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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Bomber Command - December 1944
[No 1 Group | No 3 Group | No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 6 Group | No 8 Group | No 26 Group | No 91 Group | No 92 Group | No 93 Group | No 100 Group]
Command HQ - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Units administered directly by Command HQ
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| IX Troop Carrier Command Substitution Unit | Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland | Affiliated to HQ, No 5 Group for discipline purposes |
| RAF Barkston Heath | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Cottesmore | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Folkingham | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF North Witham | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Saltby | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Spanhoe | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| 1st Bombardment Division Substitution Unit | Brampton Grange, Huntingdon | Affiliated to HQ, No 92 Group for discipline purposes |
| 2nd Bombardment Division Substitution Unit | Ketteringham Hall, Norfolk. | Affiliated to HQ, No 3 Group for discipline purposes |
| 3rd Bombardment Division Substitution Unit | Elvedon Hall, Thetford, Norfolk | Affiliated to HQ, No 3 Group for discipline purposes |
| Bomber Command Communication Flt | RAF Halton | Station in TTC |
| RAF Fersfield | C & M Party | Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| No 2841 Sqn RAF Regiment | Southdown |
HQ - Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, Doncaster, West Yorkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 12 Base | Binbrook, Lincolnshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Binbrook | |
| No 460 Sqn RAAF | RAF Binbrook | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Grimsby | ||
| No 100 Sqn | RAF Grimsby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 2722 Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Grimsby | AA Sqn |
| RAF Station Kelstern | ||
| No 625 Sqn | RAF Kelstern | |
| No 13 Base | Elsham, Brigg, Lincolnshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Elsham Wold | |
| No 103 Sqn | RAF Elsham Wold | Lancaster I/III |
| No 2835 Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Elsham Wold | AA Sqn |
| RAF Station Kirmington | ||
| No 166 Sqn | RAF Kirmington | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station North Killingholme | ||
| No 550 Sqn | RAF North Killingholme | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Hemswell | Hemswell, Lincolnshire | |
| No 1 Lancaster Finishing School | RAF Hemswell | Lancaster I/III |
| Satellite | RAF Ingham | |
| Satellite | RAF Sturgate | |
| No 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flt | RAF Ingham | Hurricane |
| No 1687 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Ingham | Spitfire/Hurricane |
| Night Bomber Tactical School | RAF Sturgate | |
| No 1 Air Crew School | RAF Sturgate | due to be transferred to No 7 Group |
| No 14 Base | Ludford Magna | |
| Base HQ | RAF Ludford Magna | |
| No 101 Sqn | RAF Ludford Magna | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Faldingworth | ||
| No 300 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Faldingworth | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Wickenby | ||
| No 12 Sqn | RAF Wickenby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 626 Sqn | RAF Wickenby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 15 Base | Scampton | |
| Base HQ | RAF Scampton | |
| No 153 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Dunholme Lodge | ||
| No 170 Sqn | RAF Dunholme Lodge | Lancaster I/III |
| No 2799 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Dunholme Lodge | |
| RAF Station Fiskerton | ||
| No 150 Sqn | RAF Fiskerton | Lancaster I/III |
| No 576 Sqn | RAF Fiskerton | Lancaster I/III |
HQ - Exning, nr Newmarket, Cambridgeshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 31 Base | Stradishall, Suffolk | |
| Base HQ | RAF Stradishall | |
| No 186 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Chedburgh | ||
| No 218 Sqn | RAF Chedburgh | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9218 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chedburgh | |
| RAF Station Gosfield | on C & M | |
| RAF Station Matching | on C & M | |
| RAF Station Shepherds Grove | on C & M | |
| RAF Station Wratting Common | ||
| No 195 Sqn | RAF Wratting Common | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Tempsford | ||
| No 138 Sqn | RAF Tempsford | Special Duties unit, Stirling IV |
| No 9138 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tempsford | |
| No 161 Sqn | RAF Tempsford | Special Duties unit, Hudson I/III, Stirling IV |
| No 9161 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tempsford | |
| No 32 Base | Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk | |
| Base HQ | RAF Mildenhall | |
| No 15 Sqn | RAF Mildenhall | Lancaster I/III |
| No 622 Sqn | RAF Mildenhall | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Newmarket | ||
| No 1688 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Newmarket | Spitfire/Hurricane |
| No 3 Group Communication Flt | RAF Newmarket | Various types operated. |
| Bombing Development Unit | RAF Newmarket | Operationally controlled by Bomber Command HQ |
| RAF Station Tuddenham | ||
| No 90 Sqn | RAF Tuddenham | Lancaster I/III |
| No 33 Base | Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 514 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Lancaster I/III |
| No 5133 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 6216 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Waterbeach | 5133 Sqn |
| No 6217 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Waterbeach | 5133 Sqn |
| RAF Station Mepal | ||
| No 75 Sqn | RAF Mepal | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Witchford | ||
| No 115 Sqn | RAF Witchford | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Woodbridge | ||
| Emergency Runway | RAF Woodbridge | |
| Bomb Ballistic Unit | RAF Woodbridge | A Ministry of Aircraft Production unit, Halifax/Mosquito |
| No 2818 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Woodbridge | A |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ: - | ||
| RAF Station Feltwell | Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk | |
| No 3 Lancaster Finishing School | RAF Feltwell | Lancaster I/III |
| No 2807 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Feltwell | |
| No 6219 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Feltwell | 5133 Sqn |
| Satellite | RAF Methwold | |
| No 149 Sqn | Methwold | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9149 Servicing Echelon | Methwold | |
HQ - RAF York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 42 Base | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Pocklington | |
| No 102 Sqn | RAF Pocklington | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Elvington | ||
| No 346 (Free French) Sqn | RAF Elvington | Halifax III |
| No 347 (Free French) Sqn | RAF Elvington | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Full Sutton | ||
| No 77 Sqn | RAF Full Sutton | Halifax III |
| No 43 Base | Driffield, East Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Driffield | |
| No 462 Sqn RAAF | RAF Driffield | Halifax III |
| No 466 Sqn RAAF | RAF Driffield | Halifax II/III |
| RAF Station Leconfield | Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire | |
| No 640 Sqn | RAF Leconfield | Halifax III |
| No 2893 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Leconfield | |
| RAF Station Lissett | Lissett, Bridlington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 158 Sqn | RAF Lissett | Halifax III |
| No 44 Base | Holme-on-Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Holme | |
| No 76 Sqn | RAF Holme | |
| No 1689 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Holme | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Breighton | ||
| No 78 Sqn | RAF Breighton | |
| RAF Station Melbourne | ||
| No 10 Sqn | RAF Melbourne | |
| No 4 Group Communication Flt | RAF Melbourne | Various types |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ: - | ||
| RAF Station Snaith | Snaith | |
| No 51 Sqn | RAF Snaith | Halifax III |
| No 9051 Servicing Echelon | RAF Snaith | |
| No 5131 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn | RAF Snaith | |
| No 6204 (Bomb Disposal) Flt (Main) | RAF Snaith | 5131 Sqn |
| No 2955 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Smaith | |
| Satellite | RAF Burn | |
| No 578 Sqn | RAF Burn | Halifax III |
| No 9578 Servicing Echelon | RAF Burn | |
| No 2890 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Burn | |
| RAF Station Carnaby | Carnaby, Bridlington, East Yorkshire | |
| Emergency Runway | RAF Carnaby | Emergency Diversion Airfield |
HQ - Morton Hall, Swinderby, Lincolnshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 53 Base | Waddington, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| Station HQ | RAF Waddington | |
| No 463 Sqn RAAF | RAF Waddington | Lancaster I/III |
| No 467 Sqn RAAF | RAF Waddington | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Bardney | ||
| No 9 Sqn | RAF Bardney | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Skellingthorpe | ||
| No 50 Sqn | RAF Skellingthorpe | Lancaster I/III |
| No 61 Sqn | RAF Skellingthorpe | Lancaster I/III |
| No 54 Base | Coningsby, Lincolnshire | |
| Station HQ | RAF Coningsby | |
| No 97 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 83 Sqn | RAF Coningsby | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Woodhall Spa | ||
| No 617 Sqn | RAF Woodhall Spa | Lancaster I/III |
| No 627 Sqn | RAF Woodhall Spa | Mosquito IV/XX |
| RAF Station Metheringham | ||
| No 106 Sqn | RAF Metheringham | Lancaster I/III |
| No 1690 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Metheringham | Spitfire |
| No 2763 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Metheringham | |
| No 55 Base | East Kirkby, Lincolnshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF East Kirkby | |
| No 57 Sqn | RAF East Kirkby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 630 Sqn | RAF East Kirkby | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Strubby | ||
| No 619 Sqn | RAF Strubby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 2735 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Strubby | |
| RAF Station Spilsby | ||
| No 207 Sqn | RAF Spilsby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 44 Sqn | RAF Spilsby | Lancaster I/III |
| No 56 Base | Syerston, Newark, Nottinghamshire. | |
| Base HQ | RAF Syerston | |
| No 5 Lancaster Finishing School | RAF Syerston | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Balderton | ||
| No 227 Sqn | RAF Balderton | Lancaster I/III |
| No 5 Air Crew School | RAF Balderton | |
| RAF Station Fulbeck | ||
| No 49 Sqn | RAF Fulbeck | Lancaster I/III |
| No 189 Sqn | RAF Fulbeck | Lancaster I/III |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ: - | ||
| No 5 Group Communications Flt | RAF Winthorpe | RAF Winthorpe is a No 7 Group station |
HQ - Allerton Park, Knaresborough, West Yorkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 62 Base | Linton-on-Ouse, York, North Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
| No 408 Sqn RCAF | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Halifax III |
| No 426 Sqn RCAF | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Halifax III |
| RAF Station East Moor | ||
| No 432 Sqn RCAF | RAF East Moor | Halifax III |
| No 415 Sqn RCAF | RAF East Moor | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Tholthorpe | ||
| No 420 Sqn RCAF | RAF Tholthorpe | Halifax III |
| No 425 Sqn RCAF | RAF Tholthorpe | Halifax III |
| No 63 Base | Leeming, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Leeming | |
| No 427 Sqn RCAF | RAF Leeming | Halifax III |
| No 429 Sqn RCAF | RAF Leeming | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Skipton-on-Swale | ||
| No 424 Sqn RCAF | RAF Skipton-on-Swale | Halifax III |
| No 433 Sqn RCAF | RAF Skipton-on-Swale | Halifax III |
| No 64 Base | Middle St George, Yarm, Co. Durham | |
| Base HQ | RAF Middleton St George | |
| No 419 Sqn RCAF | RAF Middleton St George | Lancaster X |
| No 428 Sqn RCAF | RAF Middleton St George | Lancaster X |
| RAF Station Croft | ||
| No 431 Sqn RCAF | RAF Croft | Halifax III |
| No 434 Sqn RCAF | RAF Croft | Halifax III/Lancaster X |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ: - | ||
| No 6 Group Communications Flt | RAF Dalton | RAF Dalton is a 7 Group Station |
No 7 Group
HQ - St Vincents, Grantham, Lincolnshire
| No 71 Base | Lindholme, Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Lindholme | |
| No 1656 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Lindholme | Halifax II/V, Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Blyton | ||
| No 1662 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Blyton | Halifax II/V, Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Sandtoft | ||
| No 1667 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Sandtoft | Halifax II/V, Lancaster I/III |
| No 72 Base | Bottesford | |
| Base HQ | RAF Bottesford | |
| No 1668 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Bottesford | Lancaster I/II/III |
| RAF Station Langer | ||
| No 1669 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Langer | Halifax II/V |
| RAF Station Saltby | ||
| No 1657 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Saltby | This unit was planned to have moved here but the airfield was not ready and the unit actually disbanded |
| No 73 Base | North Luffenham, Rutland | |
| Base HQ | RAF North Luffenham | |
| No 1653 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF North Luffenham | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Woolfax Lodge | ||
| No 1651 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Woolfax Lodge | Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Cottesmore | ||
| Glider Erection Unit | RAF Cottesmore | |
| No 74 Base | Marston Moor, Marston, York, West Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Marston Moor | |
| No 1652 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Marston Moor | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Acaster Malbis | Acaster Malbis, York, West Yorkshire | |
| No 4 Air Crew School | RAF Acaster Malbis | |
| RAF Station Riccall | ||
| No 1658 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Riccall | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Rufforth | ||
| No 1663 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Rufforth | Halifax III |
| No 75 Base | Swinderby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Swinderby | |
| No 1660 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Swinderby | Stirling |
| RAF Station Wigsley | ||
| No 1654 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Wigsley | Stirling |
| RAF Station Winthorpe | ||
| No 1661 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Winthorpe | Stirling |
| No 76 Base | Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire | |
| Base HQ | RAF Topcliffe | |
| No 1659 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Topcliffe | Halifax III |
| RAF Station Dalton | ||
| No 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Dalton | Spitfire/Hurricane |
| No 6 Air Crew School | RAF Dalton | |
| RAF Station Dishforth | ||
| No 1664 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Dishforth | Halifax V, Lancaster I/III/X |
| RAF Station Wombleton | ||
| No 1666 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Wombleton | Halifax III |
| RAF Gamston | ||
| No 3 Air Crew School | RAF Gamston | |
| Wellington Disposal Centre | RAF Gamston | Wellington |
HQ - Castle Hill House, Huntingdon, Huntingdonshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bourn | ||
| No 105 Sqn | RAF Bourn | Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9105 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bourn | |
| No 9 Instructors School (EVT) | RAF Bourn | |
| No 1696 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Bourn | Spitfire/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Downham Market | ||
| No 608 Sqn | RAF Downham Market | Mosquito IV/XX |
| No 9608 Servicing Echelon | RAF Downham Market | |
| No 635 Sqn | RAF Downham Market | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9635 Servicing Echelon | RAF Downham Market | |
| RAF Station Graveley | ||
| No 35 Sqn | RAF Graveley | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9035 Servicing Echelon | RAF Graveley | |
| No 692 Sqn | RAF Graveley | |
| No 9692 Servicing Echelon | RAF Graveley | |
| No 2776 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Graveley | |
| RAF Station Gransden Lodge | ||
| No 405 Sqn RCAF | RAF Gransden Lodge | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9405 Servicing Echelon | RAF Gransden Lodge | |
| No 2784 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Gransdon Lodge | |
| RAF Station Little Staughton | ||
| No 582 Sqn | RAF Little Staughton | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9582 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Staughton | |
| No 109 Sqn | RAF Little Staughton | Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9109 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Staughton | |
| No 2731 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Little Staughton | |
| RAF Station Marham | ||
| RAF Station Oakington | Oakington, Cambridgeshire | |
| No 7 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9007 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
| No 571 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9571 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
| RAF Station Upwood | ||
| No 139 Sqn | RAF Upwood | Mosquito IV/XX |
| No 9139 Servicing Echelon | RAF Upwood | |
| No 156 Sqn | RAF Upwood | Lancaster I/III |
| No 9156 Servicing Echelon | RAF Upwood | |
| Mosquito Major Servicing Section | RAF Upwood | |
| RAF Station Warboys | ||
| Pathfinder Navigation Training Unit | RAF Warboys | Lancaster I/III |
| No 1655 Mosquito Training Flt | RAF Warboys | Mosquito/Oxford |
| RAF Station Wyton | St Ives, Huntingdonshire | |
| No 128 Sqn | RAF Warboys | Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9128 Servicing Echelon | RAF Warboys | |
| No 8 Group Communication Flt | RAF Wyton | Various |
| No 1409 Flt | RAF Wyton | Mosquito IX/XVI |
| Lancaster Major Servicing Unit | RAF Wyton | |
| No 2844 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wyton | |
| No 1696 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt (Detachment) | RAF Ipswich | Spitfire/Hurricane. RAF Ipswich is in ADGB |
HQ - Langley Hall, Slough, Buckinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Baginton | Coventry | |
| No 2 Storage Unit | RAF Baginton | |
| RAF Station Blackbrook | ||
| North-West Signals Centre controlling: - | RAF Blackbrook | |
| W/T Station | Aston Hill | |
| LRCR D/F Station | Ballywattick | |
| LRCR D/F Station | Butser | |
| LRCR D/F Station | Dyce | |
| LRCR D/F Station | Old Boston | |
| LRCR D/F Station | St Eval | |
| LRCR D/F Station | Sungerdi (Iceland) | |
| RAF Station Box | Box, Wiltshire | |
| South West Signals Centre | RAF Box | |
| RAF Station Canterbury | Canterbury, Kent | |
| No 363 Wireless Unit controlling: - | RAF Canterbury | |
| HD Unit | Acton | |
| HD Sub-Unit | Bradwell | |
| HD Unit | Capel | |
| HD Unit | Eastbourne | |
| HD Unit | Gorleston | |
| HD Unit | Higher Swannerton | |
| HD Sub-Unit | Hopton | |
| HD Unit | Kinnaber, Montrose | |
| HD Unit | Laurencekirk | |
| HD Unit | Lewes | |
| HD Unit | Milsted | |
| HD Unit | Scarborough | |
| HD Unit | Scarborough 'B' | |
| HD Sub-Unit | Sheringham | |
| HD Unit | Upton Grey | |
| HD Sub-Unit | Wrotham | |
| RAF Station Cheadle | ||
| No 361 Wireless Unit controlling: - | RAF Cheadle | |
| No 10 D/F Station | Bradwell, Yarmouth | |
| W/T Station | Dunstable | |
| No 9 D/F Station | Highbridge | |
| No 1 D/F Station | Kinnaber | |
| No 4 D/F Station | Lydford | |
| No 8 D/F Station | Marston Montgomery | |
| No 2 D/F Station | Mere, Branston | |
| No 1 Alternative Station | Oakhill, Tean | |
| HF/DF Station | Pailton | |
| No 7 D/F Station | Pendeen | |
| No 5 D/F Station | Stranraer | |
| No 3 D/F Station | Sutton Valence | |
| No 6 D/F Station | Wick | |
| RAF Station Chicksands | ||
| No 362 Wireless Unit controlling: - | RAF Chicksands | |
| W/T Station | Capel, Kent | |
| W/T Station | RAF Chicksands | |
| D/F Station | Land's End | |
| D/F Station | Montrose | |
| D/F Station | Sutton Valence | |
| W/T Station | Weyhill | |
| RAF Station Church Green | ||
| No 372 Wireless Unit administering: - | RAF Church Green | |
| No 2 Temporary Office Building | Eastcote | |
| W/T Station | Greatworth | |
| W/T Station | Stoke Hammond | |
| RAF Station Chigwell administering: - | ||
| W/T Field Exercise Camp | Putteridge Bury | |
| W/T Field Exercise Camp | White Waltham | |
| RAF Station Dover | ||
| Radio Communication Unit | RAF Dover | |
| No 2 Section, RCU | Willingdon Hall | |
| RAF Station Fazakerley | ||
| No 2 Signals Depot controlling: - | RAF Fazakerley | |
| No 8 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | RAF Fazakerley | |
| No 6 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | Glasgow | |
| No 7 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | Darlington | |
| No 9 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | Inverness | |
| RAF Station Great Witcombe | ||
| No 81 Signals Wing administering: | RAF Great Witcombe | |
| W/T Station | Birdlip | |
| W/T Station | Bodmin | |
| No 2 Western Area Signals Office | Gloucester | |
| W/T Station | Hartlebury | |
| No 5 Western Area Signals Office | Stonehouse | |
| W/T Station | Winstone | |
| No 1 Western Area Signals Office | Worcester | |
| RAF Station Hendon Hall | ||
| RAF Despatch Rider Letter Service | RAF Hendon Hall | |
| RAF Station Hinton-in-the-Hedges | ||
| RVSU | RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges | |
| RAF Station Honiley | No units listed and Baginton shown as a satellite | |
| RAF Station Leighton Buzzard administering | Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire | |
| RAF Central Teleprinter Exchange | RAF Leighton Buzzard | |
| Landline Telegraphic Fitting Party | RAF Leighton Buzzard | |
| RAF Inter-Command W/T Station | RAF Leighton Buzzard | |
| No 2850 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Leighton Buzzard | |
| W/T Station | Cardington | |
| W/T Station | Chicksands 'B' | |
| W/T Station | Dagnall | |
| W/T Station | Greenford | |
| RAF Station Newbold Revel | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station West Drayton | ||
| No 1 Signals Depot controlling: - | West Drayton, Middlesex | |
| No 2 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | RAF Ingham | |
| No 3 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | RAF Grantham | |
| No 4 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | Great Witcombe | |
| No 5 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | Faygate | |
| No1 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | RAF West Drayton | |
| Inter-Service Ionesphere Prediction Bureau | Great Baddow | |
| Workshops Central Installation Section | Minerva Road, NW10 | |
| PWD | Staines | |
| Air Ministry Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | Station in Transport Command |
HQ - Abingdon, Berkshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Abingdon | Abingdon, Berkshire | |
| No 10 OTU | RAF Abingdon | Wellington III/X |
| No 91 Group Communication Flt | RAF Abingdon | Various |
| No 2740 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Abingon | |
| Satellite | Stanton Harcourt | |
| RAF Station Finningley | Finningley, Doncaster, Yorkshire | |
| No 18 OTU | RAF Finningley | Wellington I/III |
| No 2898 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Finningley | |
| Satellite | Worksop | |
| RAF Station Honeybourne | Honeybourne, Worcestershire | |
| No 24 OTU | RAF Honeybourne | Wellington I/III |
| Satellite | Long Marston | |
| RAF Station Kinloss | Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire | |
| No 19 OTU | RAF Kinloss | Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth | Lossiemouth, Morayshire | |
| No 20 OTU | RAF Lossiemouth | Wellington III/X |
| Satellite | Elgin | |
| RAF Station Moreton in Marsh | London Road, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire | |
| No 21 OTU | RAF Moreton in Marsh, | Wellington III/X |
| Satellite | Enstone | |
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire | |
| No 22 OTU | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford | Wellington III/X |
| Satellite | Gaydon | |
| Satellite | Stratford |
All OTUs also operated Ansons as well as the operational types shown above.
HQ - Winslow Hall, Winslow, Buckinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bruntingthorpe | ||
| No 29 OTU | RAF Bruntingthorpe | Wellington III/X |
| Bombing Analysis School | Bitteswell | |
| RAF Station Chipping Warden | ||
| No 12 OTU | RAF Chipping Warden | Wellington III/X |
| Satellite | Edgehill | |
| RAF Station Desborough | ||
| No 84 OTU | RAF Desborough | Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Husbands Bosworth | Husbands Bosworth | |
| No 85 OTU | Wellington III/X | |
| RAF Station Market Harborough | ||
| No 14 OTU | RAF Market Harborough | Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Silverstone | ||
| No 17 OTU | RAF Silverstone | Wellington III/X |
| Satellite | Turweston | |
| RAF Station Upper Heyford | Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire | |
| No 16 OTU | RAF Upper Heyford | Wellington III/X |
| Satellite | Barford St John | |
| RAF Station Westcott | ||
| No 11 OTU | RAF Westcott | Wellington X |
| Engine Control Demonstration Unit | RAF Westcott | Wellington III |
| Satellite | Oakley | |
| RAF Station Wing | Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire | |
| No 26 OTU | RAF Wing | Wellington III/X/Hurricane |
| No 92 Group Communications Flt | RAF Wing | Various |
| Satellite | Little Horwood |
All OTUs also operated Ansons as well as the operational types shown above.
HQ - Egginton Hall, Egginton, Nr Derby
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Hixon | ||
| No 30 OTU | RAF Hixon | Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Lichfield | Lichfield, Staffordshire | |
| No 27 OTU | RAF Lichfield | Wellington III/X |
| No 93 Group Communication Flt | RAF Lichfield | Various |
| Satellite | Church Broughton | |
| RAF Station Ossington | ||
| No 82 OTU | RAF Ossington | Wellington III/X/Hurricane |
| Satellite | Gamston | |
| RAF Station Peplow | ||
| No 83 OTU | RAF Peplow | Wellington III/X |
All OTUs also operated Ansons as well as the operational types shown above.
HQ - Bylaugh Hall, East Dereham, Norfolk
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Foulsham | ||
| No 192 Sqn | RAF Foulsham | Halifax III, Wellington X, Mosquito IV, Anson, Tiger Moth |
| No 9192 Servicing Echelon | RAF Foulsham | |
| (Bomber Support) Development Unit | RAF Foulsham | Various |
| RAF Station Great Massingham | No units listed | |
| No 169 Sqn | RAF Great Massingham | Mosquito VI |
| No 9169 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Massingham | |
| No 1694 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Great Massingham | Spitfire |
| No 1692 (Bomber Support) Training Unit | RAF Great Massingham | Anson/Mosquito |
| RAF Station Little Snoring | ||
| No 23 Sqn | RAF Little Snoring | Mosquito VI |
| No 9023 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Snoring | |
| No 515 Sqn | RAF Little Snoring | Mosquito VI |
| No 9515 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Snoring | |
| No 2756 Sqn RAF Regiment | RAF Little Snoring | |
| RAF Station North Creake | ||
| No 199 Sqn | RAF North Creake | Stirling |
| No 9199 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Creake | |
| No 171 Sqn | RAF Little Snoring | Halifax III |
| No 9171 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Snoring | |
| RAF Station Oulton | ||
| No 214 Sqn | RAF Oulton | Fortress II |
| No 9214 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oulton | |
| No 223 Sqn | RAF Oulton | Fortress II |
| No 9223 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oulton | Liberator |
| No 1699 Training Flt | RAF Oulton | Fortress/Liberator |
| RAF Station Radlett | ||
| No 80 (Signals) Wing | RAF Radlett | See below for W/T stations controlled by No 80 Wing |
| RAF Station Swannington | ||
| No 85 Sqn | RAF Swannington | Mosquito XXX |
| No 9085 Servicing Echelon | RAF Swannington | |
| No 157 Sqn | RAF Swannington | Mosquito XIX |
| No 9157 Servicing Echelon | RAF Swannington | |
| RAF Station West Raynham | ||
| Servicing Section | RAF West Raynham | |
| No 141 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Mosquito VI |
| No 9141 Servicing Echelon | RAF West Raynham | |
| No 239 Sqn | RAF West Raynham | Mosquito VI |
| No 9239 Servicing Echelon | RAF West Raynham | |
| No 100 Group Communications Flt | RAF Swanton Morley | Various. Swanton Morley is in AEAF |
Location of W/T Stations controlled by HQ No 80 Wing: -
| Alcester | Elstree | Mimbridge |
| Aldington | Epsom | Mintlaw |
| Alexandra Palace | Eye | Mow Cop |
| Alton | Flimwell | Mundesley |
| Ashmansworth | Frodsham | Oakley |
| Ayton | Hagley | Oldstairs |
| Beach Farm | Harpenden | Parkstone |
| Beacon Hill | Helston | Parliament Hill |
| Braintree | Henfield | Reston |
| Brentwood | Hexham | Ringwood |
| Bretton | Highbridge | Rogate |
| Bricket Wood | High Flatts | St Albans Head |
| Brighton | Hindhead | Scarborough |
| Butser | Holland Haven | Sizewell |
| Butser Hill | Honiton | Southbourne |
| Caistor | Hounslow | South Elkington |
| Capel | Hurst Green | Stockbridge |
| Cleadon | Ide Hill | Swains Lane |
| Clent Hill | Kenilworth | Templecombe |
| Coalville | Kingistbury Head | Trenent |
| Cottesmore | Kington Magna | Trevose Head |
| Diss | Lantern House | Ventnor |
| Ditchling | Ledbury | Walmer |
| Dover Hill | Legbourne | West Hougham |
| Dunwich | Littlestone on Sea | West Kingsdown |
| Durleston Head | Little Waltham | Windlesham |
| Ecchinswell | Longside | Worth Matrvers |
| Edingthorpe | Marske | |
| Elsted | Millington |
Source - SD161 (51st Edition) - December 1944
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 1 Group | No 3 Group | No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 6 Group | No 8 Group | No 26 Group | No 91 Group | No 92 Group | No 93 Group | No 100 Group]
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