Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Fighter Command - January 1943
[No 9 Group | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 14 Group | No 60 Group | No 81 Group | RAFNI]
Command HQ - Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
Satellite airfields are shown in brackets and some units shown at the main station may have been based at the Satellite and are as such if known.
HQ - Barton Hall, Preston, Lancashire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Andreas | Andreas, Isle of Man | |
RAF Station Atcham | Atcham, Shrewsbury, Shropshire | |
RAF Station High Ercall | High Ercall, Wellington, Shropshire | |
No 247 Sqn | RAF High Ercall | Hurricane |
No 3008 Servicing Echelon | RAF High Ercall | To service aircraft of No 247 Sqn |
No 535 Sqn | RAF High Ercall | Boston/Hurricane |
No 1530 (BAT) Flt | RAF High Ercall | Oxford, also shown at RAF Wittering |
RAF Station Honiley | Honiley, nr Kenilworth, Warwickshire | |
No 255 Sqn | RAF Honiley | Beaufighter |
No 3003 Servicing Echelon | RAF Honiley | To service aircraft of No 32 Sqn |
No 32 Sqn | RAF Honiley | Hurricane |
No 3061 Servicing Echelon | RAF Honiley | To service aircraft of No 255 Sqn |
No 96 Sqn | RAF Honiley | Beaufighter |
No 3067 Servicing Echelon | RAF Honiley | To service aircraft of No 96 Sqn |
No 285 Sqn | RAF Honiley | Defiant/Oxford |
RAF Llanbedr | Llanbedr, Merionthshire | No Station HQ |
No 41 Sqn | RAF Llanbedr | Spitfire |
No 3016 Servicing Echelon | RAF Llanbedr | To service aircraft of No 41 Sqn |
RAF Station Speke | Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool 10, Lancashire | Station in Coastal Command |
Merchant Ship Fighter Unit | RAF Speke | Hurricane |
RAF Station Valley | Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales | |
No 275 Sqn | RAF Valley | Defiant/Walrus/Anson |
No 456 Sqn RAAF | RAF Valley | Beaufighter |
No 3064 (RAAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Valley | To service aircraft of No 456 Sqn |
No 1486 (Fighter Gunnery) Flt | RAF Valley | Lysander/Master |
RAF Station Woodvale | Woodvale, nr Formby, Lancashire | |
No 256 Sqn | RAF Woodvale | Beaufighter |
No 317 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Woodvale | Spitfire |
No 3069 Servicing Echelon | RAF Woodvale | To service aircraft of No 256 Sqn |
RAF Station Wrexham | Wrexham, Denbighshire, South Wales |
HQ - Rudloe Manor, Box, Chippenham, Wiltshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Angle | Angle, Pembrokeshire. | No Station HQ |
No 421 Sqn RCAF | RAF Kenley | Spitfire |
No 3085 Servicing Echelon | RAF Angle | To service aircraft of No 421 Sqn |
RAF Station Church Stanton | Whitewall Corner, Culmhead, nr Taunton, Somerset | |
No 313 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Church Stanton | Spitfire |
No 3075 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Stanton | To service aircraft of No 313 Sqn |
No 312 (Czechoslovak) Sqn | RAF Church Stanton | Spitfire |
RAF Station Colerne (Charmy Down & Weston-super-Mare) | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | |
No 264 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Mosquito |
No 3070 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | To service aircraft of No 264 Sqn |
No 87 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Hurricane but supposedly moved to North Africa in Nov 1942. |
No 3006 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | In the process of being disbanded |
No 286 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Defiant/Oxford/Hurricane |
No 533 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Boston/Hurricane |
No 245 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Hurricane |
No 3007 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | To service aircraft of No 245 Sqn |
RAF Defford | No Station HQ | |
Telecommunications Flying Unit | RAF Defford | Various |
RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | |
No 257 Sqn | RAF Warmwell | Typhoon |
No 3010 Servicing Echelon | RAF Exeter | To service aircraft of No 257 Sqn |
No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Exeter | Beaufighter |
No 310 (Czechoslovak) Sqn | RAF Exeter | Spitfire |
RAF Station Fairwood Common | nr Swansea, Glamorganshire | |
No 125 Sqn | RAF Fairwood Common | Beaufighter |
No 3071 Servicing Echelon | RAF Fairwood Common | To service aircraft of No 125 Sqn |
No 536 Sqn | RAF Fairwood Common | Boston/Hurricane |
RAF Station Harrowbeer (Bolt Head ) | Harrowbeer, Yelverton, Devon | |
No 276 Sqn | RAF Harrowbeer | Defiant/Walrus |
RAF Station Ibsley | Ibsley, Ringwood, Hampshire | |
RAF Station Middle Wallop (Chilbolton) | Middle Wallop, Stockbridge, Hampshire | |
No 406 Sqn RCAF | RAF Middle Wallop | Beaufighter |
No 604 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Middle Wallop | To service aircraft of No 406 Sqn |
No 501 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Middle Wallop | To service aircraft of No 504 Sqn |
No 504 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Spitfire |
No 537 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Boston/Hurricane |
RAF Station Portreath (St Mary's & Peranporth) | Nancekuke, Redruth, Cornwall | |
No 1449 Flt | RAF Portreath | Hurricane |
No 130 Sqn | RAF Portreath (Perranporth) | Spitfire |
No 3036 Servicing Echelon | RAF Portreath (Perranporth) | To service aircraft of No 130 Sqn |
No 19 Sqn | RAF Portreath | Spitfire |
No 610 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Portreath | To service aircraft of No 19 Sqn |
No 3025 Servicing Echelon | RAF Portreath | To service aircraft of No 234 Sqn |
No 234 Sqn | RAF Portreath | Spitfire |
RAF Predannack | Predannack, nr Mullion, Cornwall | No Station HQ |
No 64 Sqn | RAF Predannack | Spitfire |
No 3023 Servicing Echelon | RAF Predannack | To service aircraft of No 64 Sqn |
No 604 Sqn | RAF Predannack | Beaufighter |
No 3059 Servicing Echelon | RAF Predannack | To service aircraft of No 604 Sqn |
RAF Station Warmwell | Warmwell, Dorchester, Dorset | |
No 266 Sqn | RAF Warmwell | Typhoon |
No 3043 Servicing Echelon | RAF Warmwell | To service aircraft of No 266 Sqn |
No 263 Sqn | RAF Warmwell | Whirlwind |
No 3005 Servicing Echelon | RAF Warmwell | Supposedly disbanded in January 1942? |
No 1487 (Fighter Gunnery) Flt | RAF Warmwell | Lysander/Master |
RAF Station Zeals | Zeals, Wiltshire | |
No 66 Sqn | RAF Zeals | Spitfire |
No 3042 Servicing Echelon | RAF Zeals | To service aircraft of No 66 Sqn |
No 118 Sqn | RAF Zeals | Spitfire |
No 3031 Servicing Echelon | RAF Zeals | To service aircraft of No 118 Sqn |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Biggin Hill (Lympne) | Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent | |
No 340 (Free French) Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfire |
No 611 (AAF) Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfire |
No 611 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Biggin Hill | To service aircraft of No 611 Sqn |
RAF Bradwell Bay | Bradwell Bay, Essex | No Station HQ |
No 418 Sqn RCAF | RAF Bradwell Bay | Boston |
No 3078 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Bradwell Bay | To service aircraft of No 418 Sqn |
No 23 Sqn | RAF Bradwell Bay | Mosquito |
No 3065 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bradwell Bay | To service aircraft of No 23 Sqn |
RAF Station Castle Camps | Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire | |
No 157 Sqn | RAF Castle Camps | Mosquito |
No 3081 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Camps | To service aircraft of No 157 Sqn |
RAF Croydon | RAF Croydon | No Station HQ |
No 287 Sqn | RAF Croydon | Defiant/Oxford/Hurricane |
No 116 Sqn | RAF Croydon | Lysander/Spitfire/Moth |
RAF Station Debden (Great Sampford & Ipswich) | Saffron Walden, Essex | |
No 3044 Servicing Echelon | RAF Debden | Servicing the aircraft of 334th FS USAAF or in the process of disbanding? |
No 3030 Servicing Echelon | RAF Debden | Servicing the aircraft of 335th FS USAAF or in the process of disbanding? |
No 616 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Debden | Servicing the aircraft of 336th FS USAAF or in the process of disbanding? |
RAF Station Ford | Ford, Arundel, Sussex | |
Fighter Interception Unit | RAF Ford | Beaufighter |
No 605 (AAF) Sqn | RAF Ford | Boston |
No 605 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Ford | To service aircraft of No 605 Sqn |
No 141 Sqn | RAF Ford | Beaufighter |
No 3060 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ford | To service aircraft of No 141 Sqn |
RAF Station Gravesend | Gravesend, Kent | |
No 277 Sqn | RAF Gravesend | Lysander/Walrus/Defiant |
RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | |
No 91 Sqn | RAF Hawkinge | Spitfire |
No 3028 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hawkinge | To service aircraft of No 91 Sqn |
RAF Heston | Heston, Middlesex | No Station HQ |
No 1422 Flt | RAF Heston | Havoc |
No 302 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Heston | Spitfire |
No 515 Sqn | RAF Heston | Defiant |
No 3097 Servicing Echelon | RAF Heston | To service aircraft of No 515 Sqn |
RAF Station Hornchurch (Fairlop) | Hornchurch, Essex | |
No 122 Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfire |
No 3079 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hornchurch | To service aircraft of No 122 Sqn |
No 350 (Belgian) Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfire |
No 3012 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hornchurch | To service aircraft of No 350 Sqn |
RAF Station Hunsdon | Hunsdon, nr Ware, Hertfordshire | |
No 3 Sqn | RAF Hunsdon | Hurricane |
No 3002 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hunsdon | To service aircraft of No 3 Sqn |
No 85 Sqn | RAF Hunsdon | Mosquito |
No 3066 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hunsdon | To service aircraft of No 85 Sqn |
No 530 Sqn | RAF Hunsdon | Boston/Hurricane |
RAF Station Kenley (Friston & Shorerham) | Whyteleafe, Surrey | Shoreham administered by Ford |
No 401 Sqn RCAF | RAF Catterick | Spitfire |
No 3034 Servicing Echelon | RAF Kenley | To service aircraft of No 401 Sqn |
No 402 Sqn RCAF | RAF Kenley | Spitfire |
No 3019 Servicing Echelon | RAF Kenley | To service aircraft of No 402 Sqn |
RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | |
No 137 Sqn | RAF Manston | Whirlwind |
No 3054 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | To service aircraft of No 137 Sqn |
No 609 Sqn AAF | RAF Manston | Typhoon |
No 609 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | To service aircraft of No 609 Sqn |
RAF Station Martlesham Heath | Martlesham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk | |
No 1488 (Fighter Gunnery) Flt | RAF Martlesham Heath | Lysander/Master |
No 3203 Servicing Commando | RAF Martlesham Heath | |
No 602 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Martlesham Heath | To service aircraft of No 132 Sqn |
No 132 Sqn | RAF Martlesham Heath | Spitfire |
RAF Station Northolt | Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex | |
No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | Spitfire |
No 3017 Servicing Echelon | RAF Northolt | Spare Servicing Echelon |
No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
No 308 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Northolt | Spitfire |
RAF Station North Weald (Stapleford Tawney) | North Weald, Epping, Essex | |
No 332 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF North Weald | Spitfire |
No 331 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF North Weald | Spitfire |
No 3013 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | Spare Servicing Echelon |
No 124 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Spitfire |
No 3035 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | To service aircraft of No 124 Sqn |
RAF Station Redhill | Redhill, Surrey | |
No 412 Sqn RCAF | RAF Redhill | Spitfire |
No 3087 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | To service aircraft of No 412 Sqn |
No 416 Sqn RCAF | RAF Redhill | Spitfire |
No 3074 Servicing Echelon | RAF Redhill | To service aircraft of No 416 Sqn |
RAF Station Southend | Southend-on-Sea, Essex | |
No 453 Sqn RAAF | RAF Southend | Spitfire |
No 3046 Servicing Echelon | RAF Southend | To service aircraft of No 453 Sqn |
RAF Station Tangmere (Merston & Westhampnett) | Tangmere, Chichester, Sussex | |
No 534 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Boston/Hurricane |
No 486 Sqn RNZAF | RAF Tangmere | Typhoon |
No 3084 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | To service aircraft of No 486 Sqn |
No 165 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfire |
No 3026 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | To service aircraft of No 165 Sqn |
No 3037 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | To service aircraft of No 131 Sqn |
No 131 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfire |
No 616 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfire |
No 3045 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | To service aircraft of No 616 Sqn |
RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | |
No 29 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Beaufighter |
No 3057 Servicing Echelon | RAF West Malling | To service aircraft of No 29 Sqn |
No 531 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Boston/Hurricane |
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, nr Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | |
No 25 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Mosquito |
No 3056 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | To service aircraft of No 25 Sqn |
No 183 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Typhoon |
No 3100 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | To service aircraft of No 183 Sqn |
No 600 (AAF) Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Beaufighter |
No 600 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | To service aircraft of No 600 Sqn |
RAF Station Coltishall (Ludham & Matlask) | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | |
No 68 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Beaufighter |
No 3058 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | To service aircraft of No 68 Sqn |
No 278 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Defiant/Walrus, detachment(s) at other station(s) |
No 1489 (Fighter) Gunnery Flt | RAF Coltishall | Lysander/Master |
No 167 Sqn | RAF Coltishall (Ludham) | Spitfire |
No 3020 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall (Ludham) | To service aircraft of No 167 Sqn |
No 56 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Typhoon |
No 3053 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | To service aircraft of No 56 Sqn |
RAF Station Digby (Coleby Grange & Wellingore) | Digby, Lincolnshire | |
No 81 Sqn | RAF Digby | Spitfire |
No 154 Sqn | RAF Digby | Spitfire |
No 3052 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby (Wellingore) | To service aircraft of No 154 Sqn |
No 242 Sqn | RAF Digby | Spitfire |
No 3090 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby (Wellingore) | To service aircraft of No 242 Sqn |
No 288 Sqn | RAF Digby | Defiant/Hurricane/Oxford |
No 409 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby (Coleby Grange) | Beaufighter |
No 3063 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby (Coleby Grange) | To service aircraft of No 409 Sqn |
No 411 Sqn RCAF | RAF Digby | Spitfire |
No 3047 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby | To service aircraft of No 411 Sqn |
No 3032 Servicing Echelon | RAF Digby | Spare Servicing Echelon? |
RAF Station Duxford (Fowlmere) | Duxford, Cambridgeshire | |
Air Fighting Development Unit | RAF Duxford | Various |
No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft Circus) Flt | RAF Duxford | Various including captured enemy aircraft |
No 111 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Spitfire |
No 3024 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | To service aircraft of No 111 Sqn |
No 195 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Typhoon |
No 3098 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | To service aircraft of No 195 Sqn |
No 3099 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | Supposedly at Drem for servicing aircraft of No 197 Sqn |
RAF Station Goxhill | Goxhill, Lincolnshire |
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RAF Station Hutton Cranswick | Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire | |
No 885 Sqn FAA | RAF Hutton Cranswick | Sea Hurricane |
No 316 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | Spitfire |
RAF Station Kirton in Lindsey (Hibaldstow) | Kirton in Lindsey, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire | |
No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Spitfire |
No 43 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Hurricane |
No 3001 Servicing Echelon | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | To service aircraft of No 43 Sqn |
No 3014 Servicing Echelon | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Spare Servicing Echelon |
No 253 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Hurricane |
No 3009 Servicing Echelon | RAF Kirton in Lindsey (Hibaldstow) | To service aircraft of No 253 Sqn |
No 532 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Boston/Hurricane |
No 538 Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsey | Boston/Hurricane |
RAF Station Snailwell | Snailwell, nr Newmarket, Suffolk | Station in Army Co-operation Command |
No 181 Sqn | RAF Snailwell | Typhoon |
No 3095 Servicing Echelon | RAF Snailwell | To service aircraft of No 181 Sqn |
RAF Station Wittering (Collyweston & Kingscliffe) | Wittering, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | |
No 151 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Mosquito |
No 3068 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | To service aircraft of No 151 Sqn |
No 152 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfire |
No 3040 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | To service aircraft of No 152 Sqn |
No 1530 (BAT) Flt | RAF Wittering | Oxford, also shown at RAF High Ercall |
No 485 Sqn RNZAF | RAF Wittering (Kingscliffe) | Spitfire |
No 3051 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering (Kingscliffe) | To service aircraft of No 485 Sqn |
No 93 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfire |
No 3091 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | To service aircraft of No 93 Sqn |
HQ - Blakelaw Estate, Ponteland Road, Newcastle upon Tyne
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | |
No 1 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Typhoon |
No 3004 Servicing Echelon | RAF Acklington | To service aircraft of No 1 Sqn |
No 410 Sqn RCAF | RAF Acklington | Mosquito |
No 3062 Servicing Echelon | RAF Acklington | To service aircraft of No 410 Sqn |
No 539 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Boston/Hurricane |
No 1490 (Fighter) Gunnery Flt | RAF Acklington | Lysander/Master |
RAF Station Ayr | Ayr, Heathfield, Ayrshire | |
No 488 Sqn | RAF Ayr | Beaufighter |
No 3094 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ayr | To service aircraft of No 488 Sqn |
No 222 Sqn | RAF Ayr | Spitfire |
No 3041 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ayr | To service aircraft of No 222 Sqn |
RAF Station Catterick (Scorton) | Catterick, Richmond, North Yorkshire | |
No 403 Sqn RCAF | RAF Catterick | Spitfire |
No 3048 Servicing Echelon | RAF Catterick | To service aircraft of No 403 Sqn |
No 219 Sqn | RAF Catterick | Beaufighter |
No 3072 Servicing Echelon | RAF Catterick | To service aircraft of No 219 Sqn |
RAF Station Drem | Gullane Drem, East Lothian | |
No 65 Sqn | RAF Drem | Spitfire |
No 3093 Servicing Echelon | RAF Drem | To service aircraft of No 124 Sqn |
No 197 Sqn | RAF Drem | Typhoon |
No 3015 Servicing Echelon | RAF Drem | Spare Servicing Echelon, probably servicing aircraft of No 197 Sqn |
RAF Station Ouston (Woolsington) | Stamfordham, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland | |
No 1423 Flt | RAF Ouston | Hurricane |
No 281 Sqn | RAF Ouston | Defiant, detachment(s) at other station(s) |
No 72 Sqn | RAF Ouston | Spitfire |
No 3021 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ouston | To service aircraft of No 72 Sqn |
RAF Station Turnhouse | Edinburgh 12, Midlothian | |
No 289 Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Defiant/Hurricane/Oxford |
No 801 Sqn FAA | RAF Turnhouse | Sea Hurricane |
No 884 Sqn FAA | RAF Turnhouse | Sea Hurricane |
No 232 Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Spitfire |
No 3089 Servicing Echelon | RAF Turnhouse | To service aircraft of No 232 Sqn |
No 243 Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Spitfire |
No 3092 Servicing Echelon | RAF Turnhouse | To service aircraft of No 243 Sqn |
HQ - RAF Inverness
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Castletown | Thurso, Caithness | |
No 610 Sqn AAF | RAF Castletown | Spitfire |
No 3088 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castletown | To service aircraft of No 610 Sqn |
RAF Station Inverness | RAF Longman, Inverness, Inverness-shire | |
RAF Kirkwall | Kirkwall, Orkney | Operations Room only |
RAF Lerwick | Lerwick, Shetland | Operations Room only |
RAF Station Peterhead (Fordoun) | Peterhead, Aberdeenshire | |
No 164 Sqn | RAF Peterhead | Spitfire |
No 3076 Servicing Echelon | RAF Peterhead | To service aircraft of No 164 Sqn |
No 808 Sqn FAA | RAF Peterhead | Fulmar |
No 1479 (AAC) Flt | RAF Peterhead | Oxford/Defiant, detachment(s) at other station(s) |
RAF Station Skeabrae (Grimsetter) | Kirkwall, Orkney | |
No 602 (AAF) Sqn | RAF Skeabrae | Spitfire |
No 3086 Servicing Echelon | RAF Skeabrae | To service aircraft of No 602 Sqn |
No 129 Sqn | RAF Skeabrae | Spitfire |
No 3038 Servicing Echelon | RAF Skeabrae (Grimsetter) | To service aircraft of No 129 Sqn |
No 1491 (Fighter Gunnery) Flt | RAF Skeabrae | Lysander |
No 710 Sqn FAA | RAF Skeabrae | Walrus |
No 882 Sqn FAA | RAF Skeabrae | Martlet |
RAF Station Tain | Tain, Ross-shire |
HQ - 'Oxenden', Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 2 Installation Unit | Kidbrooke | |
No 83 (Signals) Wing | Swanage | |
RAF Section, Telecommunication Research Establishment | Malvern | |
No 21 Signals Training Unit | Renscombe Down | |
No 70 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Bunchrew House, Inverness
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No 71 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Bucksburn House, Springfield Road, Bucksburn, Aberdeen
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No 72 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Dollarbeg House, Dollar, Clackmannashire
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No 73 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Easthorpe Hall, Malton, North Yorkshire
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No 74 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Leighton, Trumpington Road, Cambridge
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No 75 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Heathfield House, Keston, Kent
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No 76 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Hillend, Henbury, Bristol
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No 77 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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'High Lea' Woolton, Liverpool
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No 78 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Holne Park, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon
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No 79 (Signals) Wing, controlling the following
stations: -
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Portadown, Co. Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Station marked § are under the Signals Wing concerned for technical maintenance but are administered by the Parent Station shown in brackets
No 81 Operational Training Group
HQ - Avening Court, Avening, Nr Stroud, Gloucestershire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Annan | Chapelcross, Annan, Dumfrieshire | |
No 55 OTU | RAF Annan | Hurricane |
RAF Station Aston Down (Chedworth) | Aston Down, Chalford, Nr Stroud, Gloucestershire | |
No 52 OTU | RAF Aston Down | Spitfire |
RAF Station Charter Hall (Winfield) | Carter Hall, nr Duns, Berwickshire | |
No 54 OTU | RAF Charter Hall | Blenheim/Beaufighter |
RAF Station Cranfield (Twinwood Farm) | Cranfield, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire | |
No 51 OTU | RAF Cranfield | Blenheim/Havoc |
No 3501 Servicing Unit | RAF Cranfield | |
RAF Station Eshott (Boulmer) | Eshott, nr Alnwick, Northumberland | |
No 57 OTU | RAF Hawarden | Spitfire |
RAF Grangemouth (Balado Bridge) | Central Scotland Airport, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire | No Station HQ |
No 58 OTU | RAF Grangemouth | Spitfire |
RAF Station Llandow (Rhoose) | Llandow, Cowbridge, Glamorganshire | |
No 53 OTU | RAF Llandow | Spitfire |
RAF Station Milfield (Brunton) | Milfield, Northumberland | |
No 59 OTU | RAF Milfield | Hurricane |
RAF Station Rednal (Montford Bridge) | Rednal, nr Oswestry, Shropshire | |
No 61 OTU | RAF Rednal | Spitfire |
RAF Station Tealing (Kinnell) | Tealing, Dundee, Angus | |
No 56 OTU | RAF Tealing | Hurricane |
RAF Station Usworth | Usworth, Sunderland, Co. Durham | |
No 62 (AI) OTU | RAF Usworth | Anson |
RAF Northern Ireland (Stations under control of Fighter Command)
HQ - RAF Home Forces, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Ballyhalbert (Kirkistown) | Ballyhalbert, County Down, Northern Ireland | |
No 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flt | RAF Ballyhalbert | Lysander/Master |
No 153 Sqn | RAF Ballyhalbert | Defiant |
No 3073 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballyhalbert | To service aircraft of No 153 Sqn |
No 501 (AAF) Sqn | RAF Ballyhalbert (Kirkistown) | Spitfire |
No 504 (AAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballyhalbert (Kirkistown) | To service aircraft of No 501 Sqn |
RAF Eglinton (Maydown) | Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland | |
RAF Station Newtownards | Newtownards, County Down, Northern Ireland | |
No 1480 (AAC) Flt | RAF Newtownards | Defiant |
RAFNI Communications Flight | RAF Newtownards | Various |
RAF Station St Angelo | Lough Erne, County Fermanagh |
Station awaiting occupation by the USAAF |
Squadrons proceeding overseas
54 Sqn 452 Sqn RAAF 457 Sqn RAAF
Source - January 1943 SD161
County names used are those in use at the time
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