Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Mediterranean Air Command - April 1943

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Mediterranean Air Command

Command HQ - Algiers

 

Command HQ	Location/Address	Notes
HQ North West African Air Forces	Maison Carree
HQ North West African Tactical Air Forces	Aine Beida
HQ North West African Coastal Air Forces	Algiers
HQ North West African Strategical Air Forces	Constantine
HQ North West African Air Service Command	Algiers
HQ North West African Training Command

RAF Units in North West Africa

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 60 Embarkation Unit	Algiers
Public Relations Unit	Algiers
No 15 S & T Column	Algiers	Also shown at Le Kroub
No 225 ASR Unit	Algiers
Area Combined HQ	Algiers
No 896 AMES	Algiers
No 8012 AMES	Algiers
No 283 Sqn	Algiers	Walrus
No 392 AMES	Alma Marine
No 381 Wireless Unit	Aine Braham
No 326 Wing	Aine Beida
No 132 Air Stores Park	Aine Beida
No 109 Repair and Salvage Unit	Aine Beida
No 134 Air Stores Park	Aine Regarda
No 893 AMES	Ain Taya (Algiers)
No 500 Sqn	Blida	Hudson
No 107 Repair and Salvage Unit	Blida
No 134 Air Stores Park - Detachment	Blida
No 608 Sqn	Blida	Hudson
No 142 Sqn	Blida	Wellington III
No 150 Sqn	Blida	Wellington III
No 3201 Servicing Commando	Blida
No 328 Wing?	Blida
No 813 Sqn FAA	Blida	Swordfish
No 4354 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Blida
No 4355 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Blida
No 2788 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Bone
No 59 Embarkation Unit	Bone
No 985 Sqn	Bone	Mk VI Balloons
No 8005 AMES	Bone
No 223 ASR Unit	Bone
No 4342 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Bone
Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit	Boufarik
No 2771 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Canrobert
No 13 Sqn	Canrobert	Blenheim V
No 18 Sqn	Canrobert	Blenheim V
No 4090 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Canrobert
No 114 Sqn	Canrobert	Blenheim V
No 4341 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Canrobert
No 4348 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Canrobert
No 8009 AMES	Cap Serrat
No 8010 AMES	Cap Serrat
No 1 Force HQ's Signals Section	Constantine
No 2 Force HQ's Signals Section	Constantine
No 72 Sqn	Constantine	Spitfire
No 4349 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Constantine
No 4350 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Constantine
Air Crew Rest Centre	Constantine
No 602 AMES	Constantine
No 6000 AMES	Constantine
No 6001 AMES	Constantine
No 6002 AMES	Constantine
No 6008 AMES	Constantine
No 6005 AMES	Constantine
No 6006 AMES	Constantine
No 6007 AMES	Constantine
No 6009 AMES	Constantine
No 6010 AMES	Constantine
No 6011 AMES	Constantine
No 8002 AMES	Cap Cavallo (Djidjelli)
No 895 AMES	Cap Takouch
No 892 AMES	Djidjelli
No 226 AMES	Djidjelli
No 108 Repair and Salvage Unit	Duvivier
No 3202 Servicing Commando	Duvivier
No 380 Wireless Unit	El Achoir
No 1 ALG Signals Section	El Achoir
No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit	Ghardimaou
No 3203 Servicing Commando	Ghardimaou
No 351 Maintenance Unit	Hussein Dey
No 372 AMES	Jemappes
No 253 Sqn	Jemappes	Hurricane
No 4344 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Jemappes
No 897 AMES	La Galle
No 388 AMES	La Galle
No 381 AMES	Lac ces Oiseaux (Bone)
No 2 ALG Signals Section	Le Kroub
No 654 AOP Sqn	Le Kroub	Auster
No 15 S & T Column	Le Kroub	Also shown at Algiers
Base Area HQ	Le Ruisseau
Base Personnel Office	Le Ruisseau
Base Accounts Office	Le Ruisseau
No 323 Wing	Maison Blanche
No 43 Sqn	Maison Blanche	Hurricane
No 131 Air Stores Park	Maison Blanche
No 87 Wireless Unit	Maison Blanche
No 682 Sqn	Maison Blanche	PR Spitfire
No 106 Repair and Salvage Unit	Maison Blanche
No 301 Mobile SS Unit	Maison Blanche
No 32 Sqn	Maison Blanche	Hurricane
No 153 Sqn	Maison Blanche	Beaufighter
No 4356 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Maison Blanche
No 4357 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Maison Blanche
No 4358 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Maison Blanche
No 4360 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Maison Blanche
HQ North West African Air Forces	Maison Carree (Algiers)
No 11 Heavy Mobile W/T Units	Maison Carree (Algiers)
No 4359 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Maison Carree (Algiers)
No 133 Air Stores Park	Medjez
No 136 Air Stores Park	Mesloug	Also shown at Setif
No 894 AMES	Morris (Bone)
No 614 Sqn	Oulmene	Blenheim V
No 61 Embarkation Unit	Philipville
No 304 Mobile SS Unit	Philipville
No 389 AMES	Philipville
No 8003 AMES	Philipville
No 224 ASR Unit	Philipville
No 4343 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Philipville
No 387 AMES	Port Gheydon
No 8011 AMES	Port Gheydon
No 88 Wireless Unit	Souk el Arba
No 303 Mobile SS Unit	Souk el Arba
No 2744 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Souk el Arba
No 898 AMES	Souk el Arba
No 325 Wing	Setif
No 255 Sqn	Setif	Beaufighter
No 302 Mobile SS Unit	Setif
No 136 Air Stores Park	Setif	Also shown at Mesloug
No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit	Setif
No 2721 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Setif
No 4092 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Setif
No 4351 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Setif
No 4352 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Setif
No 4353 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Setif
No 600 Sqn	Setif	Beaufighter
No 242 Group	Souk El Khemis
No 4088 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 4091 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 4339 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 4340 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 4346 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 4347 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 2825 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Souk El Khemis
No 225 Sqn	Souk El Khemis
No 241 Sqn	Souk El Khemis	Hurricane Bombers
No 111 Sqn	Souk El Khemis	Spitfire
No 243 Sqn	Souk El Khemis	Spitfire
No 93 Sqn	Souk El Khemis	Spitfire
No 152 Sqn	Souk El Khemis	Spitfire
No 8006 AMES	Tigzirt Sur Mer (Delly)
No 322 Wing	Tingley
No 81 Sqn	Tingley	Spitfire
No 154 Sqn	Tingley	Spitfire
No 232 Sqn	Tingley	Spitfire
No 242 Sqn	Tingley	Spitfire
No 87 Sqn	Tahir	Hurricane
No 4345 AA Flight, RAF Regiment	Tahir
No 251 ASR Unit	Transit Camp (Algiers)
No 252 ASR Unit	Transit Camp (Algiers)
At Gibraltar (On Detachment)
Meteorological Flight	North Front	Hudson
No 179 Sqn	North Front	Wellington
No 233 Sqn	North Front	Hudson
No 48 Sqn	North Front	Hudson
No 202 Sqn	Gibraltar	Catalina
No 210 Sqn	Gibraltar	Catalina
Attached to Twelfth Air Force, USAAF
No 285 AMES
No 286 AMES
No 890 AMES
No 899 AMES
No 675 AMES
No 8000 AMES
No 8001 AMES
No 6003 AMES
No 6004 AMES

Malta

 

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
Communication 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
No 229 Sqn	RAF Krendi	Spitfire
RAF Station Luqa
No 69 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Baltimore/Wellington ASV
No 108 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Luqa	Beaufighter (Fighter)
No 39 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Beaufort
No 23 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Mosquito, on detachment from UK
No 458 Sqn RAAF	RAF Luqa	Wellington
No 221 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Wellington, also shown at Shallufa
No 1435 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Spitfire
No 126 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Spitfire
Admin Section	RAF Luqa
No 502 AMES	Maddalena
RAF Station Safi
No 10 Field Unit	Siggiewi
RAF Station Takali
No 272 Sqn	RAF Takali	Beaufighter (Coastal)
Admin Section	RAF Takali
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 8 Sector Operations Room	Valetta
No 983 Sqn	Valetta
No 248 (Naval Co-operation) Wing	Valetta
No 841 AMES	Wardia
RAF Observer Corps	Malta
No 611 AMES	Gozo
No 521 AMES	Gozo
No 5051 Works Sqn	Malta
No 5576 Works Construction Flight	Malta
No 4603, 4605, 4607, 4608, 4610, 4611, 4612, 4614 & 4615 Works Flights	Malta

Western Desert (Cyrenaica and Libya)

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 886 AMES	Appolonia
No 1 (ME) Rest Centre	Appolonia
No 221 AMES	Appolonia
No 1 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Battisti
No 3 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Battisti
No 205 Group, Rear HQ	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 231 Wing	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 236 Wing	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 37 Sqn	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)	Wellington
No 70 Sqn	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)	Wellington
No 40 Sqn	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)	Wellington
No 104 Sqn	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)	Wellington
No 462 Sqn RAAF	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)	Halifax
No 205 Group Communication Flight	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 13 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 61 Repair and Salvage Unit	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 4 S & T Column	Bir El Gardabia (Misurata)
No 13 Wireless Unit*	Ben Garden (Tunisia)
No 1 Bomber Group Maintenance Com*	Ben Garden (Tunisia)
No 889 AMES	Ben Garden (Tunisia)
No 40 Air Stores Park*	Ben Garden (Tunisia)
No 15 Sector Operations Room	Bu Amud
No 845 AMES	Bu Amud
No 5 Signals Centre	Bu Amud
No 17 Wireless Unit	Bu Amud
No 80 Sqn	Bu Amud	Hurricane
No 36 Wireless Unit	Bu Amud
No 215 AMES	Benghazi
No 515 AMES	Benghazi
No 832 AMES	Benghazi
No 22 Medical Receiving Station	Benghazi
No 977 Sqn	Benghazi	Mk VI Balloon
No 25 Embarkation Unit	Benghazi
No 6 Signals Centre	Benghazi
No 213 ASR Unit	Benghazi
No 610 AMES	Benghazi
No 1 Field Unit	Benghazi
No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP)	Benghazi
No 247 Wing	Berka
No 32 Air Stores Park	Berka
No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit	Berka
No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD)	Berka
No 16 Decoy and Deception Section	Berka
No 38 Sqn	Berka	Wellington
No 47 Sqn - Detachment	Berka	Beaufort
No 33 Sqn	Bersis	Hurricane
No 89 Sqn	Bersis	Beaufighter (Fighter)
RAF Station Benina
No 37 Air Stores Park	RAF Benina	Also shown at Misurata
No 6 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit	RAF Benina
No 535 AMES	RAF Benina
No 1563 Meteorological Flight	RAF Benina
No 25 Personnel Transit Centre	RAF Benina
No 5 Field Unit	RAF Benina
No 212 Group	RAF Benina
No 18 Decoy and Deception Section	RAF Benina	Also shown c/o No 231 Wing
No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Benina	Also shown at Ramleh
No 16 Wireless Unit	RAF Benina
No 7 Sqn SAAF	RAF Benina	Hurricane IID
RAF Station Castel Benito*
No 285 Wing	Castel Benito
No 5 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit	Castel Benito
No 2 Bomber Group Maintenance Com*	Castel Benito
Communication Unit, Western Desert - Advanced Section*	Castel Benito
Air Transport Centre*	Castel Benito
Staging Post 60	Castel Benito
No 1 Australian Air Ambulance Unit*	Castel Benito
No 53 Refuelling and Re-arming Party*	Castel Benito
No 680 Sqn - Detachment*	Castel Benito	Spitfire (PR)
No 60 (SAAF) Sqn*	Castel Benito	Baltimore/Mosquito
No 40 (SAAF) Sqn*	Castel Benito	Hurricane
No 52 Refuelling and Re-arming Party*	Castel Benito
No 417 Sqn RCAF*	Castel Benito	Hurricane
No 4 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit	Castel Benito
No 89 Sqn - Detachment	Castel Benito	Beaufighter (Fighter)
No 10 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit	Castel Benito
No 51 Refuelling & Re-arming Party	Castel Benito
No 205 Group - Advanced HQ	Castel Benito
No 6 Ferry Control	Castel Benito
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn	Castel Benito	Hurricane, also shown at Port Reitz
No 1437 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight	Castel Verdi	Baltimore
No 278 AMES	Derna
No 607 AMES	Derna
No 43 Wireless Unit c/o 21 PTC	Driana
No 14 Wireless Unit	Driana
No 17 Sector Operations Room	Driana
No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit	Darragh
No 522 AMES	Darragh
No 239 Wing*	El Assa
No 3 Sqn RAAF*	El Assa	Kittyhawk
No 450 Sqn RAAF*	El Assa	Kittyhawk
No 112 Sqn*	El Assa	Kittyhawk
No 250 Sqn*	El Assa	Kittyhawk
No 260 Sqn*	El Assa	Kittyhawk
No 73 Sqn*	El Assa	Hurricane
No 25 Medical Receiving Station	El Assa
RAF Station El Adem
No 2 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals	RAF El Adem
Staging Post	RAF El Adem
No 7 S & T Column	RAF El Adem
No 178 Sqn	Ghemines	Halifax
No 59 Repair and Salvage Unit*	Hamraiat	Also shown at Sertan
No 244 Wing*	Hazbub
No 92 Sqn*	Hazbub	Spitfire
No 145 Sqn*	Hazbub	Spitfire
No 601 Sqn*	Hazbub	Spitfire
No 1 (SAAF) Sqn*	Hazbub	Spitfire
No 216 Group - Detachment	Marble Arch
No 117 (Transport) Sqn - Detachment	Marble Arch	Hudson
No 216 Sqn - Detachment	Marble Arch	Bombay
No 267 Sqn - Detachment	Marble Arch	Hudson
Staging Post	Marble Arch
No 249 Wing	Marble Arch
No 16 Sector Operations Room	Martuba
No 94 Sqn	Martuba	Hurricane
No 274 Sqn	Martuba	Hurricane
No 252 Sqn	Magrum	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 213 Sqn	Misurata	Hurricane
No 232 Wing	Misurata
No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit	Misurata
No 294 AMES	Misurata
No 888 AMES	Misurata
No 1 Sector Operations Room	Misurata
No 47 Sqn	Misurata	Beaufort
No 247 Wing - Detachment	Misurata
No 37 Air Stores Park	Misurata	Also shown at Benina
No 54 Refuelling & Re-arming Party	Misurata
No 41 Wireless Unit c/o 21 PTC	Misurata
No 55 Sqn	Misurata	Baltimore
No 223 Sqn	Misurata	Baltimore
No 211 Group*	Medinine (Tunisia)
Advanced Salvage Unit - Advanced Section*	Medinine (Tunisia)
No 274 AMES	Medinine (Tunisia)
No 510 AMES	Medinine (Tunisia)
No 15 Wireless Unit*	Medinine (Tunisia)
No 21 Medical Receiving Station	Medinine (Tunisia)
AHQ Western Desert (Advanced & Rear HQs)	Neffatia
No 7 (South African) Wing	Neffatia
No 2 (SAAF) Sqn	Neffatia	Kittyhawk
No 4 (SAAF) Sqn	Neffatia	Kittyhawk
No 5 (SAAF) Sqn	Neffatia	Tomahawk
No 3 (SAAF) Wing*	Sertan
No 12 (SAAF) Sqn*	Sertan	Boston III
No 24 (SAAF) Sqn*	Sertan	Boston III
No 21 (SAAF) Sqn*	Sertan	Baltimore
No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit*	Sertan	Also shown at Solluch
No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit*	Sertan
No 59 Repair and Salvage Unit*	Sertan	Also shown at Hamraiat
No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit*	Solluch	Also shown at Sertan
No 252 AMES	Sorman
No 6 Sqn	Sorman	Hurricane IID
No 2 Repair and Salvage Unit	Sorman
No 282 AMES	Telmita
No 2 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit - Detachment	Tamet
No 977 Sqn, 'C' Flight	Tobruk	Mk VI Balloon
No 212 ASR Unit	Tobruk
No 220 AMES	Tobruk
No 526 AMES	Tobruk
No 122 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Tobruk
No 629 AMES	Tahag
No 2 Sector Operations Room	Tripoli
No 124 Maintenance Unit (AAP)*	Tripoli
No 5 S & T Column*	Tripoli
No 6 S & T Column*	Tripoli
No 10 S & T Column*	Tripoli
No 11 S & T Column*	Tripoli
No 53 Embarkation Unit	Tripoli
No 121 Maintenance Unit (AAP)	Tripoli
No 976 Sqn	Tripoli	Mk VI Balloon
(ME) MT Light Repair Unit*	Tamet
No 1564 Meteorological Flight	Tripoli
No 210 Group	Tripoli
Communication Unit, Western Desert*	Tripoli
No 12 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Tripoli
No 33 Air Stores Park*	Tripoli
No 113 Maintenance Unit	Tripoli
No 30 Wireless Unit	Tripoli	Also shown at Beirut
No 24 Medical Receiving Station	Tripoli
No 295 AMES	Tripoli
No 846 AMES	Tripoli
No 880 AMES	Tripoli	Also shown at El Daba
No 881 AMES	Tripoli
No 114 Maintenance Unit	Zavia
No 31 Air Stores Park	Zliten
Advanced Salvage Unit - Detachment	Zuara
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
No 216 AMES*	c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert
HQ No 4 Air Formation Signals*	c/o Advance AHQ Western Desert
No 2 Sqn, No 4 Air Formation Signals*	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 1 Armoured Car Company (3 Sections)	c/o 211 Group
No 606 AMES	c/o 211 Group
No 608 AMES	c/o 211 Group
No 4 Field Unit	c/o 211 Group
No 2 Armoured Car Company	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
No 1 Sqn, No 4 Air Formation Signals	c/o Rear HQ Western Desert
No 214 AMES	c/o Rear HQ Western Desert
No 18 Decoy and Deception Section	c/o No 231 Wing	Also shown at RAF Benina

*Under the operational control of HQ North West African Tactical Air Forces through AHQ Western Desert

Middle East Command - Egypt

 

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 205 AMES	RAF Aboukir
No 4609 (Works) Flt	RAF Aboukir
No 24 Personnel Transit Camp	RAF Aboukir
No 508 AMES	RAF Aboukir
RAF Station Abu Sueir
No 73 Operational Training Unit	RAF Abu Sueir
Salvage Equipment Section	RAF Abu Sueir
No 3 Decoy and Deception Section	RAF Abu Sueir
No 4 Decoy and Deception Section	RAF Abu Sueir
No 4605 Works Flight	RAF Abu Sueir	Also shown in Malta
No 128 Maintenance Unit	RAF Abu Sultan
No 209 ASR Unit	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 AMES	Alexandria
HQ No 219 Group	Alexandria
No 11 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Alexandria
No 1 (ME) MT Repair Section	Alexandria
No 2 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals	Alexandria
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit	Alexandria
Tomahawk House	Alexandria
Blenheim House	Alexandria
No 210 ASR Unit	Alexandria
Marine Craft Section, ASR Organisation	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 6 'J' Section	Almaza
No 336 (Hellenic) Sqn c/o 22 PTC	Almaza
Care & Maintenance Party	RAF Station Amriya (LG29)
Balloon and Oxygen Centre	Baalwa
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 1 Engine Repair Section	Boulac
No 4 Engine Repair Section	Boulac
No 1 Middle East Signals Centre	Burg el Arab
HQ RAF Middle East	Cairo
Base Personnel Office	Cairo
AHQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean	Cairo
HQ No 3 Air Formation Signals	Cairo
No 4 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals	Cairo
No 4 Air Formation Postal Unit	Cairo
Film Production Unit	Cairo
Air Publications Unit	Cairo
No 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME)	Cairo
Hurricane House	Cairo
Wellington House	Cairo
No 5451 Works Wing	Cairo
No 7 (ME) MT Repair Section	Cairo
Directorate of Air Force Welfare	Cairo
No 1 ME Ferry Control	Cairo West
Staging Post	Cairo West
British Airways Reception Flight	Cairo West
No 216 Sqn	Cairo West	Bombay/Hudson
No 267 Sqn	Cairo West	Hudson
No 6 Ferry Control	Cairo West	Also shown at Castel Benito
No 3 Anti Amaryl Unit	Cairo West
No 4 Anti Amaryl Unit	Cairo West
No 204 AMES	Damietta
No 842 AMES	Damietta
No 605 AMES	Damietta
No 2 Field Unit	Dekheila
RNAS Dekheila	Dekheila
No 242 Wing - Detachment	Deversoir
RAF Station Edcu/Edku
No 272 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Edcu	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 46 Sqn	RAF Edcu	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 603 Sqn	RAF Edcu	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 451 Sqn RAAF	RAF Edcu	Hurricane
No 227 Sqn	RAF Edcu	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 112 Maintenance Unit	El Agrud
No 239 AMES	El Arish
No 540 AMES	El Arish
No 24 Wireless Unit	El Arish
No 257 AMES	El Daba
No 1 Wireless Unit	El Daba
No 880 AMES	El Daba	Also shown at Tripoli
No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Sub-Section)	El Firdan
No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	El Firdan
No 975 Sqn	El Firdan	Mk VI Balloon
No 55 Embarkation Unit	Fanara
HQ No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit	Fayid
No 7 Engine Repair Section	Fayid
No 63 Repair and Salvage Unit	Fayid
No 3 Sqn, No 4 Air Formation Signals	Guarscia
HQ, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Guarscia
No 232 AMES	Gebel Hamzi
No 109 Maintenance Unit	Gebel Hamzi
No 1 Aircraft Replacement Pool	Gebel Hamzi
No 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME)	Gebel Hamzi
No 974 Sqn	Geneifa	Mk VI Balloons
No 75 (GR) OTU	Gianaclis
No 36 Air Stores Park	Gianaclis
No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit	Gianaclis
No 39 Sqn - Detachment	Gianaclis	Beaufort
No 14 Sqn	Gambut	Marauder
No 9 S & T Column	Gambut
No 235 Wing	Gambut
No 459 Sqn RAAF	Gambut	Hudson III
No 2 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)	Gambut
No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party	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
No 1 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Heliopolis
No 2 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Heliopolis
HQ W/T Transmitting Station	Helmieh
RAF Station Helwan
No 23 Personnel Transit Camp	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 1 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit	RAF Helwan
RAF Camouflage Development Section	RAF Helwan
School of Cookery	RAF Helwan
Middle East Signals School	RAF Helwan
Nos 18, 20 & 21 D and D Sections	RAF Helwan
Polish Flight c/o No 23 PTC	RAF Helwan
AMES Reserve Pool, with the following in the pool: - 233, 240, 267, 283, 402, 403, 404, 406, 407, 527, 528, 531, 532, 533, 534, 536, 537, 541, 886, 8503, 565, 580, 5011, 5012, 622, 623, 624, & 625	RAF Helwan
No 34 Wireless Unit c/o No 23 PTC	RAF Helwan
No 32 Wireless Unit c/o No 23 PTC	RAF Helwan
No 38 Wireless Unit c/o No 23 PTC	RAF Helwan
No 401 AMES	Ikingi-Mariut
RAF Station Ismailia
No 242 Wing	RAF Ismailia
No 260 (Balloon) Wing	RAF Ismailia
Inter-Command W/T Station	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 4 (Middle East) Training School	Kabrit
RAF Signals Component	Kabrit
HQ Middle East Signals Centre	Kafr El Farouk
Telecommunications Centre	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
Signals Production Unit	Kafr El Farouk
Inter Services Cypher Production Unit	Kafr El Farouk
No 107 Maintenance Unit	Kasfareet
No 509 AMES	Kasfareet
No 21 Personnel Transit Centre	Kasfareet
No 1 (ME) Aircrew Reception Centre c/o 21 PTC	Kasfareet
No 4606 (Works) Flight	Kasfareet
No 106 Maintenance Unit	Khanka
Master Provision Office	Khanka
No 140 Maintenance Unit	Khataba
No 3 Middle East Signals Section	Khataba
No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn	LG 7 (Sidi Haneish)	Blenheim
No 42 Wireless Unit	LG 8 (Mersa Matruh Area)
Sea Rescue Flt	LG 39 (Burg el Arab Area)
No 238 Wing	LG 91 (Amriya Area)
No 454 Sqn RAAF	LG 91 (Amriya Area)	Blenheim V
No 52 Sqn	LG 91 (Amriya Area)	Blenheim V
No 237 Sqn	LG 106 (El Daba)	Hurricane
No 134 Sqn	LG 121 (Sidi Barrani)	Blenheim
No 1 Aircraft Replacement Pool - Detachment	LG 209 (Suez Road)
No 458 Sqn RAAF	LG 211 (Shallufa Area)	Wellington ASV/TB
No 135 Maintenance Unit	LG 213 (Suez Area)
No 5 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Sub-Section)	LG 216 (Shallufa Area)
No 108 Maintenance Unit	LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area)
No 5 Decoy & Deception Section	LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area)
No 6 Decoy & Deception Section	LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area)
No 203 Sqn	LG 227 (Gianaclis Area)	Blenheim IV
Staging Post	Luxor
No 5 Anti Amaryl Unit	Luxor
No 5 Anti Amaryl Unit	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 26 AACU - Detachment	Mariut
No 101 Maintenance Unit	Masara
No 132 Maintenance Unit	Matariya
No 680 Sqn	Matariya	Spitfire (PR)
No 2 Middle East Signals Centre	Matariya
No 603 AMES	Mex
RAF Station Mersa Matruh
No 235 Wing - Detachment	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 4 Signals Centre	RAF Mersa Matruh
No 211 ASR Unit	RAF Mersa Matruh
No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn	RAF Mersa Matruh	Hurricane
No 20 Embarkation Unit	Port Said
No 12 Sector Operations Room	Port Said
No 219 AMES	Port Said
Marine Repair Base	Port Said
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit	Port Said
Baltimore House	Port Said
No 238 Sqn	Port Said	Hurricane
No 519 AMES	Port Said
No 19 Embarkation Unit	Port Twefik
No 4601 Works Flight	Qadima
No 141 Maintenance Unit	Qena
No 33 Wireless Unit	Sidi Bishir
No 27 Wireless Unit	Sidi Bishir
RAF Station Shallufa
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 221 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Shallufa	Wellington VIII
No 245 Wing	RAF Shallufa
RAF Station Shandur
No 21 Sector Operations Room	RAF Shandur
Special Liberator Flight	RAF Shandur	Liberator
No 505 AMES	Sidi Barakat
No 276 AMES	Sidi Barrani
No 13 Sector Operations Room	Smouha
RAF Movements Control	Shellal
No 523 AMES	Suez
Marine Craft Unit	Suez
No 276 Signals Wing	Suez Road
No 626 AMES	Tahag
No 627 AMES	Tahag
No 628 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 4602 (Works) Flight	Tura
No 1 Mobile Sanitary Unit	Tura
No 262 AMES	Wadi Gindali
No 251 AMES	Wadi Natrun
No 1 Works Unit	Zamalek
No 5053 Works Sqn	Zamalek
No 1 Flying Control Station	c/o HQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean

Levant - Palestine

 

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
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 1 Repair and Salvage Unit	RAF Aqir
No 74 Operational Training Unit	RAF Aqir
No 120 Maintenance Unit	Beit Oved
No 34 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 28 Personnel Transit Centre	Hadeira
RAF Regiment Pool	Hadeira
RAF Station Haifa
No 209 Group - Detachment	RAF Haifa
No 233 Wing	RAF 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 49 Wireless 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
No 208 ASR Unit	RAF Haifa
RAF Station H4
AHQ Levant	Jerusalem
Meteorological Section	Jerusalem
HQ No 5 Air Formation Signals	Jerusalem
No 2 (ME) Mobile Sanitary Unit	Jerusalem
RAF Station Lydda
Communication Flt	RAF Lydda
Carrier Pigeon Unit	RAF Lydda
No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt	RAF Lydda	Gladiator
Carrier Pigeon Unit	Ramat David
No 127 Sqn	Ramat David	Hurricane
No 4 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit - Detachment	Ramat David
RAF Station 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 No 9 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
No 29 Wireless Unit c/o 28 PTC	RAF Ramleh
No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Ramleh	Also shown at RAF Benina
No 8 S & T Column	Rehoveth
Carrier Pigeon Unit	St Jean
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, No 9 Air Formation Signals	Yibna
No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	c/o AHQ Levant

Levant - Syria

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 28 Wireless Unit	Aleppo
No 6 Field Unit	Aleppo
No 1434 (PSU) Flight	Aleppo	Blenheim
RAF Unit (Admin)	Aleppo
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 35 Wireless Unit	Beirut
No 211 Mobile Meteorological Unit	Beirut
No 3 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals	Beirut
No 31 Wireless Unit	Beirut
No 516 AMES	Beirut
No 30 Wireless Unit	Beirut	Also shown at Tripoli
No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Beirut
No 123 Maintenance Unit	Baalbeck
No 1 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Kliete
No 973 (Balloon) Sqn - Detachment	Tripoli	Mk VI Balloons
No 34 Air Stores Park - 1 Section	Quocier
RN Aircraft Repair Unit	Rayak

Levant - Cyprus

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 25 Sector Operations Room	Athalassa
No 43 Embarkation Unit	Famagusta
No 579 AMES	Kyrenia
No 577 AMES	Larnaca
No 255 AMES	Limassol
No 218 AMES	Morphou
HQ No 259 Wing	Nicosia
No 2 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals	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 1565 Meteorological Flight	Nicosia
No 237 AMES	Paphos
No 578 AMES	Paphos
No 25A Fighter Sector Operations Room	Paphos
No 207 ASR Unit	Paphos

Iraq (& Persia)

 

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	RAF Abadan	Hurricane
No 15 Decoy & Deception Section	RAF Abadan
No 982 Sqn	RAF Abadan	Mk VI Balloons
Meteorological Station	RAF Abadan
No 5 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Abadan
No 280 AMES	Amara
No 134 Maintenance Unit	Ahwaz
No 1 Armoured Car Company, 1 Section	Ainzala
No 208 Sqn	Aqsu	Hurricane
Combined Intelligence Centre	Baghdad
Advance AHQ Iraq and Persia	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 6 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Basrah
No 601 AMES	Disful
No 621 AMES	Disful
No 525 AMES	Fao
RAF Station H3
RAF Station Habbaniya
Rear 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 Iraq Levies	RAF Habbaniya
No 56 Repair and Salvage Unit	RAF Habbaniya
No 35 Air Stores Park	RAF Habbaniya
No 3 Sector Operations Room	RAF Habbaniya
No 1415 Meteorological Flight	RAF Habbaniya
No 4 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Habbaniya
No 137 Maintenance Unit (Advanced Aircraft Depot)	RAF Habbaniya
No 4 Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts at: - Habbaniya Shaibah Sharjah Bahrein	RAF Habbaniya
No 1 Emergency W/T Party	RAF Habbaniya
No 2 Emergency W/T Party	RAF Habbaniya
No 4 (ME) MT Repair Section	RAF Habbaniya
No 126 Maintenance Unit (Air Ammunition Park)	Hamadan
No 277 AMES	Khorrowabad
No 240 Sqn - Detachment	Jiwani	Catalina
No 125 Maintenance Unit (Air Ammunition Park)	K1
No 2 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals	Kirkuk
No 217 Group	Kirkuk
No 331 Mobile Meteorological Unit	Kermanshah
No 266 AMES	Kut-Abdullah
No 887 AMES	Kut-Abdullah
No 244 Sqn - Detachment	Masira	Blenheim, 1 Flight
W/T Station	Masira
RAF Station Mosul
Meteorological Station	RAF Mosul
No 3 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit	RAF Mosul
No 244 Sqn - Detachment	Ras El Hadd	Blenheim
W/T Station	Ras El Hadd
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 27 Personnel Transit Centre	RAF Shaibah
No 20 Sector Operations Room	RAF Shaibah
No 13 Decoy and Deception Section	RAF Shaibah
No 218 Group	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 1438 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight	Teheran	Blenheim
No 3 Field Unit	Teheran
No 9 Sector Operations Room	Teheran
No 127 Maintenance Unit	Zubair

Aden

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
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
No 1566 Meteorological Flight	RAF Khormaksar
No 3 Sqn SAAF	RAF Khormaksar	Hurricane
No 17 (SAAF) Sqn	Little Aden
Armoured Car Section	Liftle
No 506 AMES	Ras Marshag
RAF Station Sheikh Othman
Casualty Clearing Station	RAF Sheikh Othman
No 3 Middle East Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts at: - Masira Salaia Sheikh Othman	RAF Sheikh Othman
Aden Protectorate Levies HQ	RAF Sheikh Othman
HQ British Forces, Aden	Steamer Point
Equipment & Supply Section	Steamer Point
RAF Hospital (Aden)	Steamer Point
No 50 Embarkation Unit	Steamer Point
Telecommunication Centre	Aden

No 203 Group - Sudan and Eritrea

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Asmara
No 2 British Airways Repair Unit	RAF Asmara
No 16 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Asmara
No 71 Operational Training Unit	Carthago
No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt - Detachment	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 139 Maintenance Unit	RAF Khartoum
No 15 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Khartoum
Communication Flight	RAF Khartoum
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
No 14 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Wadi Halfa
RAF Station Wadi Saidna
No 2 (ME) Ferry Control; controlling Staging Posts at: - Asmara Atbara El Fasher El Genina El Obeid Juba Malakal Wadi Halfa Wadi Saidna	RAF Wadi Saidna
No 7 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Wadi Saidna
No 8 Anti Amaryl Unit	RAF Wadi Saidna
No 9 Anti Amaryl Unit	El Geneina
No 10 Anti Amaryl Unit	El Geneina
No 11 Anti Amaryl Unit	El Fasher
No 12 Anti Amaryl Unit	El Fasher
No 13 Anti Amaryl Unit	El Obeid

East Africa, Abyssinia, Somaliland and Madagascar

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Dar-es-Salaam
No 34 Flight SAAF	RAF Dar-es-Salaam	Anson
No 230 Sqn	RAF Dar-es-Salaam	Sunderland
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	Kajiado
No 209 Sqn	Kapivu (Mombasa)	Catalina
No 259 Sqn	Kapivu (Mombasa)	Catalina
No 35 Flight SAAF	Kilifi	Blenheim V
No 16 (SAAF) Sqn	Kilifi	Blenheim V
No 5002 AMES	Kilifi
No 15 Embarkation Unit	Kilindini
Marine Craft Unit	Kilindini
RAF Station Kisumu
Marine Craft Unit - Detachment	RAF Kisumu
No 209 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Kisumu	Catalina
Flying Boat Repair Base	RAF Kisumu
Signals Station	Lindi
RN Air Station Mackinnon Road
RAF Station Mogadishu
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit	RAF Mogadishu
Carrier Pigeon Service Unit	Mombasa
AHQ East Africa	Nairobi
No 2 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Nairobi
SAAF Reception Depot	Nairobi
RN Air Station	Nairobi
No 17 Anti Amaryl Unit	Nairobi
No 18 Anti Amaryl Unit	Nairobi
No 19 Anti Amaryl Unit	Nairobi
No 20 Anti Amaryl Unit	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 5 Sector Operations Room	RAF Port Reitz
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn	RAF Port Reitz	Hurricane, also shown at Castel Benito
RN Air Station	Tanga
No 105 Maintenance Unit	Thika
No 209 Sqn - Detachment	Pamanxi (Mayotte Island)	Catalina
No 1433 Flight	Arrachart (Madagascar)	Lysander
No 258 Wing	Diego Suarez (Madagascar)
AHQ East Africa - Detachment	Mauritius

USAAF Operational Units

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
HQ 9th US Air Force	Cairo
HQ 9th US Air Force - Advanced HQ	Tripoli
HQ 9th US Fighter Command	Cairo
IX Bomber Command	Western Desert
376th Bombardment Group (Heavy)	Solluch	B-24D
512th Sqn	Solluch
513th Sqn	Solluch
514th Sqn	Solluch
515th Sqn	Solluch
98th Bombardment Group (Heavy)	LG 140	B-24D
343rd Sqn	Lete
344th Sqn	Lete
345th Sqn	Benina
415th Sqn	Benina
12th Bombardment Group (Medium)	Castel Benito	B-25C/B-25D
81st Sqn	Castel Benito
82nd Sqn	Castel Benito
83rd Sqn	Castel Benito
434th Sqn	Castel Benito
79th Fighter Group	Castel Benito	P-40, Detachment at Darragh
85th Sqn	Castel Benito
86th Sqn	Castel Benito	Detachment at Darragh
87th Sqn	Castel Benito	Detachment at Darragh
57th Fighter Group	Zaura	P-40F/P-40K
64th Sqn	Zaura
65th Sqn	Zaura
66th Sqn	Zaura
324th Fighter Group	Kabrit	P-40F/P-40K
314th Sqn	Kabrit
316th Sqn	Kabrit
9th Fighter Command Detachment	Kabrit
316th Troop Carrier Group	Marble Arch
36th Troop Carrier Sqn	Fayid	C-47/C-53
37th Troop Carrier Sqn	Fayid	C-47/C-53
44th Troop Carrier Sqn	Ismailia
45th Troop Carrier Sqn	Marble Arch	DC3

Units not yet operational: -

Nos 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 RSUs

Nos 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 ASPs

No 5577 Works Construction Flight

No 12 S & T Column

No 3 Mobile Photographic Photo Section

No 262 Sqn

No 265 Sqn

Units reduced to cadre or 'Number Only' basis: -

 

No 214 Group (Cadre)	Kirkuk
No 237 Wing (Number basis)	Teheran
No 240 Wing
No 243 Wing
No 263 Wing
No 283 Wing (Cadre)	RAF Asmara
No 284 Wing
No 108 Sqn (Cadre)		To re-equip with Beaufighters
No 147 Sqn
No 148 Sqn		Liberator
No 163 Sqn (Cadre)
No 2 (Yugo-Slav) Sqn
No 1436 (Barrage Balloon) Flt (Nucleus)	Steamer Point
No 2 Air Stores Park (Cadre)	RAF Aboukir
No 1439 (Strategic Reconnaissance) Flight
No 4 Sector Operations Room
No 2 Air Stores Park
No 38 Air Stores Park
No 42 Air Stores Park
No 4 (ME) Aircraft Repair Unit (Number basis)	RAF Aqir
No 55 Refuelling & Re-arming Party	RAF El Adem
No 57 Refuelling & Re-arming Party
No 59 Refuelling & Re-arming Party
No 60 Refuelling & Re-arming Party
No 4 Repair and Salvage Unit (Cadre)	RAF Aboukir
No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit (Cadre)	RAF Khartoum
No 2 (ME) Training School
No 1 Technical School (American Aircraft)	RAF Ismailia
Naval Co-operation Ground Training Centre	Alexandria

Source - April 1943 SD161

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