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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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No 16 (Reconnaissance) Group (HQ - Black Lion Fields, Gillingham, Kent)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | Bircham Newton, Norfolk |
| No 206 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| No 220 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton |
| RAF Station Calshot | Calshot Spit, Hampshire |
| No 201 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Calshot |
| No 240 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Calshot |
| No 500 (County of Kent) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF | RAF Detling |
| No 48 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Eastchurch |
| RAF Station Felixstowe (Administration of Personnel only) | RAF Felixstowe, Norfolk |
| Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment | RAF Felixstowe, Norfolk |
| No 209 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Felixstowe |
| Landguard Bombing Range | RAF Felixstowe |
| RAF Station Mount Batten | Plymouth, Devon |
| No 204 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Mount Batten |
| RAF Station Pembroke Dock | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire |
| No 210 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 228 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 217 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Tangmere |
| RAF Station Thorney Island | Thorney Island, Hampshire |
| No 22 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn | RAF Thorney Island |
| No 42 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn | RAF Thorney Island |
(a) Directly under Director of Training for training.
No 17 (Training) Group (HQ - Gosport)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| HQ and Training Sqn (a) | RAF Calshot |
| Bombing Range | Dalgety Bay |
| RAF Station Donibristle | Donibristle, |
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| School of Naval Co-operation | RAF Ford |
| RAF Station Gosport | Gosport, Hampshire |
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| No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit | RAF Gosport |
| RAF Station Lee-on-Solent | Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire |
| No 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | RAF Lee-on-Solent |
| RAF Station Southampton | Southampton, Hampshire |
| School of General Reconnaissance | RAF Thorney Island |
| RAF Station Worthy Down | Worthy Down, Hampshire |
(a) For training purposes
No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group (HQ - Donibristle)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF Station Leuchars | Leuchars, Fife |
| No 224 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Leuchars |
| No 233 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Leuchars |
| RAF Station Abbotsinch | Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire |
| No 269 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Abbotsinch |
| No 612 (County of Aberdeen) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF | RAF Dyce |
| No 502 (Ulster) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF | RAF Aldergrove |
| Floating Dock | Invergordon |
| No 608 (North Riding) (General Reconnaissance) Sqn AAF | RAF Thornaby |
Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force units administered by Coastal Command HQ
| Unit | Shore Station |
| RAF Units for HMS Ark Royal | |
| No 800 (Fleet Fighter) Sqn | Worthy Down |
| No 803 (Fleet Fighter) Sqn | Worthy Down |
| No 810 (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn | Southampton |
| No 814 (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn | Southampton |
| No 820 (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn | Southampton |
| No 821 (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn | Southampton |
| RAF Units for HMS Hermes (re-fitting) | |
| RAF Units for HMS Courageous | |
| No 801 (Fleet Fighter) Sqn | Donibristle |
| No 811 (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn | Donibristle |
| No 822 (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance) Sqn | Donibristle |
| No 702 (Catapult) Flt | 2nd Battle Sqn - Home Fleet |
| No 712 (Catapult) Sqn | 2nd Cruiser Sqn - Home Fleet |
| No 716 (Catapult) Flt | 6th Cruiser Sqn - South Africa |
| No 718 (Catapult) Sqn | 8th Cruiser Sqn - America and West Indies |
Source - April 1939 Confidential Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
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