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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Overseas Commands - August 1940
RAF Mediterranean (AHQ - Valetta)
Units directly administered by RAF Mediterranean HQ
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| Base Accounts Office | Valetta | |
| Base Personnel Office | Valetta | |
| Meteorological Station | Valetta | |
| RAF Station Kalafrana | Kalafrana, Malta | |
| Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Kalafrana | |
| Station HQ Hal Far | Hal Far, Malta | |
| Station Flt | RAF Hal Far | Various |
| Station HQ Luqa | Luqa, Malta | |
| No 261 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Hurricanes |
| No 431 Flight | RAF Luqa | Glen Martin |
| D/F station | Ta Salvatur | |
| No 241 TRU | Ta Salvatur | |
| No 242 TRU | Ta Salvatur |
British Forces in Aden (AHQ - Steamer Point)
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| Armoured Car and Marine Craft Section | RAF Steamer Point | |
| Equipment Supply Depot | RAF Steamer Point | |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Steamer Point | |
| RAF Station Khormaksar | Khormaksar, Aden | |
| No 8 Sqn | RAF Khormaksar | Blenheims |
| No 203 Sqn | RAF Khormaksar | Blenheims |
| Station Flight | RAF Khormaksar | Various |
| General Purpose Flight | RAF Khormaksar | Vincents |
| RAF Station Sheikh Othman | Sheikh Othman, Aden | |
| No 94 (Fighter) Sqn | Sheikh Othman | Gladiators |
| No 11 (Bomber) Sqn | Sheikh Othman | Blenheims |
| No 39 (Bomber) Sqn | Sheikh Othman | Blenheims |
| Inter Command W/T Station | Sheikh Othman |
Aden Protectorate Levies
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| HQ | Sheikh Othman | |
| 2 Companies Infantry | Sheikh Othman | |
| 1 Machine Gun Troop | Sheikh Othman | |
| AA Wing | Sheikh Othman | |
| No 13 WIS | Sheikh Othman | Half Screen |
Military Forces in Aden
| Unit | Location |
| HQ, Royal Artillery | Steamer Point |
| HQ 5th (Heavy) Regiment, Royal Artillery | Steamer Point |
| 9th (Heavy) Battery, Royal Artillery | Steamer Point |
| 20th (Fortress) Company, Royal Artillery | Steamer Point |
| 15th AA Battery HKS, Royal Artillery | Isthmus |
| 23rd AA Battery HKS, Royal Artillery | Isthmus |
| Searchlight Detachment, Royal Artillery | Isthmus |
| AA Section, Royal Engineers | Isthmus |
| 17th Indian Staging Section | Isthmus |
| 48 CD RIASC | Isthmus |
| 2/5 Mahrattas Light Infantry | Khormaksar |
| 1/2nd Punjab Regiment | Khormaksar |
| Ordnance Depot, RAOC | Crater |
| Unit | Location | |
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Malaya |
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| RAF Station Seletar | Seletar, Singapore | |
| No 36 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn | RAF Seletar | Vildebeests |
| No 100 (Torpedo Bomber) Sqn | RAF Seletar | Vildebeests |
| No 205 (General Reconnaissance) Sqn | RAF Seletar | Singapores |
| Aircraft Depot | RAF Seletar | |
| Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Seletar | |
| RAF Station Tengah | Tengah, Singapore | |
| No 34 Sqn | RAF Tengah | Blenheims |
| No 62 Sqn | RAF Tengah | Blenheims |
| Communication Flight | Kallang | Various |
| No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (including Spotter Flight) | Kallang | Shark, Swordfish and Queen Bee |
| No 1 Sqn RAAF | Sembawang | Hudsons (12) |
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| RAF Station China Bay | China Bay, Ceylon | |
| No 273 Sqn | RAF China Bay | Vildebeests |
| Station Flight | RAF China Bay | Various |
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Hong Kong |
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| RAF Station Kai Tak | Kai Tak, Hong Kong | |
| Station Flt | RAF Kai Tak | Various |
Source - SD161 (5th Issue), August 1940
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