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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 |
| Station Flt | RAF Abingdon |
| Otmoor Bombing Range | RAF Abingdon |
| Oxford University Air Sqn (a) | 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 |
| Perton Bombing range | RAF Andover |
| No 11 (Fighter) Group Pool (b) | RAF Andover |
| RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire |
| No 103 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Benson |
| No 150 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Benson |
| 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 |
(a) Directly under Air Ministry for technical and operational administration
(a) Directly under No 11 (Fighter) Group for technical and operational administration
No 2 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Wyton)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
| No 104 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn |
| No 108 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn |
| 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 |
| No 98 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Hucknall |
| RAF Station Upper Heyford | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
| No 18 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| No 57 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Upper Heyford |
| 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 |
| Station Flt | 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 75 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Honington |
| No 215 (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 |
No 4 (Bomber) Group (HQ - Linton-on-Ouse)
| 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 77 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Driffield |
| No 102 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Driffield |
| 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
No 5 (Bomber) Group (HQ - 'St Vincents', Grantham)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Finningley | Finningley, West Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 7 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Finningley |
| No 76 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Finningley |
| 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 Thornaby | Thornaby, North Riding of Yorkshire |
| No 106 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Thornaby |
| No 185 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Thornaby |
| RAF Station Waddington | Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| No 44 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Waddington |
| No 50 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Waddington |
| No 110 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Waddington |
No 6 (Auxiliary) Group (HQ - Norwich)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station | Wattisham |
| RAF Station | Watton |
| No 21 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Watton |
| No 34 (Bomber) Sqn | RAF Watton |
(a) Directly under the Director of Signals for technical administration
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
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