Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

British Air Forces in France - January 1940

British Air Forces in France

 

Unit	Location
HQ, British Air Forces in France: - Northern Detachment Eastern Detachment Maintenance Control	No locations listed
HQ, No 2 Base Area:- No 21 Aircraft Depot All Port Detachments	No locations listed

Advanced Air Striking Force

 

Unit	Location
HQ AASF: - HQ Air Formation Signals Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General Commander, Royal Engineers ADS & T DADOS HQ 12th AA Brigade HQ 53rd Regiment No 1 Company, Air Formation Signals No 4 Company, Air Formation Signals	All co-located but location not listed
No 71 Wing HQ: - No 139 (Bomber) Sqn No 1 Servicing Flight Section 'U' Section, Air Formation Signals	All co-located but location not listed
No 72 Wing HQ: - No 226 (Bomber) Sqn No 2 Servicing Flight Section No 3 Servicing Flight Section No 1 Salvage Section 'S' Section, Air Formation Signals	All co-located but location not listed
No 74 Wing HQ: -	Location not listed
No 103 (Bomber) Sqn	Located separate from Wing HQ but not listed
'V' Section, Air Formation Signals	Located separate from Wing HQ but not listed
No 75 Wing HQ: -	Location not listed
No 218 (Bomber) Sqn No 5 Servicing Flight Section 'T' Section, Air Formation Signals	Units co-located but separate from Wing HQ, locations not listed
No 76 Wing HQ: - No 12 (Bomber) Sqn No 142 (Bomber) Sqn 'Z' Section, Air Formation Signals	All co-located with Wing HQ but location not listed
No 114 (Bomber) Sqn No 6 Servicing Flight Section	Units co-located but separate from Wing HQ, locations not listed
No 105 (Bomber) Sqn No 7 Servicing Flight Section No 8 Servicing Flight Section	Units co-located but separate from Wing HQ, locations not listed
No 150 (Bomber) Sqn No 4 Servicing Flight Section	Units co-located but separate from Wing HQ, locations not listed
No 88 (Bomber) Sqn	Located separate from Wing HQ but not listed
No 2 Salvage Section	Located separate from Wing HQ but not listed
No 4 Air Stores Park No 1 Supply and Transport Column	Co-located but location not listed
No 5 Air Stores Park No 2 Supply and Transport Column	Co-located but location not listed
No 1 Medical Receiving Station	Location not listed
No 2 Medical Receiving Station	Location not listed
No 67 Wing HQ: - 'L' Section Air Formation Signals	Co-located but location not listed
No 1 (Fighter) Sqn	Location not listed
No 73 (Fighter) Sqn	Location not listed
No 3 British Mission	Location not listed
'M' Balloon Unit	Location not listed
No 6 Air Stores Park No 3 Supply and Transport Column	Co-located but location not listed
Movement Control Postal Section Supply Detachment, RASC	Co-located but location not listed
103rd (AT) Company, RE	Location not listed
113th Road Construction Company, RE	Location not listed
4th Works Labour Company, RE	Location not listed
7th Works Labour Company, RE 8th Works Labour Company, RE	Co-located but location not listed
No 2 Company, Air Formation Signals Construction Section, Air Formation Signals Line Section, Air Formation Signals	Co-located but location not listed
No 4 Casualty Clearing Station No 3 Motor Ambulance Convoy No 1 Heavy Mobile W/T Section RASC HQ RAOC HQ Workshops Section	Co-located but location not listed
No 2 Heavy Mobile W/T Section	Location not listed
Forward Air Ammunition Park	Location not listed
HQ, 73rd AA Regiment	Location not listed
HQ, 157th Battery	Location not listed
HQ, 158th Battery	Location not listed
HQ, 159th Battery	Location not listed
HQ, 209th Battery	Location not listed
HQ, 311th Battery	Location not listed
'Y' Section	Location not listed
WIS Advanced HQ	Location not listed
901 Section, RASC	Location not listed
907 Section, RASC	Location not listed

The Squadrons of this Force are equipped with Battles but plans were in hand to re-equip them with Blenheims.

RAF Component, British Expeditionary Force

 

Unit	Location
HQ, RAF Component Field Force	Location not listed
HQ No 50 Wing: - No 4 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander) No 13 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander)	Locations not listed
HQ No 51 Wing: - No 2 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander) No 26 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander)	Locations not listed
HQ No 52 Wing: - No 53 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Blenheim) No 59 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Blenheim)	Locations not listed
HQ No 70 Wing: - No 18 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheim) No 57 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheim)	Locations not listed
HQ No 14 Group:-	Location not listed
HQ No 60 Wing: - No 85 (Fighter) Sqn No 87 (Fighter) Sqn	Locations not listed
HQ No 61 Wing: - No 607 (Fighter) Sqn (Gladiator) No 615 (Fighter) Sqn (Gladiator)	Locations not listed
No 62 Fighter Wing Servicing Unit	Location not listed
No 81 Sqn	Location not listed
No 1 Air Stores Park	Location not listed
No 2 Air Stores Park	Location not listed
No 3 Air Stores Park	Location not listed
No 5 Signals Wing	Location not listed

Source - SD161 (2nd Issue), January 1940

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