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Middle East Commands - January 1944

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Mediterranean Air Command

Command HQ - Algiers

 

Command HQ	Location/Address	Notes
HQ Mediterranean Air Command Command Post	La Marsa
HQ North West African Air Forces	La Marsa
HQ North West African Tactical Air Forces	San Spirito
HQ North West African Coastal Air Forces	Algiers
HQ North West African Air Service Command	Algiers
HQ North West African Training Command	US APO 535
AHQ Malta	Valetta
HQ Desert Air Force	Luceira
MAC Communication Unit - Detachment	La Marsa
No 9 AASC	La Marsa
MAC Communication Unit	Maison Blanche

North West African Air Force

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
Public Relations (Overseas) Unit	Algiers
No 1 Base Personnel Office	Algiers
Base Accounts Office	Algiers
Base Censorship Office	Algiers
Radar Conversion School	Algiers
No 21 Type 'M' Station	Bordj Menaiel
No 1 General Hospital	Carthage
No 21 Field Unit	Catania
No 329 Signals Wing (Rear)	El Achour
NAAF Communication Flight	El Ouina
No 2 Base Personnel Office	Fort de L'Eau
No 3 Base Personnel Office	Fort de L'Eau
No 1 Air Crew Pool	Fort de L'Eau
RAF Convalescent Depot	Guyotville
No 22 Type 'M' Station	Hammamet
No 4 RAF Rest Camp	Hamman Plage
HQ North West African Air Forces	La Marsa
No 567 Mobile Signals Unit	La Marsa
No 22 Field Unit	La Marsa
No 24 Field Unit	La Marsa
No 2861 Sqn RAF Regiment	La Marsa
No 2863 Sqn RAF Regiment	La Marsa
No 11 Heavy Mobile W/T Units	La Marsa
No 12 Heavy Mobile W/T Units	La Marsa
No 13 Heavy Mobile W/T Units	La Marsa
RAF Police HQ	La Marsa
No 2 General Hospital	Maison Carree (Algiers)
Telecommunications, North Africa	Maison Carree (Algiers)
No 1 RAF Base Area	Maison Carree (Algiers)
Fire Fighting School	Maison Carree (Algiers)
No 23 Field Unit	Naples Area
No 3 RAF Base Area	Naples Area
No 2860 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Naples Area
No 2 Air Crew Reception Centre	Rabat Sale
No 68 Brick RAF Component	Salerno Area
No 69 Brick RAF Component	Salerno Area
No 25 Field Unit	San Severo
No 2 RAF Rest Camp	Sorrento
No 3 RAF Rest Camp	Surcouf
No 2 RAF Base Area	Tunis
No 3 Base Personnel Depot	Tunis
Bomb Disposal Unit	Tunis
Concealment and Decoy Unit	Tunis
'A' Decoy Lighting Set	Tunis
'B' Decoy Lighting Set	Tunis
'C' Decoy Lighting Set	Tunis
'D' Decoy Lighting Set	Tunis

North West Africa Tactical Air Forces

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 2857 Sqn RAF Regiment	Amondola (Italy)
No 3226 Servicing Commando	Asa (Italy)
No 239 Wing Signals Section	Bari
No 9 ALG Signals Section	Bari
NATAF Communication Flight	Bari
No 1 Australian Air Ambulance Unit	Bari
No 3201 Servicing Commando	Bari
No 3232 Servicing Commando	Bari
No 2906 Sqn RAF Regiment	Bari
No 2862 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Bari
No 30 RAF Mobile Field Hospital	Bari
No 121 Maintenance Unit (11 Air Ammunition Park)	Bari
No 40 Air Stores Park - Detachment	Bari
No 657 Sqn	Bone	Auster
No 82 Embarkation Unit	Brindisi
No 121 Maintenance Unit (12 Air Ammunition Park)	Brindisi
No 3231 Servicing Commando	Canne (Italy)
No 232 Wing	Cappelli
No 114 Sqn	Cappelli	Boston
No 223 Sqn	Cappelli	Baltimore
No 225 Sqn	Cappelli	Spitfire
No 40 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Cappelli	Spitfire
No 18 Sqn	Cappelli	Boston
No 55 Sqn	Cappelli	Baltimore
No 324 Wing	Capo Dichino (Italy)
No 43 Sqn	Capo Dichino (Italy)	Spitfire
No 93 Sqn	Capo Dichino (Italy)	Spitfire
No 111 Sqn	Capo Dichino (Italy)	Spitfire
No 72 Sqn	Capo Dichino (Italy)	Spitfire
No 225 Sqn Detachment	Capo Dichino (Italy)	Spitfire
No 2859 Sqn RAF Regiment	Capo Dichino (Italy)
No 135 Air Stores Park	Cassano/Nicandro Road
No 548 'K' Mobile Signals Unit	Castel-del-Monte
No 562 'K' Mobile Signals Unit	Castel-del-Monte
No 305 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit	Castel-del-Monte
No 25 RAF Mobile Field Hospital - Detachment	Catania (Sicily)
No 121 (AAP) Maintenance Unit	Cerignola (Italy)
No 310 Supply & Transport Column	Cerignola (Italy)
No 311 Supply & Transport Column	Cerignola (Italy)
No 655 Sqn	Chateau Dun (Algiers)	Auster
No 1 Australian Air Ambulance Unit - Detachment	Fochville (Tunis)
No 14 Wireless Unit	Foggia
No 49 Wireless Unit	Foggia
Desert Air Force Communication Flt	Foggia
No 285 Wing	Foggia
No 51 Repair and Salvage Unit	Foggia
No 21 RAF Mobile Field Hospital	Foggia
No 311 Mobile Signals Unit	Foggia
No 420 Mobile Signals Unit	Foggia
No 502 Mobile Signals Unit	Foggia
No 306 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit	Foggia
No 329 Signals Wing (Advanced)	Foggia
No 3 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit	Foggia
No 40 Air Stores Park	Foggia
No 10 ALG Signals Section	Foggia
No 11 ALG Signals Section	Foggia
No 12 ALG Signals Section	Foggia
No 322 Wing	Gioia
No 154 Sqn	Gioia	Spitfire
No 232 Sqn	Gioia	Spitfire
No 242 Sqn	Gioia	Spitfire
No 108 Repair and Salvage Unit	Gioia
No 3202 Servicing Commando	Gioia	Also shown at Tusciana
No 243 Sqn	Gioia	Spitfire
No 2 Repair and Salvage Unit	Gioia
No 244 Wing Signals Section	Gioia
No 3204 Servicing Commando	Lecce (Italy)
No 3230 Servicing Commando	Lecce (Italy)
HQ Desert Air Force	Lucera
No 12 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Lucera
No 4 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Lucera
No 1 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Lucera
No 11 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Lucera
No 200 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 301 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 303 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 304 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 315 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 401 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 409 Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 509D Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 568B Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 561K Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 522H Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 527J Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 528J Mobile Signals Unit	Lucera
No 1 Field Force  HQ Signals Section	Lucera
No 2 Field Force  HQ Signals Section	Lucera
No 7 Field Force  HQ Signals Section	Lucera
No 2 ALG Signals Section	Lucera
No 38 Personnel Transit Centre	Lucera
No 239 Wing	Mileni (Italy)
No 3 Sqn RAAF	Mileni (Italy)	Kittyhawk
No 5 Sqn SAAF	Mileni (Italy)	Kittyhawk
No 112 Sqn	Mileni (Italy)	Kittyhawk
No 250 Sqn	Mileni (Italy)	Kittyhawk
No 260 Sqn	Mileni (Italy)	Kittyhawk
No 450 Sqn RAAF	Mileni (Italy)	Kittyhawk
No 53 Repair and Salvage Unit	Mileni (Italy)
No 2856 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Mileni (Italy)
No 600 Sqn	Monte Corvino	Beaufighter (AI)
No 52 ALG Signals Section	Monte Corvino
No 113 Repair and Salvage Unit	Naples Area
No 81 Embarkation Unit	Naples Area
No 83 Embarkation Unit	Naples Area
No 135 Air Stores Park - Detachment	Naples Area
No 25 RAF Mobile Field Hospital	Naples Area
No 31 Air Stores Park	Ordana (Italy)
No 7 (South African) Wing	Palata (Italy)
No 1 (SAAF) Sqn	Palata (Italy)	Spitfire
No 2 (SAAF) Sqn	Palata (Italy)	Spitfire
No 4 (SAAF) Sqn	Palata (Italy)	Spitfire
No 59 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment	Palata (Italy)
No 40 (SAAF) Sqn	Philippeville	Spitfire
No 241 Sqn	Philippeville	Hurricane Bombers
No 90 Wireless Observer Unit	Pomigliano (Italy)
No 135 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Pomigliano (Italy)
No 547K Mobile Signals Unit	Rossa Point (Italy)
No 2858 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Salsola (Italy)
No 3 (ME) MT Light Repair Unit	San Severo
No 1 MORU	San Severo
HQ North West African Tactical Air Forces	San Spirito
No 15 S & T Column	San Spirito
HQ Tactical Bomber Force	Segizia (Italy)
No 121 Maintenance Unit (6 Air Ammunition Park)	Taranto
No 2904 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Termoli Area
No 3 (SAAF) Wing	Tortorella (Italy)
No 12 (SAAF) Sqn	Tortorella (Italy)	Boston III
No 24 (SAAF) Sqn	Tortorella (Italy)	Boston III
No 21 (SAAF) Sqn	Tortorella (Italy)	Baltimore
No 109 Repair and Salvage Unit	Tortorella (Italy)
No 2925 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Tortorella (Italy)
No 600 Sqn - Detachment	Tortorella (Italy)	Beaufighhter
No 244 Wing	Triolo
No 145 Sqn	Triolo	Spitfire
No 417 Sqn RCAF	Triolo	Spitfire
No 92 Sqn	Triolo	Spitfire
No 601 Sqn	Triolo	Spitfire
No 2788 Sqn, RAF Regiment	Triolo
No 4 ALG Signals Section	Triolo
No 3203 Servicing Commando	Tusciana
No 101 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 8th Army
No 127 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 8th Army
No 50 Mobile Signals Unit	c/o 8th Army
No 51 Mobile Signals Unit	c/o 8th Army
No 651 AOP Sqn	c/o 8th Army	Auster
No 654 AOP Sqn	c/o 8th Army	Auster
No 125 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 5th Corps HQ
No 7 AASC	c/o 5th Corps HQ
No 126 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 13th Corps HQ
AME Stations 267, 329, 332, 374, 628, 871, 886, 887, 971, 6003, 6004, 6008, 6011, 6037, 6038, 6039, 6040, 6041, 6042, 6043, 6045, 6060, 6061, 8015, 8028, 8033, 8035, 8042, 15051 & 15052

North West African Coastal Air Forces

Command HQ - Algiers

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
HQ North West African Coastal Air Forces	Algiers
No 275 Wing	Algiers
No 982 Sqn	Algiers	Mk VI Balloons, also shown at Ajaccio and Oran
No 2866 Sqn RAF Regiment	Algiers
No 1 Regional Flying Control Centre	Algiers
No 2 Regional Flying Control Centre	Algiers
No 982 Sqn	Ajaccio (Corsica)	Mk VI Balloons, also shown at Algiers and Oran
No 33 Air Stores Park - Detachment	Ajaccio (Corsica)
No 4 Radar Servicing Station	Ajaccio (Corsica)
No 210 Group	Alma Marine (Italy)
No 2 Film Production Unit	Bari (Italy)
No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Bari (Italy)
No 975 Sqn	Bari (Italy)	Mk VI Balloons
No 1 Port Balloon Detachment	Bari (Italy)
No 975 Sqn - Detachment	Barletta (Italy)	Mk VI Balloons
No 223 ASR Unit	Bizerta
No 1 Hydrogen Supply Unit	Bizerta
RAF Station Blida
No 5 Regional Flying Control Centre	RAF Blida
No 16 Supply & Transport Column	RAF Blida
No 1578 (Calibration) Flt	RAF Blida
No 512 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Blida	Dakota
No 727 Sqn FAA	RAF Blida	Defiant TT
No 36 Sqn	RAF Blida	Wellington
No 251 ASR Unit	RAF Blida
RAF Station Bone
No 153 Sqn Detachment	RAF Bone	Beaufighter
No 225 ASR Unit	RAF Bone
No 458 Sqn RAAF	RAF Bone	Wellington
Fighter Sector	RAF Bone
No 981 Sqn	RAF Bone	Mk VI Balloons
C 'K' Balloon Unit	RAF Bone
D 'K' Balloon Unit	RAF Bone
No 5 Radar Servicing Station	RAF Bone
No 13 Sqn - Detachment	Borizzo (Sicily)	Ventura
No 458 Sqn RAAF  - Detachment	Borizzo (Sicily)	Wellington
No 284 Sqn	Brindisi
A 'K' Balloon Unit	Brindisi
B 'K' Balloon Unit	Brindisi
No 985 Sqn	Brindisi	Mk VI Balloons
No 2869 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Cagliari North (Sardinia)
No 972 Sqn	Cerignola (Italy)	Mk VI Balloons
No 1 Port Balloon Detachment	Cerignola (Italy)
No 7 'J' Section c/o 2688 US Sqn	Corsica
No 30 Refuelling and Re-arming Party	Crotone
No 332 Wing	Djidjelli
No 1 RDF Servicing Station	Djidjelli
No 328 Wing (Advanced Detachment)	Ghisonaccia (Corsica)
No 286 Wing	Grottaglie
No 14 Sqn - Detachment	Grottaglie	Marauder
No 126 Sqn	Grottaglie	Spitfire
No 249 Sqn	Grottaglie	Spitfire
No 1435 Sqn	Grottaglie	Spitfire
No 608 Sqn - Detachment	Grottaglie	Hudson
No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment	Grottaglie
No 5 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)	Grottaglie
NACAF Communication Flt	Maison Blanche
No 249 Sqn - Detachment	Malta	Spitfire
No 1435 Sqn - Detachment	Malta	Spitfire
No 6 Regional Flying Control Centre	Malta
No 975 Sqn - Detachment	Manfredonia	Mk VI Balloons
No 32 Sqn	Monte Corvino	Spitfire
No 73 Sqn	Monte Corvino	Spitfire
No 253 Sqn	Monte Corvino	Beaufighter
No 608 Sqn	Monte Corvino	Hudson
No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit	Monte Corvino
HQ NACAF Command Post	Naples
No 977 Sqn	Naples	Mk VI Balloons
No 136 Air Stores Park - Detachment	Naples
No 2867 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Naples
No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Naples
No 982 Sqn	Oran	Mk VI Balloons, also shown at Algiers and Ajaccio
F 'K' Balloon Unit	Oran
G 'K' Balloon Unit	Oran
No 337 Wing	Oran
No 252 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Philippeville
No 153 Sqn	Reghaia	Beaufighter
No 338 Wing	Reghaia
No 1 Sector Operations Room	Reghaia
No 2 Sector Operations Room	Reghaia
Mark VIII Conversion Flight	Reghaia
No 224 ASR Unit	Salerno
No 287 Wing	Sidi Achmed
No 4 Regional Flying Control Centre	Sidi Achmed
No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit	Sidi Amor
No 136 Air Stores Park	Sidi Amor
No 33 Air Stores Park	Sidi Amor
No 328 Wing	Sidi Amor
No 13 Sqn	Sidi Amor	Ventura
No 14 Sqn	Sidi Amor	Marauder
No 39 Sqn	Sidi Amor	Beaufighter
No 219 Sqn	Sidi Amor	Beaufighter
No 624 Sqn	Sidi Amor	Special duties unit, Halifax/Ventura
No 5 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)	Sidi Amor
RAF Station Tafaraoui
No 500 Sqn	RAF Tafaraoui	Hudson
No 242 Group	Taranto
No 242 Group Communication Flt	Taranto
No 286 Wing - Detachment	Taranto
No 985 Sqn - Detachment	Taranto	Mark VI Balloons
No 2864 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Taranto
No 2865 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Taranto
No 2867 AA Sqn RAF Regiment - Detachment	Taranto
No 2 RDF Servicing Station	Taranto
No 14 Heavy Mobile W/T Units	Taranto
No 6 Regional Flying Control Centre	Taranto
No 981 Sqn	Tindja (Bizerta)	Mk VI Balloons
AME Stations 214, 216, 226, 233, 252, 256, 274, 275, 285, 286, 294, 295, 330, 372, 381, 387, 288, 389, 392, 622, 623, 623, 629, 631, 873, 880, 881, 889, 890, 892, 893, 894, 895, 897, 898, 899, 6005, 6006, 6007, 6010, 6044, 6062, 6109, 8000, 8032, 8041, 8044, 14027, 14028 & 15076

AHQ Malta

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 283 Sqn - Detachment	Ajaccio (Corsica)	Walrus
No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Ajaccio
No 2 Beach Balloon Unit	Augusta (Sicily)
No 4 Beach Balloon Unit	Augusta (Sicily)
'K' Balloon Unit	Augusta (Sicily)
No 283 Sqn - Detachment	Blida	Walrus
No 325 Wing	Borizzo (Sicily)
No 52 Sqn	Borizzo (Sicily)	Baltimore
No 87 Sqn	Borizzo (Sicily)	Hurricane
No 255 Sqn	Borizzo (Sicily)	Beaufighter
No 614 Sqn	Borizzo (Sicily)	Blenheim V
No 335 Wing	Catania
No 272 Sqn	Catania	Beaufighter
No 52 Personnel Transit Centre	Catania
No 118 Maintenance Unit	Catania
No 2 Port Balloon Detachment	Cerignola
RAF Station Hal Far
No 185 Sqn	RAF Hal Far	Spitfire
No 229 Sqn	RAF Hal Far	Spitfire
No 5051 Airfield Construction Unit	RAF Hal Far
No 143 Maintenance Unit	Hanrun
RAF Station Kalafrana
Maintenance Wing (Malta)	RAF Kalafrana
HQ Air Sea Rescue	RAF Kalafrana
Inter-Command W/T Station	RAF Kalafrana
No 110 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	RAF Kalafrana
RAF Station Krendi
RAF Station Luqa
No 23 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Mosquito
No 69 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Baltimore
No 108 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Luqa	Beaufighter
No 221 Sqn	RAF Luqa	Wellington
No 256 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Luqa	Mosquito
No 52 Refuelling and Re-arming Party	RAF Luqa
No 2934 Field Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Luqa
AMES Admin Section	RAF Luqa
No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Malta
No 205 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Malta
Base Personnel Office	Malta
Central Accounts Office	Malta
AMES Holding Unit	Malta
No 4 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit	Malta
No 983 Sqn	Marsa (Malta)	Mk VI Balloons
No 335 Wing - Detachment	Catania
No 101 Mobile Aircraft Repair Unit	Palermo
No 283 Sqn	Palermo
No 303 MSSU	Palermo
No 3 RDF Servicing Section	Palermo
No 2868 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Palermo
Bombing Survey Unit	Palermo
No 4 Field Unit - Detachment	Rabat (NW Africa)
No 5 Field Unit	Rabat (NW Africa)
Inter-Command W/T Station	Siggiewi (Malta)
No 23 Sqn - Detachment	Sigonella	Mosquito
RAF Station Takali
No 728 Sqn FAA	RAF Takali	Fulmar/Defiant
No 815 Sqn FAA	RAF Takali	Albacore
No 826 Sqn FAA	RAF Takali	Albacore
AHQ Communication Flt	RAF Takali
AMES Admin Section	RAF Takali
Italia Hotel Resthouse	Taormina (Italy)
AHQ Malta	Valetta
AHQ Malta Communication Flight	Valetta
No 248 Wing	Valetta
No 110 Maintenance Unit	Valetta
No 52 Embarkation Unit	Valetta
No 8 Sector Operations Room	Valetta
RAF Observer Corps	Valetta
Inter-Command W/T Station	Valetta
AME Stations 241, 242, 283, 314, 331, 501, 502, 504, 521, 602, 841, 844, 896, 1100, 6001, 6008, 8023, 8043 & 16004

North West African Strategical Air Forces (NASAF)

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 205 Group	Ariana
RAF Regiment Wing	Ariana
No 2721 Sqn RAF Regiment	Ariana
No 2771 Sqn RAF Regiment	Ariana
No 2744 Sqn RAF Regiment	Depienne
No 231 Wing	Djedeida North
No 57 Repair and Salvage Unit	Djedeida North
No 2825 Sqn RAF Regiment	Djedeida North
No 51 Refuelling & Re-arming Party	El Djem
No 2905 Sqn RAF Regiment	Hammamet
No 37 Air Stores Park	Kairouan
No 124 Maintenance Unit	Kairouan
No 138 Air Stores Park	Kairouan
No 205 Group Signals Section	Kairouan
No 205 Group Communication Flt	Kairouan
No 236 Wing	Kairouan
No 330 Wing	Kairouan
No 37 Sqn	Kairouan	Wellington
No 40 Sqn	Kairouan	Wellington
No 70 Sqn	Kairouan	Wellington
No 104 Sqn	Kairouan	Wellington
No 142 Sqn	Kairouan	Wellington III
No 150 Sqn	Kairouan	Wellington III
No 61 Repair and Salvage Unit	Kairouan
No 4 Supply & Transport Column	Kairouan
No 2788 Sqn RAF Regiment	Oudna
HQ North West African Strategical Air Force	Tunis
No 31 RAF Mobile Field Hospital	Tunis

North-West African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 2 Mobile Field Photo Unit	Pomigliano
No 3 Mobile Field Photo Unit	Vasto

North-West African Air Service Command

No 214 Group

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
No 214 Group Advanced HQ	Bari
No 6 Supply & Transport Column	Bari
No 105 Mobile Signals Unit	Bari
No 113 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Castel Benito
No 117 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Catania
No 1 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit	Kairouan
No 159 Maintenance Unit	Mellaha
No 117 Maintenance Unit	Sorman East
No 141 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Taranto
No 214 Group Rear HQ	Tripoli
No 113 Maintenance Unit	Tripoli
No 141 Maintenance Unit	Tripoli
No 8 Supply & Transport Column	Tripoli
No 114 Maintenance Unit	Zavia

Air Formation Signals

Unit on a Number basis only: -

Middle East Command - Egypt, Libya and Tunisia

 

Unit	Location	Notes
RAF General Hospital (Egypt)	Abassia
No 3 RAF Section, Signals Experimental and Research Group	Abassia
RAF Station Aboukir
No 2928 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Aboukir
No 103 Maintenance Unit	RAF Aboukir
No 4609 (Works) Flt	RAF Aboukir
No 24 Personnel Transit Camp	RAF Aboukir
No 8 Engine Repair Section	RAF Aboukir
No 230 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Aboukir	Sunderland
No 4 Field Unit	RAF Aboukir
RAF Station Abu Sueir
No 73 Operational Training Unit	RAF Abu Sueir
No 9 Anti- Malarial Control Unit c/o No 73 OTU	RAF Abu Sueir
No 128 Maintenance Unit	Abu Sultan
No 126 Maintenance Unit	Abu Sultan
HQ No 201 (Naval Co-operation) Group	Alexandria
No 18 Embarkation Unit	Alexandria
Marine Craft Unit	Alexandria
No 971 Sqn	Alexandria	Mark VI
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
Tomahawk House	Alexandria
Blenheim House	Alexandria
No 210 ASR Unit	Alexandria
Marine Craft Section, ASR Organisation	Alexandria
No 52 MT Company - Detachment	Alexandria
No 28 Wireless Unit	Alexandria Road (Kilo 42)
No 284 Wing	Algiers
No 51 MT Company	Almaza
No 52 MT Company	Almaza
No 22 Personnel Transit Camp	Almaza
School of Hygiene	Almaza
SAAF Base Depot	Almaza
No 1 (ME) Meteorological Unit	Almaza
No 2 British Airways  Repair Unit	Almaza
No 5 Supply & Transport Column	Almaza
No 33 Sector Operations Room	Almaza
No 102 Maintenance Unit	Amriya
No 1 (ME) Rest Centre	Appolonia
Balloon and Oxygen Centre	Baalwa
Z Balloon Hydrogen Plant	Baalwa
RAF Station Ballah
RAF (Middle East) Central Gunnery School	Ballah
No 51 Air Gunners Initial Training School	RAF Ballah
No 13 Air Gunnery School	RAF Ballah
No 2904 Sqn RAF Regiment
RAF Unit	Bandar
No 4 RAF Hospital	Benghazi
No 25 Embarkation Unit	Benghazi
No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP)	Benghazi
No 1 Field Unit	Benghazi
No 213 ASR Unit	Benghazi
No 11 S & T Column	Benghazi
No 2 (ME) Fuel Transport Company	Benghazi
No 2 Shore Servicing Unit	Benghazi
No 2 Company, No 9 Air Formation Signals	Benghazi
No 25 Personnel Transit Centre	Benghazi
RAF Station Benina
No 1563 Meteorological Flight	RAF Benina
No 212 Group	RAF Benina
No 6 Signals Centre	RAF Benina
HQ No 9 Air Formation Signals	RAF Benina
No 104 Mobile Signals Unit	RAF Benina
No 1 Mobile Service Unit (Torpedo)	Berka
No 294 Sqn - Detachment	Berka	Warwick/Walrus
No 247 Wing	Berka
No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD)	Berka
No 38 Sqn	Berka	Wellington
No 2919 Sqn RAF Regiment	Berka
No 224 Mobile Signals Unit c/o 247 Wing	Berka
No 344 Mobile Signals Unit c/o 247 Wing	Berka
No 509 Mobile Signals Unit c/o 247 Wing	Berka
No 726 Mobile Signals Unit c/o 247 Wing	Berka
No 54 Repair and Salvage Unit	Berka
No 16 (SAAF) Sqn	Berka	Beaufort
No 454 Sqn RAAF	Berka	Baltimore
Base Salvage Section - Detachment	Bersis
No 33 Sqn	Bersis	Hurricane
No 2914 Sqn RAF Regiment	Bersis
No 1 (ME) Check and Conversion Unit	Bilbeis
No 1 Engine Repair Section	Boulac
No 4 Engine Repair Section	Boulac
No 109 Maintenance Unit	Boulac
No 42 Wireless Unit	Bu Amud
Base Salvage Unit - Detachment	Bu Amud
No 15 Sector Operations Room	Bu Amud
No 5 (ME) Signals Centre	Bu Amud
No 41 (SAAF) Sqn	Bu Amud	Hurricane
No 1 Company, No 9 Air Formation Signals	Bu Amud
No 2 (ME) Fuel Transport Company - Detachment	Bu Amud
Administrative HQ, SAAF	Cairo
HQ RAF Middle East	Cairo
Base Personnel Office	Cairo
AHQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean	Cairo
No 4 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals	Cairo
No 4 Air Formation Postal Unit	Cairo
Air Publications Unit	Cairo
Hurricane House	Cairo
Wellington House	Cairo
No 5451 Airfield Construction Wing	Cairo
No 7 (ME) MT Repair Section	Cairo
Directorate of Air Force Welfare	Cairo
RAF Holding Section (USAAF)	Cairo
Air Booking Centre c/o HQ RAF ME	Cairo
No 282 Wing	Cairo
No 6 ALG Signals Section	Cairo
No 3 Embarkation Unit (Overseas) c/o HQ Aden	Cairo
No 217 Group	Cairo
District HQ, RCAF	Cairo
RAAF Liaison Office	Cairo
RNZAF Liaison Office	Cairo
RAF Station Cairo West
No 1 ME Ferry Control	Cairo West
No 216 Sqn	Cairo West	Anson/Dakota
No 21 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Cairo West
2 Sections of No 1 Armoured Car Company	Cairo West
No 7 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Cairo West	Hurricane
No 46 Sqn - Detachment	Cairo West	Beaufighter (Fighter)
RAF Unit	Cassim
RAF Station Castel Benito
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn	RAF Castel Benito	Anson
No 14 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Castel Benito
No 22 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	RAF Castel Benito
No 2923 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Castel Benito
No 123 Mobile Meteorological Unit	RAF Castel Benito
No 16 Sector Operations Room	Cyrene
RNAS Dekheila	Dekheila
No 2 Field Unit	Dekheila
No 124 Mobile Meteorological Unit	Dekheila
No 74 Sqn	Dekheila	Hurricane
No 54 Refuelling & Re-arming Party	Derna
No 10 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit	Derna
Middle East Pigeon Service (RAF Component)	Digla
No 15 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Djerba Island
No 17 Sector Operations Room	Driana
No 41 Wireless Unit	Driana
RAF Station Edcu/Edku
No 46 Sqn	RAF Edcu	Beaufighter (Fighter)
No 8 Anti- Malarial Control Unit	RAF Edcu
No 213 Sqn	RAF Edcu	Hurricane
No 237 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Edcu	Hurricane
No 274 Sqn	RAF Edcu	Hurricane
No 451 Sqn RAAF - Detachment	RAF Edcu	Hurricane
No 7 S & T Column	RAF El Adem
No 16 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF El Adem
No 136 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	RAF El Adem
No 235 Wing - Detachment	RAF El Adem
No 94 Sqn	RAF El Adem	Hurricane
No 112 Maintenance Unit	El Agrud
No 2913 Sqn RAF Regiment	El Agrud
No 1 Fuel Transport Company - Detachment	El Agrud
No 1 Wireless Unit	El Daba
No 4604 Airfield Construction Flight	El Daba
No 4613 Airfield Construction Flight	El Daba
No 451 Sqn RAAF	El Daba	Hurricane
No 161 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	El Firdan
No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	El Firdan
No 980 Sqn	El Firdan	Mk VI Balloon
No 63 Repair and Salvage Unit	El Firdan
No 6 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit	El Firdan
RAF Station El Gedida
Base Accounts Office	El Gedida
No 55 Embarkation Unit	Fanara
RN Aircraft Repair Yard	Fayid
No 7 Engine Repair Section	Fayid
No 161 Maintenance Unit	Fayid
No 6 Sqn	Fayid	Hurricane
No 459 Sqn RAAF	Gambut	Hudson III
No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment	Gambut
No 2916 Sqn RAF Regiment	Gambut
No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn	Gambut	Blenheim
No 235 Wing	Gambut
No 219 Mobile Signals Unit	Gambut
No 336 Mobile Signals Unit	Gambut
No 501 Mobile Signals Unit	Gambut
No 722 Mobile Signals Unit	Gambut
No 603 Sqn	Gambut	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 52 Refuelling and Re-arming Party	Gambut
No 2 (ME) Fuel Transport Company - Detachment	Gambut
No 47 Sqn	Gambut	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 2 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)	Gambut
No 2912 Sqn RAF Regiment	Gamil
No 238 Sqn	Gamil	Hurricane
No 7 (SAAF) Sqn	Gamil	Hurricane
No 2 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME)	Gebel Hamzi
No 135 Maintenance Unit	Gebel Hamzi
No 974 Sqn	Geneifa	Mk VI Balloons
RAF Station Gianaclis
No 75 (GR) OTU	RAF Gianaclis
No 17 Wireless Unit	Giovanni (Berka)
RAF Station Heliopolis
HQ No 203 Group	RAF Heliopolis
Code and Cypher School	RAF Heliopolis
HQ No 206 Group	RAF Heliopolis
HQ No 216 (Transport & Ferry) Group - Rear	RAF Heliopolis
Command Medical Board	RAF Heliopolis
No 1 British Airways Repair Section	RAF Heliopolis
No 22 Sector Operations Room	RAF Heliopolis
Middle East Interpretation Unit	RAF Heliopolis
No 173 Sqn	RAF Heliopolis	Lodestar/Fairchild
Fighter Controllers Training School	RAF Heliopolis
No 4616 (Works) Flight	RAF Heliopolis
HQ No 3 Air Formation Signals	RAF Heliopolis
Standing Committee of Adjustment	RAF Heliopolis
No 20 Air Delivery and Reception Unit	RAF Heliopolis
Air Supply Development Centre	RAF Heliopolis
No 2900 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Heliopolis
Engine Test Section	RAF Heliopolis
RAF Tyre Reclamation and Retreading Unit	RAF Heliopolis
No 24 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Heliopolis
No 80 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Heliopolis	Spitfire
No 1 Aircraft Delivery Unit (ME)	RAF Heliopolis
HQ W/T Transmitting Station	Helmieh
RAF Station Helwan
No 3 MT Base Depot	RAF Helwan
Base Salvage Section	RAF Helwan
No 23 Personnel Transit Camp	RAF Helwan
No 1 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit	RAF Helwan
School of Cookery	RAF Helwan
Middle East Signals School	RAF Helwan
AMES Reserve Pool	RAF Helwan
No 132 Maintenance Unit	RAF Helwan
No 157 Maintenance Unit	RAF Helwan
No 158 Maintenance Unit	RAF Helwan
No 3 Signals Depot	RAF Helwan
No 106 Mobile Signals Unit	RAF Helwan
No 223 Mobile Signals Unit	RAF Helwan
No 226 Mobile Signals Unit	RAF Helwan
No 4 Field Force  HQ Signals Section c/o No 3 Signals Depot	RAF Helwan
No 5 Field Force  HQ Signals Section c/o No 3 Signals Depot	RAF Helwan
No 6 Field Force  HQ Signals Section c/o No 3 Signals Depot	RAF Helwan
No 32 Wireless Unit	RAF Helwan
No 34 Wireless Unit	RAF Helwan
No 38 Wireless Unit	RAF Helwan
No 22 RAF Mobile Field Hospital	RAF Helwan
No 501 B Group HQ Signals Section	RAF Helwan
RAF Station Ismailia
No 260 (Balloon) Wing	RAF Ismailia
No 3 Sqn, No 3 Air Formation Signals	RAF Ismailia
Inter-Command W/T Station	RAF Ismailia
No 1 General Reconnaissance Unit	RAF Ismailia	Wellington
Middle East Filter Training School	RAF Ismailia
No 71 OTU	RAF Ismailia
RAF Physical Training School	RAF Ismailia
Filter Room	RAF Ismailia
RAF Signals Component	Kabrit
HQ, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Kabrit
No 3 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Kabrit
No 36 Brick (RAF Component)	Kabrit
No 80 Sqn	Kabrit	Spitfire
HQ Middle East Signals Centre	Kafr El Farouk
Telecommunications Centre	Kafr El Farouk
No 9 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit	Kafr El Farouk	Also shown in Aden
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 21 Personnel Transit Centre	Kasfareet
No 4606 (Works) Flight	Kasfareet
No 9 Engine Repair Section	Kasfareet
No 36 Air Stores Park	Kasfareet
No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit	Kasfareet
No 55 Refuelling and Re-arming Party	Kasfareet
Bretagne (Free French) Sqn	Kasfareet	Spitfire
No 4615 Airfield Construction Flight	Kasfareet
No 5576 Artisan Flight	Kasfareet
No 106 Maintenance Unit	Khanka
Master Provision Office	Khanka
No 2930 Sqn RAF Regiment	Khanka	Also shown at Khataba
No 140 Maintenance Unit	Khataba
No 2932 Sqn RAF Regiment	Khataba	Also shown at Khanka
No 9 S & T Column	Lete
No 15 (South African) Sqn	Mariut	Blenheim V
No 2924 Sqn RAF Regiment	LG 7 (Matruh West)
No 335 (Hellenic) Sqn	LG 8 (Matruh)	Hurricane
No 245 Wing - Detachment	LG 91 (Amriya South)
No 294 Sqn	LG 91 (Amriya South)	Warwick/Walrus
No 55 Repair and Salvage Unit	LG 91 (Amriya South)
No 162 Sqn	LG 91 (Amriya South)	Wellington/Blenheim
No 252 Sqn	LG 91 (Amriya South)	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 202 Mobile Signals Unit	LG 91 (Amriya South)
No 305 Mobile Signals Unit	LG 91 (Amriya South)
No 504 Mobile Signals Unit	LG 91 (Amriya South)
No 716 Mobile Signals Unit	LG 91 (Amriya South)
No 336 (Hellenic) Sqn	LG 121 (Sidi Barrani)	Hurricane
No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit	LG 207 (Abu Sueir Area)
No 123 Sqn	LG 207 (Abu Sueir Area)	Hurricane
No 134 Sqn	LG 207 (Abu Sueir Area)	Hurricane
No 318 (Polish) Sqn	LG 207 (Abu Sueir Area)	Hurricane
No 55500 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit	LG 207 (Abu Sueir Area)
No 108 Maintenance Unit	LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area)
No 3225 Servicing Commando	LG 222 (Fayoum Road Area)
No 29 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Maison Blanche
No 5 Engine Repair Section	Mansourah
No 201 Group Communication Flight	Mariut
No 26 AACU - Detachment	Mariut
No 1 (ME) MT Repair Unit - Detachment	Mariut
No 101 Maintenance Unit	Masara
No 125 Maintenance Unit	Masara
No 680 Sqn	Matariya	Spitfire (PR)
No 451 Sqn RAAF - Detachment	Matruh West	Hurricane
No 235 Wing - Detachment	Matruh West
No 80 Sqn - Detachment	Matruh West	Spitfire
No 2921 Sqn RAF Regiment	Mellaha
No 39 Personnel Transit Centre	Mellaha
RAF Station Mersa Matruh
No 29 Sector Operations Room	RAF Mersa Matruh
No 1 Company, No 3 Air Formation Signals	RAF Mersa Matruh
No 211 ASR Unit	RAF Mersa Matruh
No 2911 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Mersa Matruh
No 14 Meteorological Forecast Unit - Detachment	Misurata
No 2920 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Misurata
No 31 Wireless Unit	Moascar
No 44 Wireless Unit	Moascar
No 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit	Oujda	Also shown at Tripoli (Levant)
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Oujda	Anson
No 12 Sector Operations Room	Port Fuad
No 7 (ME) Ferry Control	Port Lyautey
No 20 Embarkation Unit	Port Said
Marine Craft Unit	Port Said
Baltimore House	Port Said
No 52 MT Company - Detachment	Port Said
No 19 Embarkation Unit	Port Tewfik
No 624 Sqn	Protville	Halifax, Special duties unit
No 4601 Works Flight	Qadima
No 4617 Airfield Construction Flight	Qadima
No 7 (ME) Ferry Control	Rabat Sale
No 28 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Rabat Sale
No 20 Type 'M' W/T Station	Regina
No 2917 Sqn RAF Regiment	Savoia
No 3 Sqn SAAF	Savoia	Hurricane
RAF Unit	Scuisiban
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Setif	Anson
RAF Station Shallufa
No 5 (Middle East) Training School	RAF Shallufa
No 3 Mobile Service Unit (Torpedo)	RAF Shallufa
No 14 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)	RAF Shallufa
Middle East Armament School	RAF Shallufa
No 5577 Artisan Flight	RAF Shallufa
RAF Station Shandur
No 21 Sector Operations Room	RAF Shandur
No 70 OTU	RAF Shandur
RAF Movements Control	Shellal
No 13 Sector Operations Room	Smouha
RAF Unit	Socotra
No 2931 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Sorman
Marine Craft Unit	Suez
No 276 Signals Wing	Suez Road
No 51 MT Company - Detachment	Suez Road
No 9 Field Unit c/o 276 Wing	Suez Road
No 10 Field Unit c/o 276 Wing	Suez Road
No 5 Supply & Transport Column - Detachment	Suez Road
No 178 Sqn	Terria	Liberator II
No 2926 Sqn RAF Regiment	Terria
No 240 Wing	Terria
No 462 Sqn RAAF	Terria	Halifax II
No 212 ASR Unit	Tobruk
No 122 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Tobruk
No 148 Sqn	Tocra	Halifax
No 2927 Sqn RAF Regiment	Tocra
No 334 Wing	Tocra
No 680 Sqn - Detachment	Tocra	Spitfire (PR)
No 122 Maintenance Unit - Detachment	Tripoli
No 2915 Sqn RAF Regiment	Tura
No 111 Maintenance Unit	Tura
No 2 Engine Repair Section	Tura
No 3 Engine Repair Section	Tura
Engine Test Section c/o No 11 MU	Tura
No 4 Hellenic Air Force Technical Unit	Tura
No 4602 (Works) Flight	Tura
No 1 Radio Installation and Maintenance Unit	Tura
No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn	Zamalek
No 331 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 3rd Corps, 10th Army
No 321 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 1st Survey Regiment
No 323 Mobile Meteorological Unit	c/o 1st Survey Regiment
Under No 1 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 10 Staging Post	Cairo West
No 11 Staging Post	Mersa Matruh
No 12 Staging Post	El Adem
No 14 Staging Post	Lydda
No 15 Staging Post	Luxor
No 16 Staging Post	Marble Arch
No 17 Staging Post	Castel Benito
Under No 2 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 20 Staging Post	Wadi Saidna
No 21 Staging Post	Atbara
No 22 Staging Post	Wadi Halfa
No 23 Staging Post	Asmara
No 24 Staging Post	El Fasher
No 25 Staging Post	El Genina
No 26 Staging Post	El Obeid
No 28 Staging Post	Malakal
No 29 Staging Post	Juba
Under No 3 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 30 Staging Post	Sheikh Othman
No 31 Staging Post	Riyan
No 33 Staging Post	Masira
Under No 4 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 40 Staging Post	Habbaniya
No 41 Staging Post	H3
No 42 Staging Post	Shaibah
No 43 Staging Post	Bahrein
No 44 Staging Post	Sharjah
Under No 7 (Middle East) Ferry Control
No 61 Staging Post	El Ouina
No 62 Staging Post	Catania
No 63 Staging Post	Pomigliano
No 70 Staging Post - Detachment	Ras el Mar
No 70 Staging Post	Rabat Sale
No 71 Staging Post	Biskra
No 72 Staging Post	Maison Blanche
No 72 Staging Post -Detachment	Biskra
Units in Sicily
No 23 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Catania
Units in Italy
No 25 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Bari
No 267 Sqn	Bari	Hudson
No 216 Sqn - Detachment?	Bari	Dakota
No 216 Group Advanced HQ	Bari
No 26 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Foggia
No 28 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Lecce	Anson
No 63 Staging Post	Monte Corvino
No 24 Air Despatch and Reception Centre	Naples
No 249 Wing	Naples
RAF (Admin) Unit	Location not known
No 122 Mobile Meteorological Unit	Location not known
AME Stations under the administrative control of HQ Air Defences, Eastern Mediterranean 204, 205, 215, 219, 220, 221, 232, 239, 251, 253, 257, 259, 260, 261, 266, 276, 278, 280, 282, 294, 336, 337, 297, 398, 403, 405, 505, 508, 515, 523, 526, 531, 532, 533, 540, 581, 601, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 625, 626, 627, 629, 632, 633, 634, 636, 637, 638, 826, 832, 842, 843, 845, 846, 847, 5012, 5020, 5030, 5049, 5104, 5105, 6016, 8014, 8017, 8018, 8019, 8029, 8030, 8036, 8037, 8038 & 8503
AME Stations under No 206 Group AMES Reserve Pool 277, 303, 304, 371, 402, 404, 406, 407, 506, 509, 525, 528, 532, 534, 536, 537, 541, 545, 565, 576, 580, 625, 5002, 5011 & 8503

AHQ Levant - Palestine & Transjordan

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Hadeira
No 2933 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Hadeira
No 2935 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Hadeira
No 2910 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Hadeira
No 2901 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Hadeira
No 2909 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Hadeira
No 37 Bricks (RAF Component)	RAF Hadeira
RAF Station Haifa
No 34 Embarkation Unit	RAF Haifa
No 24 Sector Operations Room	RAF Haifa
No 208 ASR Unit	RAF Haifa
No 1 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals	RAF Haifa
No 26 AACU - Detachment	RAF Haifa
No 973 Sqn	RAF Haifa	Mk VI Balloon
No 12 S & T Column	RAF Haifa
AHQ Levant	Jerusalem
No 2 (ME) Meteorological Forecast Unit	Jerusalem
HQ, No 5 Air Formation Signals	Jerusalem
No 2 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit	Jerusalem
No 1 Air Crew Reception Centre	Jerusalem
RAF Station Lydda
Levant Communication Flt	RAF Lydda
No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt	RAF Lydda	Gladiator
No 7 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Lydda
No 5 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit	RAF Lydda
No 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit	RAF Lydda
No 1 Repair and Salvage Unit	Muqeibila
RAF Station Petah Tiqva
No 74 OTU	RAF Peta Tiqva
RAF Station Qastina
No 77 OTU	RAF Qastina
RAF Station Ramat David
No 13 Wireless Unit	RAF Ramat David
No 4 Middle East Training School	RAF Ramat David
RAF Station Ramleh
WAAF Depot	RAF Ramleh
No 5 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit	RAF Ramleh
Telecommunications Centre	RAF Ramleh
HQ No 4 Battalion (Levies)	RAF Ramleh
No 6 Engine Repair Section	RAF Ramleh
No 4610 Airfield Construction Flight	RAF Ramleh
No 4611 Airfield Construction Flight	RAF Ramleh
No 127 Sqn	St Jean	Hurricane
No 245 Wing	St Jean
No 38 Sqn - Detachment	St Jean	Wellington
No 213 Sqn - Detachment	St Jean	Hurricane
No 17 (SAAF) Sqn	St Jean	Blenheim
No 207 Mobile Signals Unit	St Jean
No 306 Mobile Signals Unit	St Jean
No 505 Mobile Signals Unit	St Jean
No 703 Mobile Signals Unit	St Jean
No 10 RAF Convalescent Depot	Tel Aviv

AHQ Levant - Cyprus and Syria

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
Units in Syria
No 1 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Aleppo
No 2 Company, No 8 Air Formation Signals	Aleppo
RAF Unit (Admin)	Aleppo
No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Aleppo
No 211 Mobile Meteorological Unit	Aleppo
AHQ Levant Advanced HQ	Aleppo
No 1 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment	Aleppo
No 2902 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Aleppo
No 2903 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Aleppo
No 2907 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Aleppo
No 2908 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Aleppo
No 2918 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Aleppo
No 2924 AA Sqn RAF Regiment	Aleppo
Aircraft and MT Reserve Pool (Levant)	Aleppo
No 40 Personnel Transit Centre	Aleppo
RAF Station Beirut
No 23 Sector Operations Room	RAF Beirut
No 3 Company, No 5 Air Formation Signals	RAF Beirut
No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Beirut
No 127 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Beirut	Hurricane
No 49 Embarkation Unit	RAF Beirut
No 973 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Beirut	Mk VI Balloon
No 34 Air Stores Park	RAF Beirut
No 5 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Beirut
No 12 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	Kliete
RN Aircraft Repair Yard	Rayak
No 208 Sqn	Rayak	Hurricane
No 90 Mobile Signals Unit c/o 208 Sqn	Rayak
No 52 Mobile Signals Unit	Rayak
No 53 Mobile Signals Unit	Soul el Charb (near Beirut)
No 8 (ME) Signals Centre	Tripoli (Levant)
No 3 Company, No 9 Air Formation Signals	Tripoli (Levant)
No 1564 Meteorological Flight	Tripoli (Levant)
No 1 Bomber Group Maintenance Company	Tripoli (Levant)
No 2 Bomber Group Maintenance Company	Tripoli (Levant)
No 235 Wing	Tripoli (Levant)
No 976 Sqn	Tripoli (Levant)	Mk VI Balloon
No 53 Embarkation Unit	Tripoli (Levant)
No 24 RAF Mobile Field Hospital	Tripoli (Levant)
No 209 ASR Unit	Tripoli (Levant)
No 2922 Sqn RAF Regiment	Tripoli (Levant)
No 3 RAF Hospital	Tripoli (Levant)
No 3 Aircraft Delivery Unit	Tripoli (Levant)	Also shown at Oujda
Units in Cyprus
No 25 Sector Operations Room	Athalassa
HQ, No 7 Battalion (RAF Levies)	Cyprus
No 43 Embarkation Unit	Famagusta
No 58 Refuelling and Re-arming Party	Lakatamia
No 227 Sqn	Lakatamia	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 252 Sqn - Detachment	Lakatamia	Beaufighter (Coastal)
No 237 Wing	Lakatamia
No 294 Sqn - Detachment	Lakatamia	Warwick/Walrus
No 58 Repair and Salvage Unit - Detachment	Nicosia
No 21 Air Despatch and Reception Centre - Detachment	Nicosia
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 22 Meteorological Forecast Unit	Nicosia
No 1565 (Meteorological) Flt	Nicosia	Hurricane
No 74 Sqn - Detachment	Nicosia	Hurricane
No 166 Maintenance Unit	Nicosia
No 680 Sqn - Detachment	Nicosia	Spitfire (PR)
No 7 (SAAF) Sqn - Detachment	Nicosia	Hurricane
No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit	Paphos
No 237 Sqn	Paphos	Hurricane
No 127 Sqn - Detachment	Paphos	Hurricane
AME Stations under AHQ Levant 218, 236, 237, 249, 255, 263, 264, 287, 516, 577, 578, 579, 582, 833, 5021

AHQ Iraq and Persia (Middle East Command)

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Abadan
No 5051 Works Sqn	RAF Abadan
RAF Unit	Alula
RAF Station Baghdad
Advanced HQ, Iraq & Persia	RAF Baghdad
Combined Intelligence Centre	RAF Baghdad
A Air Formation Signals Company	RAF Baghdad
No 725 Subsidiary Mobile Signals Unit	RAF Baghdad
RAF Station Bahrein
HQ, No 6 (Persian Gulf) Battalion, Levies	RAF Habbaniya
RAF Station Basrah
Marine Craft Section	RAF Basrah
No 42 Embarkation Unit	RAF Basrah
No 6 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Basrah
No 31 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Basrah
RAF Unit	Berbera
RAF Station Habbaniya
Rear HQ, Iraq & Persia	RAF Habbaniya
No 2929 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Habbaniya
No 26 Personnel Transit Centre	RAF Habbaniya
Iraq and Persia Communication Flt	RAF Habbaniya
No 1 Armoured Car Company and 2 Section	RAF Habbaniya
Supplies Depot	RAF Habbaniya
No 6 RAF General Hospital	RAF Habbaniya
RAF Levies HQ	RAF Habbaniya
No 134 Maintenance Unit	RAF Habbaniya
No 1415 (Meteorological) Flt	RAF Habbaniya
No 4 (ME) Ferry Control	RAF Habbaniya
Base Personnel Office (Iraq Detachment)	RAF Habbaniya
No 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	RAF Habbaniya
HQ, No 1 (Depot Battery) (RAF Levies)	RAF Habbaniya
HQ, No 2 Battalion (RAF Levies)	RAF Habbaniya
No 3 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Habbaniya
No 240 Sqn - Detachment	Jiwani	India Command
HQ, No 5 Battalion (RAF Levies)	Margil
RAF Station Masira
No 224 Sqn - Detachment	RAF Masira	Blenheim
ASR Service - Detachment	RAF Masira
'B' Flight, No 2929 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Masira
RAF Station Mosul
HQ, No 3 Battalion (RAF Levies)	Mosul
No 120 Maintenance Unit	Ras El Ain
No 4605 Airfield Construction Flight	Ras El Ain
No 4607 Airfield Construction Flight	Ras El Ain
No 10 Supply & Transport Column	Ras el Ain
RAF Station Ras el Hadd
'C' Flight, No 2929 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Ras el Hadd
ASR Service	RAF Ras el Hadd
RAF Unit	Salalah
RAF Station Shaibah
No 115 Maintenance Unit	RAF Shaibah
No 119 Maintenance Unit	RAF Shaibah
No 27 Personnel Transit Centre	RAF Shaibah
Aircraft Erection Unit (Iraq & Persia)	RAF Shaibah
RAF Station Sharjah
No 224 Sqn	RAF Sharjah	Blenheim
'A' Flight, No 2929 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Sharjah
RAF Station Teheran
Anti-Locust Flight	RAF Teheran
No 138 Maintenance Unit	RAF Teheran
RAF Rest Camp	RAF Teheran
'D' Flight, No 2929 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Teheran
'E' Flight, No 2929 Sqn RAF Regiment	RAF Teheran
No 33 Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Teheran
No 127 Maintenance Unit	Zubair

AHQ East Africa

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
Units in East Africa, Abyssinia, Somaliland and Madagascar
Advanced Operations Section, AHQ East Africa	Cape Town
No 262 Sqn	Congella (Durban)	Catalina
RAF Station Dar-es-Salaam
No 230 Sqn	RAF Dar-es-Salaam	Sunderland
No 259 Sqn	RAF Dar-es-Salaam	Catalina
No 10 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Dar-es-Salaam
No 258 Wing	Diego Suarez (Madagascar)
No 265 Sqn	Diego Suarez (Madagascar)	Catalina
W/T Station	Durban
RAF Station Eastleigh
No 133 Maintenance Unit	RAF Eastleigh
East Africa Communication Flt	RAF Eastleigh
No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt	RAF Eastleigh
No 25 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit	RAF Eastleigh
No 165 Maintenance Unit	Gilgil
Marine Craft Unit	Kilindini
No 209 Sqn	Kipevu (Mombasa)	Catalina
RAF Station Kisumu
Marine Craft Unit - Detachment	RAF Kisumu
Flying Boat Repair Base	RAF Kisumu
No 41 Personnel Transit Centre	RAF Kisumu
RAF Unit	Lindi
Marine Craft Unit	Lindi
RN Air Station	Mackinnon Road
RAF Station Mauritius
RAF Unit	Mogadishu
No 621 Sqn	Mogadishu	Wellington
AHQ East Africa	Nairobi
RN Air Station	Nairobi
RAF Unit	Pamanzi (Mayotte Island)
RAF Station Port Reitz
RN Air Station	Port Reitz
No 246 Wing	RAF Port Reitz
No 2 Anti-Malarial Control Unit	RAF Port Reitz
RAF Station Seychelles
RN Air Station	Tanga
No 105 Maintenance Unit	Thika
RAF Unit	Tullear
AME Station under AHQ East Africa 5002
Units in Sudan and Eritrea
Meteorological Forecast Unit	Asmara
Meteorological Forecast Unit	El Genina
No 1567 (Meteorological) Flt	El Genina
Care & Maintenance Unit	Geraif West
RAF Station Khartoum
No 283 Wing	RAF Khartoum
No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt	RAF Khartoum	Gladiator
No 139 Maintenance Unit	RAF Khartoum
Communication Flt	RAF Khartoum
Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Khartoum
RAF Movements Detachment	Wadi Halfa
RAF Station Wadi Seidna
No 2 (ME) Ferry Control	RAF Wadi Seidna
Meteorological Forecast Unit	RAF Wadi Seidna

HQ British Forces, Aden

Units not yet operational: -

 

No 213 Group

No 215 Group

No 218 Group

No 238 Wing

No 243 Wing

No 241 Wing

No 263 Wing

No 147 Sqn

No 163 Sqn

No 2 (Yugo-Slav) Sqn

No 1436 Balloon Flight

No 1438 Strategic Reconnaissance Flight

No 1433 Strategic Reconnaissance Flight

No 3 Sector Operations Room

No 4 Sector Operations Room

No 18 Sector Operations Room

No 20 Sector Operations Room

No 33 Sector Operations Room

No 25A Sector Operations Room

No 2 Air Stores Park

No 35 Air Stores Park

No 38 Air Stores Park

No 42 Air Stores Park

No 55 Refuelling and Re-arming Party

No 57 Refuelling and Re-arming Party

No 59 Refuelling and Re-arming Party

No 60 Refuelling and Re-arming Party

No 4 Repair and Salvage Unit

No 52 Repair and Salvage Unit

No 56 Repair and Salvage Unit

No 2 (ME) Training School

No 4 (ME) Training School

No 1 Middle East Signal Centre

No 2 Middle East Signal Centre

No 3 Middle East Signal Centre

No 4 Middle East Signal Centre

No 104 Maintenance Unit

No 118 Maintenance Unit

No 137 Maintenance Unit

No 4 MT Repair Unit

No 23 Embarkation Unit

No 48 Embarkation Unit

No 66 Embarkation Unit

No 1434 Flight

No 1411 Meteorological Flight

No 6 Field Unit

No 8 Field Unit

No 23 Personnel Transit Centre

No 100 Mobile Signals Unit

No 101 Mobile Signals Unit

No 102 Mobile Signals Unit

No 204 Mobile Signals Unit

No 300 Mobile Signals Unit

No 341 Mobile Signals Unit

No 342 Mobile Signals Unit

No 343 Mobile Signals Unit

No 400 Mobile Signals Unit

No 402 Mobile Signals Unit

No 404 Mobile Signals Unit

No 411 Mobile Signals Unit

No 500 Mobile Signals Unit

No 507 Mobile Signals Unit

No 508 Mobile Signals Unit

No 611 Mobile Signals Unit

No 700 Mobile Signals Unit

No 701 Mobile Signals Unit

No 702 Mobile Signals Unit

No 709 Mobile Signals Unit

No 725 Mobile Signals Unit

No 888 Radio Unit

No 262 AMES

No 503 AMES

No 519 AMES

No 525 AMES

No 527 AMES

No 535 AMES

No 831 AMES

No 310 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit

No 24 Meteorological Forecast Unit

No 36 ALG Signals Section

Source - January 1944 SD161

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