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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Army Co-operation Command - May 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 | |
| No 1609 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Aberporth | |
| No 1621 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Aberporth | |
| RAF Station Andover | Andover, Hampshire | See Flying Training Command and No 36 Wing |
| 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 | |
| No 1612 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| RAF Station Bodorgan | Bodorgan, Anglesey, North Wales | |
| No 1606 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Bodorgan | |
| No 1620 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Bodorgan | |
| No 2 (AAC) Maintenance Flight | RAF Bodorgan | |
| No 1 (CACU) Training 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 | |
| RAF Cark | Cark, Lancashire | Station in Flying Training Command |
| No 1614 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Cark | |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | Birmingham, Warwickshire | |
| No 7 AACU | RAF Castle Bromwich | Oxford/Master |
| No 6 AACU | RAF Cark | Oxford/Master, detachment(s) at other station(s) |
| RAF Station Cleave | Cleave, nr Bude, Cornwall | |
| No 1602 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Cleave | |
| No 1603 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Cleave | |
| No 1604 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Cleave | |
| No 1618 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Cleave | |
| No 3 (AAC) Maintenance Flight | RAF Cleave | |
| RAF Station Detling | Detling, Kent | Station in No 35 Wing |
| No 1624 (AAC) Flight | RAF Detling | Various |
| No 1 (Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit) Flight | RAF Detling | Blenheim/Spitfire |
| RAF Station Driffield | Driffield, East Yorkshire | Station in Bomber Command |
| No 1613 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Driffield | |
| RAF Station Farnborough | South Farnborough, Hampshire | |
| Royal Aircraft Establishment | RAF Farnborough | |
| No 1 (AAC) Maintenance Flight | RAF Farnborough | |
| No 70 Group Communication Flight | RAF Farnborough | |
| No 1 Mobile Field Photo Section | RAF Farnborough | |
| RAF Gosport | Gosport, Hampshire | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 1622 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Gosport | |
| No 4 (AAC) Maintenance Flight | RAF Gosport | |
| RAF Hawarden (Poulton) | Hawarden, Flintshire | |
| No 41 OTU | RAF Hawarden | Mustang/Harvard |
| RAF Ipswich | ||
| No 1616 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Ipswich | Defiant/Henley |
| RAF Kidsdale | Care & Maintenance | |
| RAF Station Manobier | Manorbier, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales | |
| Pilotless Aircraft Flt | RAF Manorbier | Queen Bee |
| RAF Netheravon (Thruxton) | ||
| No 1526 (BAT) Flt | RAF Netheravon | Oxford |
| RAF Newtownards | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 1617 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Newtownards | |
| 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 |
| RAF Station Ringway | Ringway, Northenden, Manchester | |
| Parachute Training School | RAF Ringway | Whitley/Anson |
| RNAS Roborourgh | Plymouth, Devon | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 1623 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RNAS Roborough | |
| RAF Station Towyn | Towyn, Merionethshire, North Wales | |
| No 1605 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Towyn | |
| 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 | |
| No 1601 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight | RAF Weston Zoyland |
HQ - Farnborough Court, Hampshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Eastchurch | Eastchurch, Kent | |
| RAF Filey (Camp) | Butlin's Camp, Filey, East Yorkshire | |
| No 1 RAF Regiment School | RAF Filey | |
| RAF Regiment Artillery 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 |
HQ - HQ Scottish Command, Home Forces, Edinburgh
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Findo Gask | |
| RAF Kirknewton | Station in Flying Training Command | |
| No 309 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Kirknewton | 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 |
| RAF Methven | Station in Maintenance Command | |
| No 652 AOP Sqn | RAF Methven | Auster |
HQ - HQ Northern Command, Home Forces, York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Dishforth | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 1472 Target Towing Flight | RAF Dishforth | Battle/Tomahawk |
| RAF Station York | Clifton, York | |
| No 231 Sqn | RAF York | Mustang |
| RAF Wellingore | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 613 Sqn | RAF Wellingore | Mustang/Lysander |
HQ - HQ Eastern Command, Home Forces, Luton
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bottisham | Bottisham, Cambridge | |
| No 4 Sqn | RAF Bottisham | Mustang |
| RAF Station Sawbridgeworth (Stapleford Tawney) | Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire | |
| No 1495 Flight | RAF Sawbridgeworth | Lysander |
| No 3205 Servicing Commando | RAF Sawbridgeworth | |
| No 656 AOP Sqn | RAF Sawbridgeworth | Auster |
| RAF Station Snailwell (Westley) | nr Newmarket, Suffolk | |
| No 268 Sqn | RAF Snailwell | Mustang |
| No 170 Sqn | RAF Snailwell | Mustang |
| RAF Fowlmere | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 2 Sqn | RAF Fowlmere | Mustang |
HQ - HQ South Eastern Command, Reigate, Surrey
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Detling | Detling, Kent | |
| No 1 CACU | RAF Detling | Blenheim/Spitfire |
| No 318 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Detling | Hurricane |
| No 655 Sqn | RAF Detling | Auster |
| No 1624 (AAC) Flight | RAF Detling | Various, also see No 70 Group |
| RAF Station Gatwick (Penshurst) | Gatwick Airport, Horley, Surrey | |
| No 653 AOP Sqn | RAF Gatwick | Auster |
| No 26 Sqn | RAF Gatwick | Mustang |
| No 11 Army Air Support Control | RAF Gatwick | |
| No 1 Army Air Support Control (Admin only) | RAF Gatwick | |
| RAF Station Odiham (Hartford Bridge) | Odiham, Basingstoke, Hampshire | |
| No 140 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Spitfire/Ventura |
| No 168 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Mustang |
| No 3206 Servicing Commando | RAF Odiham |
HQ - HQ Southern Command, Salisbury, Wiltshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 16 Sqn | RAF Andover | Mustang, station in No 70 Group |
| No 169 Sqn | RAF Andover | Mustang, station in No 35 Wing |
| No 239 Sqn | RAF Gatwick | Mustang, station in No 35 Wing |
HQ - HQ Western Command, Home Forces, Chester (no units allocated)
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 |
| RAF Station Lasham | ||
| RAF Station Netheravon (Chilbolton, Shrewton & Thruxton) | 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 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 295 Sqn | RAF Netheravon | Whitley/Halifax |
| No 297 Sqn | RAF Netheravon | Whitley/Halifax |
| RAF Station Stoney Cross | Stoney Cross, Hampshire |
HQ - 1st Canadian Army, Leatherhead
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Dunsfold | Hurn | |
| No 400 Sqn RCAF | RAF Dunsfold | Mustang/Tomahawk |
| No 430 Sqn RCAF | RAF Dunsfold | Tomahawk |
| No 414 Sqn RCAF | RAF Middle Wallop | Mustang, Station in Fighter Command |
Source - May 1943 SD161
County names used are those in use at the time
[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]
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