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Other Overseas Commands - July 1927

RAF India (HQ - Ambala)

 

Unit	Location
Aircraft Depot	Karachi
Port Detachment	Kiamari, Karachi
Aircraft Park	Lahore
No 28 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Ambala
Central Accounts Office	Poona
No 1 Indian Wing	Peshawar
No 60 (Bombing) Sqn No 20 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Kohat Peshawar
No 2 Indian Wing	Risalpur, Nowshera
No 27 (Bombing) Sqn No 5 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Risalpur, Nowshera Risalpur, Nowshera
No 3 Indian Wing	Quetta
No 31 (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 481 (Coastal Reconnaissance) Flt
Meteorological Station	Malta
RAF Units in HMS Eagle No 402 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 421B (Fleet Spotter) Flt No 423 (Fleet Spotter) Flt No 460 (Fleet Torpedo) Flt

RAF China (HQ - Hong Kong)

 

Unit	Location
RAF Units in HMS Hermes No 403 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 440 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt
RAF Units in HMS Argus No 404B (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 422 (Fleet Spotter) Flt No 441 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt
RAF Units in HMS Vindictive No 444 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt
RAF Unit in HMS Enterprise
RAF Units at Honk Kong No 401 (Fleet Fighter) Flt No 441 (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt No 443B (Fleet Reconnaissance) Flt FAA Reserve Stores Section FAA Accounts Office FAA Repair Section

RAF Shanghai (HQ - c/o Shanghai Defence Force)

 

Unit	Location
No 2 (Army Co-operation) Sqn	Shanghai

Source - July 1927 Air Force List

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