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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Middle East Command - February 1943
[Egypt | Western Desert | Palestine | Cyprus | Syria | Sudan | East Africa | Aden | Iraq & Persia | Malta]
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF General Hospital (Egypt) | Abassia | |
| No 3 RAF Section, Signals Experimental and Research Group | Abassia | |
| RAF Station Aboukir | ||
| No 103 Maintenance Unit | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 230 Sqn | RAF Aboukir | Sunderland |
| No 205 AMES | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 4609 (Works) Flt | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 24 Personnel Transit Camp | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 508 AMES | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 603 Sqn c/o No 24 PTC | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 2 Air Stores Park c/o No 24 PTC | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 57 Refuelling & Re-arming Party c/o No 24 PTC | RAF Aboukir | |
| No 4 Repair and Salvage Unit c/o No 24 PTC | RAF Aboukir | |
| RAF Station Abu Sueir | ||
| No 4605 (Works) Flt | RAF Abu Sueir | |
| Salvage Equipment Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
| No 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME) | RAF Abu Sueir | |
| No 3 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
| No 4 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Abu Sueir | |
| No 89 Sqn | RAF Abu Sueir | Beaufighter |
| No 109 Maintenance Unit | RAF Abu Sueir | |
| No 128 Maintenance Unit | RAF Abu Sultan | |
| No 601 AMES | Abu Zenima | |
| No 9 Field Unit | Agami | |
| HQ No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group | Alexandria | |
| No 18 Embarkation Unit | Alexandria | |
| Marine Craft Unit | Alexandria | |
| No 971 Sqn | Alexandria | Mark VI |
| No 581 Wing | Alexandria | |
| HQ No 219 Group | Alexandria | |
| No 11 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Alexandria | |
| Naval Co-operation Ground Training Centre | Alexandria | |
| No 1 (ME) MT Repair Section | Alexandria | |
| No 2 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | Alexandria | |
| Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | Alexandria | |
| No 230 Sqn - Detachment | Alexandria | |
| Tomahawk House | Alexandria | |
| Blenheim House | Alexandria | |
| No 604 AMES | Ali Awad | |
| Aviation Meteorological Services | Almaza | |
| No 51 MT Company | Almaza | |
| No 22 Personnel Transit Camp | Almaza | |
| AMES Reserve Pool Detachment | Almaza | |
| School of Hygiene | Almaza | |
| SAAF Base Depot | Almaza | |
| No 1411 (Meteorological) Flt | Almaza | Gladiator |
| No 52 MT Company | Almaza | |
| No 1 Mobile Sanitary Unit | Almaza | |
| RAF Station Amriya (LG29) | ||
| No 2 (Middle East) Signals Centre | Amriya Area | |
| No 1 (Middle East) Training School | Ballah | |
| No 253 AMES | Baltim | |
| No 117 (Transport) Sqn | Bilbeis | Hudson |
| No 162 Sqn | Bilbeis | Wellington/Blenheim |
| No 259 AMES | Bir El Abd | |
| No 3 Engine Repair Section | Boulac | |
| No 4 Engine Repair Section | Boulac | |
| HQ RAF Middle East | Cairo | |
| Base Personnel Office | Cairo | |
| AHQ Egypt | Cairo | |
| HQ No 3 Air Formation Signals | Cairo | |
| No 4 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | Cairo | |
| No 4 Air Formation Postal Unit | Cairo | |
| No 5051 (Works) Sqn HQ | Cairo | |
| Film Production Unit | Cairo | |
| No 249 Wing (c/o HQ ME) (Nucleus) | Cairo | |
| Air Publications Unit | Cairo | |
| No 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME) | Cairo | |
| Hurricane House | Cairo | |
| Wellington House | Cairo | |
| No 204 AMES | Damietta | |
| No 842 AMES | Damietta | |
| No 605 AMES | Damietta | |
| No 2 Field Unit | Dekheila | |
| RAF Station Edcu/Edku | ||
| No 252 Sqn | RAF Edcu | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
| No 272 Sqn | RAF Edcu | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Edcu | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
| No 417 Sqn RCAF | RAF Edcu | Hurricane |
| No 89 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Edcu | |
| No 6 Sqn | RAF Edcu | Hurricane IID |
| No 112 Maintenance Unit | El Agrud | |
| No 526 AMES | El Alamein Area | |
| No 239 AMES | El Arish | |
| No 880 AMES | El Daba | |
| No 257 AMES | El Daba | |
| No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Sub-Section) | El Firdan | |
| No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | El Firdan | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | El Rus | |
| No 49 Wireless Unit | El Rus | |
| No 622 AMES | El Rus | |
| No 623 AMES | El Rus | |
| No 624 AMES | El Rus | |
| No 625 AMES | El Rus | |
| No 1 Wireless Unit | El Rus | |
| No 55 Embarkation Unit | Fanara | |
| HQ No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | Fayid | |
| No 14 Sqn | Fayid | Marauder |
| No 7 Engine Repair Section | Fayid | |
| No 4615 Works Flight | Fayid | |
| No 214 AMES | Fayoum | |
| No 232 AMES | Gebel Hamei | |
| No 24 MRS | Gerawla | |
| No 221 AMES | Gabal Qatrani | |
| No 75 (GR) OTU | Gianaclis | |
| No 16 Decoy and Deception Section | Gianaclis | |
| No 1 GRU Detachment | Gianaclis | |
| No 13 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Gianaclis | |
| No 36 Air Stores Park | Gianaclis | |
| No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit | Gianaclis | |
| No 9 S & T Column | Gambut | |
| Staging Post | Hamata | |
| RAF Station Heliopolis | ||
| HQ No 206 Group | RAF Heliopolis | |
| HQ No 216 (Transport & Ferry) Group | RAF Heliopolis | |
| Command Medical Board | RAF Heliopolis | |
| Code and Cypher School | RAF Heliopolis | |
| British Airways Repair Section | RAF Heliopolis | |
| No 22 Sector Operations Room | RAF Heliopolis | |
| Middle East Interpretation Unit | RAF Heliopolis | |
| No 173 Sqn | RAF Heliopolis | Various |
| No 5 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | RAF Heliopolis | |
| Fighter Controllers Training School | RAF Heliopolis | |
| No 17 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Heliopolis | |
| Mobile Wellington Repair Unit (WA) | RAF Heliopolis | |
| No 4616 (Works) Flight | RAF Heliopolis | |
| HQ W/T Transmitting Station | Helmieh | |
| RAF Station Helwan | ||
| No 23 Personnel Transit Camp | RAF Helwan | |
| No 5053 Works Sqn c/o No 23 PTC | RAF Helwan | |
| Base Salvage Section | RAF Helwan | |
| MT Base Pool | RAF Helwan | |
| Component Repair Section | RAF Helwan | |
| No 1 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Helwan | |
| No 2 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Helwan | |
| No 163 Sqn c/o No 23 PTC (Cadre) | RAF Helwan | |
| No 7 S & T Column | RAF Helwan | |
| No 233 Wing (Cadre) | RAF Helwan | |
| No 1 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Helwan | |
| RAF Camouflage Development Section | RAF Helwan | |
| RAF Signals Section, No 10 AASC | RAF Helwan | |
| School of Cookery | RAF Helwan | |
| Nos 18, 19, 20 & 21 D and D Sections | RAF Helwan | |
| No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party c/o No 23 PTC | RAF Helwan | |
| No 4603 (Works) Flight | RAF Helwan | |
| No 4608 (Works) Flight | RAF Helwan | |
| No 4602 (Works) Flight | RAF Helwan | |
| No 2 Sector Operations Room/FR c/o No 23 PTC | RAF Helwan | |
| No 252 AMES | Hurghada | |
| No 113 Maintenance Unit | Hurghada | |
| No 401 AMES | Ikingi-Mariut | |
| No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) Section | Ikingi-Mariut | |
| RAF Station Ismailia | ||
| No 242 Wing | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 260 (Balloon) Wing | RAF Ismailia | |
| Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 3 Air Formation Signals, No 3 Company | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 1 Technical School (American Aircraft) | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit | RAF Ismailia | Wellington |
| No 4604 (Works) Flight | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 3 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Ismailia | |
| Middle East Filter Training School | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 405 AMES | RAF Ismailia | |
| No 2 Flying Control Station (Mobile Type III) | Kabrit | |
| No 4 (Middle East) Training School | Kabrit | |
| RAF Signals Component | Kabrit | |
| Telecommunications Centre | Kafr El Farouk | |
| No 6 Heavy Mobile Automatic W/T Unit | Kafr El Farouk | |
| No 9 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | Kafr El Farouk | |
| No 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 General W/T Fitting Parties | Kafr El Farouk | |
| No 107 Maintenance Unit | Kasfareet | |
| No 509 AMES | Kasfareet | |
| No 21 Personnel Transit Centre | Kasfareet | |
| No 976 Sqn | Kasfareet | Mk VI Balloon |
| No 1 (ME) Aircrew Reception Centre c/o 21 PTC | Kasfareet | |
| No 4606 (Works) Flight | Kasfareet | |
| No 1 Air Stores Park | Kasfareet | |
| No 3 Air Stores Park | Kasfareet | |
| No 4 Air Stores Park | Kasfareet | |
| No 2 Anti-Malarial Control Unit c/o 21 PTC | Kasfareet | |
| No 4614 (Works) Flight | Kasfareet | |
| No 106 Maintenance Unit | Khanka | |
| Master Provision Office | Khanka | |
| No 38 Air Stores Park (Nucleus) | Khanka | |
| No 140 Maintenance Unit | Khataba | |
| No 33 Wireless Unit | Kilo 51 | |
| No 42 Wireless Unit | LG 8 | |
| No 47 Sqn - Detachment | LG 8 | Wellesley Flight |
| No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn | LG 13 | Hurricane |
| No 3 (ME) MT light Repair Unit | LG 14 | |
| Rear Transport Centre | LG 14 | |
| No 127 Sqn | LG 20 | Hurricane |
| No 208 Sqn | LG 28 | Hurricane/Tomahawk, en-route to Iraq |
| Sea Rescue Flt | LG 39 | |
| No 232 Wing | LG 86 | |
| No 55 Sqn | LG 86 | Baltimore |
| No 223 Sqn | LG 86 | Baltimore |
| No 2 Armoured Car Company | LG 91 | |
| No 2 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit | LG 100 | |
| No 37 Sqn | LG 104 | Wellington |
| No 70 Sqn | LG 104 | Wellington |
| No 61 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 106 | |
| No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 207 | |
| No 1 Aircraft Replacement Pool | LG 209 | |
| No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Sub-Section) | LG 211 | |
| No 458 Sqn RAAF | LG 211 | Wellington ASV/TB |
| No 178 Sqn | LG 211 | Halifax |
| No 2 Aircraft Replacement Pool | LG 213 | |
| No 135 Maintenance Unit | LG 214 | |
| No 3 Middle East Signals Centre | LG 219 | |
| No 132 Maintenance Unit | LG 219 | |
| No 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit | LG 219 | Spitfire (PR) |
| No 108 Maintenance Unit | LG 222 | |
| No 5 Decoy & Deception Section | LG 222 | |
| No 6 Decoy & Deception Section | LG 222 | |
| No 134 Sqn c/o No 108 MU | LG 222 | Spitfire |
| No 1 ME Ferry Control | LG 224 | |
| Staging Post | LG 224 | |
| British Airways Reception Flight | LG 224 | |
| No 216 Sqn | LG 224 | Bombay/Hudson |
| No 267 Sqn | LG 224 | Hudson |
| No 4610 Works Flight | LG 224 | |
| No 203 Sqn | LG 227 | Blenheim IV |
| No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | LG 227 | Blenheim |
| No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | LG 227 | |
| No 236 Wing | LG 237 | |
| No 846 AMES | LG 237 | |
| No 108 Sqn | LG 237 | Wellington |
| No 63 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 237 | |
| No 462 Sqn RAAF | LG 237 | Halifax |
| No 2 ME Training School | LG 237 | |
| RAF Station Luxor | ||
| Staging Post | RAF Luxor | |
| No 5 Engine Repair Section | Mansourah | |
| No 15 (South African) Sqn | Mariut | Blenheim V |
| No 201 Group Communication Flight | Mariut | |
| No 831 AMES | Mariut | |
| No 101 Maintenance Unit | Masara | |
| No 603 AMES | Mex | |
| No 1 Middle East Signals Centre | Mex | |
| RAF Station Mersa Matruh | ||
| No 235 Wing - Detachment | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| Sea Rescue Flight - Detachment | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 60 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 260 AMES | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 873 AMES | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 29 Sector Operations Room | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 1 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals | RAF Mersa Matruh | |
| No 20 Embarkation Unit | Port Said | |
| No 12 Sector Operations Room | Port Said | |
| No 219 AMES | Port Said | |
| No 975 Sqn | Port Said | Mk VI Balloon |
| Marine Craft Section of Sea Rescue Organisation | Port Said | |
| Marine Repair Base | Port Said | |
| No 94 Sqn | Port Said | Hurricane |
| Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | Port Said | |
| Baltimore House | Port Said | |
| No 19 Embarkation Unit | Port Twefik | |
| No 974 Sqn | Port Twefik | Mk VI Balloon |
| No 4601 Works Flight | Qadima | |
| No 5576 Works Construction Flight | Qadima | |
| No 141 Maintenance Unit | Qena | |
| RAF Station Shallufa | ||
| No 38 Sqn | RAF Shallufa | Wellington |
| No 5 (Middle East) Training School | RAF Shallufa | |
| Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | RAF Shallufa | |
| No 1 Mobile Service Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Shallufa | |
| No 3 Mobile Service Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Shallufa | |
| No 39 Sqn, Ground Party | RAF Shallufa | |
| No 221 Sqn | RAF Shallufa | Wellington VIII, also shown at Luqa |
| RAF Station Shandur | ||
| No 4607 (Works) Flight | RAF Shandur | |
| No 21 Sector Operations Room | RAF Shandur | |
| No 47 Sqn | RAF Shandur | Beaufort |
| No 147 Sqn | RAF Shandur | |
| No 160 Sqn | RAF Shandur | Liberator |
| No 7 Sqn SAAF | RAF Shandur | Hurricane IID |
| Liberator Flight | RAF Shandur | Liberator |
| No 505 AMES | Sidi Barakat | |
| No 220 AMES | Sidi Barrani | |
| No 276 AMES | Sidi Barrani | |
| No 13 Sector Operations Room | Smouha | |
| RAF Movements Control | Shellal | |
| No 523 AMES | Suez | |
| No 276 Signals Wing | Suez Road | |
| No 1 Field Unit c/o 276 Signals Wing | Suez Road | |
| No 887 AMES | Tahag | |
| No 626 AMES | Tahag | |
| No 627 AMES | Tahag | |
| No 628 AMES | Tahag | |
| No 629 AMES | Tahag | |
| No 888 AMES | Tahag | |
| No 261 AMES | Tel el Kebir | |
| No 826 AMES | Tel el Kebir | |
| No 111 Maintenance Unit | Tura | |
| RI and MU | Tura | |
| RAF Tyre Retreading Unit | Tura | |
| No 2 Engine Repair Section | Tura | |
| No 3 Engine Repair Section | Tura | |
| Engine Test Section c/o No 111 MU | Tura | |
| No 4 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | Tura | |
| No 262 AMES | Wadi Gindali | |
| No 1 Works Unit | Zamalek | |
| No 5 Field Unit | C/o No 212 Group | |
| No 31 Wireless Unit | C/o No 212 Group | |
| No 36 Wireless Unit | C/o No 212 Group |
Western Desert (Cyrenaica and Libya)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Australian Air Ambulance Unit | Agedabia | |
| No 1 Company, No 4 Air Formation Signals | Agedabia | |
| No 274 AMES | Agedabia | |
| No 52 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Agedabia | |
| No 244 Wing | Alem El Chel | |
| No 1 (SAAF) Sqn | Alem El Chel | Spitfire |
| No 92 Sqn | Alem El Chel | Spitfire |
| No 145 Sqn | Alem El Chel | Spitfire |
| No 601 Sqn | Alem El Chel | Spitfire |
| No 211 Group | Alem El Gzina | |
| No 239 Wing | Alem El Gzina | |
| No 3 Sqn RAAF | Alem El Gzina | Kittyhawk |
| No 450 Sqn RAAF | Alem El Gzina | Kittyhawk |
| No 250 Sqn | Alem El Gzina | Kittyhawk |
| No 260 Sqn | Alem El Gzina | Kittyhawk |
| No 886 AMES | Appolonia | |
| No 205 Group Communication Flight | Bardia | |
| No 13 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Bardia | |
| No 4 S & T Column | Bardia | |
| No 610 AMES | Belandah | |
| No 215 AMES | Benghazi | |
| No 515 AMES | Benghazi | |
| No 832 AMES | Benghazi | |
| Advanced Salvage Unit | Benghazi | |
| No 53 Embarkation Unit | Benghazi | |
| No 22 Medical Receiving Station | Benghazi | |
| No 977 Sqn | Benghazi | Mk VI Balloon |
| No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | Benghazi | |
| No 25 Embarkation Unit | Benghazi | |
| No 247 Wing | Berka | |
| No 54 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | Berka | |
| No 2 Mobile Servicing Unit (Temporary) | Berka | |
| No 221 Sqn - Detachment | Berka | Wellington VIII |
| No 38 Sqn - Detachment | Berka | Wellington |
| No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD) | Berka | |
| No 535 AMES | Berka | |
| No 32 Air Stores Park | Berka | |
| No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit | Berka | |
| RAF Station Benina | ||
| No 245 Wing (Cadre) | RAF Benina | |
| No 33 Sqn | RAF Benina | Hurricane |
| No 6 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | RAF Benina | |
| No 5 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | RAF Benina | |
| No 4 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | RAF Benina | |
| No 1563 Meteorological Flight | RAF Benina | |
| No 59 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Benina | |
| No 294 AMES | RAF Benina | |
| No 274 Sqn | RAF Benina | Hurricane |
| Air Transport Centre, Rear Base | RAF Benina | |
| No 25 Personnel Transit Centre | RAF Benina | |
| No 4 Field Unit | RAF Benina | |
| Rear HQ, AHQ Western Desert | RAF Benina | |
| No 17 Sector Operations Room | RAF Benina | |
| No 212 Group | RAF Benina | |
| No 37 Air Stores Park | RAF Benina | |
| No 9 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Benina | Wellington VIII |
| No 15 Sector Operations Room | Bu Amud | |
| No 845 AMES | Bu Amud | |
| No 1 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals | Cyrene | |
| No 278 AMES | Derna | |
| No 977 Sqn, 'B' Flight | Derna | Mk VI Balloon |
| No 607 AMES | Derna | |
| No 232 Wing - Detachment | Derna | |
| No 223 Sqn - Detachment | Derna | Baltimore |
| No 55 Sqn | Derna | Baltimore |
| RAF Station El Adem | ||
| No 51 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF El Adem | |
| No 216 Group Advanced HQ | RAF El Adem | |
| No 117 (Transport) Sqn - Detachment | RAF El Adem | Hudson |
| No 216 Sqn - Detachment | RAF El Adem | Bombay |
| No 267 Sqn - Detachment | RAF El Adem | Hudson |
| No 25 Medical Receiving Station | RAF El Adem | |
| No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit | RAF El Adem | |
| No 2 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals | RAF El Adem | |
| No 205 Group | El Baheria | |
| No 40 Air Stores Park | Esc Sultan | |
| No 231 Wing | LG 140 | |
| No 47 Sqn - Detachment | LG 143 (Gambut 3) | |
| No 235 Wing | LG 143 (Gambut 3) | |
| No 459 Sqn RAAF | LG 143 (Gambut 3) | Hudson III |
| Communication Unit, Western Desert | LG 150 (Gazala No 2) | |
| No 1 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 150 (Gazala No 2) | |
| No 2 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 150 (Gazala No 2) | |
| No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 152 (Gazala No 3) | |
| No 57 Repair and Salvage Unit | LG 167 | |
| No 148 Sqn | LG 167 | |
| Advanced AHQ Western Desert | Marble Arch | |
| No 285 Wing | Marble Arch | |
| No 40 (SAAF) Sqn | Marble Arch | Hurricane |
| No 60 (SAAF) Sqn | Marble Arch | Maryland |
| No 1437 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight | Marble Arch | Baltimore |
| Advanced Salvage Unit - Detachment | Marble Arch | |
| No 2 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit - Detachment | Marble Arch | Spitfire (PR) |
| Communication Unit, Western Desert - Advanced Section | Marble Arch | |
| No 6 S & T Column | Marble Arch | |
| No 5 S & T Column | Marble Arch | |
| No 1 Bomber Group Maintenance Com | Marble Arch | |
| No 2 Bomber Group Maintenance Com | Marble Arch | |
| No 608 AMES | Marble Arch | |
| No 21 Medical Receiving Station | Marble Arch | |
| Air Transport Centre, Advanced Base | Marble Arch | |
| No 80 Sqn | Martuba | Hurricane |
| No 7 (South African) Wing | Martuba | |
| No 14 Wireless Unit | Martuba | |
| No 213 Sqn | Martuba | Hurricane |
| No 238 Sqn | Martuba | Hurricane |
| No 243 Wing | Martuba | |
| No 33 Air Stores Park | Martuba | |
| No 16 Sector Operations Room | Martuba | |
| No 2 (SAAF) Sqn | Martuba | Kittyhawk |
| No 4 (SAAF) Sqn | Martuba | Kittyhawk |
| No 5 (SAAF) Sqn | Martuba | Tomahawk |
| No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit | Martuba | |
| No 73 Sqn | Merduma | Hurricane |
| No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment?) | Magrun | |
| No 2 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit - Detachment | Magrun | |
| No 609 AMES | Mehah en Nogra | |
| No 44 Wireless Unit | Moascar | |
| No 522 AMES | Mufrah | |
| No 53 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Nofilia | |
| No 10 S & T Column | Nofilia | |
| No 519 AMES | Nofilia | |
| No 607 AMES | Nofilia | |
| No 3 Company, No 4 Air Formation Signals | Quarscia | |
| No 12 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Regina | |
| No 13 Wireless Unit | Sirte | |
| No 3 (SAAF) Wing | Soluch | |
| No 31 Air Stores Park | Soluch | |
| No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit | Soluch | |
| No 59 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Soluch | |
| No 12 (SAAF) Sqn | Soluch | Boston III |
| No 24 (SAAF) Sqn | Soluch | Boston III |
| No 21 (SAAF) Sqn | Soluch | Baltimore |
| No 282 AMES | Telmita | |
| No 112 Sqn | Tamet | Kittyhawk |
| No 510 AMES | Tamet | |
| No 124 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | Tobruk | |
| No 121 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | Tobruk | |
| No 11 S & T Column | Tobruk | |
| No 977 Sqn, 'C' Flight | Derna | Mk VI Balloon |
| No 1 Decoy & Deception Section | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 2 Decoy & Deception Section | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 7 Decoy & Deception Section | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| RAF Signals Section, No 2 AASC | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| RAF Signals Section, No 5 AASC | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 2 Company, No 4 Air Formation Signals | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 602 AMES | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| HQ No 4 Air Formation Signals | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 3 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals | c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert | |
| No 15 Wireless Unit | c/o 211 Group | |
| No 1 Armoured Car Company (3 Sections) | c/o 211 Group | |
| No 123 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 30th Corp, 8th Army | |
| No 101 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 4th Survey Regiment, 8th Army | |
| No 122 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 13th Corps, 8th Army | |
| No 124 Mobile Meteorological Unit | c/o 10th Corps, 8th Army |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 833 AMES | Acre | |
| No 142 Maintenance Unit | Acre | |
| Aircraft Reception Party | Amman | |
| No 3 (Middle East) Training School | Amman | |
| Fire Fighting School | Amman | |
| Officer Cadet Training Unit (RAF Regiment) | Amman | |
| RAF Station Aqir | ||
| Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | RAF Aqir | |
| No 4612 (Works) Flight | RAF Aqir | |
| No 4 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit | RAF Aqir | |
| Staging Post | RAF Aqir | |
| No 9 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Aqir | |
| No 11 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Aqir | |
| No 2 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Aqir | |
| No 120 Maintenance Unit | Beit Oved | |
| No 2 (ME) Advanced Aircraft Depot | Beit Oved | |
| No 34 Air Stores Park | Beit Oved | |
| No 42 Air Stores Park | Beit Oved | |
| RAF Station Gaza | ||
| Royal Hellenic Air Force | RAF Gaza | |
| No 18 Sector Operations Room | RAF Gaza | |
| No 129 Maintenance Unit | RAF Gaza | |
| No 275 AMES | RAF Gaza | |
| No 28 Personnel Transit Centre | Hadeira | |
| RAF Regiment Pool | Hadeira | |
| AMES Reserve Pool, with the following in the
pool: - 267, 283, 295, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 527, 528, 531, 532, 533, 534, 536, 537, 540, 541, 886, 8503, 621, 565, 580, 5011, 5012 |
Hadeira | |
| RAF Station Haifa | ||
| No 972 Sqn | RAF Haifa | Mk VI Balloon |
| No 236 AMES | RAF Haifa | |
| No 582 AMES | RAF Haifa | |
| No 34 Embarkation Unit | RAF Haifa | |
| No 24 Sector Operations Room | RAF Haifa | |
| No 8 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Haifa | |
| Levant Detachment of No 26 AACU | RAF Haifa | |
| AHQ Levant | Jerusalem | |
| Meteorological Section | Jerusalem | |
| HQ No 5 Air Formation Signals | Jerusalem | |
| Inter Service Cypher Production Centre | Jerusalem | |
| No 2 (ME) Mobile Sanitary Unit | Jerusalem | |
| No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Jerusalem | |
| RAF Station Lydda | ||
| Communication Flt | RAF Lydda | |
| Carrier Pigeon Unit | RAF Lydda | |
| No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Lydda | Gladiator |
| No 74 Operational Training Unit | Maqeibilla | |
| Carrier Pigeon Unit | Ramat David | |
| RAF Station Ramleh | ||
| No 263 (Nucleus) Wing | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 5 MT Repair Section | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 1 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 6 Engine Repair Section | RAF Ramleh | |
| HQ 'X' Air Formation Signals and No 2 Company | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 4613 (Works) Flight | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 209 Group | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 3 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Ramleh | |
| No 5 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit | RAF Ramleh | |
| Carrier Pigeon Unit | St Jean | |
| No 451 Sqn RAAF | St Jean | Hurricane |
| No 249 AMES | Tel Aviv | |
| No 10 Airmen's Convalescent Depot | Tel Aviv | |
| Air Report Centre | Tel Aviv | |
| No 263 AMES | Yibna | |
| No 1 Company, 'X' Air Formation Signals | Yibna |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 25 Fighter Sector Operations Room | Athalassa | |
| No 43 Embarkation Unit | Famagusta | |
| No 579 AMES | Kyrenia | |
| No 577 AMES | Larnaca | |
| No 451 Sqn RAAF - Detachment | Lakatamia | |
| Air Stores Park (Mobile Equipment Section) | Limassol | |
| No 255 AMES | Limassol | |
| No 17 Wireless Unit | Limassol | |
| No 218 AMES | Morphou | |
| HQ No 259 Wing | Nicosia | |
| Meteorological Station | Nicosia | |
| No 2 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Nicosia | |
| PAC Detachment | Nicosia | |
| No 56 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | Nicosia | |
| No 123 Maintenance Unit - Detachment | Nicosia | |
| No 10 Decoy & Deception Section | Nicosia | |
| No 22 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Nicosia | |
| No 237 AMES | Paphos | |
| No 587 AMES | Paphos | |
| No 25A Fighter Sector Operations Room | Paphos |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 28 Wireless Unit | Aleppo | |
| No 6 Field Unit | Aleppo | |
| No 1434 (PSU) Flight | Aleppo | Blenheim |
| No 213 Group (Nucleus) | Beirut | |
| No 241 Wing | Beirut | |
| No 287 AMES | Beirut | |
| No 49 Embarkation Unit | Beirut | |
| No 23 Sector Operations Room | Beirut | |
| No 973 (Balloon) Sqn | Beirut | Mk VI Balloons |
| No 2 PRU (Levant Detachment) | Beirut | |
| Meteorological Section | Beirut | |
| No 35 Wireless Unit | Beirut | |
| No 30 Wireless Unit | Beirut | |
| No 211 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Beirut | |
| No 3 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals | Beirut | |
| No 60 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment | Beirut | |
| No 561 AMES | Beirut | |
| No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Beirut | |
| No 123 Maintenance Unit | Baalbeck | |
| No 1 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | Kliete | |
| No 14 Sector Operations Room | Tripoli | |
| No 216 AMES | Tripoli | |
| No 973 (Balloon) Sqn - Detachment | Tripoli | Mk VI Balloons |
HQ - Khartoum
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Asmara | ||
| No 283 Wing | RAF Asmara | |
| No 203 Group - Detachment | RAF Asmara | |
| No 2 British Airways Repair Unit | RAF Asmara | |
| No 71 Operational Training Unit | Carthago | |
| No 104 Maintenance Unit | Geraif West | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | Gordon's Tree | |
| RAF Station Khartoum | ||
| HQ No 203 Group | RAF Khartoum | |
| No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Khartoum | |
| No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Khartoum | |
| No 139 Maintenance Unit | RAF Khartoum | |
| Advanced Repair Depot | RAF Khartoum | |
| HF D/F Station | Kufra | |
| No 15 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment | Kufra | |
| No 48 Embarkation Unit | Massawa | |
| No 23 Embarkation Unit | Port Sudan | |
| No 117 Maintenance Unit | Port Sudan | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | Summit | |
| RAF Movements Detachment | RAF Wadi Halfa | |
| RAF Station Wadi Saidna | ||
| No 114 Maintenance Unit | RAF Wadi Saidna | |
No 2 (ME) Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts at: -
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RAF Wadi Saidna
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East Africa, Abyssinia, Somaliland and Madagascar
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Dar-es-Salaam | ||
| Signals Station | RAF Dar-es-Salaam | |
| No 34 Flight SAAF | RAF Dar-es-Salaam | Anson |
| No 41 (SAAF) Sqn 'A' Flight | Diredawa | Gladiator |
| W/T Station | Durban | |
| RAF Station Eastleigh | ||
| No 133 Maintenance Unit | RAF Eastleigh | |
| Communication Flight | RAF Eastleigh | |
| No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Eastleigh | Gladiator |
| Carrier Pigeon Unit | RAF Eastleigh | |
| No 6 (ME) MT Pool | RAF Eastleigh | |
| Base Accounts Office | Eldoret | |
| RAF Station Gilgil | ||
| No 6 (ME) Ammunition Depot | Gilgil | |
| No 209 Sqn | Kapivu (Mombasa) | Catalina |
| No 35 Flight SAAF | Kilifi | Blenheim V |
| No 16 (SAAF) Sqn, Advance Party | Kilifi | Blenheim V |
| No 15 Embarkation Unit | Kilindini | |
| Marine Craft Unit | Kilindini | |
| RAF Station Kisumu | ||
| Marine Craft Unit - Detachment | RAF Kisumu | |
| No 209 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Kisumu | |
| Flying Boat Repair Base | RAF Kisumu | |
| Signals Station | Lindi | |
| RNAS Air Station Mackinnon Road | ||
| RAF Station Mogadishu | ||
| Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | RAF Mogadishu | |
| Carrier Pigeon Service Unit | Mombasa | |
| AHQ East Africa | Nairobi | |
| SAAF Reception Depot | Nairobi | |
| RN Air Station | Nairobi | |
| No 70 Operational Training Unit | Nakuru | |
| No 72 Operational Training Unit | Nanyuki | |
| No 3 Flying Control Station | Nanyuki | |
| No 303 AMES | Nayali | |
| No 545 AMES | Nayali | |
| No 844 AMES | Nayali | |
| RAF Station Port Reitz | ||
| RN Air Section | RAF Port Reitz | |
| Signals Section | RAF Port Reitz | |
| No 246 Wing | RAF Port Reitz | |
| Communications Flight - Detachment | RAF Port Reitz | |
| No 259 Sqn - Ground Detachment | RAF Port Reitz | |
| No 41 (SAAF) Sqn | RAF Port Reitz | Hurricane |
| No 73 Operational Training Unit (Nucleus) | Rongai | |
| RN Air Station | Tanga | |
| No 105 Maintenance Unit | Thika | |
| No 209 Sqn - Detachment | Pamanxi (Mayotte Island) | |
| No 1433 Flight | Arrachart (Madagascar) | Lysander |
| No 258 Wing | Diego Suarez (Madagascar) |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 240 AMES | Aman Khal | |
| No 576 AMES | Bir Fukam | |
| Marine Section | Hedjuff | |
| No 304 AMES | Hiswa | |
| RAF Station Khormaksar | ||
| No 8 Sqn | RAF Khormaksar | Blenheim |
| No 131 Maintenance Unit | RAF Khormaksar | |
| Communication Flt | RAF Khormaksar | Beechcraft |
| Armoured Car Section | RAF Khormaksar | |
| Station Flt | RAF Khormaksar | |
| Fighter Defence Flt | RAF Khormaksar | |
| No 459 Sqn RAAF - Detachment | RAF Khormaksar | |
| No 506 AMES | Ras Marshag | |
| RAF Station Sheikh Othman | ||
| Casualty Clearing Station | RAF Sheikh Othman | |
No 3 Middle East Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts
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RAF Sheikh Othman
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| Aden Protectorate Levies HQ | RAF Sheikh Othman | |
| HQ British Forces, Aden | Steamer Point | |
| Equipment & Supply Section | Steamer Point | |
| RAF Hospital (Aden) | Steamer Point | |
| No 1436 (Barrage Balloon) Flt (Nucleus) | Steamer Point | |
| No 50 Embarkation Unit | Steamer Point |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Abadan | ||
| No 275 (Balloon) Wing | RAF Abadan | |
| No 19 Sector Operations Room | RAF Abadan | |
| No 980 Sqn | RAF Abadan | Mk VI Balloons |
| No 5152 (Mechanical & Electrical) Sqn | RAF Abadan | |
| No 14 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Abadan | |
| No 21 (ME) Smoke Screen Unit | RAF Abadan | |
| No 123 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Abadan | Hurricane |
| No 15 Decoy & Deception Section | RAF Abadan | |
| No 983 Sqn | RAF Abadan | Mk VI Balloons |
| No 280 AMES | Amara | |
| No 134 Maintenance Unit | Ahwaz | |
| No 982 Sqn | Ahwaz | Mk VI Balloons |
| No 1 Armoured Car Company, 1 Section | Ainzala | |
| Combined Intelligence Centre | Baghdad | |
| RAF Units | Baghdad | |
| No 4 (ME) MT Repair Section | Baghdad | |
| RAF Station Basrah | ||
| No 215 Group | RAF Basrah | |
| Marine Craft Section | RAF Basrah | |
| No 42 Embarkation Unit | RAF Basrah | |
| Meteorological Station | RAF Basrah | |
| No 118 Maintenance Unit | RAF Basrah | |
| No 3 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | RAF Basrah | |
| No 981 Sqn | RAF Basrah | Mk VI Balloons |
| No 30 Sector Operations Room | Bahrein | |
| No 525 AMES | Fao | |
| No 277 AMES | Fao | |
| RAF Station Habbaniya | ||
| AHQ Iraq & Persia | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 26 Personnel Transit Camp | RAF Habbaniya | |
| Communication Flt | RAF Habbaniya | Various |
| HQ No 1 Armoured Car Company and 1 Section | RAF Habbaniya | |
| Supplies Depot | RAF Habbaniya | |
| RAF General Hospital (Iraq) | RAF Habbaniya | |
| Meteorological Station | RAF Habbaniya | |
| HQ & No 1 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | RAF Habbaniya | |
| HQ RAF Levies | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 56 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 35 Air Stores Park | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 1 Sector Operations Room | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 1415 Meteorological Flight | RAF Habbaniya | |
| Mobile Control Unit c/o AHQ Iraq & Persia | RAF Habbaniya | |
| Nos 4, 5 & 6 Anti-Malarial Control Units | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 137 Maintenance Unit (Advanced Aircraft Depot) | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 233 AMES | RAF Habbaniya | |
No 4 Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts
at: -
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RAF Habbaniya
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| No 29 Wireless Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 27 Wireless Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 3 Field Unit | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 1 Emergency W/T Party | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 2 Emergency W/T Party | RAF Habbaniya | |
| No 240 Sqn - Detachment | Jiwani | Catalina |
| No 125 Maintenance Unit (Air Ammunition Park) | K1 | |
| No 214 Group | Kirkuk | |
| No 3 Sector Operations Room | Kirkuk | |
| No 2 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | Kirkuk | |
| No 217 Group | Kirkuk | |
| No 237 Sqn | Kermanshah | Hurricane |
| No 126 Maintenance Unit | Kermanshah | |
| No 331 Mobile Meteorological Unit | Kermanshah | |
| No 21 India AA Signals Section | Kermanshah | |
| No 266 AMES | Kut-Abdullah | |
| No 244 Sqn - Detachment | Masira | Blenheim, 1 Flight |
| RAF Station Mosul | ||
| Meteorological Station | RAF Mosul | |
| No 4 Sector Operations Room | RAF Mosul | |
| No 52 Sqn | RAF Mosul | Blenheim V (Re-equipping) |
| W/T Station | Muscat | |
| No 34 Wireless Unit | Qaiyara | |
| No 454 Sqn RAAF | Qaiyara | Blenheim V |
| No 16 Wireless Unit | Quarghan | |
| No 244 Sqn - Detachment | Ras El Hadd | Blenheim |
| No 110 Maintenance Unit | Sadaira | |
| RAF Station Shaibah | ||
| Base Personnel Office (Iraq Detachment) | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 264 AMES | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 119 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 115 Maintenance Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 8 S & T Column | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 27 Personnel Transit Centre | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 20 Sector Operations Room | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 10 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 13 Decoy and Deception Section | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 218 Group | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 43 Wireless Unit | RAF Shaibah | |
| No 244 Sqn | Sharjah | Blenheim |
| No 256 AMES | Tal Al Jabarah | |
| No 503 AMES | Tanuma | |
| No 847 AMES | Tanuma | |
| W/T Station | Teheran | |
| Meteorological Station | Teheran | |
| No 138 Maintenance Unit | Teheran | |
| RAF Rest Camp | Teheran | |
| AHQ Deeforce (Nucleus) | Teheran | |
| No 74 Sqn | Teheran | Hurricane |
| No 123 Sqn | Teheran | Hurricane |
| No 38 Wireless Unit | Teheran | |
| No 1438 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight | Teheran | Blenheim |
| No 237 Wing | Teheran | |
| No 237 Sqn (1 Flight) | Teheran | |
| No 24 Wireless Unit | Teheran | |
| No 32 Wireless Unit | Teheran | |
| No 41 Wireless Unit | Teheran | |
| Aircraft Factory | Teheran | |
| No 127 Maintenance Unit | Zubair |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 504 AMES | Dingli | |
| No 242 AMES | Dingli | |
| No 241 AMES | Ghar Lapsi | |
| No 143 Maintenance Unit | Hanrun | |
| RAF Station Hal Far | ||
| Station Flt | RAF Hal Far | |
| No 185 Sqn | RAF Hal Far | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Kalafrana | ||
| Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Kalafrana | |
| No 52 Embarkation Unit | RAF Kalafrana | |
| No 314 AMES | Kaura | |
| RAF Station Krendi | ||
| No 249 Sqn | RAF Krendi | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Luqa | ||
| No 69 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Baltimore/Wellington ASV/PR Spitfire |
| No 89 Sqn - Detachment | RAF Luqa | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
| No 126 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Spitfire |
| No 227 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Beaufighter (Coastal) |
| No 1435 (Night Fighter) Flt | RAF Luqa | Spitfire |
| No 39 Sqn | RAF Luqa | Beaufort |
| No 502 AMES | Maddalena | |
| RAF Station Takali | ||
| No 229 Sqn | RAF Takali | Spitfire |
| No 603 Sqn | RAF Takali | Spitfire |
| No 501 AMES | Ta Silch | |
| Maintenance Wing (Malta) | Tal Handak | |
| AHQ Malta | Valetta | |
| Base Accounts Office | Valetta | |
| Base Personnel Office | Valetta | |
| Meteorological Station | Valetta | |
| No 841 AMES | Wardia | |
| No 521 AMES | Malta | |
| RAF Observer Corps | Malta | |
| No 4611 Works Flight | Malta | |
| No 46 Sqn - Detachment | Malta | |
| No 248 (Naval Co-operation) Wing | Malta | |
| No 611 AMES | Gozo |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| HQ 9th US Air Force | Cairo | |
| HQ US Army ME Air Force Air Service Command | Cairo | |
| HQ US Army ME Air Force Bomber Command | Cairo | |
| 9th Bomber Command | Ismailia | |
| 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) | Abu Sueir | B-24D |
| 512th Sqn | Abu Sueir | |
| 513th Sqn | Abu Sueir | |
| 514th Sqn | Abu Sueir | |
| 515th Sqn | Abu Sueir | |
| 93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) | Gambut | |
| 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy) | Kabrit | B-24D |
| 343rd Sqn | Kabrit | |
| 344th Sqn | Kabrit | |
| 345th Sqn | Kabrit | |
| 415th Sqn | Kabrit | |
| 324th Fighter Group | LG 91 | |
| 314th Sqn | LG 91 | |
| 316th Sqn | LG 91 | |
| 8th Fighter Wing | LG 91 | |
| 9th Fighter Command Detachment | LG 91 | |
| 12th Bombardment Group (Medium) | LG 139 | B-25C/B-25D |
| 81st Sqn | LG 139 | |
| 82nd Sqn | LG 139 | |
| 83rd Sqn | LG 139 | |
| 434th Sqn | LG 139 | |
| 79th Fighter Group | LG174 | P-40 |
| 85th Sqn | LG174 | |
| 86th Sqn | LG174 | |
| 87th Sqn | LG174 | |
| 57th Fighter Group | Tamet | P-40F/P-40K |
| 64th Sqn | Tamet | |
| 65th Sqn | Tamet | |
| 66th Sqn | Tamet |
Units not yet operational: -
No 251 Sqn
No 284 (Transport) Wing
No 1439 Flight
Nos 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 RSUs
Nos 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 ASPs
No 5577 Works Construction Flight
Nos 204 to 222 ASR Units
No 6 'J' Section
Source - February 1943 SD161
[Egypt | Western Desert | Palestine | Cyprus | Syria | Sudan | East Africa | Aden | Iraq & Persia | Malta | USAAF]
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