Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Other Overseas Commands - May 1923

Independent Units

 

Unit	Location
Aeronautical Committee of Guarantee (British Section)	Berlin, via APO s/40, British Army of the Rhine, Cologne

RAF India (HQ - Ambala)

 

Unit	Location
Aircraft Depot	Karachi
Port Detachment	Kiamari, Karachi
Aircraft Park	Lahore
No 5 Sqn	Ambala
Central Accounts Office	Poona
No 1 Indian Wing	Peshawar
No 28 Sqn No 31 Sqn	Peshawar Dardoni
No 2 Indian Wing	Risalpur
No 27 Sqn No 60 Sqn	Risalpur Risalpur
No 3 Indian Wing	Quetta
No 20 Sqn	Quetta

(a) Directly under the Air Ministry for technical administration.

RAF Mediterranean (HQ - Valetta, Malta)

 

Unit	Location
No 267 Sqn	Calafrana, Malta
Meteorological Station	Malta
RAF complements in: - HMS Pegasus HMS Ark Royal

Palestine Command (HQ - Bir Salem, Ludd, Palestine)

 

Unit	Location
Palestine Horse Transport Company	Sarafand
Supply Depot	Sarafand
Ordnance Depot	Sarafand
Embarkation Staff	Suez
Palestine General Hospital	Ludd
Combined Hospital	Jenin
Sick Quarters	Samakh
Detention Hospital	Jerusalem
Command Accounts Office	Bir Salem
Palestine Wing HQ	Bir Salem
No 14 Sqn	Ramleh
Meteorological Station	Ramleh
No 1 Armoured Car Company	Jerusalem
HQ and 2 Sections 1 Section	Jerusalem Semakh
No 2 Armoured Car Company	Jenin
HQ and 2 Sections 1 Section	Jenin Jerusalem
MT Workshops and Pool	Sarafand
RAF Trans-Jordania
HQ	Amman
Flying Section	Amman
1 Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company	Amman
Meteorological Station	Amman
The following military forces are also serving under the command of the GOC, Palestine: -
1st Battalion, 14th Punjab Regiment	Sarafand
31st Lancers (less 1 Sqn)	Sarafand

Source - May 1923 Air Force List

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