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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Directly Administered by Area HQ
| Unit | Location | Officer Commanding |
| Air Ministry Wireless Station | London | Fg Off S H Reynolds |
| Home Communication Flt | RAF Hendon | Sqn Ldr R F S Leslie |
| RAF Central Band | RAF Uxbridge | Flt Lt J H Amers |
No 21 Group (HQ - West Drayton)
| Unit | Location | Officer Commanding |
| Reception Depot (b) | RAF West Drayton | Gp Capt H R Busteed |
| No 1 Stores Depot (c) | RAF Kidbrooke | Gp Capt G Laing |
| Port Detachment | South Dock, West India Dock | Fg Off J W Mitchell |
| School of Store Accounting and Store Keeping | RAF Kidbrooke | Flt Lt A E F McCreary |
| Medical Stores Depot (g) | RAF Kidbrooke | Flt Lt F W Goodread |
| No 2 Stores Depot (c) | Altrincham | Sqn Ldr J Walker |
| Record Office | Ruislip | Wg Cdr J W Cordingley |
| RAF MT Depot (f) | Shrewsbury | Wg Cdr R F S Morton |
| Home Aircraft Depot (f) | RAF Henlow | Gp Capt A V Bettington |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (d) | RAF Martlesham Heath | Gp Capt V O Rees |
| A & AEE Detachment | Orfordness | |
| No 15 (Bomber) Sqn (e) | RAF Martlesham Heath | Sqn Ldr G H Martingell |
| No 22 (Bomber) Sqn (e) | RAF Martlesham Heath | Sqn Ldr E S Goodwin |
| No 3 Stores Depot (c) | Milton | Wg Cdr R W Thomas |
| No 4 Stores Depot (c) | Ruislip | Wg Cdr W Millett |
| RAF Depot | RAF Uxbridge | Gp Capt I G V Fowler |
| School of PT (included in the establishment of the RAF Depot) | RAF Uxbridge | Sqn Ldr F G Sherriff |
| RAF Officers' Hospital (e) | RAF Uxbridge |
No 22 Group (HQ - South Farnborough)
| Unit | Location | Officer Commanding |
| School of Photography (b) | South Farnborough | Wg Cdr F C V Laws |
| Experimental Section, RAE (c) | South Farnborough | Sqn Ldr W S Caster |
| School of Army Co-operation | RAF Old Sarum | Wg Cdr R E Saul |
| School of Balloon Training | Larkhill | Wg Cdr V Gaskell-Blackburn |
| No 2 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Manston | Sqn Ldr H M Probyn |
| No 4 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | South Farnborough | Sqn Ldr S E Toomer |
| No 13 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Netheravon | Sqn Ldr J B Cole-Hamilton |
| No 16 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Old Sarum | Sqn Ldr D O Mulholland |
| No 26 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Catterick | Sqn Ldr R L Stevenson |
| Coast Defence Co-operation Flt | RAF Eastchurch | Flt Lt A King-Lewis |
No 23 Group (HQ - 'St Vincents', Grantham)
| Unit | Location | Officer Commanding |
| No 1 Flying Training School | RAF Netheravon | Gp Capt R J F Barton |
| No 2 Flying Training School | RAF Digby | Gp Capt S Smith |
| No 3 Flying Training School | RAF Grantham | Gp Capt J B Bowen |
| No 5 Flying Training School | RAF Sealand | Gp Capt A D Cunningham |
| Packing Depot (c) | RAF Sealand | Sqn Ldr F Tedman |
| Armament & Gunnery School | RAF Eastchurch | Wg Cdr G W Murlis-Green |
| Central Flying School | RAF Wittering | Gp Capt J E A Baldwin |
| Station HQ | RAF Manston | Gp Capt R C M Pink |
| School of Technical Training (Men) | RAF Manston | Wg Cdr A Corbett-Wilson |
| RAF Practice Camp | RAF North Coates Fitties | Wg Cdr E Osmond |
| RAF Practice Camp | RAF Sutton Bridge | Wg Cdr D L Allen |
| RAF Practice Camp | RAF Catfoss | Wg Cdr J K Wells |
(a) Directly under Director of Personnel Services for technical administration.
(b) Directly under the Director of Training for technical administration.
(c) Directly under Director of Equipment.
(d) Administered as laid down in AMWO 33/1926
(e) Under No 21 Group for administration only
(f) Directly under Director of Equipment for technical administration.
(g) Directly under Director of Medical Services for technical administration.
Source - October 1930 Air Force List
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