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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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This group was in the process of forming.
No 10 Group (HQ - Rudloe Manor)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Middle Wallop | Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire | |
| No 234 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Spitfires |
| No 604 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Blenheims |
| No 609 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Filton | |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter, Devon | |
| No 213 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Hurricanes |
| No 87 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Pembrey | Pembrey, Cornwall | |
| No 92 Sqn | RAF Pembrey | |
| No 238 Sqn | RAF St Eval - Station in Coastal Command | Hurricanes |
| No 5 OTU | RAF Aston Down | Spitfires/Blenheims |
| No 6 OTU | RAF Sutton Bridge | Hurricanes |
| No 7 OTU | RAF Hawarden | Hurricanes/Spitfires |
| No 247 Sqn | RNAS Roborough (Parent Station - Mount Batten) | Gladiators |
| No 152 Sqn | RAF Warmwell | Spitfires |
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| RAF Station Northolt | Northolt, Middlesex | |
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Northolt | Hurricanes |
| No 1 Sqn RCAF | RAF Northolt | Hurricanes |
| No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Kenley | Kenley, Surrey | |
| No 616 Sqn | RAF Kenley | Spitfires |
| No 615 Sqn | RAF Kenley | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Debden | Debden, Essex | |
| No 601 Sqn | RAF Debden | Hurricanes |
| No 257 Sqn | RAF Debden | Hurricanes |
| No 111 Sqn | RAF Debden | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, Kent | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Hawkinge | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill, Kent | |
| No 32 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Hurricanes |
| No 610 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Gravesend | Gravesend, Kent | |
| No 501 Sqn | RAF Gravesend | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Essex | |
| No 56 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Hurricanes |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Hurricanes |
| No 419 Flight | RAF North Weald | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Hornchurch | Hornchurch, Essex | |
| No 54 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfires |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfires |
| No 264 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Defiants |
| RAF Station Manston | Manston, Kent | |
| No 600 Sqn | RAF Manston | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Croydon | Croydon, Surrey | |
| No 85 Sqn | RAF Croydon | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station West Malling | West Malling, Kent | |
| No 26 Sqn (Lodger unit) | RAF West Malling | Lysanders |
| RAF Station Hendon | Hendon, Middlesex | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | Various |
| RAF Station Tangmere | Tangmere, Sussex | |
| No 43 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Hurricanes |
| No 17 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Hurricanes |
| No 602 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfires |
| Fighter Interception Unit | RAF Tangmere | Blenheims |
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| RAF Station Martlesham Heath | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Martlesham Heath | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Duxford | Duxford, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Spitfires |
| No 310 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Duxford | Hurricanes |
| No 312 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Duxford | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Wittering | Wittering, Leicestershire | |
| No 23 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Blenheims |
| No 266 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfires |
| No 229 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Digby | Digby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 611 Sqn | RAF Digby | Spitfires |
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Digby | Hurricanes |
| No 29 Sqn | RAF Digby | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Speke | Speke, Liverpool, Lancashire | |
| No 308 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Speke | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Kirton-in-Lindsey | Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire | |
| No 222 Sqn | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Spitfires |
| No 74 Sqn | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Spitfires |
| No 308 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Coltishall | Coltishall, Norfolk | |
| No 66 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Spitfires |
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, West Riding of Yorkshire | |
| No 73 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Hurricanes |
| No 249 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Hurricanes |
| No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Hurricanes |
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| No 245 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove (Station in RAFNI) | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Catterick | Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire | |
| No 41 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Spitfires |
| No 219 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Leconfield | Leconfield, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire | |
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Leconfield | Spitfires |
| No 302 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Leconfield | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Usworth | Usworth, Stamfordham, Northumberland | |
| No 607 Sqn | RAF Usworth | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| No 253 Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Drem | Drem, East Lothian | |
| No 145 Sqn | RAF Drem | Hurricanes |
| No 605 Sqn | RAF Drem | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick, Renfrewshire | |
| No 141 Sqn | RAF Prestwick | Defiants |
| No 263 Sqn | RAF Grangemouth (Station in No 22 Group) | Hurricanes |
| No 3 Sqn | RAF Wick - Station in Coastal Command | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Yeadon | Yeadon, West Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Station Flight | RAF Yeadon | |
| RAF Station Castletown | Castletown, Caithness | |
| No 504 Sqn | RAF Castletown | Hurricanes |
| No 603 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Dyce - Station in Coastal Command | Spitfires |
| No 603 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Montrose - Station in Flying Training Command | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Alnwick, Northumberland | |
| No 79 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Hurricanes |
| No 72 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Spitfires |
| No 232 Sqn | RAF Sumburgh - Station in Coastal Command | Hurricanes |
This group was in the process of forming.
No 60 (Signals) Group (HQ - 'Oxenden', Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire)
Units controlled by HQ No 60 Group
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 2 Installation Unit | RAF Kidbrooke | |
| Special Flight | RAF Martlesham Heath | |
| No 1 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Wick | |
| No 2 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Dyce | |
| No 3 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Usworth | |
| No 4 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 5 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Duxford | |
| No 6 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| No 7 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Filton | |
| No 8 Radio Maintenance Unit | RAF Speke |
Radar stations controlled by No 60 (Signals) Group
| Station | Location/Address | Parent Unit |
| Anstruther | Fife | Leuchars |
| Bamburgh | Northumberland | Usworth |
| Bempton | East Yorkshire | Driffield |
| Bawdsey | Woodbridge, Suffolk | Martlesham Heath |
| Beachy Head | Sussex | Kenley |
| Bembridge | Isle of Wight | Gosport |
| Bride | Isle of Man | Jurby |
| Canewton | Rochford, Essex | Hornchurch |
| Cockburnspath | Berwickshire | Drem |
| Cresswell | Morpeth, Northumberland | Usworth |
| Carnaton | Newquay, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Cromarty | Cromarty | Evanton |
| Cregneish | Isle of Man | Jurby |
| Danby Beacon | Seaholm. North Yorkshire | Thornaby |
| Doonie Hill | Aberdeen | Dyce |
| Douglas Wood | Angus | Montrose |
| Dover | Kent | Hawkinge |
| Drone Hill | Berwick | Drem |
| Dry Tree | Helston, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Dunkirk | Faversham, Kent | Manston |
| Dunwich | Saxmundham, Suffolk | Martlesham Heath |
| Deerness | Nether Button, Orkneys | Lyness |
| Easington | East Yorkshire | Catfoss |
| Fairlight | Hastings | Hawkinge |
| Foreness | Cliftonville | Manston |
| Great Bromley | Colchester, Essex | North Weald |
| Glenarm | County Antrim | Aldergrove |
| Happisburgh | Norwich, Norfolk | Horsham St Faith |
| High Street, Darsham | Suffolk | Martlesham Heath |
| Hillhead | Kinnairds Head | Dyce |
| Hawkstor | Plymouth, Devon | Pembroke Dock |
| Hayscatle Cross | Fishguard, Anglesey | Mount Batten |
| Hopton | Yarmouth, Norfolk | Horsham St Faith |
| North Cairn | Stranraer | West Freugh |
| Nether Button | Kirkwall, Orkneys | Lyness (950 Balloon Sqn) |
| Ness Hill | Sumburgh, Shetlands | Sumburgh |
| Nevin | Carnarvonshire | Penrhos |
| Ottercops | Northumberland | Usworth |
| Prestatyn | Flintshire | Sealand |
| Pevensey | Sussex | Kenley |
| Poling | Sussex | Tangmere |
| Rame Head | Plymouth | Mont Batten |
| Rosehearty | Aberdeenshire | Dyce |
| Rye | Sussex | Hawkinge |
| St Twynnells | Tenby | Carw Cheriton |
| St Cyrus | Montrose | Montrose |
| School Hill | Aberdeen | Dyce |
| Shotton | Castle Eden, County Durham | Usworth |
| Skaw | North Unst, Shetlands | Sullom Voe |
| Staxton Wold | Scarborough, North Yorkshire | Driffield, Currently the oldest operating radar station in the world |
| Stenigot | Louth, Lincolnshire | Manby |
| Stoke Holy Cross | Norwich, Norfolk | Horsham St Faith |
| Strumble Head | Fishguard, Anglesey | Pembroke Dock |
| Skendleby | Spilsby, Lincolnshire | Manby |
| Scarlet Point | Isle of Man | Jurby |
| Sidmouth | Devon | Exeter |
| Truleigh Hill | Shoreham | Tangmere |
| Thrumster | Wick | Wick |
| Trerew | Newquay, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Ventnor | Isle of Wight | Gosport |
| Walton | The Naze, Essex | North Weald |
| West Beckham | Holt, Norfolk | Bircham Newton |
| West Prawle | Devon | Mount Batten |
| Whale Head | Orkneys | Lyness (950 Balloon Sqn) |
| Warren | Tenby | Pembroke Dock |
| Whitstable | Kent | Manston |
| Worth Matravers | Swanage | Warmwell |
Miscellaneous Units
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| Air Ministry Unit | London (11 Group) | |
| RAF Unit 'Z' | London (11 Group) | |
| R/T Voice Unit | Uxbridge |
Source - SD161 (5th Issue), August 1940
County names used are those in use at the time
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