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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Units administered directly by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| Central Examination Board | RAF Grantham |
No 21 (Training) Group (HQ - Cranwell)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| RAF College | RAF Cranwell |
| No 1 Electrical and Wireless School | RAF Cranwell |
| RAF Station Cranwell | Cranwell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Cranwell |
| Equipment Training School (Airmen) | RAF Cranwell |
| No 13 Flying Training School | RAF Drem |
| No 14 Flying Training School | RAF Kinloss |
| No 8 Flying Training School | RAF Montrose |
| No 2 Electrical and Wireless School | RAF Yatesbury |
No 23 (Training) Group (HQ - RAF Grantham)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| Central Flying School | RAF Upavon |
| No 1 Flying Training School | RAF Netheravon |
| 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 Little Rissington |
| No 7 Flying Training School | RAF Peterborough |
| No 9 Flying Training School | RAF Hullavington |
| No 10 Flying Training School | RAF Tern Hill |
| No 11 Flying Training School | RAF Shawbury |
| No 12 Flying Training School | RAF Grantham |
| School of Air Navigation | RAF Manston |
| Station Flt | RAF Tern Hill |
No 24 (Training) Group (HQ - Halton Camp)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 2 RAF Depot | RAF Cardington |
| No 2 School of Technical Training (Apprentices) | RAF Cosford |
| School of Photography | RAF Farnborough |
| 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 |
| No 6 School of Technical Training | RAF Hednesford |
| RAF Station Henlow | RAF Henlow |
| Equipment Training School (Officers) (e) | RAF Kidbrooke |
| No 5 School of Technical Training | RAF Locking |
| Central Medical Establishment (a) | London |
| Inspector of Recruiting (c) | London |
| School of Clerks, Accounting | RAF Lympne |
| Station HQ | RAF Manston |
| No 3 School of Technical Training (Men) | RAF Manston |
| Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment | RAF Martlesham Heath |
| No 3 RAF Depot | RAF Padgate |
| Record Office (c) | Ruislip |
| RAF Station St Athan | St Athan, Glamorgan |
| No 4 School of Technical Training (Men) | RAF St Athan |
| No 1 RAF Depot | RAF Uxbridge |
| RAF Officers' Hospital | RAF Uxbridge |
| RAF Central Band (b) | RAF Uxbridge |
| School of Physical Training | RAF Uxbridge |
| Service Police HQ and Training Centre | RAF Uxbridge |
| Reception Depot | RAF West Drayton |
| Recruits Sub-Depot | RAF Debden |
| Recruits Sub-Depot | RAF Dishforth |
| Recruits Sub-Depot | RAF Driffield |
| Recruits Sub-Depot | RAF Finningley |
| Recruits Sub-Depot | RAF Grantham |
| Recruits Sub-Depot | RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
(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) For training and personnel matters only
(e) This school is in No 24 (Training) Group for discipline and administration but under HQ, Training Command for policy andtraining.
No 25 (Armament) Group (HQ - Eastchurch, Kent)
| Unit | Location/Administered by |
| No 1 Air Armament School | RAF Manby |
| No 2 Air Armament School | RAF Eastchurch |
| No 1 Air Observers School | RAF North Coates |
| No 2 Air Observers School | RAF Acklington |
| 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 8 Armament Training Station | RAF Evanton |
| Temporary Air Observers School | RAF Leconfield |
| Wainfleet Sands Bombing Range | RAF Manby |
*Reformed as No 4 Air Observers School on 17 Apr 1939.
Source - May 1939 Confidential Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
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