Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Army Co-operation Command - January 1941
[No 70 Group | No 71 Group | No 1 AACU Locations]
Command HQ - RAF Ramslade, Bracknell, Berkshire.
No 70 (Army Co-operation) Group
HQ - South Farnborough, Hampshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Andover | Andover, Hampshire | |
No 2 School of Army Co-operation | RAF Andover | Anson/Blenheim |
RAF Station Cardiff | Tremorfa, Cardiff | |
No 8 AACU | RAF Cardiff | Various |
RAF Station Castle Bromwich | Birmingham, Warwickshire | |
No 7 AACU | RAF Castle Bromwich | Various |
RAF Station Christchurch | Christchurch, Hampshire | |
'H' Flight, No 1 AACU | RAF Christchurch | Various |
Special Duty Flight | RAF Christchurch | Various |
RAF Station Farnborough | South Farnborough, Hampshire | |
HQ, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
No 1 Maintenance Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
School of Photography | RAF Farnborough | |
Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Farnborough | |
RAF Station Odiham | Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire | |
No 110 Sqn RCAF (Lodger Unit see No 71 Group) | RAF Odiham | Lysander |
Franco-Belgian Flying Training School (Lodger Unit) | RAF Odiham | Magisters |
RAF Station Old Sarum | Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
No 1 School of Army Co-operation | RAF Old Sarum | Hector/Lysander |
RAF Station Ringway | Ringway, Northenden, Manchester | |
No 110 (AAC) Wing | RAF Ringway | Blenheims/Lysanders |
No 6 AACU | RAF Ringway | Various |
Central Landing Establishment | RAF Ringway | Whitleys |
RAF Station Weston Zoyland | Weston Zoyland, nr Bridgwater, Somerset | |
No 16 Sqn (Lodger Unit see No 71 Group) | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
'A' Flight, No 1 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | Various |
No 2 Maintenance Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
Pilotless Aircraft Flt | RAF St Athan - Station in Technical Training Command | Queen Bee |
RAF Station Larkhill | Larkhill, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire | |
'D' Flt (Army Co-operation) | RAF Larkhill |
Location of the Flights of No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit in No 70 Group
Flight | Location | Range used |
HQ, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
No 1 Maintenance Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
No 2 Maintenance Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
'A' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | Watchet |
'B' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Carew Cheriton (Station in Coastal Command) | Manorbier |
'C' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Penrhos (later Morfa Towyn, station in Flying Training Command) | |
'D' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | St Agnes Head |
'E' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF West Freugh (Station in Flying Training Command) | Burrow Head |
'F' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Squires Gate (Station in Coastal Command) | Cark |
'G' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | Penhale Sands |
'H' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Christchurch | |
'J' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Aberffraw | Ty-Croes |
'K' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Bircham Newton (Station in Coastal Command) | Weybourne |
'L' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Aberporth | Aberporth |
'M' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Bircham Newton (Station in Coastal Command) | Weyborne |
'O' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | Penhale Sands |
'T' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Weyborne | Weyborne |
'U' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Morfa Towyn | Towyn |
'V' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | St Agnes Head |
'W' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Kidsdale | Burrow Head |
'X' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Aberporth | Aberporth |
'Y' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Manorbier | Manorbier |
'Z' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Aberffraw | Ty-Croes |
No 71 (Army Co-operation) Group
HQ - Sunningdale, Berkshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Bury St Edmunds | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | |
No 268 Sqn | RAF Bury St Edmunds | Lysander |
RAF Station Firbeck | Firbeck, West Yorkshire | |
No 613 Sqn | RAF Firbeck | Lysander |
RAF Station Gatwick | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | |
No 26 Sqn | RAF Gatwick | Lysander |
No 614 Sqn | RAF Grangemouth - Station in Fighter Command | Lysander |
No 239 Sqn | RAF Hatfield - Station in Flying Training Command | Lysander |
No 13 Sqn | RAF Hooton Park - Station in Coastal Command | Lysander |
RAF Station Inverness | Longman, Inverness | |
No 241 Sqn | RAF Inverness | Lysander |
No 110 Sqn RCAF | RAF Odiham -Station in No 70 Group | Lysander |
RAF Station Renfrew | Renfrewshire | |
No 309 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Renfrew | Lysander |
RAF Station Sawbridgeworth | Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire | |
No 2 Sqn | RAF Sawbridgeworth | Lysander |
RAF Station Tilshead | Tilshead, Wiltshire | |
No 225 Sqn | RAF Tilshead | Lysander |
No 16 Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland -Station in No 70 Group | Lysander |
No 4 Sqn | RAF York - Station in Bomber Command | Lysander |
Source - SD161 (6th Issue) January 1941
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 70 Group | No 71 Group | No 1 AACU Locations]
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