Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Other Home Commands/Units - June 1942

[Ferry Command | No 44 Group | RAF in Northern Ireland | Embarkation Units | Works Units]

RAF Ferry Command

Command HQ - Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada

No 44 (Ferry) Group

HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucestershire

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Filton	Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire
Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit	RAF Filton
RAF Station Hendon	Hendon, The Hyde, London NW9
No 24 Sqn	RAF Hendon
RAF Station Kemble	Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire
RAF Station Lyneham	Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire
No 1444 Flt	RAF Lyneham
No 1445 Flt	RAF Lyneham
Air Despatch and Reception Unit	RAF Lyneham
RAF Station Prestwick	Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire
Transatlantic Aircraft Reception	RAF Prestwick
Transatlantic Aircraft Control	RAF Prestwick
No 1527 (BAT) Flt	RAF Prestwick
No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit	RAF Portreath
No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit	Trebulzue, nr Newquay, Cornwall
Overseas Aircraft Control	Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
Ferry Training Unit	RAF Honeybourne
No 1425 Communications Flt	RAF Honeybourne
No 271 Sqn	RAF Doncaster

RAF in Northern Ireland

Command HQ - RAFNI, Home Forces

Units directly administered by Command HQ

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Aldergrove		See Coastal Command
RAF Ballyhalbert	County Down	See Fighter Command
RAF Ballykelly	County Derry	See Coastal Command
RAF Station Belfast
No 1494 (Target Towing) Flt	Belfast	Lysander/Tomahawk
RAFNI Communications Flt	Belfast	Various
No 11 Embarkation Unit	Belfast
No 2 Heavy Mobile W/T Section	Belfast
No 18 Emergency W/T Fitting Party	Belfast
No 19 Bomb Disposal Squad	Belfast
RAF Dromore
No 8 Mobile Oxygen Plant	RAF Dromore
RAF Eglinton	County Derry	See Fighter Command
RAF Holywood	County Down	See Maintenance Command
RAF Larne	County Antrim
Detachment RAF Embarkation Office	RAF Larne
RAF Limavady	County Derry	See Coastal Command
RAF Lisburn	County Antrim
No 3 Army Air Support Control Signals Section	RAF Lisburn
RAF Regiment Command Training School	RAF Lisburn
RAF Londonderry	County Derry	See Balloon Command
RAF Station Long Kesh
RAF Lough Erne	Irvinestown, County Fermanagh	See Coastal Command
RAF Maghaberry	County Down	Satellite in Fighter Command
No 231 Sqn	RAF Maghaberry	Lysander/Tomahawk
RAF Mallusk	County Antrim	See Maintenance Command
RAF Maydown	County Derry	See Fighter Command
RAF Newtownards	County Down	See Fighter Command
RAF Nutts Corner	County Antrim	See Coastal Command
RAF St Angelo		See Fighter Command

Embarkation Units

 

No	Location/Address	Parent Unit
12	Aberdeen	Dyce
4	Avonmouth	Filton
29	Ayr	Ayr
16	Barrow-in Furness	Morecombe
5	Barry	St Athan
11	Belfast	Sydenham
35	Benbecula	Benbecula
32	Douglas	Ronaldsway
8	Glasgow	Abbotsinch
21	Hull	No 17 Balloon Centre, Hull
9	Leith	HQ No 17 Group, Edinburgh
10	Lerwick	Sullom Voe
3	Liverpool	No 4 Personnel Transit Centre, Liverpool
1	London	No 4 Balloon Centre, Chigwell
6	Newport	Cardiff
37	Oban	Oban
30	Port Ellen	Port Ellen
19	Preston	Squires Gate
13	Reykjavik	Kaldadarnes
2	Southampton	Calshot
22	Stromness	Skeabrae
36	Stornoway	Stornoway
14	Stranraer	Stranraer
7	Swansea	No 958 (Balloon) Sqn, Swansea
27	Thurso	Castletown
31	Tiree	Tiree
28	Workington	Silloth

Air Ministry (Directorate of Movements) is responsible for operational control and personnel questions affecting officers of the Embarkation Units.  The parent units indicated are responsible for pay, accounting and administration, involving airmen.

Works Units

 

Works Squadron	Works Flight	Location
1	HQ	Newmarket
	1	Bircham Newton
	2	Coltishall
	3	Marham
	4	Horsham St Faith
	5	Watton
	6	Feltwell
	7	Honington
	8	Mildenhall
	9	Wattisham
	10	Stradishall
2	HQ	Grantham
	11	Bramcote
	12	North Luffenham
	13	Wittering
	14	Digby
	15	Syerston
	16	Newton
	17	Coningsby
	18	Polebrook
	19	Molesworth
	20	Tempsford
3	HQ	Northwood
	21	Wyton
	22	Waterbeach
	23	Oakington
	24	Duxford
	25	Martlesham Heath
	26	Debden
	27	North Weald
	28	Northolt
	29	Hornchurch
	30	Hunsdon
4	HQ	West Drayton
	31	Gravesend
	32	Ford
	33	Biggin Hill
	34	Detling
	35	Manston
	36	Kenley
	37	Redhill
	38	Hawkinge
	39	Tangmere
	40	West Malling
5	HQ	Yeovil
	41	Thorney Island
	42	Middle Wallop
	43	Boscombe Down
	44	Ibsley
	45	Warmwell
	46	Exeter
	47	Chivenor
	48	Harrowbeer
	49	St Eval
	50	Portreath
	103	Predannack
6	HQ	York
	51	Dishforth
	52	Linton-on-Ouse
	53	Pocklington
	54	Driffield
	55	Leconfield
	56	Church Fenton
	57	Elsham Wolds
	58	Finningley
	59	Binbrook
	60	Hemswell
7	HQ	Newcastle
	61	Thornaby
	62	Middle St George
	63	Catterick
	64	Turnhouse
	65	Drem
	66	Ayr
	67	Leuchars
	68	Ouston
	69	Acklington
	70	Silloth
8	HQ	Cheltenham
	71	Wellesbourne Mountford
	72	Pershore
	73	Moreton-in-Marsh
	74	Little Rissington
	75	Brize Norton
	76	Aston Down
	77	South Cerney
	78	Lyneham
	79	Colerne
	80	Upper Heyford
	81	Benson
	82	Harwell
9	HQ	Market Drayton
	83	Sealand
	84	Wrexham
	85	Valley
	86	High Ercall
	87	Montford Bridge
	88	Honiley
	89	Fairwood Common
	90	Angle
	91	Carew Cheriton
	92	St Athan
10	HQ	Glasgow
	93	Oban
	94	Connell
	95	Port Ellen
	96	Port Ellen
	97	Tiree
	98	Tiree
	99	Benbecula
	100	Benbecula
	101	Stornoway
	102	Stornoway
21	HQ	Reykjavik
	251 (Maintenance)	Reykjavik
	252 (Construction)	Reykjavik
	253 (Maintenance)	Kaldadarnes
	254 (Construction)	Kaldadarnes

Source - June 1942 SD161

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