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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Overseas Commands/Units - January 1944
HQ - Freetown
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| No 295 Wing | Dakar (Senegal) | |
| No 1 (French Naval) Sqn | Dakar (Senegal) | Sunderland |
| No 2 (French Naval) Sqn | Dakar (Senegal) | Wellington XI |
| Gambia | ||
| RAF Station Bathurst | ||
| No 44 Embarkation Unit | RAF Bathurst | |
| No 204 Sqn | RAF Bathurst | Sunderland |
| No 95 Sqn | RAF Bathurst | Sunderland |
| No 201 Air Sea Rescue Unit | RAF Bathurst | |
| No 95 Sqn - Detachment | Port Etienne | Sunderland |
| No 204 Sqn - Detachment | Abidjan | Sunderland |
| RAF Station Yundum | ||
| No 200 Sqn | RAF Yundum | Liberator |
| Sierra Leone | ||
| AHQ West Africa | Freetown | |
| No 26 Embarkation Unit | Freetown | |
| W/T Station | Freetown | |
| Base Personnel Office | Freetown | |
| No 36 Personnel Transit Centre | Freetown | |
| No 202 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Freetown | |
| RAF Station Jui | ||
| No 490 Sqn RNZAF | RAF Jui | Catalina - Forming |
| No 5151 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn | RAF Jui | |
| No 176 Maintenance Unit | Kosso | Equipment Holding Unit |
| RAF Station Waterloo (Nucleus) | ||
| No 1562 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Waterloo | |
| Communication Flt | RAF Waterloo | |
| Hudson Flight, No 200 Sqn | RAF Waterloo | Hudson |
| Gold Coast | ||
| No 62 Embarkation Unit | Accra | |
| No 37 Personnel Transit Centre | Accra | |
| No 114 Wing | Accra | |
| RAF Station Takoradi | ||
| No 116 Maintenance Unit | RAF Takoradi | Aircraft Acceptance Unit |
| No 33 Embarkation Unit | RAF Takoradi | |
| Communication Flt | RAF Takoradi | |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 26 (South African) Sqn | RAF Takoradi | Wellington - Forming |
| No 178 Maintenance Unit | RAF Takoradi | Equipment Holding Unit |
| Central Accounts Office | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 21 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | RAF Takoradi | |
| No 249 Air Sea Rescue Unit | RAF Takoradi | |
| Nigeria | ||
| RAF Station Apapa | ||
| No 270 Sqn | Apapa | Sunderland |
| No 1561 (Meteorological) Flt | Ikeja | |
| RAF Staging Section | Ikeja | |
| No 38 Embarkation Unit | Lagos | |
| No 298 Wing | Lagos | |
| No 1560 (Meteorological) Flt | Maiduguri | |
| Staging Posts under No 5 (ME) Ferry Control | ||
| No 50 Staging Post | Ikeja | Northern Route |
| No 52 Staging Post | Kano | Northern Route |
| No 53 Staging Post | Maiduguri | Northern Route |
| No 51 Staging Post | Port Lamy | Northern Route |
| No 54 Staging Post | Takoradi | Northern Route |
| Staging Post (C & M) | Makurdi | Southern Route |
| Staging Post (C & M) | Yola | Southern Route |
Administered by the RCAF
| School | Location | Notes |
| No 31 Elementary Flying Training School | De Winton, Alberta | |
| No 32 Elementary Flying Training School | Bowden, Alberta | |
| No 33 Elementary Flying Training School | Caron, Saskatchewan | |
| No 34 Elementary Flying Training School | Assiniboia, Saskatchewan | |
| No 35 Elementary Flying Training School | Neepawa, Manitoba | |
| No 31 Service Flying Training School | Kingston, Ontario | Formerly No 7 SFTS, Peterborough |
| No 32 Service Flying Training School | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan | Formerly No 10 SFTS, Ternhill |
| No 33 Service Flying Training School | Carberry, Manitoba | |
| No 34 Service Flying Training School | Medicine Hat, Alberta | |
| No 35 Service Flying Training School | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | |
| No 36 Service Flying Training School | Penhold, Alberta | |
| No 37 Service Flying Training School | Calgary (Mu), Alberta | |
| No 38 Service Flying Training School | Estevan, Saskatchewan | |
| No 39 Service Flying Training School | Swift Current, Saskatchewan | |
| No 41 Service Flying Training School | Weyburn, Saskatchewan | |
| No 31 Air Navigation School | Port Albert, Ontario | Formerly No 1 S of AN, St Athan |
| No 33 Air Navigation School | Hamilton, Ontario | |
| No 31 General Reconnaissance School | Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island | Formerly No 2 GRS, Squire's Gate |
| No 31 Bombing and Gunnery School | Picton, Ontario | |
| No 31 (General Reconnaissance) Operational Training Unit | Debart, Nova Scotia | |
| No 32 (Torpedo Bomber) Operational Training Unit | Patricia Bay, British Colombia | |
| No 34 (Bomber) Operational Training Unit | Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick | |
| No 36 (General Reconnaissance) Operational Training Unit | Greenwood, Nova Scotia | |
| No 31 RAF Personnel Depot | Moncton, New Brunswick |
Units in the USA and West Indies
| Unit | Location | Notes |
| No 65 Embarkation Unit | Miami | |
| No 56 Embarkation Unit | New York | |
| *No 111 Operational training Unit | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| No 250 Air Sea Rescue Unit | Nassau, Bahamas |
* Administered by RAF Delegation, Washington
Source - SD161 - January 1944
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