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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 1 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Abingdon)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Abingdon | Abingdon, Berkshire |
| No 15 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 40 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 103 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 106 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| No 185 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Abingdon |
| Station Flt | RAF Abingdon |
| Otmoor Bombing Range | RAF Abingdon |
| RAF Station Andover | Andover, Hampshire |
| Station Flt | RAF Andover |
| No 12 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Andover |
| No 142 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Andover |
| RAF Staff College | RAF Andover |
| Porton Bombing range | Andover |
| RAF Station Bicester | Bicester, Oxfordshire |
| No 90 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bicester |
| No 101 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bicester |
| RAF Station Boscombe Down | RAF Boscombe Down |
| No 88 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Boscombe Down |
| No 218 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Boscombe Down |
| RAF Station Harwell | Harwell, Oxfordshire |
| No 105 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Harwell |
| No 107 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Harwell |
| No 226 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Harwell |
| RAF Station Lympne | Lympne, Kent |
| No 21 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Lympne |
| No 34 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Lympne |
| RAF Station Upper Heyford | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| No 18 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| No 57 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| Long Range Development Unit (b) | RAF Upper Heyford |
| Oxford University Air Sqn (a) | RAF Abingdon |
(a) Directly under Director of Training for training.
(b) Directly under Air Ministry for technical and operational administration
No 2 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Wyton)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 602 (City of Glasgow) (Bomber) Sqn AAF | RAF Abbotsinch |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
| No 104 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn |
| No 108 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn |
| No 605 (County of Warwick) (Bomber) Sqn AAF | Castle Bromwich |
| RAF Station Cottesmore | Cottesmore, Rutland |
| No 35 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Cottesmore |
| No 207 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Cottesmore |
| RAF Station Cranfield | Cranfield, Bedfordshire |
| No 62 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Cranfield |
| No 82 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Cranfield |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Hucknall, Nottinghamshire |
| No 98 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Hucknall |
| RAF Station Upwood | Upwood, Huntingdonshire |
| No 52 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upwood |
| No 63 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upwood |
| RAF Station Wyton | Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| No 114 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Wyton |
| No 139 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Wyton |
No 3 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Mildenhall)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Feltwell | Feltwell, Norfolk |
| No 37 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Feltwell |
| No 214 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Feltwell |
| RAF Station Honington | Honington, Suffolk |
| No 77 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Honington |
| No 102 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Honington |
| RAF Station Marham | Marham, Norfolk |
| No 38 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Marham |
| No 115 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Marham |
| RAF Station Mildenhall | Mildenhall, Suffolk |
| No 99 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Mildenhall |
| No 149 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Mildenhall |
| Station Flt | RAF Mildenhall |
| Berners Heath Bombing Range | RAF Mildenhall |
| RAF Station Stradishall | Stradishall, Suffolk |
| No 9 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Stradishall |
| No 148 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Stradishall |
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Dishforth | Dishforth, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 10 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Dishforth |
| No 78 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Dishforth |
| RAF Station Driffield | Driffield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 75 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Driffield |
| No 215 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Driffield |
| RAF Station Finningley | Finningley, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 7 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Finningley |
| No 76 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Finningley |
| RAF Station Leconfield (a) | Leconfield, East Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 97 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Leconfield |
| No 166 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Leconfield |
| RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | Linton-on-Ouse, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 51 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
| No 58 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
(a) Administered by No 25 (Armament) Group for training purposes
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Grantham | Grantham, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Station Hemswell | Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| No 61 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Hemswell |
| No 144 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Hemswell |
| Misson Bombing Range | RAF Hemswell |
| RAF Station Scampton | Scampton, Lincolnshire |
| No 49 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Scampton |
| No 83 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Scampton |
| RAF Station Waddington | Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| No 44 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Waddington |
| No 50 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Waddington |
| No 110 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Waddington |
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| Air Ministry Wireless Section (a) | London |
| No 500 (County of Kent) (Bomber) Sqn | Manston |
| No 501 (City of Bristol) (Bomber) Sqn | Filton |
| No 502 (Ulster) (Bomber) Sqn | Aldergrove |
| No 503 (City of Lincoln) (Bomber) Sqn | Waddington |
| No 504 (County of Nottingham) (Bomber) Sqn | Hucknall |
| No 603 (City of Edinburgh) (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Turnhouse |
| No 609 (West Riding) (Bomber) Sqn | Yeadon |
| No 610 (County of Chester) (Bomber) Sqn | Hooton Park |
| No 611 (West Lancashire) (Bomber) Sqn | Speke |
| No 612 (County of Aberdeen) (Army Co-op) Sqn | Aberdeen |
| No 614 (County of Glamorgan) (Army Co-op) Sqn | Cardiff |
| No 615 (County of Surrey) (Army Co-op) Sqn | Kenley |
(a) Directly under the Director of Signals for technical administration
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
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