Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Other Overseas Commands - July 1925

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 31 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Ambala
Central Accounts Office	Poona
No 1 Indian Wing	Peshawar
No 5 (Army Co-operation) Sqn No 20 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Kohat Peshawar
No 2 Indian Wing	Risalpur, Nowshera
No 27 (Bombing) Sqn No 60 (Bombing) Sqn	Risalpur, Nowshera Risalpur, Nowshera
No 3 Indian Wing	Quetta
No 28 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Quetta

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

RAF Mediterranean (HQ - Valetta, Malta)

 

Unit	Location
RAF Base	Calafrana, Malta
HQ No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 405 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 422 (Fleet Spotter) Flt No 440 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt No 441 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt No 460 (Fleet Torpedo) Flt No 481 (Float Plane) Flt
Meteorological Station	Malta
RAF Units in HMS Hermes
RAF Units in HMS Eagle

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

 

Unit	Location
No 14 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (less 1 Flt)	Ramleh
Meteorological Station	Ramleh
No 2 Armoured Car Company	Sarafand
HQ and 'A' Section 'B' Armoured Car Section Repair Section Transport Section	Sarafand Jerusalem Sarafand Sarafand
Supply Depot	Sarafand
Palestine General Hospital	Ludd
RAF Trans-Jordania
HQ	Amman
1 Flight of No 14 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Amman
'C' 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: -
9th QR Lancers	Sarafand
No 2 Wireless Coy, RCS (HQ and No 1 Section)	Sarafand

Source - July 1925 Air Force List

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