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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Transport Command - December 1944
[Command HQ | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 110 Wing | No 114 Wing | No 116 Wing]
Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex
HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bramcote | ||
| No 105 OTU | RAF Bramcote | Wellington |
| No 1513 (BAT) Flt | RAF Bramcote | |
| No 5132 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn | RAF Bramcote | |
| No 6211 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Bramcote | 5132 Sqn |
| RAF Station Nuneaton | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
| RAF Station Bitteswell | ||
| RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden | ||
| No 109 OTU | RAF Crosby-on-Eden | |
| RAF Station Longtown | Satellite (Crosby-on-Eden) | |
| RAF Station Doncaster | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Dundonald | ||
| No 516 (Combined Ops) Sqn | RAF Dundonald | Various |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| No 2 Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Filton | Various |
| Centaurus Test Flt | RAF Filton | |
| RAF Station Llandow | ||
| No 3 Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Llandow | Various |
| Transport Command Central Night Vision Training School | RAF Llandow | |
| RAF Station Melton Mowbrey | ||
| No 12 Ferry Unit | RAF Pershore | Various |
| RAF Station Nutts Corner | Airport | |
| No 1332 HCU | RAF Nutts Corner | |
| Units in European Wing ATC | RAF Nutts Corner | |
| RAF Station Pershore | ||
| No 1 Ferry Unit | RAF Pershore | |
| RAF Station Portreath | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 1 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | Portreath | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | Airport |
| Transatlantic Aircraft Control | RAF Prestwick | |
| No 1527 (BAT) Flt | RAF Prestwick | |
| Liberator Course | RAF Prestwick | Controlled by Technical Training Command |
| Units in European Wing ATC | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station St Mawgan | Airport | |
| No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF St Mawgan | |
| Traffic Control School | RAF St Mawgan | |
| Units in European Wing ATC | RAF St Mawgan | |
| RAF Station Talbenny | ||
| No 11 Ferry Unit | RAF Talbenny | |
| No 3 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF Talbenny | |
| RAF Station Valley | Airport | |
| No 1528 (BAT) Flt | RAF Valley | |
| Units in European Wing ATC | RAF Valley | |
| RAF Station Wymeswold | ||
| No 108 OTU | RAF Wymeswold | Dakota |
| RAF Station Castle Donington | Satellite (Wymeswold) |
HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Dorval | Dorval, Quebec | |
| HQ, No 112 (North Atlantic) Wing | RAF Dorval | |
| No 2 Ferry Crew Pool | RAF Dorval | |
| No 6 Ferry Unit | RAF Dorval | |
| RAF Station Nassau | Nassau, Bahamas | |
| HQ, No 113 (South Atlantic) Wing | RAF Nassau | |
| No 7 Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Nassau | |
| RAF Station Reykjavik | Reykjavik, Iceland | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 86 Staging Post | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 88 Terminal Staging Post | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 7 Ferry Unit | RAF Reykjavik |
HQ - Harrow, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Belgium | ||
| HQ, No 111 Wing | Belgium | |
| No 19 Staging Post | Belgium | |
| No 104 Staging Post | Belgium | |
| No 105 Staging Post | Belgium | |
| RAF Station Blakehill Farm | ||
| No 233 Sqn | RAF Blakehill Farm | Dakota |
| No 4233 Servicing Echelon | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 437 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Blakehill Farm | Dakota |
| No 4437 Servicing Echelon | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 123 Staging Post | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| RAF Station Broadwell | ||
| No 512 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | Dakota |
| No 4512 Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 575 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | Dakota |
| No 4575 Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| RAF Station Down Ampney | ||
| No 48 Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
| No 4048 Servicing Echelon | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 271 Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
| No 4271 Servicing Echelon | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 120 Staging Post | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 122 Staging Post | RAF Down Ampney | |
| RAF Station Hendon | Station in No 116 Wing | |
| HQ, No 107 Wing | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Station Leicester East | ||
| No 107 OTU | RAF Leicester East | Dakota |
| RAF Station Llandow | Station administered by No 44 Group | |
| No 93 Forward Staging Post | RAF Llandow | |
| No 94 Forward Staging Post | RAF Llandow | |
| Netherlands | ||
| No 18 Staging Post | Netherlands | |
| RAF Station Netheravon | Station in Fighter Command | |
| Air Transport Tactical Development Unit | RAF Netheravon | Operationally controlled by SHAEF through No 38 Group |
| RAF School of Air Transport | RAF Netheravon | |
| Normandy | ||
| No 92 Staging Post | Normandy | |
| RAF Station Northolt | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 1697 (ADLS) Flt | RAF Northolt | |
| No 1322 (ADLS) Flt | RAF Northolt | |
| Paris (Le Bourget) | ||
| No 121 Staging Post | Paris (Le Bourget) | |
| RAF Station Pershore | Station in No 44 Group | |
| No 15 Air Transportable Signals Unit | RAF Pershore | |
| RAF Station Uxbridge | Station in TTC | |
| Continental Aircraft Control | RAF Uxbridge | |
| No 46 Group also controlled the following mobile units: - | ||
| 5337 Mobile Signals Unit | 5348 Mobile Signals Unit | 5359 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5338 Mobile Signals Unit | 5349 Mobile Signals Unit | 5360 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5339 Mobile Signals Unit | 5350 Mobile Signals Unit | 5361 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5340 Mobile Signals Unit | 5351 Mobile Signals Unit | 5362 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5341 Mobile Signals Unit | 5352 Mobile Signals Unit | 5363 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5342 Mobile Signals Unit | 5253 Mobile Signals Unit | 5364 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5343 Mobile Signals Unit | 5354 Mobile Signals Unit | 5365 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5344 Mobile Signals Unit | 5355 Mobile Signals Unit | 5366 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5345 Mobile Signals Unit | 5356 Mobile Signals Unit | 5367 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5346 Mobile Signals Unit | 5357 Mobile Signals Unit | 5368 Mobile Signals Unit |
| 5347 Mobile Signals Unit | 5358 Mobile Signals Unit | |
HQ - Caserta
Rear HQ - RAF Heliopolis, Egypt
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Algiers | ||
| RAF Station Bari | ||
| RAF Station Castel Benito | ||
| RAF Station Cairo West | ||
| RAF Station Habbaniya | ||
| RAF Station Oujda | ||
| RAF Station Rabat Sale | ||
| RAF Station Wadi Saidna | ||
| HQ, No 115 Wing | Khartoum | |
| HQ, No 151 Transport Wing | RAF Habbaniya | |
| HQ, No 249 Transport Wing | Portici | |
| HQ, No 282 Transport Wing | RAF Cairo West | |
| HQ, No 284 Transport Wing | RAF Algiers | |
| No 216 Sqn | Cairo West | Dakota |
| No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Pomigliano | Dakota |
| No 267 Sqn | Bari | Dakota |
| No 28 (South African) Sqn | Maison Blache | Dakota |
| No 28 (South African) Sqn (Detachment) | Bari | Dakota |
| No 28 (South African) Sqn (Detachment) | Oujda | Dakota |
| No 44 (South African) Sqn | Cairo West | Dakota |
| No 216 Group Communication Flt | Heliopolis | |
| No 1330 Conversion Unit | Bilbeis | |
| No 2 Ferry Unit | Gebel Hamzi | |
| No 3 Ferry Unit | Oujda | |
| No 3 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | Setif | |
| No 4 Ferry Unit | Catania, Iesi | |
| No 4 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | Capo Dichino | |
| No 4 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | Setif | |
| No 5 Ferry Unit | Heliopolis | |
| Air Booking Centre | Algiers | |
| Air Booking Centre | Cairo | |
| RAF Movements Detachment | Shellal | |
| RAF Movements Detachment | Wadi Halfa | |
| Regional Flying Control, Persian Gulf | Bahrein | c/o 43 Staging Post |
| Regional Flying Control (Tripolitania) | Castel Benito | c/o 17 Staging Post, administered by No 212 Group |
| No 18 Meteorological Forecast Unit | El Adem | |
| No 34 Meteorological Forecast Unit | Bahrein | |
| No 3 Yellow Fever Control Unit | Cairo West | |
| No 4 Yellow Fever Control Unit | Cairo West | |
| No 5 Yellow Fever Control Unit | Luxor | |
| No 6 Yellow Fever Control Unit | Luxor | |
| No 9 Yellow Fever Control Unit | El Geneina | |
| No 10 Yellow Fever Control Unit | Khartoum | |
| No 11 Yellow Fever Control Unit | El Fasher | |
| No 12 Yellow Fever Control Unit | El Fasher | |
| No 78 Yellow Fever Control Unit | Khartoum | |
| No 1 Staging Post | Heliopolis | |
| No 10 Staging Post | Cairo West | |
| No 11 Staging Post | Mersa Matruh | |
| No 12 Staging Post | El Adem | |
| No 14 Staging Post | Ramat David | |
| No 14 Staging Post (Detachment) | Wilhelma | |
| No 15 Staging Post | Luxor | |
| No 16 Staging Post | Marble Arch (Lybia) | |
| No 17 Staging Post | Castel Benito | |
| No 20 Staging Post | Khartoum | |
| No 22 Staging Post | Wadi Halfa | |
| No 23 Staging Post | Asmara | |
| No 24 Staging Post | El Fasher | |
| No 25 Staging Post | El Geneina | |
| No 28 Staging Post | Malakal | |
| No 29 Staging Post | Juba | |
| No 30 Staging Post | Sheikh Othman | |
| No 33 Staging Post | Masira | |
| No 40 Staging Post | Habbaniya | |
| No 41 Staging Post | H3 (Palestine) | |
| No 42 Staging Post | Shaibah | |
| No 43 Staging Post | Bahrein | |
| No 44 Staging Post | Sharjah | |
| No 61 Staging Post | Falconara | |
| No 61 Staging Post (Detachment) | Ancona | |
| No 61 Staging Post (Detachment) | Capo Dichino | |
| No 61 Staging Post (Detachment) | Rome | |
| No 62 Staging Post | Catania | |
| No 62 Staging Post (Detachment) | Bari | |
| No 63 Staging Post | Elmas | |
| No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | Alghero | |
| No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | Ajaccio | |
| No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | Biskra | |
| No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | Bovinco | |
| No 64 Staging Post | Luqa | |
| No 65 Staging Post | Pomigliano | |
| No 65 Staging Post (Detachment) | Littorio | |
| No 70 Staging Post | Rabat Sale | |
| No 70 Staging Post (Detachment) | Port Lyautey | |
| No 70 Staging Post (Detachment) | Ras el Ma | |
| No 71 Staging Post (Detachment) | Borgo | |
| No 72 Staging Post | Maison Blanche | |
| No 73 Staging Post | Gibraltar | |
| No 75 Staging Post | Oujda | |
| No 76 Staging Post | El Aouina | |
| No 103 Staging Post | Istres | |
| No 124 Staging Post | Haifa | |
| No 125 Staging Post | Bucharest |
There were also units under the control of this this Group but operating in West Africa, which are shown under AHQ West Africa
HQ - RAF Delhi, India
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Delhi | ||
| HQ, No 177 Wing | RAF Delhi |
There are more units still to be added to this Group
HQ - Croydon Airport
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Croydon Airport | ||
| No 147 Sqn | Croydon Airport | Warwick/Dakota |
| RAF Station Holmsley South | Station in No 116 Wing | |
| No 167 Sqn | RAF Holmsley South | Warwick |
HQ - Accra, West Africa
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
There are units still to be added to this Wing
HQ - RAF Hendon
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Hendon | Airport | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| Metropolitan Communication Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Intelligence School | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF School of Discussion Method | RAF Hendon | |
| No 6224 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Hendon | 5134 Sqn |
| RAF Station Holmsley South | See No 110 Wing | |
| No 6213 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Holmsley South | 5135 Sqn |
| RAF Station Kemble | ||
| Transport Aircraft Modification Section | RAF Kemble | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | Airport | |
| No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | |
| No 246 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | |
| No 525 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Airport, station in No 44 Group | |
| No 1680 (Transport) Flt | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station Stoney Cross | ||
| No 232 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Wellington |
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Wellington |
Source - SD161 (51st Edition) - December 1944
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 110 Wing | No 114 Wing | No 116 Wing]
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