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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| Central Flying School | RAF Upavon |
| No 1 Flying Training School | RAF Leuchars |
| No 2 Flying Training School | RAF Brize Norton |
| No 3 Flying Training School | RAF South Cerney |
| No 5 Flying Training School | RAF Sealand |
| No 6 Flying Training School | RAF Netheravon |
| No 7 Flying Training School | RAF Peterborough |
| No 8 Flying Training School | RAF Montrose |
| No 9 Flying Training School | RAF Hullavington |
| No 10 Flying Training School | RAF Tern Hill |
| No 11 Flying Training School | RAF Shawbury |
| Packing Depot (a) | RAF Sealand |
| School of Air Navigation | RAF Manston |
| No 48 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Eastchurch |
| Station Flt | RAF Tern Hill |
| No 24 Maintenance Unit | RAF Tern Hill |
| No 27 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shawbury |
(a) Administered as laid down in AMO A262/35
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Cardington | Cardington, Bedfordshire |
| Royal Airship Works (d) | RAF Cardington |
| No 2 RAF Depot | RAF Cardington |
| No 1 Balloon Training Unit (g) | RAF Cardington |
| Station HQ | RAF Halton |
| No 1 School of Technical Training (Apprentices) | RAF Halton |
| School of Cookery | RAF Halton |
| Princess Mary's Hospital | RAF Halton |
| RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine (a) | RAF Halton |
| Medical Training Depot (a) | RAF Halton |
| Service Police HQ and Training Centre | RAF Halton |
| No 2 School of Technical Training (Apprentices) | RAF Cosford |
| School of Photography | RAF Farnborough |
| Home Aircraft Depot | RAF Henlow |
| Medical Stores Depot | RAF Kidbrooke |
| Central Medical Establishment (a) | London |
| Inspector of Recruiting (c) | London |
| Station HQ | RAF Manston |
| No 3 School of Technical Training (Men) | RAF Manston |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment | RAF Martlesham Heath |
| No 2 Maintenance Sub-Depot (e) | RAF Pulham |
| No 2 Balloon Training Unit | Rollestone Camp |
| Record Office (c) | Ruislip |
| No 1 RAF Depot | RAF Uxbridge |
| RAF Officers' Hospital | RAF Uxbridge |
| RAF Central Band (b) | RAF Uxbridge |
| School of Physical Training | RAF Uxbridge |
| Reception Depot | RAF West Drayton |
| No 1 Maintenance Unit (e) | RAF Kidbrooke |
| No 2 Maintenance Unit (e) | RAF Altrincham |
| No 3 Maintenance Unit (e) | RAF Milton |
| No 4 Maintenance Unit (e) | RAF Ruislip |
| No 11 Maintenance Unit (e) | RAF Chilmark |
| No 1 MT Storage Unit and 'D' Maintenance Unit (f) | Wembley |
| No 8 MT Storage Unit (f) | Norwich |
| 'B' Maintenance Unit (e) | Hammersmith |
| 'C' Maintenance Unit (e) | Coventry |
(a) Directly under Director of Medical Services for technical (medical) administration.
(b) Administered as laid down in KR & ACI 2062
(c) Directly under Director of Personal Services for technical administration.
(d) Directly under the Air Ministry for technical administration.
(e) Administered as laid down in AMO A282/35
(f) Administered as laid down in AMO A283/35
(g) Under No 30 (Barrage Balloon) Group for training administration.
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 1 Air Armament School | RAF Eastchurch |
| No 1 Air Observers School | RAF North Coates |
| Temporary Armament Training Station | RAF North Coates |
| No 1 Armament Training Station | RAF Catfoss |
| No 2 Armament Training Station | RAF Aldergrove |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
| Station Flt | RAF Aldergrove |
| No 3 Armament Training Station | RAF Sutton Bridge |
| Temporary Armament Training Station | RAF Leuchars |
| No 4 Armament Training Station | RAF West Freugh |
| No 5 Armament Training Station | RAF Penrhos |
| No 6 Armament Training Station | RAF Warmwell |
| No 7 Armament Training Station | RAF Acklington |
| No 8 Armament Training Station | RAF Evanton |
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 1 Elementary and Reserve Flying Training School | Hatfield |
| No 2 ERFTS | Filton |
| No 3 ERFTS | Hamble |
| No 4 ERFTS | Brough |
| No 5 ERFTS | Hamworth |
| No 6 ERFTS | Sywell |
| No 7 ERFTS | Desford |
| No 8 ERFTS | Reading |
| No 9 ERFTS | Ansty |
| No 10 ERFTS | Yatesbury |
| No 11 ERFTS | Perth |
| No 12 ERFTS | Prestwick |
| No 13 ERFTS | White Waltham |
| No 14 ERFTS | Castle Bromwich |
| No 15 ERFTS | Redhill |
| No 16 ERFTS | Shoreham |
| No 17 ERFTS | Barton |
| No 18 ERFTS | Fairoaks Woking |
| No 19 ERFTS | Gatwick |
| No 20 ERFTS | Gravesend |
| No 21 ERFTS | Stapleford Abbots |
| No 22 ERFTS | Cambridge |
| No 23 ERFTS | Rochester |
| No 25 ERFTS | Grimsby |
| No 26 ERFTS | Oxford |
| No 27 ERFTS | Tollerton |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Birmingham |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Brighton |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Bristol |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Cambridge |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Coventry |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Glasgow |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Grimsby |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Hull |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Leicester |
| RAFVR Town Centre | London |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Manchester |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Northampton |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Nottingham |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Oxford |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Perth |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Reading |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Rochester |
| RAFVR Town Centre | Southampton |
*Directly responsible to the Air Ministry for the administration and elementary training of pilots for the RAF, for the training of officers and airmen pilots of the RAF Reserve and the RAF Volunteer Reserve and for the administration of the RAFO and RAFVR
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Cranwell | Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF College | RAF Cranwell |
| Electrical and Wireless School | RAF Cranwell |
| RAF College Band | RAF Cranwell |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Cranwell |
| Supplies Depot | RAF Cranwell |
| Equipment Training School | RAF Cranwell |
Source - July 1938 Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
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