Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Army Co-operation Command - February 1943

[No 70 Group | No 72 Group | No 32 Wing | No 33 Wing | No 34 Wing | No 35 Wing | No 36 Wing | No 37 Wing | No 38 Wing | No 39 Wing]

Command HQ - RAF Ramslade, Bracknell, Berkshire.

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.

No 70 (Army Co-operation) Group

HQ - South Farnborough, Hampshire

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Aberporth	Blaenanerch, Cardiganshire	No Station HQ?
No 1608 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Aberporth	To work with Aberporth range
No 1609 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Aberporth	To work with Aberporth range
No 1621 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Aberporth	To work with Aberporth range
RAF Station Andover (Aldermaston & Membury)	Andover, Hampshire
No 16 Sqn	RAF Andover	Mustang
No 297 Sqn	RAF Andover
No 1526 (BAT) Flt	RAF Andover
RAF Aldermaston	Aldermaston, Berkshire	Station occupied and awaiting transfer to USAAF
RAF Station Ashbourne (Darley Moor)	Ashbourne, Derbyshire
No 42 Operational Training Unit	RAF Ashbourne	Blenheim/Whitley/Anson
RAF Bircham Newton	Bircham Newton, Norfolk	Station in Coastal Command
No 1611 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Bircham Newton	To work with Weybourne range
No 1612 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Bircham Newton	To work with Weybourne range
RAF Station Bodorgan	Bodorgan, Anglesey, North Wales
No 1606 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Bodorgan	To work with Ty-Croes range
No 1620 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Bodorgan	To work with Ty-Croes range
No 2 Maintenance Flight	RAF Bodorgan
RAF Station Cardiff	Tremorfa, Cardiff
No 8 AACU	RAF Cardiff	Oxford/Master
RAF Carew Cheriton	Carew Cheriton, Pembrokeshire	Station in Technical Training Command
No 1607 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Carew Cheriton	To work with Manorbier range
RAF Cark	Cark, Lancashire	Station in Flying Training Command
No 6 AACU	RAF Cark	Oxford/Master
No 1614 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Cark	To work with Cark range
No 1615 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Cark	To work with Cark range
RAF Station Castle Bromwich	Birmingham, Warwickshire
No 7 AACU	RAF Castle Bromwich	Oxford/Master
RAF Station Cleave	Cleave, nr Bude, Cornwall
No 1602 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Cleave	To work with Penhale range
No 1603 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Cleave	To work with Cleave range
No 1604 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Cleave	To work with Penhale Sands range
No 1618 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Cleave	To work with St Agnes Head range
No 3 Maintenance Flight	RAF Cleave
RAF Station Farnborough	South Farnborough, Hampshire
Royal Aircraft Establishment	RAF Farnborough
No 1 Maintenance Flight	RAF Farnborough
RAF Hawarden (Poulton)	Hawarden, Flintshire
No 41 OTU	RAF Hawarden	Mustang/Harvard
No 1496 Target Towing Flight	RAF Hawarden	Lysander
RAF Kidsdale
RAF Larkhill	Larkhill, Salisbury, Wiltshire
RAF Martlesham Heath		Station in Fighter Command
No 1616 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Martlesham Heath	To work with Clacton range
RAF Station Manobier	Manorbier, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Pilotless Aircraft Flt	RAF Manorbier	Queen Bee
RAF Newtownards		Station in Fighter Command
No 1617 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Newtownards	To work with St John's Point range
RAF Station Old Sarum (Oatlands Hill)	Old Sarum, Salisbury, Wiltshire
No 3225 Servicing Commando	RAF Old Sarum
No 43 Operational Training Unit	RAF Old Sarum	Various
No 655 Sqn	RAF Old Sarum	Auster
RAF Station Ringway	Ringway, Northenden, Manchester
Parachute Training School	RAF Ringway	Whitley
RAF Station Towyn	Towyn, Merionethshire, North Wales
No 1605 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Towyn	To work with Towyn range
No 1619 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Towyn	To work with Towyn range
RAF West Freugh		Station in Flying Training Command
No 1610 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF West Freugh	To work with Burrow Head range
RAF West Hartlepool	West Hartlepool, County Durham	Station in Coastal Command
No 1613 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF West Hartlepool	To work with Whitby range
RAF Station Weston Zoyland	Weston Zoyland, nr Bridgwater, Somerset
No 1492 Target Towing Flt	RAF Weston Zoyland	Lysander
No 1600 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Weston Zoyland	To work with Watchet range
No 1601 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight	RAF Weston Zoyland	To work with Watchet range

No 72 Group

HQ - Farnborough Court, Hampshire

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Douglas	Douglas, Isle of Man
No 3 RAF Regiment School	RAF Douglas
RAF Eastchurch	Eastchurch, Kent
RAF Regiment Artillery School	RAF Eastchurch
RAF Filey (Camp)	Butlin's Camp, Filey, East Yorkshire
No 1 RAF Regiment School	RAF Filey
RAF Grantham	Belton Park, Grantham, Lincolnshire
RAF Regiment Depot	RAF Grantham
RAF Locking	Locking, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset	Station in Technical Training Command
RAF Regiment Wing	RAF Locking
RAF Sidmouth	Sidmouth, Devon
RAF Regiment Officer Cadet Training Unit	RAF Sidmouth
RAF Whitley Bay	Rex Hotel, Whitley Bay, Northumberland
RAF Regiment School	RAF Whitley Bay

No 32 Wing

HQ - HQ Scottish Command, Home Forces, Edinburgh

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Ayr		Station in Fighter Command
RAF Dumfries
No 652 AOP Sqn	RAF Dumfries	Taylorcraft, Station in Flying Training Command
RAF Findo Kask
No 309 (Polish) Sqn	RAF Findo Gask	Lysander/Mustang
RAF Station Macmerry	Macmerry, East Lothian
No 7 Army Air Support Control Signals Section	RAF Macmerry
No 63 Sqn	RAF Macmerry	Mustang
No 1497 Target Towing Flight	RAF Macmerry	Lysander

No 33 Wing

HQ - HQ Northern Command, Home Forces, York

No 34 Wing

HQ - HQ Eastern Command, Home Forces, Luton

No 35 Wing

HQ - HQ South Eastern Command, Reigate, Surrey

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Croydon	Croydon, Surrey	Station in Fighter Command
RAF Detling	Detling, Kent
No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit	RAF Detling	Blenheim/Spitfire, detachment(s) at other station(s)
RAF Station Gatwick (Penshurst)	Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey
No 26 Sqn	RAF Gatwick	Mustang
No 653 AOP Sqn	RAF Gatwick	Auster
No 1 Army Air Support Control Signals Section	RAF Gatwick
RAF Station Farnborough	Farnborough, Hampshire
RAF Station Odiham (Hartford Bridge)	Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire
No 171 Sqn	RAF Odiham	Tomahawk
No 168 Sqn	RAF Odiham	Mustang
No 174 Sqn	RAF Odiham	Typhoon
No 175 Sqn	RAF Odiham	Hurricane
No 3082 Servicing Echelon	RAF Odiham	To service the aircraft of No 174 Sqn
No 3083 Servicing Echelon	RAF Odiham	To service the aircraft of No 175 Sqn

No 36 Wing

HQ - HQ Southern Command, Salisbury, Wiltshire

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Thruxton	Thruxton, nr Andover, Hampshire	Satellite in No 70 Group
RAF Weston Zoyland	Weston Zoyland, nr Bridgwater, Somerset	Station in No 70 Group

No 37 Wing

HQ - HQ Western Command, Home Forces, Chester (no units allocated)

No 38 Wing

HQ - RAF Netheravon

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Hurn (Christchurch)	Hurn
No 296 Sqn	RAF Hurn	Whitley
No 1498 Target Towing Flight	RAF Hurn	Lysander
Glider Flight	RAF Hurn	Horsa
RAF Station Netheravon (Chilbolton & Shrewton)	Netheravon, Salisbury, Wiltshire
Glider Pilot Exercise Unit	RAF Netheravon	Master/Moth/Hotspur
No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit	RAF Netheravon
No 2 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit	RAF Netheravon
No 295 Sqn	RAF Netheravon	Whitley
RAF Station Stoney Cross	Stoney Cross, Hampshire
No 170 Sqn	RAF Stoney Cross	Mustang
No 239 Sqn	RAF Stoney Cross	Mustang

No 39 (RCAF) Wing

HQ - 1 Canadian Army, Leatherhead

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Dunsfold	Hurn
No 414 Sqn RCAF	RAF Dunsfold

Source - February 1943 SD161

County names used are those in use at the time

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