Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Other Overseas Commands - January 1939

RAF Mediterranean

Units directly administered by RAF Mediterranean HQ

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
RAF Station Kalafrana	Kalafrana, Malta	Wg Cdr O W Bentley
No 202 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn	RAF Kalafrana	Sqn Ldr E A Blake
Inter-Command W/T Station	RAF Kalafrana
Station HQ Hal Far	Hal Far, Malta	Wg Cdr J S T Fall
Station Flt	RAF Hal Far	Flt Lt I J McGhie
No 3 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	RAF Hal Far	?
Meteorological Station	Valetta

British Forces in Aden

Units directly administered by Command HQ

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
No 8 (Bomber) Sqn	RAF Khormaksar	Wg Cdr J F T Barrett
Armoured Car Section	RAF Steamer Point	Fg Off R N J White
RAF Equipment and Supply Depot	RAF Steamer Point	Sqn Ldr A H Allan
RAF Hospital	Aden

Aden Protectorate Levies

 

Unit	Location
HQ	RAF Khormaksar
2 Dismounted Companies	RAF Khormaksar
1 Machine Gun Troop	Sheikh Othman

Military Forces in Aden

 

Unit	Location
HQ, British Army Troops, Aden
9th (Heavy) Battery, Royal Artillery
Anti-Aircraft Section, Royal Artillery
20th (Fortress) Company, Royal Engineers

RAF Far East

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
RAF Station Seletar	Seletar, Singapore	Gp Capt C R Cox
No 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn	RAF Seletar	Sqn Ldr H F Chester
No 100 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn	RAF Seletar	Sqn Ldr G F Simond
No 205 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn	RAF Seletar	Gp Capt P E Maitland
No 230 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn	RAF Seletar	Gp Capt W H Dunn
Straits Settlement Volunteer Air Force	RAF Seletar	Sqn Ldr J N Jefferson
Inter-Command W/T Station	RAF Seletar
No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	RAF Seletar	Sqn Ldr T S Horry
Aircraft Depot	RAF Seletar	Vacant
RAF Station Kai Tak	Kai Tak, Hong Kong	Gp Capt A H Peck
Station Flt	RAF Kai Tak	Flt Lt C A Watt

Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force units administered by RAF Far East HQ

 

Unit	Location	Officer Commanding
No 813 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn	HMS Eagle	Sqn Ldr C R V Pugh (Lt Cdr RN)
No 824 (Fleet Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn	HMS Eagle	Sqn Ldr R G Forbes
No 714 (Catapult) Flt	4th Cruiser Sqn East Indies	Sqn Ldr P W Humphreys (Lt RN)
No 715 (Catapult) Sqn	5th Cruiser Sqn China	Sqn Ldr H H Caddy (Lt Cdr RN)

Source - January 1939 Air Force List

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