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British Air Forces in France - May 1940

British Air Forces in France

 

Unit	Location
HQ, British Air Forces in France: - Northern Detachment Eastern Detachment Maintenance Officer in Chief No 3 British Mission No 212 Sqn - Spitfires (under AASF for administration)	No locations listed
HQ, No 2 Base Area:- No 21 Aircraft Depot No 1 Port Detachment No 2 Port Detachment No 3 Port Detachment No 4 Port Detachment No 5 Port Detachment No 6 Port Detachment No 98 Sqn No 1 Air Ministry Works Area No 1 Armament Training Station	No locations listed

Advanced Air Striking Force

 

Unit	Location
HQ AASF: - Heads of Army Services Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General Commander, Royal Engineers ADS & T OC, RAOC DADMS
HQ AASF administers direct: - 1 - RAF Units HQ, No 67 Wing HQ, No 71 Wing HQ, No 75 Wing HQ, No 76 Wing No 20 Wing Servicing Unit No 4 Air Stores Park No 5 Air Stores Park No 6 Air Stores Park No 1 Medical Receiving Station No 2 Medical Receiving Station Forward Air Ammunition Park 'M' Balloon Unit No 1 Heavy Mobile W/T Section No 2 Heavy Mobile W/T Section 'Y' Section (AASF Section of AM W/T Section) HQ, Southern WIS HQ (Unit) BAFF HQ (Unit) BAFF (East) HQ (Unit) BAFF (North) 5 x D/F Stations HQ, AASF MT Pool No 15 Servicing Flight No 16 Servicing Flight No 67 Wing MT Pool No 4 Repair and Salvage Unit No 5 Repair and Salvage Unit No 6 Repair and Salvage Unit 2 - Army Units (for all except training and technical matter) HQ Air Formation Signals No 1 Company, Air Formation Signals No 2 Company, Air Formation Signals No 3 Company, Air Formation Signals No 4 Company, Air Formation Signals Army Postal Unit HQ 12th AA Brigade HQ 53rd Regiment HQ, 73rd AA Regiment 901 Ammunition Section, RASC 907 AmmunitionSection, RASC Detachment 2, AA Brigade Ordnance Workshop, RAOC 3 - Army Units (employed in maintenance of AASF but under HQ for discipline only) No 4 Casualty Clearing Station No 3 Motor Ambulance Convoy No 3 Mobile Bacteriological Laboratory British Liaison Officer, Chief Engineer Commander, Royal Engineers (North) Commander, Royal Engineers (East) Commander, Royal Engineers (South) 103rd (AT) Company, RE 113th Road Construction Company, RE 676th GC Company, RE HQ No 10 Group Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps No 25 Company, AMPC No 29 Company, AMPC No 30 Company, AMPC No 41 Company, AMPC No 43 Company, AMPC No 72 Company, AMPC No 73 Company, AMPC
No 67 Wing HQ: - No 1 (Fighter) Sqn No 73 (Fighter) Sqn
No 71 Wing HQ: - No 105 (Bomber) Sqn No 114 (Bomber) Sqn No 139 (Bomber) Sqn No 150 (Bomber) Sqn No 4 Servicing Section No 6 Servicing Section No 7 Servicing Section No 8 Servicing Section No 1 Regional Control Centre
No 75 Wing HQ: - No 88 (Bomber) Sqn No 103 (Bomber) Sqn No 218 (Bomber) Sqn No 1 Servicing Section No 5 Servicing Section
No 76 Wing HQ: - No 12 (Bomber) Sqn No 142 (Bomber) Sqn No 226 (Bomber) Sqn No 2 Servicing Section No 3 Servicing Section
No 4 Air Stores Park No 57 Equipment Section No 58 Equipment Section No 59 Equipment Section No 60 Equipment Section
No 5 Air Stores Park No 61 Equipment Section No 62 Equipment Section No 62 Equipment Section No 63 Equipment Section
No 6 Air Stores Park No 65 Equipment Section No 66 Equipment Section

RAF Component, British Expeditionary Force

 

Unit	Location
HQ, RAF Component Field Force
HQ No 50 Wing: - No 4 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander) No 13 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander) No 16 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander)
HQ No 51 Wing: - No 2 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander) No 26 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Lysander)
HQ No 52 Wing: - No 53 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Blenheim) No 59 (Army Co-operation) Sqn (Blenheim)
HQ No 70 Wing: - No 18 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheim) No 57 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheim)
HQ No 14 Group:- HQ No 60 Wing: - No 85 (Fighter) Sqn (Hurricane) No 87 (Fighter) Sqn (Hurricane) HQ No 61 Wing: - No 607 (Fighter) Sqn (Hurricane) No 615 (Fighter) Sqn (Hurricane)
No 81 Sqn (Communications) (Various)
'D' Flight (Various)
No 1 Air Stores Park
No 2 Air Stores Park
No 3 Air Stores Park
No 5 Signals Wing
No 61 Fighter Wing Servicing Unit
No 1 RAF Station, RAF Component
No 2 Regional Control Centre
No 1 Repair and Salvage Unit
No 2 Repair and Salvage Unit
No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit
No 50 Equipment Section
No 51 Equipment Section
No 52 Equipment Section
No 53 Equipment Section
No 54 Equipment Section
No 55 Equipment Section
No 56 Equipment Section
No 1 Balloon Wing
No 912 Balloon Sqn
No 924 Balloon Sqn

Source - SD161 (3rd Issue), May 1940

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