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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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India and Far East - July 1941
[India Command | Far East Command]
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Ambala | Station HQ | |
| No 1 School of Technical Training | ||
| Central Wireless Station | ||
| No 1 Flying Training School | ||
| No 3 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
| Indian Air Force Record Office | ||
| Bombay | Coast Defence Wing | |
| No 20 Sqn, 'V' Flight | Audax - 3 IE | |
| No 2 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
| Begumpet | No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | |
| Delhi | Communication Flight | Envoy |
| Drigh Road (Karachi) | No 2 School of Technical Training | |
| No 4 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
| No 5 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
| Fort Sandeman | No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | Wapiti - 1 Flight |
| Kohat | Station HQ | |
| No 28 Sqn | Audax - 12 IE | |
| Lahore | Station HQ | |
| No 2 (Indian) Group | ||
| Initial Training School (Officer) | ||
| No 31 Sqn | Valentia - 10 IE | |
| Aircraft Depot | ||
| Madras | No 20 Sqn, 'Y' Flight | Audax - 3 IE |
| No 1 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti - 3 IE | |
| Miranshah | No 28 Sqn | Audax - 1 Flight |
| Peshawar | Station HQ | |
| No 1 (Indian) Group | ||
| No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | Wapiti - 12 IE | |
| Risalpur | Station HQ | |
| No 5 Sqn | Audax - 12 IE | |
| Simla | Air HQ, India | |
| Secunderabad | No 20 Sqn (1 Flight) | Audax - 6 IE |
| The following are included in the Command's establishment: - | |
| Air HQ, India | Establishment, India No 1 |
| RAF Hill Depot | Establishment, India No 11 |
| Chowkidars, Khassadars and Levy Sowars for the Air Firing and Bombing Ranges to India | Establishment, India No 12 |
| No 1 Sqn IAF | Establishment, India No 13 |
| Indian Air Force Reserve Pool | Establishment, India No 14 |
| British Instructional Staff for the Indian Air Force Apprentices | Establishment, India No 15 |
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Alor Star | No 62 Sqn | Blenheim I - 14 IE to re-arm with Baltimore - 16 IE* |
| Bukit Timah | Air HQ, Far East | |
| Kallang | Station HQ | |
| Communication Flight | Moth - 2 IE, Walrus - 1 IE | |
| No 243 Sqn | Buffalo - 16 IE, forming | |
| No 67 Sqn | Buffalo - 16 IE, forming | |
| No 27 Sqn | Blenheim I - 12 IE | |
| Kota Bahru | No 8 Sqn RAAF | Hudson - 12 IE |
| Seletar | Station HQ | |
| Aircraft Depot | ||
| Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
| No 243 AMES | ||
| No 250 AMES | ||
| No 36 Sqn | Vildebeest - 12 IE, to re-arm with Beaufort - 14 IE* | |
| No 100 Sqn | Vildebeest - 12 IE, to re-arm with Beaufort - 14 IE* | |
| No 205 Sqn | Catalina - 6 IE | |
| 3 Bomb Disposal Squads | ||
| Sembawang | Station HQ - RAAF | |
| No 1 Sqn RAAF | Hudson - 12 IE | |
| No 21 Sqn RAAF | Wirraway - 12 IE | |
| Singapore | HQ, C-in-C Far East | |
| No 511 AMES | ||
| No 512 AMES | ||
| Tengah | Station HQ | |
| No 34 Sqn | Blenheim I - 12 IE | |
| No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | Shark - 6 IE, Swordfish - 6 IE, Queen Bee - 4 IE | |
| China Bay (Ceylon) | Station HQ | |
| Station Flt | Seal - 2 IE spotting duties | |
| No 273 Sqn | Vildebeest - 4 IE | |
| Kai Tak (Hong Kong) | Station HQ | |
| Station Flt | Vildebeest - 4 IE target towing duties, Tutor - 1 IE spotting duties, Walrus - 1 IE spotting duties | |
| Mingaladon/Rangoon (Burma) | No 60 Sqn | Blenheim I - 12 IE |
* This re-equipment never took place before the Japanese invasion of December 1941
Source - July 1941 SD161
[India Command | Far East Command]
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