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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Army Co-operation Command - July 1942
[No 70 Group | No 32 Wing | No 33 Wing | No 34 Wing | No 35 Wing | No 36 Wing | No 37 Wing | No 38 Wing]
Command HQ - RAF Ramslade, Bracknell, Berkshire.
No 70 (Army Co-operation) Group
HQ - South Farnborough, Hampshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aberporth | Blaenanerch, Cardiganshire | |
| 'L' Flt, No 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | RAF Aberporth | |
| 'Q' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Aberporth | |
| 'X' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Aberporth | |
| RAF Station Andover | Andover, Hampshire | |
| No 42 Operational Training Unit | RAF Andover | |
| No 1526 (BAT) Flt | RAF Andover | |
| RAF Station Bodorgan | Bodorgan, Anglesey, North Wales | |
| 'J' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Bodorgan | |
| 'Z' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Bodorgan | |
| No 2 Maintenance Flt | RAF Bodorgan | |
| RAF Station Cardiff | Tremorfa, Cardiff | |
| No 8 AACU | RAF Cardiff | |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | Birmingham, Warwickshire | |
| No 7 AACU | RAF Castle Bromwich | |
| RAF Station Cleave | Cleave, nr Bude, Cornwall | |
| 'D' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | |
| 'G' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | |
| 'O' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | |
| 'V' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cleave | |
| No 3 Maintenance Flt | RAF Cleave | |
| RAF Station Farnborough | South Farnborough, Hampshire | |
| HQ, No 1 AACU | RAF Farnborough | |
| No 1 Maintenance Flt | RAF Farnborough | |
| Experimental Establishment, RAE | RAF Farnborough | |
| RAF Station Kidlington | Nr Kidlington Station, Kidlington, Oxford | |
| No 101 (Glider) OTU | RAF Kidlington | |
| No 102 (Glider) OTU | RAF Kidlington | |
| RAF Station Manobier | Manobier, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales | |
| 'Y' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Manorbier | |
| RAF Station Towyn | Towyn, Merionethshire, North Wales | |
| 'C' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Towyn | |
| 'U' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Towyn | |
| RAF Station Old Sarum | Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| No 41 OTU | RAF Old Sarum | |
| No 651 Sqn | RAF Old Sarum | |
| No 1471 Flt | RAF Old Sarum | |
| RAF Station Ringway | Ringway, Northenden, Manchester | |
| Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment | RAF Ringway | |
| RAF Station Shobden | nr Pembridge, Hertfordshire | No units allocated |
| RAF Station Weston Zoyland | Weston Zoyland, nr Bridgwater, Somerset | |
| 'A' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| 'P' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| Pilotless Aircraft Flt | RAF St Athan | |
| 'B' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Carew Cheriton | |
| 'E' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF West Freugh | |
| 'F' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cark | |
| 'H' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Martlesham Heath | |
| 'K' Flt, No 1 AACU | Langham, Norfolk | |
| 'M' Flt, No 1 AACU | Langham, Norfolk | |
| 'N' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Thornaby | |
| 'R' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Cark | |
| 'S' Flt, No 1 AACU | RAF Newtownards | |
| No 1424 Flt | Larkhill, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| No 6 AACU | RAF Cark |
HQ - HQ Scottish Command, Home Forces, Edinburgh
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Macmerry | Macmerry, East Lothian | |
| No 614 Sqn | RAF Macmerry | |
| No 309 (Polish) Sqn | Dunino, St Andrews, Fife | Under the operational control of RAF Macmerry |
HQ - HQ Northern Command, Home Forces, York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Doncaster | Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| RAF Station York | Clifton, York | |
| No 4 Sqn | RAF York | |
| No 1472 Flt | RAF Catterick (a) | Under the operational control of RAF York |
(a) Station under the control of No 13 Group, Fighter Command
HQ - HQ Eastern Command, Home Forces, Luton
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bottisham | Bottisham, Cambridge | |
| No 241 Sqn | RAF Bottisham | |
| No 652 Sqn | RAF Bottisham | |
| RAF Station Snailwell | nr Newmarket, Suffolk | |
| No 268 Sqn | RAF Snailwell | |
| RAF Station Sawbridgeworth | Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire | |
| No 2 Sqn | RAF Sawbridgeworth | The CAFL state that no mention of the squadron was to appear in the address |
| No 140 Sqn | RAF Benson (a) | Under the operational control of RAF Sawbridgeworth |
| No 613 Sqn | Twinwood Farm, Bedfordshire | Under the operational control of RAF Sawbridgeworth |
(a) Station under the control of No 16 Group, Coastal Command
HQ - HQ South Eastern Command, Reigate, Surrey
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Gatwick | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | |
| No 26 Sqn | RAF Gatwick | |
| No 239 Sqn | RAF Gatwick | |
| RAF Station Odiham | Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire | |
| No 400 Sqn RCAF | RAF Odiham | |
| No 414 Sqn RCAF | Croyden | Under the operational control of RAF Odiham |
| No 1 CACU | RAF Detling (a) | Under the operational control of RAF Odiham |
(a) Station under the control of No 16 Group, Coastal Command
HQ - HQ Southern Command, Salisbury, Wiltshire
| No 13 Sqn | RAF Odiham | |
| No 16 Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland (a) | |
| No 225 Sqn | Thruxton, nr Andover, Hampshire |
(a) Station under the control of No 70 Group.
HQ - HQ Western Command, Home Forces, Chester (no units allocated)
HQ - RAF Netheravon
| RAF Station Netheravon | Netheravon, Salisbury, Wiltshire | |
| No 296 Sqn | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 297 Sqn | Hurn, nr Christchurch, Bournemouth, Hampshire | Under the operational control of RAF Netheravon |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 70 Group | No 32 Wing | No 33 Wing | No 34 Wing | No 35 Wing | No 36 Wing | No 37 Wing | No 38 Wing]
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