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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[No 1 Group | No 2 Group | No 3 Group | No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 6 Group | No 7 Group]
Command HQ - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HQ - Hucknall, Nottinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Binbrook | Binbrook, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 Sqn | RAF Binbrook | Wellingtons |
| No 142 Sqn | RAF Binbrook | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Molesworth | ||
| RAF Station Newton | ||
| No 103 Sqn | RAF Newton | Wellingtons |
| No 150 Sqn | RAF Newton | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Snaith | Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire | |
| No 455 Sqn RAAF | RAF Snaith | Hampdens |
| RAF Station Swinderby | Swinderby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 300 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Swinderby | Wellingtons |
| No 301 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Swinderby | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Syerston | Syerston, Newark, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 304 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Syerston | Wellingtons |
| No 305 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Syerston | Wellingtons |
HQ - Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| No 18 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Blenheims |
| No 139 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Blenheims |
| No 8 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Horsham St Faith | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Polebrook | ||
| RAF Station Swanton Morley | Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk | |
| No 105 Sqn | RAF Swanton Morley | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Wattisham | Wattisham, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| No 110 Sqn | RAF Wattisham | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Watton | Watton, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 21 Sqn | RAF Watton | Blenheims |
| No 82 Sqn | RAF Watton | Blenheims |
| RAF Station West Raynham | West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk | |
| No 90 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Fortress I |
| No 101 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Blenheims |
| No 107 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Blenheims |
No 114 Sqn temporarily detached to Coastal Command
HQ - Exning, nr Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Feltwell | Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 57 Sqn | RAF Feltwell | Wellingtons |
| No 75 Sqn | RAF Feltwell | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Honington | Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 9 Sqn | RAF Honington | Wellingtons |
| No 311 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Honington | Wellingtons |
| No 5 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Honington | |
| RAF Station Marham | Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk | |
| No 115 Sqn | RAF Marham | Wellingtons |
| No 218 Sqn | RAF Marham | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Mildenhall | Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 149 Sqn | RAF Mildenhall | Wellingtons |
| No 1401 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Mildenhall | Gladiators/Spitfires |
| No 3 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Mildenhall | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Oakington | Oakington, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 7 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Stirlings |
| No 3 Photo Reconnaissance Unit | RAF Oakington | Spitfires/Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Stradishall | Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk | |
| No 214 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Wellingtons |
| No 1419 Flt | RAF Stradishall | Various |
| No 3 Group Training Flt | RAF Stradishall | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Waterbeach | Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 99 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Wyton | St Ives, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 15 Sqn | RAF Wyton | Wellingtons/Stirlings |
| No 40 Sqn | RAF Wyton | Wellingtons |
| No 4 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Wyton | Wellingtons |
HQ - RAF York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Dishforth | Dishforth, NorthYorkshire | |
| No 51 Sqn | RAF Dishforth | Whitleys |
| RAF Station Driffield | Driffield, East Yorkshire | |
| No 104 Sqn | RAF Driffield | Wellingtons |
| RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | Linton-on-Ouse, York, North Yorkshire | |
| No 35 Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Halifaxes |
| No 58 Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Whitleys |
| No 2 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Whitleys |
| RAF Station Leeming | Leeming, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire | |
| No 10 Sqn | RAF Leeming | Whitleys |
| RAF Station Middleton St George | Yarm, Co. Durham | |
| No 76 Sqn | RAF Middleton St George | Halifaxes (temporarily at RAF Linton-on-Ouse) |
| RAF Station Pocklington | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 78 Sqn | RAF Pocklington | Whitleys |
| No 405 Sqn RCAF | RAF Pocklington | Whitleys |
| RAF Station Topcliffe | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | |
| No 77 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | Whitleys |
| No 102 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | Whitleys |
HQ - Grantham, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Coningsby | Coningsby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 106 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | Hampdens |
| No 97 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | Manchesters |
| No 5 Group Training Flt | RAF Coningsby | |
| RAF Station Doncaster | Doncaster, West Yorkshire | Station in Army Co-operation Command |
| RAF Station Lindholme | Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 50 Sqn | RAF Lindholme | Hampdens |
| No 408 Sqn RCAF | RAF Lindholme | Hampdens |
| RAF Station Hemswell | Hemswell, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| No 61 Sqn | RAF Hemswell | Manchesters |
| No 144 Sqn | RAF Hemswell | Hampdens |
| RAF Station Scampton | Scampton, Lincolnshire | |
| No 49 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Hampdens |
| No 83 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Hampdens |
| RAF Station Waddington | Waddington, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| No 44 Sqn | RAF Waddington | Hampdens |
| No 207 Sqn | RAF Waddington | Manchesters |
| No 6 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Waddington | Hampdens |
No 6 (Bomber) Group - Operational Training
HQ - RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Abingdon | Abingdon, Oxfordshire | |
| No 10 Operational Training Unit | RAF Abingdon | Whitleys/Anson |
| No 1 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Abingdon | Whitleys/Anson |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 11 Operational Training Unit | RAF Bassingbourn | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire | |
| No 12 Operational Training Unit | RAF Benson | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Bramcote | Bramcote, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 18 (Polish) Operational Training Unit | RAF Bramcote | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Harwell | Harwell, Oxfordshire | |
| No 15 Operational Training Unit | RAF Harwell | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Kinloss | Kinloss, Moray | |
| No 19 Operational Training Unit | RAF Kinloss | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Lichfield | Lichfield, Staffordshire | |
| No 27 Operational Training Unit | RAF Lichfield | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth | Lossiemouth, Moray | |
| No 20 Operational Training Unit | RAF Lossiemouth | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Medmenham | Medmenham, Berkshire | |
| Central Interpretation Unit | RAF Medmenham | For administration only |
| RAF Station Moreton-in-Marsh | Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire | |
| No 21 Operational Training Unit | RAF Moreton-in-Marsh | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Pershore | Pershore, Worcestershire | |
| No 23 Operational Training Unit | RAF Pershore | Wellingtons/Ansons |
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellesbourne Mountford, nr Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | |
| No 22 Operational Training Unit | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellingtons/Ansons |
No 7 (Bomber) Group - Operational Training
HQ - Brampton Grange, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bicester | Bicester, Oxfordshire | |
| No 13 Operational Training Unit | RAF Bicester | Blenheims |
| RAF Station Cottesmore | Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland | |
| No 14 Operational Training Unit | RAF Cottesmore | Hampdens/Ansons |
| RAF Station Finningley | Finningley, nr Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 25 Operational Training Unit | RAF Finningley | Hampdens/Wellingtons/Manchesters/Ansons |
| No 7 Blind Approach Training Flt | RAF Finningley | Hampdens |
| RAF Station Upper Heyford | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire | |
| No 16 Operational Training Unit | RAF Upper Heyford | Hampdens/Ansons |
| RAF Station Upwood | Upwood, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 17 Operational Training Unit | RAF Upwood | Blenheims |
The following squadrons existed on a 'number only' basis pending re-formation: -
No 52 Squadron
No 63 Squadron
No 108 Squadron
No 166 Squadron
No 185Squadron
No 215 Squadron
Source - July 1941 SD161
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 1 Group | No 2 Group | No 3 Group | No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 6 Group | No 7 Group]
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