 6307 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (27 Jan 18 May 1945) 406 Sqn (13 - 14 Jun 1945) No 6085 Servicing Echelon (27 Jun - 11 Oct 1945) |
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Location County: - Essex/Cambridgeshire Lat/Long: 53:03:00N 00:23:00E Grid Ref - TL633420 Height Above Sea Level - 420 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1940 No 11 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Main Units: - 85 Sqn (3 - 5 Sep 1940, 25 - 30 Sep 1940, 27 Jun - 19 Oct 1945) 257 Sqn (30 Sep - 8 Oct 1940) 157 Sqn (17 Dec 1941 - 15 Mar 1943) 605 Sqn (14 Mar - 6 Oct 1943) No 605 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (15 Mar 6 Oct 1943) 527 Sqn (13 Jul 1943 - 28 Feb 1944) |
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239 Sqn (15 - 17 Sep 1942) 456 Sqn (16 May - Jul 1943) No 6307 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (May 1944 Jan 1945) |
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Main units: - Central Gunnery School (23 Jun - 5 Dec 1941) No 10 Air Gunners School (24 Jul - 15 Dec 1941) No 3 Air Gunners School (20 Apr - 19 Dec 1942) No 2 Torpedo Training Unit (19 Dec 1942 - 29 Sep 1943) Detachment - No 17 Service Flying Training School (Nov - 20 Dec 1944) No 104 Storage Sub-site (16 Jul 1945 - 10 Aug 1947) |
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Location County: - Wigtownshire (Dumfries and Galloway) Lat/Long: 54:53:35N 04:56:02W Grid Ref - NX119598 Height Above Sea Level - 83 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 29 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - 17 Sqn (4 Apr - 15 Jun 1941) 124 Sqn (10 May - 18 Nov 1941) 404 Sqn (20 Jun - 27 Jul 1941) 607 Sqn (27 Jul - 20 Aug 1941) 331 Sqn (21 Aug - 21 Sep 1941) 123 Sqn (21 Sep 1941 - 11 Apr 1942) No 3034 Servicing Echelon (14 - 17 Nov 1941) 54 Sqn (17 Nov 1941 - 1 Jul 1942) No 3022 Servicing Echelon (17 Nov 1941 2 Jun 1942) No 3033 Servicing Echelon (7 Feb 28 Mar 1942) 167 Sqn (31 May - 14 Oct 1942) 610 Sqn (15 Oct 1942 - 23Jan 1943) Advanced Ship Recognition Flt (12 Nov 1942 - 7 Jan 1943) 282 Sqn (1 Jan 1943 - 12 Jan 1944) 131 Sqn (20 Jan - 26 Jun 1943) 310 Sqn (26 Jun - 19 Jul 1943) No 1491 (Target Towing) Flt (16 Aug - Oct 1945) No 501 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (19 Sep 1943 22 Mar 1944) 118 Sqn (19 Oct 1943 - 20 Jan 1944) 132 Sqn (17 Jan - 11 Mar 1944) Detachment - 278 Sqn (10 Feb - 22 Apr 1944) No 6504 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 29 Apr 1944) 66 Sqn (8 - 14 May 1944) No 6066 Servicing Echelon (9 14 May 1944) |
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Location County: - Caithness (Highland District) Lat/Long: 58:35:00N 03:20:30W Grid Ref - ND215669 Height Above Sea Level - 90 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 7 Jun 1940 (Satellite to RAF Wick) SHQ Opened - 20 Jun 1940 No 13 Group (20 Jun 1940 - 1 Sep 1940) No 14 Group (1 Sep 1940 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units (continued): - No 3204 Servicing Commando (18 Aug - 26 1943) No 62 Staging Post (20 Sep 1943 - 1 Aug 1945) No 118 Maintenance Unit (15 Oct 1943 - 21 Sep 1944) No 52 Personnel Transit Centre (Nov - 1 Dec 1943) No 4 Aircraft Delivery Flt (Middle East) (Jan - 21 Sep 1944) No 66 Staging Post (1 Aug - 1 Nov 1944) No 4 Ferry Unit (23 Sep 1944 - Jan 1945) 43 Sqn (30 Aug - 2 Sep 1943) 243 Sqn (30 Aug - 2 Sep 1943) 117 Sqn (3 Sep - 2 Oct 1943) 272 Sqn (21 Oct 1943 - 3 Feb 1944) 87 Sqn (3 Apr - 21 Jun 1944) |
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Main units: - No 23 Air Despatch & Reception Unit(9 Apr 1943 - Sep 1944) |
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Detachments** 267 Sqn (May - Nov 1943) 108 Sqn (Jun 1943 - Jul 1944) 185 Sqn (Sep 1943 - Jul 1944) 229 Sqn (Oct 1943 - Jan 1944) |
No 144 Maintenance Unit (xxx - 15 Oct 1943) 255 Sqn (Jan 1944 - Feb 1945) 1435 Sqn (Jul 1944 - Feb 1945) 'C' Detachment** - No 4 Ferry Unit (Jan - xxx 1945) |
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Main units: - No 10 Flying Training School (23 Oct - 20 Nov 1937) Armament Practice Camp (1930 - 1932) No 446 Flt (4 Aug - 1 Sep 1930, 27 Jun - xxx 1932) No 445 Flt (2 - 19 Jun 1931) No 449 Flt (26 - 30Aug 1931) No 1 Armament Training Camp (1 Jan 1932 - 1 Apr 1938) No 450 Flt (27 Jun - 7 Jul 1932) 100 Sqn (15 Jul - 27 Aug 1932) 16 Sqn (24 Mar - 16 May 1933) 822 Sqn (28 Aug - 7 Sep 1933, 4 - 22 May 1935) 821 Sqn (7 - 24 Sep 1933, 18 Jun - 7 Jul 1934, 22 Jul - Aug 1935) 820 Sqn (7 - 28 Jul 1934) 97 Sqn (16 - 26 Sep 1935) 33 Sqn (Sep - 4 Oct 1935) 810 Sqn (23 May - 20 Jun 1936) 42 Sqn (28 Aug - 17 Sep 1937) No 1 Armament Training Station (1 Apr 1938 - 3 Sep 1939) Recruits Sub-Depot (11 Sep 1939 - xx xxx xxxx) 234 Sqn (22 Feb - 14 Mar 1940) 616 Sqn (23 Feb - 9 Mar 1940, 20 Mar - 10 May 1940) No 2 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (1 Oct 1940 - 15 Feb 1944) Central Gunnery School (24 Feb 1944 - 12 Nov 1945) Sub-site, No 14 Maintenance Unit (1 Dec 1945 - 31 May 1949) 226 Sqn (1 Aug 1959 - 9 Mar 1963) |
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Location County: - East Riding of Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:55:15N 00:16:30W Grid Ref: TA135485 Height above sea level: 40ft |
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Detachments: 9 Sqn (May 1930, Aug 1931, May 1932, May 1933, Sep 1934, Apr 1935) No 5 Group Target Towing Flt (Sep 1939 - Jan 1940) |
98 Sqn (Target Towing section) (Oct 1939 - Jan 1940) RAF Finningley Target Towing section (Nov 1939 - Jan 1940) No 16 Operational Training Unit (Jul - 22 Oct 1940) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:22:00N 01:37:00W Grid Ref: SE250968 Height above sea level: 175ft |
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Main units: - HQ No 8 Wing (5 Nov 1915 - 7 Feb 1916) No 6 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn (27 Nov 1915 - 13 Jan 1916) No 14 Reserve Aeroplane Sqn (1 Dec 1915 -13 Jan 1916) No 6 Reserve Sqn (13 Jan 1916 - 31 May 1917) No 14 Reserve Sqn (13 Jan 1916 - 31 May 1917) 44 Sqn (15 - 18 Apr 1916) 53 Sqn (15 May - 11 Dec 1916) No 37 Reserve Sqn (2 - 13 Nov 1916) No 52 Reserve Sqn (18 Jan - 18 Mar 1917) No 83 (Canadian) Reserve Sqn (Jan - Mar 1917) No 88 (Canadian) Reserve Sqn (15 Mar - Apr 1917) No 68 Reserve Sqn (7 - 14 Apr 1917) No 6 Training Sqn (31 May - 24 Nov 1917) No 14 Training Sqn (31 May - 23 Jul 1917) No 46 Training Sqn (23 Jul 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) 89 Sqn (24 Jul - 1 Aug 1917) No 69 Training Sqn (1 - 10 Oct 1917) 107 Sqn (8 - 18 Oct 1917) No 52 Training Sqn (24 Nov 1917 - 15 Jul 1918) 115 Sqn (1 Dec 1917 - 15 Apr 1918) 118 Sqn (1 Jan - 15 Apr 1918) 127 Sqn (1 Jan - 4 Jul 1918) 166th Aero Sqn, USAAS (25 Mar - 7 Aug 1918) No 49 Training Depot Station (15 Jul 1918 - 10 Mar 1919) No 401 Flt (20 - 24 Aug 1925) |
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Detachments: 25 Sqn (1 Jan - xxx 1916) 'C' Flt, 76 Sqn (10 Oct 1916 - 10 May 1919) 76 Sqn (Oct 1916 - May 1919) 'B Flt, 13 Sqn (Aug - 8 Sep 1924) 'A' Flt, 13 Sqn (9 - 19 Mat 1926) 'D' Flt, 13 Sqn (25 Jun - 14 Jul 1926, 10 Aug - 18 Sep 1926) 19 Sqn (19 - 27 Oct 1935, 20 - 27 Oct 1939) 'B' Flt, 64 Sqn (18 Apr - 11 May 1940) |
'A' Flt, 152 Sqn (6 Jun - xxx 1940) 'B' Flt, 607 Sqn (29 Jul - 21 Aug 1940) 'A' Flt, 607 Sqn (xx - 31 Aug 1940) No 7 Anti-Aircraft Co-Operation Unit (25 - xx May 1941) 'A' Flt, 122 Sqn (27 Jul - 9 Aug 1941) 'B' Flt, 122 Sqn (14 - 31 Aug 1941) 289 Sqn (May 1942 - May 1945) 402 Sqn (xxx - 25 Feb 1944) |
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Main units: - No 404 Air Stores Park (25 Apr - 6 May 1945) 137 Sqn (7 9 May 1945) 414 Sqn (7 May 1945 to xx xxx) 486 Sqn (7 9 May 1945) No 6137 Servicing Echelon (7 9 May 1945) No 6414 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (7 8 May 1945) No 427 Refuelling and Re-arming Unit (26 - 28 May 1945) No 84 Group Communication Flt (27 May - xxx 1945) 2 Sqn (30 May 1945 - 17 Jun 1945) 4 Sqn (30 May 1945 - 30 Aug 1945) 268 Sqn (30 May 1945 - 18 Aug 1945) No 6002 Servicing Echelon (30 May 18 Jun 1945, 17 Sep 1945 15 Apr 1947) No 412 Repair & Salvage Unit (30 May - xxx 1945) No 6268 Servicing Echelon (30 May 18 Jun 1945, 19 Jun 1945) No 94 (Forward) Staging Post (31 May - Nov 1945) No 3 Air Delivery Letter Service (10 Jul - 1 Aug 1945) No 402 Air Stores Park (17 Aug 1945 - 15 Jun 1946) No 6016 Servicing Echelon (19 Sep 1945 1 May 1946) 652 Sqn (29 Apr 1946 - 1 Dec 1947) : -
14 Sqn (16 Sep 1949 - 1 Nov 1950) No 6014 Servicing Echelon (16 Aug 1949 1 Nov 1950) 11 Sqn (17 Sep 1949 - 14 Aug 1950) 98 Sqn (19 Sep 1949 - 1 Nov 1950) No 1 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit (25 Mar 1950 - 1 Jan 1957) 93 Sqn (15 Nov 1950 - 1 Mar 1952) 94 Sqn (1 Dec 1950 - 14 Sep 1957) 145 Sqn (1 Mar 1952 - 15 Oct 1957) HQ, No 139 Wing (1 Apr 1953 - 1 Dec 1957) |
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Location Country: - Lower Saxony, Germany Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 129 ft |
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Main Units: - 659 Sqn (14 - 15 Apr 1945) No 19 Terminal Staging Post (16 Apr - 31 May 1945) No 6041 Servicing Echelon (16 Apr 9 May 1945) HQ, No 125 Wing (16 Apr - 9 May 1945) 16 Sqn (16 Apr 1945 - 1 Apr 1945) 41 Sqn (16 Apr 1945 - 9 May 1945) 130 Sqn (16 April 7 May 1945) 350 Sqn (16 April 7 May 1945) No 401 Air Stores Park (16 Apr - xx May 1945) No. 361 Air Liaison Section (16 Apr - 9 May 1945) No 409 Repair & Salvage Unit (16 Apr - 3 May 194 No 108 Mobile Dental Surgery (16 Apr.-9 May 1945) No 6130 Servicing Echelon (17 Apr 7 May 1945) No 6132 Servicing Echelon (17 Apr 7 May 1945) No 6245 Servicing Echelon (19 Apr 28 May 1945) No 91 (Forward) Staging Post (22 Apr - 21 May 1945) |
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Main units: - Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit (29 Sep 1943 - xxx 1944) No 2 Detachment** - No 144 Repair & Salvage Unit (Feb 1944 - 19 Feb 1945) No 5 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit (10 Feb 1944 - Sep 1945) 62 Sqn (24 May 1943 - 3 Jan 1944) No 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit (19 Mar 1944 - 1 Sep 1945, xxx - 14 Jun 1946) No 1 Glider Servicing Flt (Jun - Sep 1944) RAF Element, Air Transport Development Centre (India) (6 Sep 1944 - xxx 1946) No 20 Glider Servicing Echelon (16 - 29 Nov 1944) No 21 Glider Servicing Echelon (24 - 29 Nov 1944) No 7135 Servicing Echelon (17 May xxx 1945) No 7030 Servicing Echelon (18 May 7 Jul 1945) No 10 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit (20 Jul - Nov 1945) 670 Sqn (1 Apr - 1 Jul 1946) 672 Sqn (1 Apr - 1 Jul 1946) |
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Location Country - Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan Lat/Long: Height above sea level: 1,688 ft |
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Main Units: - No 3 (Indian) Wing (14 Oct 1935 - xxx xxxx, 16 Jan 1936 - 25 Apr 1938) 5 Sqn (15 Oct 1935 - 5 Mar 1937, 8 Nov 1937 - 23 Apr 1938) 215 Sqn (13 Oct 1942 - 12 Mar 1943) No 223 Group Communication Flt (2 Dec 1942 - xxx 1944) 99 Sqn (3 Apr - 14 Jun 1943) |
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298 Sqn (Dec 1945 - May 1946) No 141 Repair & Salvage Unit (1 - 30 Apr 1946) 62 Sqn (Jun - Aug 1947) |
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Main units: - 20 Sqn (1 - 5 May 1942) No 22 Glider Servicing Echelon (xxx - 25 Oct 1945) No 148 Staging Post (10 Jan 1945 - 15 Feb 1946) 135 Sqn (17 May - 10 Jun 1945) 30 Sqn (18 May - 3 Jul 1945) 42 Sqn (18 - 22 May 1945) 615 Sqn (22 - 20 May 1945) No 210 Staging Post (24 Aug 1945 - 27 May 1946) No 158 Staging Post (1 Feb - 11 May 1946) |
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: . Height Above Sea Level: 377 ft |
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Main units: - RLG for No 15 OTU (xxx 1942 - xxx 1943) 10th Photographic Group, USAAF (xxx - xxx 1944) Detachment - 423rd Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (May - Jun 1944) 9th Air Force Tactical Cargo Command Pathfinder School, USAAF (13 Sep 1944 - 5 Mar 1945) 7th Photographic Group, USAAF (Mar - Oct 1945) 653rd Weather Sqn, USAAF (5 Aug - 15 Oct 1945) No 8 Operational Training Unit (4 Jul - 19 Oct 1946) No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit (1 Oct 1946 - 1 Jun 1947) |
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Location County: - Oxfordshire Lat/Long: 51:40:30N 01:04:30W Grid Ref - SU635977 Height Above Sea Level - 230 ft |
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Main units (continued): - No 2810 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - xxx 1947) 84 Sqn (26 Sep 1947 - 1 Feb 1948) 81 Sqn (1 Oct 1947 - 1 Feb 1948) Far East Communication Sqn (15 Oct 1947 - 25 May 1949, 21 Aug 1949 - 1 Nov 1971) No 1914 Flt (15 Nov 1947 - 1 Feb 1948) ACFE Instrument Flying Training Flt (1 - 8 Jun 1948) ACFE All-Weather Flt (8 Jun 1948 - Apr 1950) HQ Far East Air Force (1 Jun 1949 - 1 Nov 1971) 33 Sqn (9 Aug - 10 Sep 1949, 13 Oct 1949 - 18 Mar 1950) 656 Sqn (17 Aug 1949 - 12 Apr 1950) No 1902 AOP Flt (Sep 1949 - Jun 1950) Far East Casualty Evacuation Flt (22 May 1950 - 2 Feb 1953) No 1911 AOP Flt (Jun - Aug 1950) Towed Target Flt (1 Jul 1951 - 1 May 1964) Far East Transport Wing (1 Jan 1952 - 15 Feb 1956) Short Range Transport Sqn (31 Dec 1952 - xxx xxxx) 205 Sqn (1 Mar 1958 - 31 Oct 1971) No 1325 Flt (28 Mar 1959 - 1 May 1960) 215 Sqn (31 Jul 1963 - 31 Dec 1967) 41 Sqn RNZAF (1963 - 1971?) 26 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment (xxx 1963 - xxx xxxx) 1574 Target Facilities Flt (1 May 1964 - 31 Jan 1971) 77 Sqn RAAF (xxx 1964 - xxx xxxx) 801 Sqn FAA (xxx 1964 -xxx 1965) 3 Sqn RAAF (xxx 1965 - xxx xxxx) Naval Aircraft Support Unit (xxx 1965 - 1 May 1969) 130 Flt Royal Corps of Transport (Mar 1968 - xxx xxxx) 103 Sqn (28 Mar 1969 - 15 Sep 1971) RAF Hospital Comcen Singapore No. 2 Aeronautical Documents Unit Jungle Survival School 19 Signals Regiment Joint Warfare Branch No 15 Sqn RAF Regiment No 26 Sqn RAF Regiment |
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Location Country: - Singapore Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 22 ft |
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Main units: - 48 Sqn (24 Apr 1946 - 1 Jun 1949, 12 Dec 1949 - 1 Apr 1967, 2 Oct 1967 - 1 Sep 1971)) HQ ACSEA Communication Sqn (Jul - 30 Sep1946) HQ Air Command Far East (30 Sep 1946 - 1 Jun 1949) ACFE & AHQ Malaya Communication Sqn (30 Sep 1946 - 15 Jan 1947) AHQ Malaya (1 Dec 1946 - 31 Aug 1957) Far East Communication Flt (15 Jan - 15 Oct 1947) 52 Sqn (30 Jul 1947 - 21 Nov 1948, 27 Aug 1949 - 12 Jul 1950, 12 Jan 1951 - 1 Aug 1959, 17 Feb - 31 Dec 1969) 110 Sqn (15 Sep 1947 - 2 Jul 1948, 20 Nov 1948 - 27 May 1949, 27 Aug - 11 Dec 1949 , 12 -19 Jul 1950, 26 Oct 1951 -31 Dec 1957, 6 Mar 1969 - 15 Feb 1971) |
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205 Sqn (Sep 1949 - Mar 1958) 656 Sqn (Apr 1950 - Sep 1957) 38 Sqn RAAF (xxx 1950 - |
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Main units (continued): - 137 Sqn (20 Sep - 8 Nov 1941) 417 Sqn (27 Nov 1941 - 26 Jan 1942) No 1454 (Fighter) Flt (26 Jan - 2 Sep 1942) 234 Sqn (23 - 29 Aug 1942) 533 Sqn (2 Sep 1943 - 25 Jan 1943) 245 Sqn (26 Oct 1942 - 29 Jan 1943) 421 Sqn (30 Nov - 3 Dec 1942) Fighter Leaders School (9 Feb - 16 Aug 1943) RLG for No 52 OTU (Feb - 10 Aug 1943) 416th Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (May - 11 Jun 1943) 417th Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (May - 10 Jun 1943) RLG for No 3 Flying Instructors' School (xxx - xxx 1943) 422nd Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (7 Mar - 7 May 1944) 155th Photographic Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (18 Apr - 20 May 1944) 425th Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (26 May - 12 Jun 1944) RLG for No 3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying Unit (30 Oct 1944 - 17 Dec 1945) No 92 Gliding School (xxx 1945 - 20 Feb 1948) |
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Location County: - Somerset Lat/Long: 51:25:38N 02:20:31W Grid Ref - ST764700 Height Above Sea Level - 688 ft |
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247 Sqn (2 Aug 1942 - xxx xxxx) 88 Sqn (24 - 29 Sep 1942, Apr - Jun 1943) 107 Sqn (Sep 1942) |
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Main units: - No 54 Operational Training Unit (7 May 1942 - 1 Nov 1945) Detachment - 770 Sqn FAA (1 Jul - 1 Oct 1945) Detachment - 772 Sqn FAA (10 - 16 Oct 1945) No 3 Armament Practice Station (1 Nov 1945 - 17 Mar 1946, 7 Nov 1946 - 26 mar 1947) 130 Sqn (1 Dec 1945 - 24 Jan 1946) No 6130 Servicing Echelon (1 Dec 1945 - 24 Jan 1946) 165 Sqn (1 - 18 Jan 1946) No 6165 Servicing Echelon (30 Dec 1945 24 Jan 1946) 263 Sqn (4 Jan - 1 Mar 1946) No 6263 Servicing Echelon (24 Jan - 1 Mar 1946) 303 Sqn (6 23 Mar 1946) No 6303 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (6 23 Mar 1946) |
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Location County: - Berwickshire (Scottish Borders) Lat/Long: 55:42:38N 02:22:30W Grid Ref - NT765463 Height Above Sea Level - 350 ft |
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Main units: - 214 Sqn (1 Oct 1942 - 10 Dec 1943) 620 Sqn (17 Jun - 23 Nov 1943) No 23 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section (16 Aug 1943 - 15 Mar 1944) No 1653 Heavy Conversion Unit (21 Nov 1943 - 27 Nov 1944) 218 Sqn (5 Dec 1944 - 10 Aug 1945) 301 Sqn (4 Sep 1945 10 Dec 1946) No 4301 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (4 Sep 1945 10 Dec 1946) 304 Sqn (6 Sep 1945 18 Dec 1946) No 4304 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (6 Sep 1945 18 Dec 1946) |
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Location County: - Suffolk Lat/Long: 52:10:53N 00:37:15E Grid Ref - TL790570 Height Above Sea Level - 410 ft |
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Main units: - Satellite for No 26 OTU (15 Mar - 5 Sep 1942) 44th Bomb Group, USAAF (11 Sep - 14 Oct 1942) Detachment - No 2 Glider Training School (3 Feb - 10 Mar 1943) 2nd CCRC, USAAF (16 Aug 1943 - Feb 1944) 50th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (15 Mar 1944 - 12 Apr 1944) 850th Bomb Sqn, USAAF (11 May 1944 - 27 May 1944) 858th Bomb Sqn, USAAF (19 Jun 1944 - 11 Aug 1944) 406th Bomb Sqn, USAAF (5 Aug 1944 - 16 Mar 1945) 36th Bomb Sqn, USAAF (14 Aug 1944 - 28 Feb 1945) 803rd Bomb Sqn, USAAF(14 Aug 1944 - 28 Feb 1945) 3rd CCRC, USAAF (Nov 1944 - xxx xxxx) 495th Fighter Training Group, USAAF (15 Feb 1945 - Jun 1945) |
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Main units: - Central Gunnery School (5 Dec 1941 - 5 Apr 1942) 'A' Flt, Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment (6 May - 5 Jun 1942) 60th Transport Group/Troop Carrier Group, USAAF (11 Jun 1942 - 7 Aug 1942) 301st Bomb Group, USAAF (18 Aug 1942 - 23 Nov 1942) 305th Bomb Group USAAF (6 Dec 1942 - 25 Jul 1945) Sub-site, No 25 Maintenance Unit (9 Oct 1945 - xxx 1947) 3914th Air Base Group, USAF (1 Nov 1955 - xxx xxxx) 301st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, USAF (9 Jan 1959 - xxx 1959) 42nd Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn USAF Aug 1959 - May 1965) |
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Location County: - Northamptonshire Lat/Long: 52:18:15N 00:31:23W Grid Ref - TL006685 Height Above Sea Level - 292 ft |
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Main units: - Air Crew Disposal Unit (15 Oct 1943 - 23 Jun 1944) 982 (Balloon) Sqn (20 Apr - 6 May 1942) HQ, No 275 (Balloon) Wing (23 Apr - May 1942) 983 (Balloon) Sqn (8 May - 9 Jul 1942) 984 (Balloon) Sqn (15 Jun - 17 Jul 1942) 985 (Balloon) Sqn (15 Jun - 2 Nov 1942) 953 (Balloon) Sqn (xxx - 31 Oct 1944) Casualty Air Evacuation Sqn (27 Aug - 28 Aug 1952) |
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Location County: - Surrey (Greater London) Lat/Long: 51:21:46N oo:17:56W Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Location County: - Bedfordshire Lat/Long: 52:02:35N 00:23:24W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units (continued): - 174 Sqn (1 - 11 Mar 1943) 184 Sqn (1 - 11 Mar 1943) 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn, USAAF (1 Mar 1944 - 14 Mar 1944) 15th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn USAAF (1 Mar 1944 - 16 Mar 1944) 368th Fighter Group, USAAF (15 Mar 1944 - 20 Jun 1944) 442nd Troop Carrier Group, USAAF (11 - xx Sep 1944) No 41 Operational Training Unit (23 Mar - 26 Apr 1945) 26 Sqn (23 May - 18 Aug 1945) No 6026 Servicing Echelon (22 May 17 Jul 1945) 183 Sqn (17 Jun - 8 Oct 1945, 15 Nov 1945) No 6183 Servicing Echelon (17 Jun 15 Nov 1945) 247 Sqn (20 Aug 1945 - 7 Jan 1946, 16 Feb - 1 Jun 1946, 12 - 27 Jun 1946) No 6247 Servicing Echelon (20 Aug 1945 27 Jun 1946) 222 Sqn (10 - 15 Sep 1945) 54 Sqn (15 Nov 1945 - 28 Jun 1946) No 6054 Servicing Echelon (15 Nov 1945 28 Jun 1946) HQ, No 129 Wing (29 Nov - 12 Dec 1945) No 1 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (Dec 1945 - 2 Jan 1946) HQ, Southern Sector (Jan - May 1946) HQ, No 124 Wing (xx - 30 Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - Hampshire Lat/Long: 51:08:38N 01:26:08W Grid Ref - SU393385 Height Above Sea Level - 300 ft |
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Main units: - No 11 Stores Depot (1Apr 1937 - 20 Mar 1939) No 11 Maintenance Unit (20 Mar 1939 - 27 Jan 1995) |
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Location Country: - Sri Lanka (Ceylon) Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: 6 ft |
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Detachments** 205 Sqn (Apr 1941 - Jan 1942, Sep 1949 - Mar 1958) 258 Sqn (Mar 1942 - Feb 1943) 240 Sqn (Jul 1942 - Jul 1944, Jul 1945 - Jan 1946) 357 Sqn (Feb - Oct 1944) |
684 Sqn (May 1944 - Oct 1945) 17 Sqn (Jun - Nov 1944) 159 Sqn (Jul 1944 - Jun 1945) No 5 Air-Sea Rescue Flt (Far East) (Apr - Jun 1945) No 1350 Air Sea Rescue Flt (1 Jun - 19 Jul 1945) |
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Main units: - 387th Bomb Group USAAF (21 Jul 1943 - 21 Jul 1944) Detachment - No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft) Flt (18 Sep 1944 - 7 Nov 1944) 295 Sqn (Sep 1944 - Oct 1944) 570 Sqn (Sep 1944 - 9 Oct 1944) |
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Location County: - Essex Lat/Long: 51:43:48N 00:17:40E Grid Ref - TL582055 Height Above Sea Level - 250 ft |
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Main units: - No 12 Operational Training Unit (Aug 1941 - 22 Jun 1945) No 1517 Beam Approach Training Flt (14 Nov 1942 - 22 May 1945) RLG for No 13 Operational Training Unit (xxx xxxx - 14 Jul 1945) No 10 Air Navigation School (10 Jul 1945 - 1 Dec 1945) No 114 Storage sub-site (6 Jan 1946 - 1 Dec 1949) RLG for No 9 FTS (11 Sep 1952 - 1 Oct 1953)
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Location County: - Oxfordshire Lat/Long: 52:08:40N 01:16:30W Grid Ref - SP495498 Height Above Sea Level - 457 ft |
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No 1 Radar Navigation Conversion Unit (xxx 1952 - xxx xxxx) 'E' Flt, 275 Sqn (18 Nov 1954 - 11 Sep 1958) 'A' Flt, 22 Sqn (Nov 1958 - xxx 2006) Hunter Flt, Fighter Command Instrument Rating Sqn (24 Jul 1961 - 1 Jun 1963) No 624 Volunteer Gliding School/Sqn (3 Sep 1965 - Current) 230 Sqn (1 - 17 Jan 1963) No 2 Tactical Weapons Unit (1 Apr 1981 - 1 Apr 1992) comprising: -
No 7 Flying Training School (1 Apr 1992 - 1 Oct 1994) Weapons Detachment, No 4 FTS (1 Oct 1994 - Oct 1995) Hawk Support Flt (1 Sep 1995 - 1996/97) HQ, 22 Sqn (22 Sep 1997 - xxx 2015) No 48 Sqn RAF Regiment |
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Location County: - Devon 4.5 miles W of Barnstable Lat/Long: 51:05:18N 04:09:00W Grid Ref: SS492344 Height above sea level: 16ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened 1940 No 19 Group (1944) Closed - 1994 |
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Main units: - No 3 (Coastal) OTU (27 Nov 1940 - 1 Aug 1941) 252 Sqn (1 Dec 1940 - 6 Apr 1941) 272 Sqn (3 Apr - 28 May 1941) No 5 OTU (1 Aug 1941 - 16 May 1942) No 785 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 1417 (Leigh Light Trials) Flt (8 Jan - 4 Apr 1942) No 2785 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) 172 Sqn (4 Apr 1942 - 1 Sep 1944) 51 Sqn (6 May - 27 Oct 1942) 77 Sqn (6 May - 5 Oct 1942) 235 Sqn (16 Jul 1942 - 21 Jan 1943) 547 Sqn (10 Dec 1942 - 22 Jan 1943, 2 Apr - 31 May 1943) 404 Sqn (22 Jan - 2 Apr 1943) 59 Sqn (6 Feb - 27 Mar 1943) 407 Sqn (1 Apr - 3 Nov 1943, 2 Dec 1943 - 29 Jan 1944, 28 Apr - 24 Aug 1944, 11 Nov 1944- 4 Jun 1945) 612 Sqn (25 May - 1 Nov 1943, 3 Dec 1943 - 26 Jan 1944,1 Mar - 9 Sep 1944) ASV Training Flt/Unit (Jan 1944 - 20 Jun 1945) 304 Sqn (19 Feb - 21 Sep 1944) |
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144 Sqn (May - Jun 1944) 179 Sqn (xxx - 15 May 1944) 304 Sqn (12 Mar 1945 - xxx xxxx) 72 Sqn (Jul - Aug 1955, Jul - Aug 1975) 228 Sqn (1 Sep 1959 - Sep 1960, Jan 1963) No 1 Tactical Weapons Unit (1 Aug 1980 - 1 Apr 1981) |
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Main units: - No 11 RAF Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) (xxx - 15 Dec 1944) 27 Sqn (7 Mar - 14 Sep 1944) 47 Sqn (20 Apr - 7 Oct 1944) No 1580 Calibration Flt (4 Aug 1944 - 10 Oct 1945) No 21 Armament Practice Camp (23 Sep 1944 - 18 Jun 1945) 60 Sqn (2 Oct - 14 Nov 1943) 5 Sqn (24 - 29 Oct 1944) 123 Sqn (24 - 29 Oct 1944) No 7005 Servicing Echelon (24 29 Oct 1944) No 7123 Servicing Echelon (24 Oct xxx 1944) No 7082 Servicing Echelon (15 May 2 Oct 1945) No 7045 Servicing Echelon (17 May 14 Oct 1945) 82 Sqn (27 May - 12 Oct 1945) No 60 Repair & Salvage Unit (xx - 9 Jul 1945) No 126 Repair & Salvage Unit (17 Jul 1945 - xxx xxxx) No 63 Personnel Transit Centre (10 Sep 1945 - Jan 1946) HQ, No 901 Wing (14 - 20 Nov 1945) |
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: 13:12:40N 80:09:04W Height Above Sea Level: |
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Main Units: - 45 Sqn (11 Nov 1942 - 20 Feb 1943, 17 May - 12 Oct 1945) 84 Sqn (13 Jan - 8 Apr 1943) No 12 Care & Maintenance Party (7 May 1943 - May 1944) HQ, No 171 Wing (2 Jun - 5 Aug 1943) No 5 Air Transit Section (16 Jul 1943 - 10 Mar 1944) 34 Sqn (15 Sep - 16 Oct 1943) 11 Sqn (15 Oct - 2 Dec 1943) 113 Sqn (9 Nov - 22 Dec 1943) |
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Main units: - Special Duties Flt (27 Apr 1940 - 10 Nov 1941) Air Defence Research and Development Establishment (xxx 1940 - xxx 1942) No 420 Flt (25 - 29 Sep 1940) 'H' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (11 Oct 1940 - 1 Jul 1941) Detachment - Telecommunications Flying Unit (10 Nov 1941 - xxx xxxx) Detachment - 116 Sqn (21 - 30 Nov 1942) Detachment - 667 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 - Aug 1944) A Flt, 652 Sqn (Dec 1943 - 29 Mar 1944) 405th Fighter Group USAAF (7 Mar - 30 Jun 1944) No 89 Gliding School (Mar 1944 - 1 Sep 1955 ) Naval Air Section (xxx 1944 - 22 Oct 1945) Detachment - 595 Sqn (Oct 1945 - Jan 1946) No 622 Volunteer Gliding School/Sqn (1 Sep 1955 - 1 Jul 1963) |
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Location County: - Hampshire Lat/Long: 50:44:03N 01:44:53W Grid Ref - SZ186933 Height Above Sea Level - 20 ft |
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Main units: - HQ, No 160 Wing (Dec 1956 - 1 Sep 1957) |
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Location County: - Lat/Long: 01:59:10N 157:20:59W Height Above Sea Level - 5 ft |
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Main units (continued): - HQ, No 141 Airfield (1 Jan - 5 May 1944) 124 Sqn (18 Mar - 23 Apr 1944) No 6124 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 23 Apr 1944) 604 Sqn (25 Apr - 3 May 1944) No 6307 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (4 May 1944 27 Jan 1945) 307 Sqn (6 May 1944 - 27 Jan 1945) 288 Sqn (19 Nov 1944 - 13 Aug 1945) No 6456 (RAAF) Servicing Echelon (30 Dec 1944 16 Mar 1945) 456 Sqn (31 Dec 1944 - 16 Mar 1945) 68 Sqn (16 Mar - 20 Apr 1945) No 6068 Servicing Echelon (16 Mar 20 Apr 1945) 125 Sqn (24 Apr - 20 Nov 1945) No 6125 Servicing Echelon (26 Apr 20 Nov 1945) No 11 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - May 1945) No 13 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - May 1945) HQ Yorkshire Sector (Nov 1945 - 21 Jul 1947) No 6264 Servicing Echelon (20 Nov 1945 7 Jan 1946, 7 Feb 22 Jul 1946) Leeds University Air Sqn (xxx 1946 - 22 Apr 1947, 1 May 1948 - 18 Mar 1954, 2 Nov 1959 - 12 Feb 1962, 1 May 1966 - 15 Mar 1969) 263 Sqn (2 Apr - 1 Jun 1946, 9 Jun - 31 Oct 1946, 17 Dec 1946 - 15 Apr 1947, 28 Aug 1947 - 22 Nov 1950) No 6263 Servicing Echelon (2 Apr 1 Nov 1946, cadre from 25 Sep 1946, 17 Dec 1946 15 Apr 1947) 609 Sqn (10 May - 5 Nov 1946, 18 Oct 1950 - 10 Mar 1957) 129 Sqn (28 Jun - 1 Sep 1946) No 6129 Servicing Echelon (28 Jun 1 Sep 1946) 257 Sqn (1 Sep 1946 - 12 Jan 1947, 16 Feb - 15 Apr 1947) No 6257 Servicing Echelon (1 Sep 1946 6 Jan 1947, cadre from 25 Sep 1946, 15 Apr 5 Jul 1947) No 6041 Servicing Echelon (16 Apr 1947 11 Jul 1948) 41 Sqn (17 Apr 1947 - 29 Mar 1951) 19 Sqn (23 Apr 1947 - 29 Jun 1959) No 22 Gliding School (Feb 1948 - 15 May 1950) 23 Sqn (19 Nov 1949 - 22 Sep 1950) 141 Sqn (21 Nov 1949 - 23 Sep 1950) HQ, Northern Sector (xxx 1956 - 21 Nov 1957) No 60 Maintenance Unit (6 Jul 1959 - 1 Mar 1962) HQ No 23 Group (14 Sep 1959 - 8 Mar 1962) No 23 Group Communications Flt (14 Sep 1959 - 12 Feb 1962) No 9 Air Experience Flt (2 Nov 1959 - 8 Mar 1962, 2 May 1966 - 11 Aug 1975, 1 Apr 1996 - Current) 112 Sqn (1 Aug - 7 Nov 1960) No 3 Mobile Glider Servicing Party (xxx xxxx - 1 Mar 1962 No 7 Flying Training School (13 Mar 1962 - 30 Nov 1966, 2 Apr 1979 - 31 Mar 1992) RLG for No 1 FTS (Jan 1966 - xxx xxxx, Oct 1969 - xxx xxxx, 1 Apr 1992 - Current) No 148 (SAM) Servicing Wing (1 Feb 1963 - 31 May 1964) Yorkshire University Air Sqn (15 Mar 1969 - 11 Aug 1975, 1 Apr 1996 - xx Dec 2013) Central Flying School Primary Flying Sqn (16 Jan 1967 - 15 Jan 1970) Aircrew Officers' Training School (21 Jan 1968 - 19 May 1969) Royal Naval Detachment (xxx 1969 - xxx 1970) No 2 FTS (16 Jan 1970 -2 Dec 1974) Royal Navy Elementary Flying Training Sqn (Apr 1973 - - 29 Nov 1974) RLG for Joint Elementary Flying Training School (xxx xxxx - xxx xxxx) Refresher Flying Flt (Apr 1984 - xxx 1991) 85 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Oct 2008 - xx Dec 2013) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:50:00N 01:12:00W Grid Ref: SE531378 Height above sea level: 27 ft |
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253 Sqn (6 Jan - xxx 1941) 46 Sqn (Feb 1941) 601 Sqn (Feb - xxx 1942) 604 Sqn (Feb - Mar 1943) 288 Sqn (xxx - Nov 1944) 409 Sqn (May - Jun 1944) |
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Main units: - No 2 Central Flying School (15 Jun 1941 - 13 Jan 1942) No 1 Flying Instructors' School (13 Jan 1942 - 27 Oct 1942) No 18 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (27 Oct 1942 - 3 Apr 1945) No 1533 Beam Approach Training Flt (27 Oct 1942 - Mar 1943) No 20 Flying Training School (3 Apr 1945 - 23 Jul 1947) No 2 Flying Training School (23 Jul 1947 - 6 Apr 1948) No 68 Maintenance Unit (1 Dec 1954 - 27 Mar 1955) Sub-site, No 68 Maintenance Unit (27 Mar 1955 - 30 Nov 1956) |
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Location County: - Warwickshire Lat/Long: 52:21:23N 01:20:15W Grid Ref - SP448736 Height Above Sea Level - 366 ft |
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Main units (continued): - 'G' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (15 May 1939 - 1 Nov 1942) 'D' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (6 Sep 1939 - 1 Nov 1942) Detachment - 'A' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Sep 1939 - xxx xxxx) 'C' Flt, No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (16 Aug 1940 - 14 Feb 1943) 'K' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (26 Aug - 6 Sep 1940) 'O' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (5 Nov 1940 - May 1942, 23 Jul 1942 - 1 Nov 1942) No 1602 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov - 14 Dec 1942, 28 Feb - 1 Dec 1943) No 1603 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov - 16 Dec 1942, 27 Jul - 1 Dec 1943) No 1604 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1943) No 1618 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flt (1 Nov 1942 - 1 Dec 1943) 639 Sqn (1 Dec 1943 - 30 Apr 1945) |
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Location County: - Cornwall Lat/Long: 50:53:08N 04:33:00W Grid Ref - SS205128 Height Above Sea Level - 400 ft |
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Main units: - 'V' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (14 May 1939 - 1 Nov 1942) |
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Main units: - 4th CCRC, USAAF (Nov 1943 - 7 Mar 1944) 2nd CCRC, USAAF (7 Mar 1944 - Nov 1944) No 2 Flying Training School (1 Feb 1953 - 1 Jun 1954)
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Location County: - County Tyrone Lat/Long: 54:37:10N 06:32:15W Grid Ref - H945755 Height Above Sea Level - 86 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1942 RAF Northern Ireland (1944) Closed - 1955 |
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Main units: - 136 Sqn (7 Apr - 22 Oct 1945) No 7136 Servicing Echelon (7 Apr 14 Oct 1945) No 129 Staging Post (7 - 19 Apr 1945) 356 Sqn (22 Jul - 15 Nov 1945) HQ, No 175 Wing (29 Jul - 30 Sep 1945) 99 Sqn (1 Aug - 15 Nov 1945) No 7099 Servicing Echelon (1 Aug 15 Nov 1945) |
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Location Country: - Australian Territory in the Indian Ocean Lat/Long: . Height Above Sea Level: |
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Detachments** 205 Sqn (Jul 1942 - Jun 1945) 203 Sqn (Feb 1945 - May 1946) |
321 Sqn (Apr - Oct 1945) 684 Sqn (May 1945 - Jan 1946) No 1346 Air Sea Rescue Flt (20 Dec 1945 - xxx 1946) |
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Main units (continued): - Special Installation Flt/Sqn (Aug 1942 - 29 Feb 1948) No 203 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Nov 1942 - xxx 1945) 184 Sqn (1 Dec 1942 - 1 Mar 1943) 183 Sqn (24 Mar - 8 Apr 1943, 30 May - 5 Jun 1943) 175 Sqn (8 Apr - 29 May 1943) 151 Sqn (30 Apr - 16 Aug 1943, 17 Nov 1943 - 25 Mar 1944) No 1498 (Target Towing) Flt (14 Aug - 12 Sep 1943) 456 Sqn (17 Aug - 17 Nov 1943) 131 Sqn (10 - 22 Feb 1944, 29 Feb - 10 Mar 1944, 24 - 31 Mar 1944) 165 Sqn (10 Feb - 1 Mar 1944, 7 - 10 Mar 1944) No 3026 Servicing Echelon (10 Feb 10 Mar 1944) No 6131 Servicing Echelon (22 24 Mar 1944) No 6151 Servicing Echelon (22 25 Mar 1944) 219 Sqn (26 Mar - 1 Apr 1944) No 6219 Servicing Echelon (26 Mar 4 May 1944, 21 Feb 12 Apr 1945) 488 Sqn (3 - 12 May 1944, 29 Jul - 9 Oct 1944) 604 Sqn (13 - 25 Jul 1944, 28 Jul - 6 Aug 1944) HQ No 149 Wing (28 Jul - 7 Sep 1944) 410 Sqn (28 Jul - 9 Sep 1944) No 6410 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (16 Aug 9 Sep 1944) 406 Sqn (17 Sep - 27 Nov 1944) No 6406 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (17 Sep 27 Nov 1944) No 6264 Servicing Echelon (30 Nov 20 Dec 1944) 616 Sqn (17 Jan - 28 Feb 1945) No 6616 Servicing Echelon (16 Jan 28 Feb 1945) No 10 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - May 1945) 29 Sqn (22 Feb - 11 May 1945) No 1335 (Meteor) Conversion Unit (8 Mar - 27 Jul 1945) 504 Sqn (28 Mar - 10 Aug 1945) No 6504 Servicing Echelon (28 Mar 10 Aug 1945) 74 Sqn (16 May 1945 - 7 Jan 1946, 15 Feb - 2 Jun 1946, 9 Jun - 14 Aug 1946) No 6074 Servicing Echelon (16 May 1945 14 Aug 1946) 245 Sqn (10 Aug 1945 - 18 Feb 1946., 20 Mar - 2 Jun 1946, 9 Jun - 16 Aug 1946) No 6245 Servicing Echelon (10 Aug 1945 16 Aug 1946) No 62 Group Communications Flt (7 Jan 1948 - 30 Jul 1952) No 92 Gliding School (20 Feb 1948 - 1 Sep 1955) No 49 Maintenance Unit (4 May 1948 - 1 Mar 1962) 662 Sqn (1 Feb 1949 - 10 Mar 1957) No 1956 Reserve AOP Flt (1 Feb 1949 - 10 Mar 1957) No 1963 Reserve AOP Flt (1 Feb 1949 - 10 Mar 1957) HQ No 27 (Signals Training) Group (15 Sep 1949 - 20 Jul 1953) No 27 Group Communications Flt (15 Sep 1949 - 30 Jul 1952) No 81 Group Communications Flt (1 Jan 1952 - - 15 Apr 1958) Airborne Interception School (12 - 15 Jun 1952) No 238 Operational Conversion Unit (15 Jun 1952 - 1 Jan 1957) RAF Colerne Communications Sqn (1 Aug 1952 -1 Jul 1957) Sub-site, No 238 Maintenance Unit (11 Apr 1956 - 1 Jul 1958) 24 Sqn (1 Jan 1957 - 5 Jan 1968) 511 Sqn (1 May 1957 - 1 Sep 1958) 36 Sqn (1 Sep 1958 - 1 Jul 1967) 114 Sqn (13 Apr 1959 - 30 Sep 1961) 24 Gp Comm Flt (reformed) 1Jan60 1Apr64 (disbanded) Anson Air Engineering Sqn (xxx xxxx - xxx 1976) Bristol University Air Sqn (Nov 1992 - Current) No 3 Air Experience Flt (xxx 1993 - Current) No 2 Sqn RAF Regiment |
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Location County: - Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:26:45N 02:16:45W Grid Ref: ST803715 Height above sea level: 500 ft |
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Main Units: - No 39 Maintenance Unit (1 Jan 1940 - 1 Oct 1953) No 10 Group Communication Flt (1 Jul 1940 - 17 Apr 1945) 87 Sqn (28 Nov - 18 Dec 1940, 7 Aug 1941 - 27 Jan 1942) 256 Sqn (6 Feb - 26 Mar 1941) No 4 Aircraft Assembly Unit (xxx 1941 - 1 Mar 1942) No 2 Aircraft Delivery Flt (18 Mar 1941 - 23 Jul 1943) 307 Sqn (26 Mar - 26 Apr 1941) No 2 Supplementary School of Technical Training (31 Mar - 5 May 1941) 118 Sqn (7 - 9 Apr 1941) 501 Sqn (9 Apr - 25 Jun 1941) 600 Sqn (27 Apr - 18 Jun 1941, 27 Jun - 6 Oct 1941) 125 Sqn (16 Jun - 7 Aug 1941, 25 Jan - 14 May 1942) 316 Sqn (18 Jun - 2 Aug 1941) 317 Sqn (26 - 27 Jun 1941) No 1454 (Fighter) Flt (7 Jul 1941 - 26 Jan 1942) No 9 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (1 Aug 1941 - 14 Feb 1942) No 1457 (Fighter) Flt (15 Sep - 15 Nov 1941)
137 Sqn (23 Sep 1941 - 8 Nov 1941, 2 - 23 Jan 1944) 89 Sqn (25 Sep - 19 Nov 1941) No 3006 Servicing Echelon (14 Nov 1941 27 Jan 1942) No 822 Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) 286 Sqn (2 Mar - 30 Apr 1942, 31 Aug - 10 Oct 1942, 20 May - 28 Jul 1944) 417 Sqn (26 Jan - 24 Feb 1942) 263 Sqn (28 Jan - 10 Feb 1942, 15 Aug - 13Sep 1942) No 2822 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 1 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (14 Feb 1942 - 21 Feb 1944) No 2800 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) Fortress Flt (xxx - Oct 1942) No 218 Maintenance Unit (1 Mar 1942 - 29 Feb 1948) 402 Sqn (4 - 17 Mar 1942)
27th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (12 Sep 1942 - 23 Oct 1942) No 3019 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon (8 17 Mar 1942) No 3011 Servicing Echelon (xxx xxxx - 13 Sep 1942, xxx 1942 1 Mar 1943) 264 Sqn (1 May 1942 - 30 Apr 1943, 30 Nov - 1 Dec 1944) 19 Sqn (23 - 31 Jul 1942) |
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Detachments: - 286 Sqn (30 Dec 1941 - 24 Jan 1942) 456 Sqn (15 - 30 Mar 1943) No 124 Sqn (28 Apr - 13 May 1943) No 1487 Flt (3 Jan - Feb 1943) 358th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (26 Oct 1943 - 10 Nov 1943) 357th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (14 Nov 1943 - 23 Nov 1943) |
354th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (25 Nov 1943 - 11 Dec 1943) 358th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (11 Dec 1943 - 22 Dec 1943) 286 Sqn (20 May 1944 - 28 Jul 1944) 587 Sqn (23 May 1944 - Nov 1944) 228 OCU (1 Jan - 31 May 1957) 285 Sqn (Aug 1943 - Nov 1944) 587 Sqn (Apr - Oct 1944) |
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Main units (continued): - HQ, No 222 Group (1 Sep 1941 - 15 Oct 1945)# Detachment** - 30 Sqn (Aug 1942 - Feb 1943) No 243 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Oct - Nov 1942, Sep - 14 Nov 1945) No 203 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (1 Nov 1942 - May 1945) 30 Sqn (15 Feb - 31 Aug 1943) No 6 Civil Repair Organisation (MT) (1 Jun - Oct 1943) No 128 Repair & Salvage Unit (Jun - Jul 1943) No 336 Maintenance Unit (30 Jun - 4 Aug 1943) No 6 Civil Repair Organisation (India) (Oct 1943 - 22 May 1944) HQ, No 181 Wing (26 Nov 1943 - 31 Dec 1945) No 8 Transit Camp (28 Nov 1943 - xxx xxxx) No 359 Maintenance Unit (22 May 1944 - 20 Jun 1945) Marine Craft Repair Unit (xxx xxxx - 4 Dec 1944) HQ, No 192 Wing (9 Aug 1944- 12 Feb 1945) No 376 Maintenance Unit (4 Dec 1944 - 15 Jun 1946) No 129 Staging Post (8 Dec 1944 - 31 Jan 1945) |
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Main Units: - Detachment** - 230 Sqn (Jun 1938 - Feb 1940) No 89 Air Stores Park (4 Mar 1942 - 1 Feb 1946) 11 Sqn (17 Mar 1942 - 12 Jan 1943) No 62 Repair & Salvage Unit (4 Jun 1942 - Jul 1943) |
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Main units (continued): - 312 Sqn (11 Jul - 27 Aug 1944) No 6080 Servicing Echelon (19 Sep 18 Oct 1944, 23 25 Feb 1945, 6 Apr 10 May 1945) 80 Sqn (20 - 29 Sep 1944) No 6274 Servicing Echelon (19 Sep 18 Oct 1944) 274 Sqn (20 - 29 Sep 1944) 303 Sqn (25 Sep 1944 - 4 Apr 1945, 16 May - 10 Aug 1945) No 6303 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (25 Sep 1944 - 4 Apr 1945, 16 May - 10 Aug 1945) 453 Sqn (30 Sep - 18 Oct 1944) 602 Sqn (29 Sep - 18 Oct 1944, 19 - 23 Feb 1945, 4 Apr - 15 May 1945) 125 Sqn (18 Oct 1944 - 24 Apr 1945) No 6125 Servicing Echelon (18 Oct 1944 26 Apr 1945) 315 Sqn (24 Oct - 1 Nov 1945, 8 Aug - 19 Nov 1945, 20 Dec 1945 - 14 Jan 1947) No 6315 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (24 Oct 1 Nov 1944, 8 Aug 1945 14 Jan 1947) No 6068 Servicing Echelon (27 Oct 1944 9 Feb 1945, 27 Feb 16 Mar 1945) No 6603 Servicing Echelon (10 Jan 25 Feb 1945, 6 27 Apr 1945) 124 Sqn (10 Feb - 7 Apr 1945) No 6124 Servicing Echelon (10 Feb 7 Apr 1945) No 11 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - May 1945) No 13 Fighter Command Servicing Unit (19 Feb - May 1945) No 6611 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 29 Apr 1944) 1 Sqn (8 Apr - 14 May 1945) No 6001 Servicing Echelon (8 Apr 14 May 1945) No 6602 Servicing Echelon (10 15 May 1945) 307 Sqn (31 May - 24 Aug 1945 No 6307 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (18 May 24 Aug 1945) 603 Sqn (10 Jan - 24 Feb 1945, 5 - 28 Apr 1945) 306 Sqn (10 Aug - 8 Oct 1945, 18 Nov 1945 - 6 Jan 1947) 309 Sqn (10 Aug - 9 Oct 1945, 17 Nov 1945 - 6 Jan 1947) No 6309 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (10 Aug 1945 6 Jan 1947) 318 Sqn (19 Aug - 12 Dec 1946) No 6318 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (19 Aug 12 Dec 1946) HQ Eastern Sector (13 Jan 1947 - Jul 1958) 23 Sqn (23 Jan - 28 Apr 1947, 6 Jun - 29 Aug 1947, 11 Sep 1947 - 11 Mar 1948, 25 Mar - 4 Oct 1948, 16 Nov - 19 Nov 1949, 22 Sep 1950 - 15 Jan 1952, 4 Jul 1952 - 12 Oct 1956, 28 May 1957 - 7 Sep 1958, 5 Jun 1959 - 31 Mar 1960, 11 Jul 1960 - 9 Mar 1963) No 6023 Servicing Echelon (23 Jan 28 Apr 1947) 141 Sqn (15 Feb - 28 Apr 1947, 5 Jun - 12 Sep 1947, 26 Sep 1947 - 2 Apr 1948, 16 Apr 1948 - 21 Nov 1949, 23 Sep 1950 - 14 Oct 1956, 28 May 1957 - 1 Feb 1958) No 6141 Servicing Echelon (23 Jan 1947 1 Apr 1948) 264 Sqn (13 Jan - 16 Apr 1948, 30 Apr 1948 - 19 Nov 1949, 15 Oct 1950 -24 Aug 1951) No 6264 Servicing Echelon (15 Jan 1 Apr 1948) 809 Sqn FAA (31 Aug 1951 - 10 Dec 1951) B Flt, 22 Sqn (4 Jun 1956 - 6 Apr 1976) 41 Sqn (1 Feb 1958 - 3 Jul 1958) 74 Sqn (8 Jun 1959 - 2 Mar 1964) Air Fighting Development Sqn (1 Sep 1959 - 5 Oct 1962) 'D' Flt, 228 Sqn (xxx 1960 - 29 Aug 1964) Lightning Conversion Sqn (4 Jan 1960 - Aug 1961) Battle of Britain Flt (1 Apr 1963 - 1 Jun 1969) Battle of Britain Memorial Flt (1 Jun 1969 - 1 Mar 1976) No 226 Operational Conversion Unit (20 Apr 1964 - 30 Sep 1974) 'D' Flt, 202 Sqn (29 Aug 1964 - 6 Apr 1972) Lightning Special Engineering Project Team (1 Apr 1972 - 29 Apr 1974) A Flt, 22 Sqn (Feb 1973 - 6 Apr 1976) 54 Sqn (15 Aug 1974 - 11 Sep 2005) 6 Sqn (15 Nov 1974 - 31 Mar 2006) 'C' Flt, 202 Sqn (Apr 1976 - xxx xxxx) 41 (Designate) Sqn (1 Oct 1976 - 1 Apr 1977) 41 Sqn (1 Apr 1977 - 3 Apr 2006) 'F' Flt, 22 Sqn (xxx xxxx - Dec 1992) 'E' Flt, 22 Sqn (Dec 1992 - Sep 1997) |
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Location County: - Norfolk Lat/Long: 52:45:18N 01:21:30E Grid Ref: TG262225 Height above sea level: 57ft |
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Main units: - 66 Sqn (29 May - 3 Sep 1940) 242 Sqn (18 Jun - 26 Oct 1940, 30 Nov - 16 Dec 1940) 616 Sqn (3 - 9 Sep 1940) 74 Sqn (9 Sep - 15 Oct 1940, 8 Jun 1959 - 2 Mar 1960) 64 Sqn (15 Oct - 11 Nov 1940, 25 Sep 1943 - 21 Jan 1944, 2 Feb - 29 Apr 1944) 72 Sqn (20 - 30 Oct 1940, 2 - 29 Nov 1940) 222 Sqn (11 Nov 1940 - 6 Jun 1941) 257 Sqn (16 Dec 1940 - 7 Nov 1941) No 5 ASR Flt (Jul - 1 Oct 1941) 133 Sqn (31 Jul - 15 Aug 1941) No 12 Group Target Towing Flt (Aug - 2 Oct 1941) 255 Sqn (20 Sep 1941 - 2 Mar 1942) 137 Sqn (8 - 31 Nov 1941) No 3040 Servicing Echelon (17 Dec 1941 17 Jan 1942) No 1489 Flt (8 Dec 1941 - 13 Apr 1942) 152 Sqn (17 Dec 1941 - 17 Jan 1942, 25 - 29 Sep 1942) 68 Sqn (8 Mar 1942 - 5 Feb 1943, 3 Aug 1942 - 5 Feb 1944, 28 Oct 1944 - 8 Feb 1945, 27 Feb - 16 Mar 1945) 154 Sqn (12 Mar - 5 Apr 1942) No 2719 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 2885 Sqn RAF Regiment (xxx xxxx - Oct 1943) 278 Sqn (21 Apr 1942 - 21 Apr 1944) 346th Fighter Sqn, USAAF (1 Oct 1942 - 19 Nov 1942) 118 Sqn (17 Jan - 15 Aug 1943) No 3210 Servicing Commando (6 - 8 May 1943, 3 - 18 Aug 1943) 611 Sqn (4 Aug - 6 Sep 1943, 13 Sep - 8 Oct 1943, 13 Oct - 19 Nov 1943, 22 Nov 1943 - 8 Feb 1944, 19 Feb - 30 Apr 1944) 195 Sqn (21 Aug - 24 Sep 1943) No 3043 Servicing Echelon (26 Aug 21 Sep 1942) No 3206 Servicing Commando (14 Oct 1943 - 3 Jan 1944) No 616 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (5 Aug 6 Sep 1943, 13 Sep 8 Oct 1943, 13 Oct - 19 Nov 1943, 22 Nov 1943 8 Feb 1944, 19 Feb 22 Mar 1944) No 3004 Servicing Echelon (28 Aug 24 Sep 1943) No 3041 Servicing Echelon (25 Sep 1943 21 Jan 1944, 2 Feb 22 Mar 1944) No 3011 Servicing Echelon (xxx 22 Mar 1944) 234 Sqn (28 Jan - 18 Mar 1944) 25 Sqn (5 Feb - 27 Oct 1944) No 6025 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 27 Oct 1944) No 6064 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 29 Apr 1944) 316 Sqn (28 Apr - 4 Jul 1944, 27 Aug - 24 Oct 1944, 16 May - 10 Aug 1945) No 6316 (Polish) Servicing Echelon (28 Apr 4 Jul 1944, 27 Aug 24 Oct 1944) 229 Sqn (1 Jul - 25 Sep 1944, 2 Dec 1944 - 10 Jan 1945) No 6229 Servicing Echelon (1 Jul 25 Sep 1944, 2 Dec 1944 10 Jan 1945) No 6312 (Czech) Servicing Echelon (7 Jul 27 Aug 1944) |
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Detachments:** 'B' Flt, 604 Sqn (Jun - 1 Sep 1941) 151 Sqn (22 Apr - 2 Jun 1941, Sep 1941 - 25 Jan 1942, - Apr 1943, 4 Oct 1943 - 17 Nov 1943) 93 Sqn (Dec 1940 - Nov 1941) 42 Sqn (M12 - xx Feb 1942) 154 Sqn (12 Mar - 5 Apr 1942) 29 Sqn (27 Apr 1941 - 16 Feb 1943) 255 Sqn (Jul - 20 Sep 1941) 266 Sqn (12 - 14 Feb 1942) 488 Sqn (Sep 1942 - Mar 1943) 288 Sqn (xxx 1943 - xxx 1943, Nov 1944) 841 Sqn FAA (7 Feb 1943 - 23 Jun 1943) 409 Sqn (Feb 1944 - Feb 1943) |
137 Sqn (May 1942 - xxx xxxx) 88 Sqn (Sep 1942 - Mar 1943) 417th Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (14 May 1943 - 10 Jun 1943) 307 Sqn (May 1944 - Jan 1945) B Flt, 504 Sqn (2 Jun 1944 - xxx xxxx) 26 Sqn (15 Dec 1944 - xxx 1945) 309 Sqn (8 Oct - 16 Nov 1945) 109 Sqn (xxx 1948 - xxx xxxx) 64 Sqn (Apr 1951) 228 OCU (26 Jan - 4 July 1952) 275 Sqn (12 Oct 1956 - 23 Nov 1956) 228 Sqn (25 Apr 1963 - 31 Aug 1964) 849 Sqn (27 Sep - 30 Sep 1971) 72 Sqn (Dec 1967 - xxx 1968) |
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Main units (continued): - HQ, 3rd Tactical Air Force (28 Dec 1943 - 4 Dec 1944) 3rd Tactical Air Force Communication Sqn (28 Dec 1943 - 4 Dec 1944) 194 Sqn (8 - 9 Feb 1944) 30 Sqn (10 Apr - 25 May 1944) 152 Sqn (1 - 31 May 1944) No 82 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (6 May - Jun 1944) No 85 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (Jun - 25 Nov 1944) 67 Sqn (8 Jul - 30 Nov 1944) No 79 Staging Post (1 Sep 1944 - 26 Jun 1945) No 7 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (Sep - 5 Dec 1944) No 8 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (Sep 1944 - 14 Feb 1945) No 7067 Servicing Echelon (30 Sep 30 Nov 1944) RAF Element HQ Combat Cargo Task Force (2 Nov 1944 - 27 Feb 1945) HQ, No 900 Wing (1 Jan - 13 Nov 1945) 31 Sqn (1 Jan - 6 Feb 1945) 62 Sqn (3 Jan - 30 Apr 1944, 29 Dec 1944 - 21 Mar 1945) HQ Combat Cargo Task Force Communication Flt (5 - 27 Feb 1945) No 4238 Servicing Echelon (22 Feb 2 Jul 1945) HQ, No 232 Group (24 Feb - Oct 1945) No 232 Group Communication Flt (27 Feb - 26 Oct 1945) No 9 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (26 Feb - 9 Apr 1945) No 10 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (26 Feb - 9 Apr 1945) 238 Sqn (13 Mar - 26 Jun 1945) No 14 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (25 Mar - May 1945) No 224 Group Communication Flt (xx Mar - 12 Jun 1945) No 11 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (23 Apr - 1 Jun 1945) No 15 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (14 May - 9 Aug 1945) No 203 Staging Post (13 Jul 1945 - 25 Feb 1946) |
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Main units: - No 11 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (India) (27 Dec 1942 - 30 Jun 1943) 113 Sqn (4 May - 27 Jun 1943) 79 Sqn (29 May - 20 Jul 1943) HQ, No 165 Wing (31 May - 29 Oct 1943, 24 May - 1 Oct 1944) 146 Sqn (26 Jun - 3 Dec 1943) No 86 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (30 Jun - 18 Dec 1943) No 333 Maintenance Unit (5 Jul 1943 - 20 Feb 1945) No 12 Air Transit Section (16 Jul 1943 - 1 Sep 1944) HQ, Bengal Command (31 Oct - 19 Dec 1943) AHQ Bengal Communication Unit (31 Oct - 19 Dec 1943) No 5 Mechanical Transport Light Repair Depot (12 Nov - Dec 1943) 134 Sqn (30 Nov - 15 Dec 1943) No 150 Repair & Salvage Unit (1 Dec 1943 - 31 Aug 1944) 684 Sqn (9 Dec 1943 - 31 Jan 1944) HQ, No 171 Wing (13 Dec 1943 - 28 Jan 1944) Eastern Air Command (15 Dec 1943 - 19 Nov 1944) Eastern Air Command Communication Flt (15 Dec 1943 - 1 Jun 1945) HQ, Tactical Air Force (Bengal) (19 - 28 Dec 1943) Tactical Air Force (Bengal) Communication Sqn (19 - 28 Dec 1943) |
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Detachments** No 79 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (Jun - Dec 1943) 681 Sqn (May 1944) |
No 146 Repair & Salvage Unit (xxx - xxx 1944) 96 Sqn (May - Sep 1945) No 13 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (1945) |
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Main units: - No 3 Electrical and Wireless School (10 Jun - 26 Aug 1940) No 3 Signals School (26 Aug 1940 - 1 Jan 1943) No 3 Radio School (1 Jan 1943 - 30 Nov 1964) No 5 Radio School (Jun 1945 - 30 Jan 1946) No 15 Recruits Centre (15 Oct 1945 - 26 Jun 1947) |
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Location County: - Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:26:06N 01:58:16W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units (continued): - No 231 Operational Conversion Unit (15 Mar 1947 - 4 Dec 1949) 149 Sqn (17 Oct 1950 - 22 May 1954) 15 Sqn (4 Feb 1951 - 19 May 1954) 44 Sqn (9 Apr 1951 - 20 May 1954) 57 Sqn (2 Apr 1952 - 22 May 1954, 15 Nov 1956 - 9 Dec 1957) Bomber Command Jet Conversion Unit (7 Apr - 16 Nov 1953) 40 Sqn (28 Oct 1953 - 24 Feb 1954) 249 (Designate) Sqn (6 Aug - 15 Oct 1957) Bomber Command Air Crew Holding Unit (9 Dec 1957 - 1 Apr 1959) 75 Sqn RNZAF (30 May 1958 - 14 Jul 1958) 9 Sqn (2 Jun 1959 - 13 Jul 1961, 1 Mar 1962 - 10 Nov 1964) 12 Sqn (2 Jul 1959 - 13 Jul 1961, 1 Jul 1962 - 17 Nov 1964) Lightning Conversion Squadron (4 Jan 1960 - Aug 1961) 35 Sqn (1 Dec 1962 - 2 Nov 1964) No 5 School of Technical Training (1 Mar 1967 - 1 Aug 1968) 228 Operational Conversion Unit (Feb 1968 - 22 Apr 1987) 6 Sqn (13 Jan 1969 - 30 Sep 1974) 54 Sqn (1 Sep 1969 - 23 Apr 1974) 41 Sqn (1 Apr 1972 - 31 Mar 1977) 111 (Designate) Sqn (1 Jul - 1 Oct 1974) 111 Sqn (1 Oct 1974 - 3 Nov 1975) 29 (Designate) Sqn (1 Oct 1974 - 1 Jan 1975) 29 Sqn (1 Jan 1975 - 31 Oct 1998) 23 (Designate) Sqn (6 Oct - 1 Nov 1975) 23 Sqn (1 Nov 1975 - 25 Feb 1976, 30 Aug 1978 - 30 Mar 1983)) Battle of Britain Memorial Flt (1 Mar 1976 - Current) Lightning Training Flt (22 Apr 1976 - May 1978) 56 Sqn (29 Jun 1976 - 9 Jul 1976) 111 Sqn (2 May - Dec 79 1979) No 229 Operational Conversion Unit (1 Nov 1984 - 1 Jul 1992) Tornado F3 Operational Evaluation Unit (1 Apr 1987 - 1 Apr 2006) 5 Sqn (1 Jan 1988 - 28 Sep 2002) 56 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Jul 1992 - 18 Apr 2003) Fast Jet & Weapons OEU (1 Apr 2004 - 3 Apr 2006) 17 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Apr 2005 - 12 Apr 2013) 29 (Reserve) Sqn (Jun 2005 - Current) 3 Sqn (1 Apr 2006 - Current)6 Sqn (3 Apr 2006 - 31 May 2007) 41 Sqn (3 Apr 2006 - Current) No 121 Expeditionary Air Wing (1 Apr 2006 - Current) 11 Sqn (29 Mar 2007 - Current) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:05:30N 00:10:15W Grid Ref: TF225565 Height above sea level: 25ft |
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Main units: - 106 Sqn (22 Feb 1941 - 30 Sep 1942) 97 Sqn (10 Mar 1941 - 2 Mar 1942, 18 Apr 1944 - 7 Nov 1946) No 5 Group Target Towing Flt (2 Apr 1941 - 14 Nov 1941) No 14 Blind Approach Training Flt (22 Sep - Oct 1941) No 1514 Beam Approach Training Flt (Oct 1941 - 8 Mar 1943, Aug 1943 - 2 Jan 1944) No 97 Conversion Flt (20 Jan - 23 Sep 1942) No 106 Conversion Flt (6 May - 16 Oct 1942) No 1485 Flt (30 Oct 1941 - 1 Aug 1942) 617 Sqn (30 Aug 1943 -10 Jan 1944) No 2756 Sqn RAF Regiment HQ, No 54 Base (1 Jan 1944 - 1 Nov 1945) 619 Sqn (9 Jan - 17 Apr 1944) 61 Sqn (12 Jan - 15 Apr 1944) 83 Sqn (18 Apr 1944 - 5 Nov 1946) HQ No 348 Wing (25 - 29 May 1945) HQ No 349 Wing (25 - 29 May 1945) HQ No 551 Wing (25 May Aug 1945) HQ No 552 Wing (25 May - 28 Aug 1945) Highball Trials Flt (1 Jun 1946 - 7 Nov 1947) 109 Sqn (4 Nov 1946 - 31 Mar 1950) 139 Sqn (4 Nov 1946 - 1 Apr 1950) |
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6 Sqn (1 Jul - 1 Aug 1957) 249 Sqn (6 Aug - 15 Oct 1957) 45 Sqn (18 Nov - 9 Dec 1957) 21 Sqn (Oct
1958) 849 Sqn det 2 (26 - 29 Sep 1993)) 849 Sqn det 1 (19 - 21 Oct 1994) 849 Sqn det 1 (7 - 10 Feb 1995) |
800 Sqn det 5 (22 - 26 May 1995) 849 Sqn det 1 (3- 5 Jul 1995) 849 Sqn det 2 (17 - 22 Sep 1995) 849 Sqn det 1 (1- 6 Oct 1995) 771 Sqn det 2 (28 Apr - 3 May 1996) 815 Sqn det 1 (28 Apr - 4 May 1996) 848 Sqn det 3 (28 Apr - 3 May 1996) 848 Sqn det 3 (22 - 24May 1999) |
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Main units: - No 1 Marine Craft Training School (1 Jun 1942 - Feb 1947) |
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Location County: - Wigtownshire (Dumfries and Galloway) Lat/Long: 55:00:04N 05:09:36W Approx Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units: - Global Operations Security Control Centre |
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Location County: - Wiltshire Lat/Long: 51:25:12N 02:13:19W Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level - ft |
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Main units (continued): - Detachment - 2 Air Armament School (Sep 1939 - xxx xxxx) HQ, No 20 Wing (1940) No 1416 (Army Co-operation) Flt (26 May - 27 Jun 1940) No 1 Camouflage Unit (27 Sep 1940 - 8 Nov 1940) RLG for no 5 SFTS (Mar - Jul 1941) No 12 Ferry Pilots Pool ATA (Jul 1941 - 1945) No 804 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2804 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb - xxx 1942) Glider Test And Ferry Flt (No 9 MU) (14 Oct 1942 - Aug 1945) No 15 Radio School (26 Jul 1944 - 31 Jan 1946) No 42 Gliding School (27 Nov 1949 - 1 Sep 1955) No 106 Personnel Reception Centre POW) (7 Mar 1945 - 23 Aug 1948) Officer Cadet Training Unit (May 1946 - Jun 1948) No 58 Maintenance Unit (xxx 1950 - Dec 1952) No 12 School of Recruit Training (20 Sep 1950 - 1 Oct 1951) No 5 Initial Training School (6 Oct 1951 - 5 Jul 1952) No 633 Volunteer Gliding School (1 Sep 1955 - Current) No 236 Maintenance Unit (19 Mar 1956 - 29 Apr 1966) No 8 AEF (Oct 1958 - 1 Feb 1960, xxx 1978 - xxx 1979, 1 Apr 1996 - Current) School of Photography (26 Aug 1964 -1 Apr 1972) Joint School of Photography (1 Apr 1972 - Current) University of Birmingham Air Sqn (Mar 1978 - Current) No 1 School of Technical Training (24 Nov 1994 - Current) 815 Sqn det 2 (29 Sep - 3 Oct 1998) Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering ( 1 Apr 2004 - Current) |
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Location County: - Shropshire Lat/Long: 52:38:30N 02:18:15W Grid Ref: SJ792046 Height above sea level: 260ft |
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Main units: - No 2 School of Technical Training (15 Jul 1938 - 24 Nov 1994) No 5 Aircraft Storage Unit (xxx 1938 - 15 Mar 1939) No 9 Maintenance Unit (15 Mar 1939 - 22 Jun 1956) |
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Today Cosford is probably best known as the home of the RAF Museum, Cosford, which acts as a second centre for displaying the RAFs heritage as well as providing restoration and conservation facilities to the RAF Musuems collections. It originally opened in August 1938 as No 2 School of Technical Training to cope with the increased demands of an expanding air force. No 9 Maintenance Unit moved in on 15 March 1939 and remained for 20 years, being replaced by No 236 MU in 1959, which disbanded in 1966. Cosford never housed any operational units during World War Two, but the MU prepared large numbers of Spitfires, Wellingtons and later various gliders (Horsa and Hadrian) for issue to RAF squadrons. To deliver these aircraft No 12 Ferry Pilots Pool of the Air Transport Auxiliary formed here in July 1941. A RAF Hospital is also located at Cosford and in 1994 No 1 School of Technical Training moved to Cosford from its traditional home at Halton. On 1 April 2004, Cosford became the home of the Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering and the station was renamed DCAE Cosford. |
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Main units (continued): - HQ, 9th Air Force Troop Carrier Command, USAAF (24 Sep - 120 Sep 1944) HQ, 50th Troop Carrier Wing, USAAF (xxx - 18 Nov 1943) 316th Troop Carrier Group, USAAF (16 Feb 1944 - May 1945) 9th AF TCC Pathfinder School, USAAF (Feb - 22 Mar 1944) No 1668 Heavy Conversion Unit (15 Sep 1945 - 7 Mar 1946) No 1 Bomber Defence Training Flt (17 Sep 1945 - 7 Mar 1946) No 16 Operational Training Unit (1 Mar 1946 - 15 Mar 1947) No 204 Advanced Flying School (15 Mar 1947 - 1 Mar 1948) No 7 Flying Training School (16 Mar 1948 - 14 Apr 1954) No 44 Gliding School (7 Jul 1951 - 1 Jul 1955) 15 Sqn (19 May 1954 - 15 Feb 1955, 1 Sep 1958 - 31 Oct 1964) 44 Sqn (20 May 1954 - 20 Feb 1955) 57 Sqn (22 May 1954 - 19 Feb 1955) 149 Sqn (22 May - 24 Aug 1954) 10 Sqn (15 Apr 1958 - 1 Mar 1964) C Flt, 232 OCU (1 Nov 1961 1 Apr 1962) Victor Training Flt (1 Apr 1962 - 31 Mar 1964) 9 Sqn (10 Nov 1964 - 26 Feb 1969) 12 Sqn (17 Nov 1964 - 31 Dec 1967) 115 Sqn (18 Apr 1969 - 23 Feb 1976) 98 Sqn (17 Apr 1969 - 27 Feb 1976) 360 Sqn (21 Apr 1969 - 5 Aug 1975) No 231 Operational Conversion Unit (19 May 1969 18 Feb 1976) Argosy Training Flight (8 Dec 1970 22 Jan 1971) Tri-National Tornado Training Unit (29 Jan 1981 - 31 Mar 1999) 4 Sqn (13 Apr 1999 - 31 Mar 2010) 3 Sqn (11 May 1999 - 31 Mar 2006) 504 Sqn RAuxAF (1 Oct 1999 31 Mar 2012) Joint Force Harrier (1 Apr 2000 - 28 Jan 2011) 1 Sqn (28 Jul 2000 - 28 Jan 2011) Detachment - No 800 NAS (26 - 30Jul 2001, 21 - 31 Jan 2002) No 800 NAS (31 Mar 2006 - 8 Mar 2007, 1 Apr 2010 - 28 Jan 2011) No 801 NAS (31 Mar 2006 - 28 Jan 2011) No 122 Expeditionary Air Wing (1 Apr 2006 - 31 Mar 2011) Naval Strike Wing [800 & 801 Sqns] (9 Mar 2007 - 31 Mar 2010) |
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Location County: - Rutland/Leicestershire Lat/Long: 52:44:8N 00:38:56W Grid Ref: SK913162 Height above sea level 461ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 11 Mar 1938 No 2 Group (11 Mar 1938 - 26 Aug 1939) No 5 Group (27 Aug - 20 Dec 1939) No 6 Group (20 Dec 1939 - xx xxx xxxx) 9th USAAF (1944 - 1 Jul 1945) RAF - 1 Jul 1945 No 1 Group (2005) Satellite of RAF Wittering - 1 Apr 2011 - 15 Jun 2012 |
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Notes Runways were laid in August 1943, after which the station became USAAF Station 489. It was handed back to the RAF on 1 July 1945. It closed as an RAF unit on 31 Mar 2012 and was handed over to the Army on 2 Apr 2012, being renamed Kendrew Barracks. |
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Main units: - 35 Sqn (20 Apr 1938 - 25 Aug 1939, 7 Nov 1964 - 15 Jan 1969) 207 Sqn (20 Apr 1938 - 24 Aug 1939, 9 Dec 1939 - 5 Apr 1940) 185 Sqn (24 Aug 1939 - 8 Apr 1940) 106 Sqn (1 Sep - 6 Oct 1939) No 14 Operational Training Unit (8 Apr 1940 - 1 Aug 1943) No 736 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2736 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) Detachment - No 1507 Beam Approach Training Flt (Sep - Oct 1942) No 34 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section (May 1943 - 15 Mar 1944) |
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Location County: - East Riding of Yorkshire Lat/Long: 53:50:43N 00:06:54W |
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Notes During WW2 the site was used for tank training. |
Main units: - Air Weapons Range |
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Main units: - No 422 (Fighter Interception) Flt (9 - 18 Dec 1940) Detachment - 307 Sqn (10 Dec 1940 - 19 Jan 1941) 96 Sqn (18 Dec 1940 - 21 Oct 1941) B Flt , 312 Sqn (xxx 1940 - xxx 1941) RLG for No 11 Service Flying Training School (19 Sep - Oct 1941) 1531 Beam Approach Training Flt (20 Jul 1942 - 29 May 1945) Central Navigation School (14 Aug 1942 - 11 Feb 1944) RLG for No 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (16 Apr 1944 - 8 Feb 1945) Detachment - No 12 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit (8 Feb 1945 - 21 Jun 1945) No 90 Initial Training Wing (10 May - 28 Oct 1944) No 190 Gliding School (xxx May 1945 - Mar 1947) No 4 Air Crew Holding Unit (14 Jun 1945 - 14 Aug 1946) Sub-site, No 61 Maintenance Unit (20 Sep 1945 - 19 Mar 1954) No 20 Personnel Transit Centre (5 Apr 1947 - 15 Dec 1954) |
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Location County: - Cheshire Lat/Long: 53:13:23N 02:24:00W Grid Ref - SJ730697 Height Above Sea Level - 150 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1940 No 21 Group (1944) Closed - 1945 |
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Main units: - RLG for No 5 Service Flying Training School (Aug 1940 - xxx xxxx) No 2 School of Air Navigation (21 Oct 1940 - 14 Aug 1942) Detachment - 29 Sqn (1 Dec 1940 - xxx xxxx) |
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Main units: - No 14 Service Flying Training School (14 Apr 1940 - 16 Aug 1941) Mk VIII AI Conversion Flt (MAAF)* (28 May - Jun 1943) No 3501 Servicing Echelon (13 Jul 1942 - 1
Sep 1944) No 51 Operational Training
Unit (17 Aug 1941 - 14 Jun 1945) No 1531 Beam Approach Training Flt (20 Jul 1942 - 29 May 1945) 239 Sqn (21 Oct - 18 Nov 1942) Detachment - 2 Sqn (Jan - Mar 1943) 181 Sqn (1 - 8 Mar 1943) 183 Sqn (1 - 8 Mar 1943) 4 Sqn (5 - 8 Mar 1943) 417th Night Fighter Sqn, USAAF (14 May - 10 Jun 1943) No 2 Aircraft Delivery Flt (23 Jul 1943 - 31 Jul 1944) AI Conversion Flt (29 Oct 1943 - xxx 1944) Detachment - 164 Sqn (5 - 14 Jan 1944) No 58 Repair & Salvage Unit (8 May - 12 Aug 1944) Wellington Conversion Flt (24 Apr 1944 - xxx xxxx) Pilots Replacement Unit (1 Jun - Aug 1944) No 16 Air Crew Holding Unit (14 Jun - 30 Nov 1945) Empire Test Pilot School (Oct 1945 - 12 Jul 1947) No 23 Group Communication Flt (29 Mar 1950 - 14 Sep 1959) |
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Location County: - Bedfordshire Lat/Long: 52:04:08N 00:37:15W Grid Ref - SP946421 Height Above Sea Level - 336 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1937 No 12 Group (1944) Closed - 1952 |
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Notes Became the College of Aeronautics and is now Cranfield University *This unit is not confirmed |
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Main Units: - 82 Sqn (6 Jul 1937 - 25 Aug 1939) 108 Sqn (7 Jul 1937 - 2 May 1938) 62 Sqn (12 Jul 1937 - 23 Aug 1939) Detachment - 16 Sqn (16 - 19 Sep 1938) 207 Sqn (24 Aug - 9 Dec 1939, 4 - 8 Aug 1940) 35 Sqn (25 Aug - 7 Dec 1939) No 1 Group Pool (14 - 18 Sep 1939) |
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Main units (continued): - No 1 Electrical & Wireless School (1 Nov 1938 - 26 Aug 1940) HQ, No 21 Group (1 Dec 1938 - 28 Jul 1944) RAF College Service Flying Training School (Sep 1939 - 20 Mar 1944) No 1 Signals School (26 Aug 1940 - 1 Jan 1943) No 21 Group Communications Flt (xxx 1940 - Nov 1944) HQ, No 26 Group (12 Feb - 23 Mar 1940) No 2 Flying Instructors School (10 Sep - 14 Nov 1940) No 2 Central Flying School (1 Nov 1940 - 15 Jun 1941) No 1 Radio School (10 Mar 1941 - 1 Jan 1943, 1 Jan 1943 - 9 Oct 1950) Detachment - No 3 Operational Training Unit (29 Jul 1941 - 20 Jun 1943) Detachment - No 11 Service Flying Training School (15 Oct - 25 Oct 1941) No 806 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2806 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb 1942 - xxx xxxx) No 8 Radio School (1 Jan 1943 - 24 Jun 1946) Officers Advanced Training School (14 Feb - 1 Nov 1944) No 17 Service Flying Training School (20 Mar 1944 - 1 May 1945) No 1 Officers Advanced Training School (1 Nov 1944 - 27 Aug 1945) No 19 Service FTS (1 May 1945 - 17 Apr 1947) No 6 Radio School (9 Oct 1950 - 1 Dec 1952) Air Crew Transit Unit (28 Dec 1951 - 23 Oct 1953) Central Flying School (12 Apr 1976 - 5 Sep 1977, 31 May 1995 - Current) Basic Flying Training Sqn (3 Aug 1979 - 15 Apr 1983) Flying Training Sqn (15 Apr 1983 - xxx xxxx) Officer and Aircrew Cadet Training Unit (xx xxx xxxx - xx xxx xxxx) No 3 Flying Training School (1 Feb 1989 - Current) RAF College Air Sqn (1 Apr 1992 - Current) Officer and Aircrew Selection Centre (Sep 1992 - Current) HQ Air Cadets (10 Aug 1995 - Current) 45 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Oct 1995 - Current) RAF Aerobatic Team (The Red Arrows) (20 Feb 1996 - 21 Dec 2000) Navigator and Airman Aircrew School (1 Jan 1996 - Current) 55 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Nov 1996 - Jan 2011) 28 Sqn (Jun - Jul 1997l) 7 Air Experience Flt (Oct 2003 - 1 Oct 2008) East Midlands University Air Sqn (Oct 2003 - 1 Oct 2008) 16 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Oct 2008 - Current) 115 (Reserve) Sqn (1 Oct 2008 - Current) No 57 (Reserve) Sqn (xx Oct 2014 - Current) No 6 Flying Training School (7 Sep 2015 - Current) Air and Space Warfare School (xx xxx xxxx - Current) RAF Disclosures (xx xxx xxxx - Current) Royal Auxiliary Air Force Band (xx xxx xxxx - Current) Tedder Academy of Leadership (xx xxx xxxx - Current) Band of the RAF College (xx xxx xxxx - Current) RAF Officer Training Academy (xx xxx xxxx - Current) Specialist Investigations Branch (xx xxx xxxx - Current) No 1 Tactical Police Sqn (xx xxx 2021 - Current) |
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Location County: - Lincolnshire Lat/Long: 53:02:15N 00:29:30W Grid Ref: TF025515 Height above sea level: 200ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1916 RNAS (1916 - 1918) No 12 Group (1918 - 1920) HQ, RAF Cranwell (1920 - 10 Jul 1936) SHQ Opened - 10 Jul 1936 Training Command (10 Jul 1936 - 1 Jan 1939) SHQ Closed - xx xxx 1938 SHQ Re-opened - 1 Jan 1939 No 21 Group (1 Jan 1939 - 7 Jul 1940) No 26 Group (7 Jul 1940 - xx xxx xxxx) No 27 Group (1944) Training Command Support Command Personnel & Training Command (2005) Air Command |
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Notes Cranwell has two airfields, the main one being the North one (to which the above details apply). |
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Main units: - RNAS Central Training Establishment (1 Jun 1916 - 1 Apr 1918) Wireless Operators School (1 - 24 Aug 1918) HQ, No 12 Group (1 Apr 1918 - 1 Nov 1919) No 201 Training Depot Station (1 Apr - 27 Jul 1918) No 202 Training Depot Station (1 Apr - 27 Jul 1918) No 213 Training Depot Station (17 Jun - 27 Jul 1918) HQ, No 59 Wing (27 Jul 1918 - 24 Jun 1919) 157 Sqn nucleus (xx - 15 Jul 1918) No 56 Training Depot Station (27 Jul 1918 - 13 Mar 1919) No 57 Training Depot Station (27 Jul 1918 - 13 Mar 1919) No 58 Training Depot Station (27 Jul 1918 - 13 Mar 1919) No 155 Sqn nucleus (xx - 14 Sep 1918) The Cadet College (1 Nov - 23 Dec 1919) RAF (Cadet) College (23 Dec 1919 - 1 Feb 1929) No 2 School of Technical Training (16 Mar 1920 - Apr 1921) Fire and Rescue Training Unit (xxx 1922 - Jul 1940) RAF College (1 Feb 1920 - Sep 1939, 16 Oct 1946 - Current) Electrical & Wireless School (Aug 1929 - 1 Nov 1938) B Flt, Seaplane Training Sqn (7 Mar - 7 Apr 1936) |
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Links to related sites/pages Station website, History of RAF Cranwell, RAF-Lincolnshire.info, Commanding Officers, Aerial photo on Google Maps, The RAF Cranwell Apprentice Association, Cranwellian Association, Personnel Listings, |
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Main units: - 78 Sqn (20 Oct 1941 - 10 Jun 1942) No 78 Conversion Flt (20 Jan - 12 Jun 1942) No 1516 Beam Approach Training Flt (16 Sep - 14 Oct 1942 ) 419 Sqn (30 Sep - 9 Nov 1942) 427 Sqn (7 Nov 1942 - 4 May 1943) No 1664 Heavy Conversion Unit (10 May - 7 Dec 1943) 431 Sqn (10 Dec 1943 - 7 Jun 1945) 434 Sqn (11 Dec 1943 - 10 Jun 1945) RLG for No 13 OTU (Sep 1945 - May 1946) 320 Sqn RDNAS (xxx - 1 Apr 1946) RLG for No 205 Advanced Flying School (2 Feb 1951 - 1 Jun 1954) No 205 Advanced Flying School (12 Dec 1952 - 1 Jan 1954) RLG for No 4 FTS (Jun 1954 - Jun 1956) |
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Location County: - North Yorkshire Lat/Long: 54:27:15N 01:33:45W Grid Ref - NZ285068 Height Above Sea Level - 182 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 6 (RCAF) Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Notes It was a sub-station of No 62 Base from 1 May 1944 to 14 Jun 1945. It is now a motor racing circuit |
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Detachments No 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (21 Jan - 24 Feb 1943) |
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Main units: - No 59 Operational Training Unit (20 Feb 1941 - 10 Aug 1942) No 9 Operational Training Unit (6 Sep 1942 - 11 Aug 1944) No 109 Operational Training Unit (1 Aug 1944 - 10 Aug 1945) No 1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit (1 Aug 1945 - 6 Aug 1946) Sub-site, No 14 Maintenance Unit (1 Apr 1952 - xxx xxxx) |
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Location County: - Cumberland (Cumbria) Lat/Long: 54:56:14N 02:48:30W Grid Ref - NY482606 Height Above Sea Level - 155 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 44 Group (1944) Closed - |
Notes It is now Carlisle Airport |
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Main units: - Satellite, No 16 OTU (1942) No 1 Glider Training' School (1943, xxx 1945 - xxx 1946) Satellite, No 20 (P) AFU, RAF Kidlington (xxx 1943 - xxx 1945) Polish Initial Training Wing (xxx 1944 - xxx 1945, xxx 1945 - xxx 1945) Sub-site of No 3 MU (xxx 1946 - xxx 194?) Sub-site of No 7 MU (xxx 1947 - xxx194?) |
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Location County: - Lat/Long: Grid Ref - Height Above Sea Level: |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Bomber Command - (xxx 1942 - xxx 1943) No 23 (Training) Group - (xxx 1943 - xxx xxxx) Closed - |
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Main units (Church Stanton) (continued): - 504 Sqn (30 Jun - 14 Aug 1943) No 501 (AAF) Servicing Echelon (30 Jun 14 Aug 1943) 131 Sqn (17 Sep 1943 - 10 Feb 1944) 165 Sqn (17 Sep 1943 - 10 Feb 1944) No 3026 Servicing Echelon (17 Sep 1943 10 Feb 1944 Main units (Culmhead): - 165 Sqn (10 - 11 Mar 1944) No 3026 Servicing Echelon (10 22 Mar 1944) No 6165 Servicing Echelon (22 Mar 2 Apr 1944) 610 Sqn (7 - 23 Apr 1944, 30 Apr - 16 May 1944) No 6610 Servicing Echelon (7 Apr 24 May 1944) 286 Sqn (10 Apr - 20 May 1944) 587 Sqn (10 Apr - 1 Oct 1944) 887 Sqn FAA (18 Apr - 15 May 1944) 894 Sqn FAA (28 Apr - 15 May 1944) 616 Sqn (16 May - 21 Jul 1944) No 6616 Servicing Echelon (16 May 21 Jul 1944) 126 Sqn (22 May - 3 Jul 1944) No 6126 Servicing Echelon (22 May 3 Jul 1944) 131 Sqn (29 May - 28 Aug 1944) No 6131 Servicing Echelon (24 May 28 Aug 1944) 790 Sqn FAA (10 Aug - 26 Sep 1944) Glider Instructors Sqn (9 Dec 1944 - 24 Jul 1945) No 67 Maintenance Unit (3 Sep 1945 - 30 Apr 1946) |
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Location County: - Somerset Lat/Long: 50:55:45N 03:07:45W Grid Ref - ST208154 Height Above Sea Level - 864 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1941 No 10 Group (1944) Closed - 1946 |
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Notes Originally known as Church Stanton |
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Main units (Church Stanton): - 316 Sqn (2 Aug - 13 Dec 1941) 302 Sqn (7 Aug - 5 Sep 1941) 306 Sqn (12 - 14 Dec 1941, 14 Dec 1941 - 3 May 1942) RAE Research Department Flt (15 Feb 1942 - 12 Mar 1944) 154 Sqn (7 May - 7 Jun 1942) 313 Sqn (8 - 28 Jun 1943) No 3038 Servicing Echelon (26 Jun 8 Jul 1943) 312 Sqn (10 Oct 1942 - 20 Feb 1943, 14 Mar - 24 Jun 1943) 234 Sqn (24 Jun - 8 Jul 1943) 66 Sqn (28 Jun - 10 Aug 1943) |
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Detachments** No 3 Glider Training Unit (9 Dec 1944 - 24 Jul 1945) |
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Links to related sites/pages Aerial photo on Google Maps, FAA Archive Website, Atlantikwall website, Control Tower website, Culmhead Wing Leaders, |
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: |
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Operational Control: - SHQ Opened - 8 Apr 1942 SHQ Closed - 30 Sep 1942 No 221 Group (8 Apr 1942 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - |
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