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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Overseas Commands - May 1940
RAF Mediterranean (AHQ - Valetta)
Units directly administered by RAF Mediterranean HQ
| Unit | Location |
| Station HQ Hal Far | Hal Far, Malta |
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| RAF Station Kalafrana | Kalafrana, Malta |
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| Meteorological Station | Valetta |
| HQ No 201 Group | Alexandria |
| HQ No 200 Group | Gibraltar |
| Ho 86 Wing in SS Dumana* | Gibraltar |
| No 202 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Londons) | Gibraltar |
*Under orders for Malta. Personnel of Squadron and Wing to go ashore
British Forces in Aden (AHQ - Steamer Point)
| Unit | Location |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Steamer Point |
| RAF Equipment and Supply Depot | RAF Steamer Point |
| Armoured Car and Marine Craft Section | RAF Steamer Point |
| RAF Station Khormaksar | Khormaksar, Aden |
| No 8 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheims) | RAF Khormaksar |
| No 203 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Blenheims) | RAF Khormaksar |
| Station Flight (Various) | RAF Khormaksar |
| Target Towing Flight (Vincent) | RAF Khormaksar |
| General Purpose Flight (Vincent) | RAF Khormaksar |
| No 94 (Fighter) Sqn (Gladiators) | Sheikh Othman |
| Inter Command W/T Station | Sheikh Othman |
Aden Protectorate Levies
| Unit | Location |
| HQ | Sheikh Othman |
| 2 Companies | Sheikh Othman |
| 1 Machine Gun Troop | Sheikh Othman |
| AA Wing | Sheikh Othman |
Military Forces in Aden
| Unit | Location |
| 9th (Heavy) Battery, Royal Artillery | Steamer Point |
| 20th (Fortress) Company, Royal Engineers | Steamer Point |
| 2 Sections, AA Battery Royal Artillery | Steamer Point |
| 15th AA Battery HKS, Royal Artillery | Isthmus |
| Searchlight Detachment, Royal Engineers | Isthmus |
| HQ and 3 Companies, 2/5 Mahrattas | Khormaksar |
| 1 Company, 2/5 Mahrattas | Crater |
| Unit | Location |
| RAF Station Seletar | Seletar, Singapore |
| No 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn (Vildebeests) | RAF Seletar |
| No 100 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn (Vildebeests) | RAF Seletar |
| No 205 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Singapores) | RAF Seletar |
| No 230 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Sunderland) | RAF Seletar |
| Aircraft Depot | RAF Seletar |
| Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Seletar |
| No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (including Spotter Flight) (Shark, Swordfish and Queen Bee) | RAF Seletar |
| RAF Station Tengah | Tengah, Singapore |
| No 34 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheims) | RAF Tengah |
| No 62 (Bomber) Sqn (Blenheims) | RAF Tengah |
| Communication Flight | Kallang |
| No 273 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn (Vildebeests) | China Bay, Ceylon |
| Station Flight (Various) | China Bay, Ceylon |
| RAF Station Kai Tak | Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| Station Flt (Various) | RAF Kai Tak |
Source - SD161 (3rd Issue), May 1940
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