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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Air Defence of Great Britain - July 1936
No 1 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Abingdon)
| Unit | Location |
| Station HQ | Abingdon, Oxfordshire |
| No 15 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 40 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 98 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 104 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| Station Flt | RAF Abingdon |
| Station HQ | Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
| No 18 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 21 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 34 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 35 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 49 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 207 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| Station HQ | Upper Heyford |
| No 33 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| No 57 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| No 218 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| Oxford University Air Sqn (d) | Oxford |
No 2 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Abingdon)
| Unit | Location |
| No units allocated |
No 3 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Andover)
| Unit | Location |
| Station HQ | Aldergrove |
| No 9 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Aldergrove |
| No 502 (Ulster) (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Aldergrove |
| Armament Training Camp | RAF Aldergrove |
| Station HQ | Andover, Oxfordshire |
| No 12 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Andover |
| No 142 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Andover |
| No 214 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Andover |
| RAF Staff College (a) | Andover |
| Station Flt | RAF Andover |
| No 101 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bicester |
| Station HQ | Boscombe Down |
| No 10 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Boscombe Down |
| No 97 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Boscombe Down |
| Station HQ | Mildenhall |
| No 38 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Mildenhall |
| No 99 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Mildenhall |
| Station HQ | Worthy Down |
| No 7 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Worthy Down |
| No 58 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Worthy Down |
| No 102 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Worthy Down |
| No 215 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Worthy Down |
No 6 (Auxiliary) Group (HQ - 33-34 Tavistock Place, London, WC1)
| Unit | Location |
| Central Medical Establishment (b) | 3-4 Clement's Inn, WC2 |
| Inspector of Recruiting (c) | Gwydyr House, London SW1 |
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| Station HQ | RAF Hendon |
| No 24 (Communication) Sqn (HQ and 2 Flts) (d) | RAF Hendon |
| No 1 MT Storage Unit (a) | Hendon |
| No 1 Aircraft Storage Unit (a) | Waddington |
| Auxiliary Air Force Units | |
| No 500 (County of Kent) (Bomber) Sqn | Manston |
| No 501 (City of Bristol) (Bomber) Sqn | Filton |
| No 503 (City of Lincoln) (Bomber) Sqn | Waddington |
| No 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn | Hucknall |
| No 600 (City of London) (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Hendon |
| No 601 (County of London) (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Hendon |
| No 602 (City of Glasgow) (Bomber) Sqn | Renfrew |
| No 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Turnhouse |
| No 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn | RAF Hendon |
| No 605 (County of Warwick) (Bomber) Sqn | Castle Bromwich |
| No 607 (County of Durham) (Bomber) Sqn | Usworth |
| No 608 (North Riding) (Bomber) Sqn | Thornaby |
| No 609 (West Riding) (Bomber) Sqn | Yeadon |
| No 610 (County of Chester) (Bomber) Sqn | Hooton Park |
| No 611 (West Lancashire) (Bomber) Sqn | Speke |
No 11 (Fighter) Group (HQ - Uxbridge)
| Unit | Location |
| Station HQ | Biggin Hill |
| No 23 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill |
| No 32 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill |
| Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flt | RAF Biggin Hill |
| Station HQ | Duxford |
| No 19 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Duxford |
| Station Flt | RAF Duxford |
| No 25 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Hawkinge |
| No 64 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Henlow |
| Station HQ | Hornchurch |
| No 54 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Hornchurch |
| No 65 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Hornchurch |
| Station HQ | Kenley |
| No 3 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Kenley |
| No 17 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Kenley |
| No 2 MT Storage Section (a) | RAF Kenley |
| Station HQ | Northolt |
| Station Flt | RAF Northolt |
| No 41 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Northolt |
| No 111 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Northolt |
| Station HQ | North Weald |
| No 29 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF North Weald |
| No 56 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF North Weald |
| Station HQ | Tangmere |
| No 1 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Tangmere |
| No 43 (Fighter) Sqn | RAF Tangmere |
| Cambridge University Air Sqn (d) | Cambridge |
| University of London Air Sqn (d) | RAF Northolt |
No 22 (Army Co-operation) Group (HQ - South Farnborough)
| Unit | Location |
| Station HQ | South Farnborough |
| School of Photography (e) | South Farnborough |
| No 4 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | South Farnborough |
| Experimental Section, RAE (c) | South Farnborough |
| No 2 Gunnery Co-operation Flt | South Farnborough |
| School of Army Co-operation | RAF Old Sarum |
| No 16 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Old Sarum |
| No 13 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Old Sarum |
| No 26 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Catterick |
| Station HQ | Hawkinge |
| No 2 (Army Co-operation) Sqn | RAF Hawkinge |
| RAF Balloon Centre | Rollestone Camp |
(a) Administered as laid down in AMO A283/35
(b) Directly under Director of Medical Services for technical (medical) administration.
(c) Directly under Air Ministry (Director of Personal Services) for technical administration.
(d) Directly under Air Ministry (Director of Training) for operations.
(e) Directly under Air Ministry (Director of Training) for technical administration.
Source - July 1936 Air Force List
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