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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[No 1 Group | No 2 Group | No 3 Group | No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 8 Group | No 26 Group | No 91 Group | No 92 Group]
Command HQ - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
HQ - Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, Doncaster, West Yorkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Binbrook | Binbrook, Lincolnshire | |
| No 12 Sqn | RAF Binbrook | |
| No 142 Sqn | RAF Binbrook | |
| No 1481 (Gunnery) Flt | RAF Binbrook | |
| RAF Station Elsham Wold | Elsham, Brigg, Lincolnshire | |
| No 103 Sqn | RAF Elsham Wold | |
| RAF Station Holme | Holme on Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire | |
| No 1520 (BAT) Flt | RAF Holme | |
| RAF Station Hemswell | Hemswell, Lincolnshire | |
| No 300 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Hemswell | |
| No 301 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Hemswell | |
| RAF Station Lindholme | Lindholme, Doncaster, Yorkshire | |
| No 305 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Lindholme | |
| RAF Station Snaith | Snaith, Goole, East Yorkshire | |
| No 150 Sqn | RAF Snaith | |
| No 460 Sqn RAAF | Breighton, Bubwith, Selby, East Yorkshire |
HQ - Castle Hill House, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk | |
| No 105 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 1508 (BAT) Flt | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| RAF Station Swanton Morley | Swanton Morley, Dereham, Norfolk | |
| No 88 Sqn | RAF Swanton Morley | |
| No 226 Sqn | RAF Swanton Morley | |
| No 1515 (BAT) Flt | RAF Swanton Morley | |
| RAF Station Wattisham | Wattisham, Bildeston, Ipswich, Suffolk | |
| No 18 Sqn | RAF Wattisham | |
| No 1517 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wattisham | |
| RAF Station Watton | Watton, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 21 Sqn | RAF Watton | |
| RAF Station West Raynham | West Raynham, Fakenham, Norfolk | |
| No 107 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | |
| No 114 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | |
| No 1482 (Gunnery) Flt | RAF West Raynham |
HQ - Exning, nr Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Feltwell | Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 57 Sqn | RAF Feltwell | |
| No 75 Sqn | RAF Feltwell | |
| No 1519 (BAT) Flt | RAF Feltwell | |
| RAF Station Honington | Honington, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 9 Sqn | RAF Honington | |
| No 1505 (BAT) Flt | RAF Honington | |
| No 1513 (BAT) Flt | RAF Honington | |
| RAF Station Marham | Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk | |
| No 115 Sqn | RAF Marham | |
| No 218 Sqn | RAF Marham | |
| RAF Station Mildenhall | Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| No 149 Sqn | RAF Mildenhall | |
| No 419 Sqn RCAF | RAF Mildenhall | |
| No 1503 (BAT) Flt | RAF Mildenhall | |
| RAF Station Oakington | Oakington, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 7 Sqn | RAF Oakington | |
| No 101 Sqn | RAF Oakington | |
| RAF Station Stradishall | Stradishall, Newmarket, Suffolk | |
| No 109 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | |
| No 214 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | |
| No 1483 (Gunnery) Flt | RAF Stradishall | |
| No 1521 (BAT) Flt | RAF Stradishall | |
| RAF Station Tempsford | Tempsford, Sandy, Bedfordshire | |
| No 138 Sqn | RAF Tempsford | |
| No 161 Sqn | RAF Tempsford | |
| No 1418 Flt | RAF Tempsford | |
| RAF Station Waterbeach | Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | |
| RAF Station Wyton | St Ives, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 15 Sqn | RAF Wyton | |
| No 156 Sqn | RAF Wyton | |
| No 1504 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wyton | |
| No 1429 Flt | RAF Wyton |
HQ - RAF York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Driffield | Driffield, East Yorkshire | |
| No 1484 (Gunnery) Flt | RAF Driffield | |
| No 1502 (BAT) Flt | RAF Driffield | |
| RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | Linton-on-Ouse, York, North Yorkshire | |
| No 35 Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
| No 158 Sqn | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
| RAF Station Leeming | Leeming, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire | |
| No 10 Sqn | RAF Leeming | |
| RAF Station Marston Moor | Marston Moor, Marston, York, West Yorkshire | |
| RAF Station Middleton St George | Yarm, Co. Durham | |
| No 76 Sqn | RAF Middleton St George | |
| No 78 Sqn | RAF Middleton St George | |
| No 1516 (BAT) Flt | RAF Middleton St George | |
| RAF Station Pocklington | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 405 Sqn RCAF | RAF Pocklington | |
| RAF Station Topcliffe | Thirsk, North Yorkshire | |
| No 102 Sqn | RAF Topcliffe | |
| No 1512 (BAT) Flt | RAF Topcliffe |
HQ - St Vincents, Grantham, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bottesford | Bottesford, nr Nottingham, Leicestershire | |
| No 207 Sqn | RAF Bottesford | |
| RAF Station Coningsby | Coningsby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 97 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | |
| No 106 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | |
| No 1514 (BAT) Flt | RAF Coningsby | |
| RAF Station North Luffenham | North Luffenham, Rutland | |
| RAF Station Scampton | Scampton, Lincolnshire | |
| No 49 Sqn | RAF Scampton | |
| No 83 Sqn | RAF Scampton | |
| No 1518 (BAT) Flt | RAF Scampton | |
| No 1485 (Gunnery) Flt | RAF Scampton | |
| RAF Station Swinderby | Swinderby, Lincolnshire | |
| RAF Station Syerston | Syerston, Newark, Nottinghamshire | |
| No 408 Sqn RCAF | RAF Syerston | |
| No 61 Sqn | RAF Syerston | |
| RAF Station Waddington | Waddington, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| No 44 Sqn | RAF Waddington | |
| No 50 Sqn | RAF Waddington | |
| No 420 Sqn RCAF | RAF Waddington | |
| No 1506 (BAT) Flt | RAF Waddington |
HQ - Brampton Grange, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Chelveston | Chelveston, nr Wellingborough, Northamptonshire | |
| RAF Station Thurleigh | Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedfordshire | |
| RAF Station Molesworth | Molesworth, Huntingdonshire | |
| RAF Station Polebrook | Polebrook, Peterborough, Northamptonshire |
HQ - Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Leighton Buzzard | Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire | |
| No 1 Signals Depot | West Drayton, Middlesex | |
| No 2 Signals Depot | Cowglen, Thornliebank, Glasgow | |
| No 50 Signals Depot | Newbold Revel, Stretton-under-Fosse, nr Rugby, Warwickshire | |
| No 80 Signals Wing | Aldenham Lodge Hotel, Radlett, Hertfordshire | |
| No 81 Signals Wing | Municipal Homes, Worcester, Worcestershire |
HQ - Abingdon, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Abingdon | Abingdon, Berkshire | |
| No 10 OTU | RAF Abingdon | |
| No 1501 (BAT) Flt | RAF Abingdon | |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | Kneesworth, Royston, Hertfordshire | |
| No 11 OTU | RAF Bassingbourn | |
| RAF Station Bramcote | Nuneaton, Warwickshire | |
| No 18 ((Polish) OTU | RAF Bramcote | |
| RAF Station Chipping Warden | Chipping Warden, nr Banbury, Oxfordshire | |
| No 12 OTU | RAF Chipping Warden | |
| RAF Station Harwell | Harwell, Didcot, Berkshire | |
| No 15 OTU | RAF Harwell | |
| No 1443 Flt | RAF Harwell | |
| RAF Station Kinloss | Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire | |
| No 19 OTU | RAF Kinloss | |
| RAF Station Lichfield | Lichfield, Staffordshire | |
| No 27 OTU | RAF Lichfield | |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth | Lossiemouth, Morayshire | |
| No 20 OTU | RAF Lossiemouth | |
| RAF Station Moreton in Marsh | London Road, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire | |
| No 21 OTU | RAF Moreton in Marsh, | |
| No 1446 Flt | RAF Moreton in Marsh | |
| RAF Station Pershore | Pershore, Worcestershire | |
| No 23 OTU | RAF Pershore | |
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire | |
| No 22 OTU | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | |
| Central Interpretation Unit (a) | Danesfield Court, Medmenham, Buckinghamshire | |
| The King's Flight | RAF Benson (b) |
(a) Operationally controlled by the Air Ministry
(b) Station under the control of No 16 Group, Coastal Command
HQ - Brampton Grange, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bicester | Bicester, Oxfordshire | |
| No 13 OTU | RAF Bicester | |
| No 1442 Flt | RAF Bicester | |
| RAF Station Bovingdon | Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire | |
| RAF Station Cottesmore | Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland | |
| No 14 OTU | RAF Cottesmore | |
| RAF Station Finningley | Finningley, Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| No 25 OTU | RAF Finningley | |
| No 1507 (BAT) Flt | RAF Finningley | |
| RAF Station Honeybourne | Honeybourne, Worcestershire | |
| No 24 OTU | RAF Honeybourne | |
| RAF Station Upper Heyford | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire | |
| No 16 OTU | RAF Upper Heyford | |
| RAF Station Upwood | Upwood, Ramsey, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 17 OTU | RAF Upwood | |
| No 1511 (BAT) Flt | RAF Upwood | |
| RAF Station Wing | Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire | |
| No 26 OTU | RAF Wing | |
| RAF Station Wymeswold | Wymeswold, nr Loughborough, Leicestershire | |
| No 29 OTU | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland (a) |
(a) Station under the control of No 5 Group
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
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 8 Group | No 26 Group | No 91 Group | No 92 Group]
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