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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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India and Far East - December 1941
[India Command | Far East Command]
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Ambala | Station HQ | |
| No 1 School of Technical Training | ||
| Central Wireless Station | ||
| No 1 Service Flying Training School | ||
| Bombay | Coast Defence Wing | |
| Embarkation Office | ||
| No 2 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti | |
| Calcutta | No 3 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti |
| Delhi | Communication Flight | Envoy |
| Air Landing School | ||
| Air HQ, India | ||
| Drigh Road (Karachi) | No 2 School of Technical Training | |
| No 4 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti | |
| No 5 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti | |
| Aircraft Depot | ||
| Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | ||
| Fort Sandeman | Care and Maintenance | |
| Jodhpur | No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | |
| Kohat | Station HQ | |
| No 28 Sqn | Audax | |
| No 2 Sqn Indian Air Force | ||
| Lahore | Station HQ | |
| Initial Training School (Officer) | ||
| No 31 Sqn | Valentia/DC2 | |
| Records Office | ||
| Lower Topa | No 1 Hill Station | |
| No 2 (Indian) Group | ||
| Madras | No 1 Flight, Indian Air Force Volunteer Reserve | Wapiti |
| Miranshah | Care and Mantenance | |
| Peshawar | Station HQ | |
| No 1 (Indian) Group | ||
| No 1 Sqn Indian Air Force | Wapiti | |
| No 3 Sqn Indian Air Force | ||
| Risalpur | Station HQ | |
| No 5 Sqn | Mohawk | |
| Secunderabad | No 20 Sqn (1 Flight) | Audax |
| No 1 Elementary Flying Training School | ||
| Solan | No 2 Hill Station |
| 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 |
| Malaya | ||
| Alor Star | No 62 Sqn | Blenheim I |
| Bukit Timah | Air HQ, Far East | |
| Batak Quarry | Air Ammunition Park | |
| Bukit Panjang | No 152 Maintenance Unit | |
| Buterworth | Care and Maintenance | |
| Bukit Chunang | No 511 AMES | |
| Kallang | Station HQ | |
| Communication Flight | Moth, Walrus | |
| No 243 Sqn | Buffalo | |
| No 488 Sqn RNZAF | Buffalo | |
| No 27 Sqn | Blenheim I | |
| Kota Bahru | Station HQ | |
| No 8 Sqn RAAF | Hudson | |
| Kuantan | Station HQ | |
| Armament Training School | ||
| Kluang | Station HQ | |
| Kuala Lumper | No 153 Maintenance Unit | |
| No 223 Group | ||
| Mersing | No 243 AMES | |
| Seletar | Station HQ | |
| Inter-Command W/T Station | ||
| No 100 Sqn | Vildebeest | |
| No 36 Sqn | Vildebeest | |
| No 205 Sqn | Catalina | |
| No 151 Maintenance Unit | ||
| RI and MU | ||
| Air Ammunition Park | ||
| Radio Calibration Flight | ||
| No 52 Wireless Intelligence Unit | ||
| No 1 NZ Aerodrome Construction Company | ||
| No 81 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| Sembawang | Station HQ - RAAF | |
| No 1 Sqn RAAF | Hudson | |
| No 21 Sqn RAAF | Wirraway/Buffalo | |
| No 453 Sqn RAAF | Buffalo | |
| Singapore | HQ, C-in-C Far East | |
| Sungei Patani | Station HQ | |
| Tengah | Station HQ | |
| No 4 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | Shark/Swordfish/Queen Bee/Blenheim | |
| No 34 Sqn | Blenheim IV | |
| Tanyong Kupang | No 512 AMES | |
| Taman Tulong | No 518 AMES | |
| Tanak Merah Bosar | No 250 AMES | |
| Ceylon | ||
| Colombo | No 222 Group | |
| China Bay | Station HQ | |
| Station Flt | Seal - 2 IE spotting duties | |
| No 273 Sqn | Vildebeest - 4 IE | |
| Kogalla | Station HQ | |
| No 205 Sqn detachment | Catalina | |
| Hong Kong | ||
| Kai Tak | Station HQ | |
| Station Flt | Vildebeest/Tutor/Walrus | |
| Burma | ||
| Heho | Care and Maintenance | |
| Mingaladon | Station HQ | |
| No 60 Sqn | Blenheim I | |
| No 67 Sqn | Buffalo | |
| Miktila | No 154 Maintenance Unit | |
| Mergui | Care and Maintenance | |
| Moulmein | No 517 AMES | |
| Rangoon | No 221 Group | |
| No 41 Embarkation Office | ||
| Tavoy | Care and Maintenance | |
| Toungoo | Care and Maintenance | |
| New Units | ||
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Nos 82 & 83 Repair and Salvage Units | |
| Trincomalee | No 45 Embarkation Unit | |
| Burma | Equipment Holding Unit |
Source - December 1941 SD161
[India Command | Far East Command]
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