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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Bomber Command - December 1941
[No 1 Group | No 2 Group | No 3 Group | No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 6 Group | No 7 Group | No 8 Group]
Command HQ - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HQ - Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, West Yorkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Binbrook | Binbrook, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 Sqn | RAF Binbrook | Wellington |
| No 142 Sqn | RAF Binbrook | Wellington |
| No 1481 Target Towing Flight | RAF Binbrook | Lysander |
| RAF Station Elsham Wolds | Elsham Wolds, Brigg, Lincolnshire | |
| No 103 Sqn | RAF Elsham Wolds | Wellington |
| RAF Station Hemswell | Hemswell, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| No 300 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Hemswell | Wellington |
| No 301 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Hemswell | Wellington |
| RAF Station Holme | Holme-on-Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire | |
| No 458 Sqn RAAF | RAF Holme | Wellington |
| RAF Station Lindholme | Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 304 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Lindholme | Wellington |
| No 305 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Lindholme | Wellington |
| RAF Station Snaith | Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire | |
| No 150 Sqn | RAF Snaith | Wellington/Liberator |
HQ - Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| No 18 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Blenheim |
| No 139 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Blenheim |
| No 1508 Beam Approach Training Flt | RAF Horsham St Faith | Blenheim |
| RAF Station Polebrook | ||
| No 90 Sqn | RAF Polebrook | Fortress I, detachments at other stations |
| RAF Station Swanton Morley | Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk | |
| No 105 Sqn | RAF Swanton Morley | Blenheim |
| No 88 Sqn | RAF Swanton Morley | Boston III/Blenheim |
| No 1515 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Swanton Morley | Oxford |
| RAF Station Wattisham | Wattisham, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| No 110 Sqn | RAF Wattisham | Blenheim |
| No 226 Sqn | RAF Wattisham | Boston III/Blenheim |
| RAF Station Watton | Watton, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 21 Sqn | RAF Watton | Blenheim |
| No 82 Sqn | RAF Watton | Blenheim |
| RAF Station West Raynham | West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk | |
| No 107 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Blenheim |
| No 114 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Blenheim |
| No 1420 Flight | RAF West Raynham | Blenheim |
| No 1481 Target Towing Flight | RAF West Raynham | Lysander |
HQ - Exning, nr Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Feltwell | Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 57 Sqn | RAF Feltwell | Wellington |
| No 75 Sqn | RAF Feltwell | Wellington |
| No 1519 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Feltwell | Oxford |
| RAF Station Honington | Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 9 Sqn | RAF Honington | Wellington |
| No 311 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Honington | Wellington |
| No 1505 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Honington | |
| No 1513 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Honington | Oxford |
| RAF Station Marham | Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk | |
| No 115 Sqn | RAF Marham | Wellington |
| No 218 Sqn | RAF Marham | Wellington |
| RAF Station Mildenhall | Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 149 Sqn | RAF Mildenhall | Wellington/Stirling |
| No 1503 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Mildenhall | Wellington |
| RAF Station Oakington | Oakington, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 7 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Stirling |
| No 101 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Wellington |
| RAF Station Stradishall | Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk | |
| No 214 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Wellington |
| No 138 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Various |
| No 1483 Target Towing Flight | RAF Stradishall | Lysander |
| No 3 Group Training Flt | RAF Stradishall | Wellington |
| No 1521 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Stradishall | Oxford |
| RAF Station Tempsford | Tempsford, Bedfordshire | |
| RAF Station Waterbeach | Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 99 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Wellington |
| No 26 Conversion Flight | RAF Waterbeach | Stirling |
| No 15 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Stirling |
| RAF Station Wyton | St Ives, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 40 Sqn | RAF Wyton | Wellington, detachments at other stations |
| No 1504 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Wyton | Wellington |
HQ - RAF York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Dishforth | Dishforth, North Yorkshire | |
| No 51 Sqn | RAF Dishforth | Whitley |
| No 1512 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Whitley |
| RAF Station Driffield | Driffield, East Yorkshire | |
| No 104 Sqn | RAF Driffield | Wellington, detachments at other stations |
| No 1484 Target Towing Flight | RAF Driffield | Lysander |
| RAF Station Leeming | Leeming, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire | |
| No 10 Sqn | RAF Leeming | Whitley |
| No 77 Sqn | RAF Leeming | Whitley |
| RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | Linton-on-Ouse, York, North Yorkshire | |
| No 35 Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Halifax |
| No 58 Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Whitley |
| No 1502 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Whitley |
| No 28 Conversion Flight | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Halifax |
| RAF Station Middleton St George | Yarm, Co. Durham | |
| No 76 Sqn | RAF Middleton St George | Halifax |
| No 78 Sqn | RAF Middleton St George | Whitley |
| RAF Station Pocklington | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 405 Sqn RCAF | RAF Pocklington | Wellington |
| RAF Station Topcliffe | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | |
| No 102 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | Whitley |
| No 1516 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Topcliffe | Oxford |
HQ - Grantham, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bottesford | Coningsby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 1524 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Bottesford | Oxford |
| RAF Station Coningsby | Coningsby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 106 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | Hampden |
| No 97 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | Manchester |
| No 1485 Target Towing Flight | RAF Coningsby | Lysander |
| No 5 Group Training Flt | RAF Coningsby | |
| No 1514 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Coningsby | Oxford |
| RAF Station North Luffenham | Edith Weston, Oakham, Rutland | |
| No 61 Sqn | RAF North Luffenham | Manchester |
| No 144 Sqn | RAF North Luffenham | Hampden |
| RAF Station Scampton | Scampton, Lincolnshire | |
| No 49 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Hampden |
| No 83 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Hampden |
| No 1518 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Scampton | Oxford |
| RAF Station Swinderby | Swinderby, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| No 50 Sqn | RAF Swinderby | Hampden |
| No 455 Sqn RAAF | RAF Swinderby | Hampden |
| RAF Station Syerston | Syerston, Newark, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 408 Sqn RCAF | RAF Lindholme | Hampden |
| RAF Station Waddington | Waddington, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| No 44 Sqn | RAF Waddington | Hampden |
| No 207 Sqn | RAF Waddington | Manchester |
| No 1506 Beam Approach Training Flight | 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 | Whitley/Anson |
| No 1501 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Abingdon | Whitley |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 11 Operational Training Unit | RAF Bassingbourn | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Bramcote | Bramcote, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 18 (Polish) Operational Training Unit | RAF Bramcote | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Chipping Warden | Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire | |
| No 12 Operational Training Unit | RAF Chipping Warden | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Harwell | Harwell, Oxfordshire | |
| No 15 Operational Training Unit | RAF Harwell | Wellington/Anson |
| Ferry Training and Despatch Flight | RAF Harwell | |
| RAF Station Kinloss | Kinloss, Moray | |
| No 19 Operational Training Unit | RAF Kinloss | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Lichfield | Lichfield, Staffordshire | |
| No 27 Operational Training Unit | RAF Lichfield | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth | Lossiemouth, Moray | |
| No 20 Operational Training Unit | RAF Lossiemouth | Wellington/Anson |
| 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 | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Pershore | Pershore, Worcestershire | |
| No 23 Operational Training Unit | RAF Pershore | Wellington/Anson |
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellesbourne Mountford, nr Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire | |
| No 22 Operational Training Unit | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellington/Anson |
No 7 (Bomber) Group - Operational Training
HQ - Winslow
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bicester | Bicester, Oxfordshire | |
| No 13 Operational Training Unit | RAF Bicester | Blenheim |
| Ferry Training Flight | RAF Bicester | |
| RAF Station Cottesmore | Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland | |
| No 14 Operational Training Unit | RAF Cottesmore | Hampden/Anson |
| RAF Station Finningley | Finningley, nr Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 25 Operational Training Unit | RAF Finningley | Hampden/Wellington/Manchester/Anson |
| No 1507 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Finningley | Oxford |
| RAF Station Honeybourne | Evesham Worcestershire | |
| RAF Station Upper Heyford | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire | |
| No 16 Operational Training Unit | RAF Upper Heyford | Hampden/Anson |
| RAF Station Upwood | Upwood, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 17 Operational Training Unit | RAF Upwood | Blenheim |
| No 1511 Beam Approach Training Flight | RAF Upewood | Oxford |
HQ - Brampton Grange, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Chelveston | Chelveston, Northamptonshire | |
| RAF Station Molesworth | Molesworth Huntingdonshire | |
| No 460 Sqn RAAF | RAF Molesworth | Wellington |
| RAF Station Thurleigh | Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedfordshire |
The following squadrons existed on a 'number only' basis pending re-formation: -
No 63 Squadron
No 98 Squadron
No 166 Squadron
No 215 Squadron
Source - December 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 | No 8 Group]
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