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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Fighter Command - January 1941
[No 9 Group | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 14 Group | No 60 Group | No 81 Group]
Command HQ - Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
HQ - Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Baginton | Baginton, Coventry, Warwickshire | |
| No 308 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Baginton | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Squires Gate | Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire | |
| No 96 Sqn | RAF Squires Gate | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Jurby | Jurby, Isle of Man | |
| No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Jurby | Defiants |
| RAF Station Speke | Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool 10, Lancashire | |
| No 312 (Czech) Sqn (less detachment) | RAF Speke | Hurricanes |
| No 229 Sqn | RAF Speke | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Ternhill | Ternhill, nr Market Drayton, Shropshire | Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Ternhill | Hurricanes |
| Detachment, No 312 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Penrhos | Hurricanes |
HQ - Rudloe Manor, Box, Chippenham, Wiltshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Middle Wallop | Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire | |
| No 32 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Hurricanes |
| No 238 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Hurricanes |
| No 604 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Beaufighters |
| No 93 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Boston II/Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| No 501 Sqn | RAF Filton | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | |
| No 504 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Hurricanes |
| No 263 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Whirlwinds |
| RAF Station Pembrey | Pembrey, Cornwall | |
| No 79 Sqn | RAF Pembrey | Hurricanes |
| No 256 Sqn | RAF Pembrey | Defiants |
| No 234 Sqn | RAF St Eval - Station in Coastal Command | Spitfires |
| No 247 Sqn | RNAS Roborough | Hurricanes (Parent Station, RAF Mount Batten) |
| RAF Station Warmwell | Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset | |
| No 152 Sqn | RAF Warmwell | Spitfires |
| No 609 Sqn | RAF Warmwell | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Colerne | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | |
| No 87 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Hurricanes |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Northolt | Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex | |
| No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | Spitfires |
| No 601 Sqn | RAF Northolt | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Kenley | Whyteleafe, Surrey | |
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Kenley | Hurricanes |
| No 615 Sqn | RAF Kenley | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Debden | Saffron Walden, Essex | |
| No 85 Sqn | RAF Debden | Havoc I |
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Debden | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | |
| No 91 Sqn | RAF Hawkinge | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent | |
| No 74 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfires |
| No 66 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfires |
| No 264 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Defiants |
| RAF Station Gravesend | Gravesend, Kent | |
| No 141 Sqn | RAF Gravesend | Defiant |
| RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | |
| No 249 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Hurricane |
| No 56 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Southend | Southend-on-Sea, Essex | |
| No 611 Sqn | RAF Southend | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Hornchurch | Hornchurch, Essex | |
| No 41 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfire |
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Croydon | Croydon, Surrey | |
| No 605 Sqn | RAF Croydon | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Hendon | Hendon, Middlesex | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | Various |
| No 1 Camouflage Flt | RAF Hendon | Various |
| RAF Station Tangmere | Tangmere, Chichester, Sussex | |
| No 145 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfires |
| No 219 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Blenheims/Beaufighters |
| No 610 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfires |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfire |
| No 302 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Ford | Ford, Arundel, Sussex | |
| No 23 Sqn | RAF Ford | Havoc I |
| Fighter Interception Unit | RAF Ford | Beaufighters |
| RAF Station Martlesham Heath | Martlesham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk | |
| No 17 Sqn | RAF Martlesham Heath | |
| RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | |
| No 92 Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfires |
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Duxford | Duxford, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Spitfire |
| No 310 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Duxford | Hurricanes |
| Air Fighting Development Unit | RAF Duxford | Various |
| RAF Station Wittering | Wittering, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Beaufighter |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Defiant |
| No 266 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Digby | Digby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 29 Sqn | RAF Digby | Blenheims |
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Digby | Hurricanes |
| No 112 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Kirton in Lindsey | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire | |
| No 616 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Spitfires |
| No 71 (Eagle) Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Hurricanes |
| No 255 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Defiants |
| RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| No 222 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Spitfire |
| No 257 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Leconfield | Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire | |
| No 253 Sqn | RAF Leconfield, shown at Church Fenton/Sherburn in Elmet but actually here | Hurricanes |
| No 213 Sqn | RAF Driffield - Station in Bomber Command | Hurricane |
HQ - Blakelaw Estate, Ponteland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 245 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove - Station in RAFNI | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Catterick | Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire | |
| No 54 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Spitfires |
| No 600 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Blenheims/Beaufighters |
| No 68 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Usworth | Usworth, Sunderland, County Durham | |
| No 607 Sqn | RAF Usworth | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Drem | Gullane, Drem, East Lothian | |
| No 43 Sqn | RAF Drem | Hurricane |
| No 603 Sqn | RAF Drem | Spitfires |
| No 602 Sqn | RAF Prestwick - Station in Flying Training Command | Spitfire |
| No 614 Sqn (Army Co-operation Command) | RAF Grangemouth | Lodger Unit |
| RAF Station Yeadon | Yeadon, West Riding of Yorkshire | |
| Station Flight | RAF Yeadon | |
| RAF Station Castletown | Thurso, Caithness | |
| No 808 Sqn FAA | RAF Castletown | Fulmar |
| RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | |
| No 72 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Spitfire |
| No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Acklington | Hurricanes |
| No 258 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Hurricanes |
HQ - RAF Inverness
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 260 Sqn | RAF Castletown | Hurricanes - Station in No 13 Group |
| No 1 Sqn RCAF | RAF Castletown | Hurricanes - Station in No 13 Group |
| No 111 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Dyce | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 111 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Montrose | Station in Flying Training Command |
| RAF Station Elgin | Elgin, Morayshire | |
| No 232 Sqn | RAF Elgin | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Sumburgh | Mainland, Shetland Islands | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 3 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Sumburgh | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Skeabrae | Kirkwall, Orkneys | |
| No 3 Sqn (1 Flight) | RAF Skeabrae | Hurricanes |
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 | |
| No 1 AA Calibration Flight | RAF Gatwick |
Radar stations controlled by No 60 (Signals) Group
| Station | Location/Address | Parent Unit |
| Anstruther | Fife | Leuchars |
| Avebury | Marlborough, Wiltshire | Colerne |
| Ballycranmore | County Down | Sydenham |
| Bamburgh | Northumberland | Usworth |
| Bawdsey | Woodbridge, Suffolk | Martlesham Heath |
| Beachy Head | Sussex | Kenley |
| Bembridge | Isle of Wight | Gosport |
| Bempton | East Yorkshire | Driffield |
| Branscombe | Sidmouth, Devon | Exeter |
| Bride | Isle of Man (North) | Jurby |
| Canewton | Rochford, Essex | Hornchurch |
| Carnanton | Newquay, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Castell Mawr | Cardiganshire | Aberystwyth |
| Castlerock | Portrush, County Derry | Aldergrove |
| Chew Park | Bishop Sutton, Somerset | Filton |
| Cocklaw | Peterhead, Aberdeen | Dyce |
| Cockburnspath | Berwickshire | Drem |
| Cregneish | Isle of Man | Jurby |
| Cresswell | Morpeth, Northumberland | Usworth |
| Cromarty | Cromarty | Evanton |
| Crustan | Orkneys | Kirkwall |
| Danby Beacon | Seaholm. North Yorkshire | Thornaby |
| Deerness | Nether Button, Orkneys | Lyness |
| Doonie Hill | Aberdeen | Dyce |
| Douglas Wood | Angus | Montrose |
| Down Derry | Fowey | Mount Batten |
| Downhill | Portrush, County Derry | Aldergrove |
| Drone Hill | Berwick | Drem |
| Dry Tree | Helston, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Dunkirk | Faversham, Kent | Manston |
| Dunwich | Saxmundham, Suffolk | Martlesham Heath |
| Durrington | West Worthing | Tangmere |
| Easington | Spurnhead, East Yorkshire | Catfoss |
| Fairlight | Hastings | Hawkinge |
| Foreness | Cliftonville | Manston |
| Formby | Formby, Liverpool, Lancashire | Speke |
| Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltar |
| Glenarm | County Antrim | Aldergrove |
| Great Bromley | Colchester, Essex | North Weald |
| Happisburgh | Norwich, Norfolk | Horsham St Faith |
| Hartland | Devon | Chivenor |
| Hawkstor | Plymouth, Devon | Pembroke Dock |
| Hayscatle Cross | Fishguard, Anglesey | Mount Batten |
| High Street, Darsham | Suffolk | Martlesham Heath |
| Hillhead | Kinnairds Head | Dyce |
| Hollingbury | Folkestone | Hawkinge |
| Hopton | Yarmouth, Norfolk | Horsham St Faith |
| Kete | Pembrokeshire | Pembroke Dock |
| Kilchiaran | Islay | Port Ellen |
| Kingswear | Brixham, Devon | Mount Batten |
| Kirkistown Castle | County Down | Sydenham |
| Loth | Helmsdale, Sutherland | Wick |
| Mark's Castle | Land's End, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Nether Button | Kirkwall, Orkneys | Lyness (950 Balloon Sqn) |
| Nevin | Carnarvonshire | Penrhos |
| Newchurch | Kent | Hawkinge |
| Northam | Northam Burrows, Devon | Chivenor |
| North Cairn | Stranraer | West Freugh |
| Noss Hill | Sumburgh, Shetlands | Sumburgh |
| Orby | Skegness, Lincolnshire | Digby |
| Ottercops | Northumberland | Usworth |
| Pen Olver | Lizard, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Pen-y-bryn | Llyn | Penrhos |
| Pevensey | Sussex | Kenley |
| Poling | Sussex | Tangmere |
| Prestatyn | Flintshire | Sealand |
| Rame Head | Plymouth | Mont Batten |
| Ringstead | Poxwell, Dorset | Warmwell |
| Rosehearty | Aberdeenshire | Dyce |
| Rye | Sussex | Hawkinge |
| St Cyrus | Montrose | Montrose |
| St Twynnells | Tenby | Carew Cheriton |
| Saligo | Islay | Port Ellen |
| Sango | Cape Wrath | Castletown |
| Scarlet Point | Isle of Man | Jurby |
| School Hill | Aberdeen | Dyce |
| Shotton | Castle Eden, County Durham | Usworth |
| Skaw | North Unst, Shetlands | Sullom Voe |
| Skendleby | Spilsby, Lincolnshire | Manby |
| Sopley | Christchurch, Hampshire | Middle Wallop |
| Southbourne | Bournemouth, Dorset | Warmwell |
| South Stack | Holy Island, Anglesey | Penrhos |
| 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 |
| Swingate | Dover | Hawkinge |
| Tannach | Wick | Wick |
| Tan-y-Bwich | Aberysteyth | Aberysteyth |
| Thrumster | Wick | Wick |
| Tower | Blackpool, Lancashire | Blackpool |
| Trerew | Newquay, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Trevescan | Sennen, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Trevose | St Merryn, Newquay, Cornwall | St Eval |
| Truleigh Hill | Shoreham | Tangmere |
| Ventnor | Isle of Wight | Gosport |
| Waldringfield | Martlesham | Debden |
| Walton | The Naze, Essex | North Weald |
| Warren | Tenby | Pembroke Dock |
| West Beckham | Holt, Norfolk | Bircham Newton |
| West Prawle | Devon | Mount Batten |
| Wherwell | Andover | Middle Wallop |
| Whale Head | Orkneys | Lyness (950 Balloon Sqn) |
| Whitstable | Kent | Manston |
| Willesborough | Ashford, Kent | Biggin Hill |
| Worth Matravers | Swanage | Warmwell |
No 81 Operational Training Group
HQ - RAF Sealand (Temporary)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 54 OTU | RAF Church Fenton | Blenheims/Defiants/Beaufighters |
| RAF Station Aston Down | Aston Down, Gloucestershire | |
| No 55 OTU | RAF Usworth | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Sutton Bridge | Sutton Bridge, Long Sutton, Lincolnshire | |
| No 56 OTU | RAF Sutton Bridge | Hurricanes |
| RAF Station Hawarden | Hawarden, Saltney Ferry, Flintshire | |
| No 57 OTU | RAF Hawarden | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Grangemouth | Central Scotland Airport, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | |
| No 58 OTU | RAF Grangemouth | Spitfires |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Turnhouse, Edinburgh | |
| No 59 OTU | RAF Turnhouse | Hurricanes |
Miscellaneous Units
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| Air Ministry Unit | London (11 Group) | |
| RAF Station Harrow | London (11 Group) | |
| Polish Inspectorate General | London (11 Group) | |
| Czechoslovak Inspectorate General | London (11 Group) | |
| No 11 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | London (11 Group) | |
| No 13 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | London (11 Group) | |
| No 14 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | London (11 Group) | |
| R/T Voice Unit | Uxbridge | |
| No 16 Aviation Candidate Selection Board | Edinburgh |
Source - SD161 (6th Issue) January 1941
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 9 Group | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 14 Group | No 60 Group | No 81 Group]
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