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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Home Commands/Units - July 1942
[Ferry Command | No 44 Group | RAF in Northern Ireland | ROC]
Command HQ - Montreal Airport, Dorval, Quebec, Canada
HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit | Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester | |
| HQ Flt | Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester | |
| 2 Mobile Despatch Parties | Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester | |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Filton | |
| No 3 Flt | RAF Filton | Blenheim |
| No 4 Flt | RAF Filton | Beaufighter and Beaufort |
| RAF Station Hendon | Hendon, The Hyde, London NW9 | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| No 1 Camouflage Unit | RAF Hendon | |
| Repair and Equipment Depot | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Station Kemble | Kemble, Cirencester, Gloucestershire | |
| Overseas Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Kemble | |
| HQ Flt | RAF Kemble | |
| No 1 Flt | RAF Kemble | Wellington |
| No 2 Flt | RAF Kemble | Hudson and Miscellaneous types |
| No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit (detachment) | RAF Portreath | Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | |
| Transatlantic Aircraft Reception and Despatch Party | RAF Prestwick | |
| Transatlantic Aircraft Control | RAF Prestwick | Wireless Control |
| No 1527 (BAT) Flt | RAF Prestwick | |
| No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | Trebulzue, nr Newquay, Cornwall | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | Lyneham, Chippenham, Wiltshire | |
| HQ Flt | RAF Lyneham | |
| No 1 Flt | RAF Lyneham | Training on all miscellaneous types |
| No 2 Flt | RAF Lyneham | Middle East Ferry pilot training |
| No 1425 Communications Flt | RAF Lyneham | |
| No 1445 Flt | RAF Lyneham | |
| Air Despatch and Reception Unit | RAF Lyneham |
Command HQ - RAFNI, Home Forces
Units directly administered by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Belfast | ||
| No 1494 (Target Towing) Flt | Belfast | |
| No 2 Heavy Mobile W/T Section | Belfast | |
| RAF Station Long Kesh | ||
| No 231 Sqn | RAF Long Kesh | |
| No 1 Repair and Salvage Centre | Mallusk | |
| No 12 Wireless Intelligence Screen | Mallusk |
| Area | Location/Address | Commandants/Deputy Commandants |
| HQ | Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex | Gp Capt G H Ambler
A/Cdre H Le M Brock |
| Northern | RAF Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire | A/Cdre A L Godman (Cmdt) Wg Cdr P B Hunter (Dep Cmdt) Capt R S Stancliffe (Dep Cmdt) |
| North-Western | Michael Mount, Barton, nr Preston, Lancashire | Col V O Robinson (Cmdt) Gp Capt A W F Glenny (Dep Cmdt) |
| Midland | Mostyn Lodge, Welby Place, Grantham, Lincs | Gp Capt V O Rees (Cmdt) C Graham-Smith (Dep Cmdt) Capt J W Sanders (Dep Cmdt) |
| Southern | Hillingdon House, Uxbridge, Middlesex | Gp Capt I T Courtney (Cmdt) A/Cdre C E H Rathborne (Dep Cmdt) Gp Capt H L Reilly (Dep Cmdt) |
| Western | 11 Brunswick Road, Gloucester | A/Cdre E A D Masterman (Cmdt) H S Noyes (Dep Cmdt) Col A B Skinner (Dep Cmdt) |
| Scottish | 28 Walker Street, Edinburgh 2 | A/Cdre R P Ross (Cmdt) A/Cdre R Gordon (Dep Cmdt) Maj W G Moore (Dep Cmdt) |
Source - July 1942 Confidential Air Force List
[Ferry Command | No 44 Group | RAF in Northern Ireland | ROC]
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