Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[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 100 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 | Lancaster I/III |
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 |
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 150 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Lancaster I/III |
No 153 Sqn | RAF Scampton | Lancaster I/III |
RAF Station Cammeringham | Care and Maintenance | |
No 2733 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Cammeringham | |
RAF Station Dunholme Lodge | Care and Maintenance | |
No 2799 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Dunholme Lodge | |
RAF Station Fiskerton | ||
No 170 Sqn | RAF Fiskerton | Lancaster I/III |
No 576 Sqn | RAF Fiskerton | Lancaster I/III |
No 2753 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Fiskerton | Lancaster I/III |
RAF Station Hemswell | Hemswell, Lincolnshire | |
No 1687 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt | RAF Hemswell | Spitfire/Hurricane |
No 2799 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Hemswell | Spitfire/Hurricane |
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 | |
No 2818 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Chedburgh | A |
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 |
Bombing Development Unit | RAF Newmarket | Operationally controlled by Bomber Command HQ |
No 3 Group Communication Flt | RAF Newmarket | Various types operated. |
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 |
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 (BD) Sqn |
RAF Station Methwold | ||
No 149 Sqn | Methwold | Lancaster I/III |
No 9149 Servicing Echelon | Methwold | |
No 5358 Airfield Construction Wing comprising | Cambridge | |
No 5024 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Dunholme Lodge | |
No 4624 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4640 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4721 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4770 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4771 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4786 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4816 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 5506 Artisan Flt | ||
No 5527 Artisan Flt | ||
No 5025 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Cammeringham | |
No 4641 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4644 Field Flt | ||
No 4662 Field Flt | ||
No 4681 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4722 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4799 Field Flt | ||
No 4820 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 5513 Artisan Flt | ||
No 5523 Artisan Flt | ||
No 5026 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Dunholme Lodge | |
No 4676 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4677 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4731 Field Flt | ||
No 4743 Field Flt | ||
No 4758 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4814 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
No 4826 Field Flt | ||
No 5516 Artisan Flt | ||
No 5542 Artisan Flt | ||
No 5207 Plant Sqn | Quy |
HQ - RAF York
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 42 Base | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
Base HQ | RAF Pocklington | |
No 102 Sqn | RAF Pocklington | Halifax III |
No 4 Group Communication Flt | RAF Pocklington | Various types |
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 |
No 2774 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Holme | |
RAF Station Breighton | ||
No 78 Sqn | RAF Breighton | |
RAF Station Melbourne | ||
No 10 Sqn | RAF Melbourne | |
No 2820 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Melbourne | |
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 Snaith | |
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 sub-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 Sub-Station |
HQ - St Vincents, Grantham, Lincolnshire
No 71 Base | Lindholme, Doncaster, West Yorkshire | |
Base HQ | RAF Lindholme | |
No 1656 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Lindholme | Lancaster I/III |
RAF Station Blyton | ||
No 1662 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Blyton | Lancaster I/III |
RAF Station Sandtoft | ||
No 1667 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Sandtoft | Lancaster I/III |
RAF Station Sturgate | ||
No 1 Air Crew School | RAF Sturgate | |
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 |
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 |
Glider Erection Unit | RAF Cottesmore | Ministry of Aircraft Production unit |
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 | Lancaster I/III |
No 76 (RCAF) 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 III |
RAF Station Wombleton | ||
No 1666 (Heavy) Conversion Unit | RAF Wombleton | Lancaster I/III |
Controlled directly by Group HQ: - | ||
RAF Gamston | ||
No 3 Air Crew School | RAF Gamston | |
Wellington Disposal Centre | RAF Gamston | Wellington |
Bomber Command Instructors' School | RAF Finningley | |
Night Bomber Tactical School | RAF Finningley | |
Engine Control Demonstration Unit | RAF Finningley | |
Bombing Analysis School | RAF Finningley |
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 |
No 1323 Flt | RAF Bourn | Lancaster I/III |
No 2832 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Bourn | |
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 | |
No 2746 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Downham Market | |
RAF Station Gransden Lodge | ||
No 142 Sqn | RAF Gransden Lodge | Mosquito XX/X |
No 9142 Servicing Echelon | RAF Gransden Lodge | |
No 405 Sqn RCAF | RAF Gransden Lodge | Lancaster I/III |
No 9405 Servicing Echelon | RAF Gransden Lodge | |
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 Ipswich | Station in Fighter Command | |
No 1696 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt, detachment | RAF Ipswich | Martinet |
RAF Station Little Staughton | ||
No 109 Sqn | RAF Little Staughton | Mosquito IX/XVI |
No 9109 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Staughton | |
No 582 Sqn | RAF Little Staughton | Lancaster I/III |
No 9582 Servicing Echelon | RAF Little Staughton | |
No 2731 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Little Staughton | |
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 | |
No 2784 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | 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 | |
No 2761 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Upwood | |
RAF Station Warboys | ||
Pathfinder Navigation Training Unit | RAF Warboys | Lancaster I/III |
RAF Station Wyton | St Ives, Huntingdonshire | |
No 8 Group Communication Flt | RAF Wyton | Various |
No 1409 (Meteorological) Flt | RAF Wyton | Mosquito IX/XVI |
Lancaster Major Servicing Unit | RAF Wyton | |
No 128 Sqn | RAF Warboys | Mosquito IX/XVI |
No 9128 Servicing Echelon | RAF Warboys | |
No 2844 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wyton |
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 Sub-Unit | Bradwell | |
HD Unit | Capel | |
HD Unit | Eastbourne | |
HD Unit | Gorleston | |
HD Sub-Unit | Hopton | |
HD Unit | Kinnaber, Montrose | |
HD Unit | Laurencekirk | |
HD Unit | Milsted | |
HD Unit | Scarborough | |
HD Unit | Scarborough 'B' | |
HD Sub-Unit | Sheringham | |
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 | Station in Transport Command | |
Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | |
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 | |
No1 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party | RAF West Drayton | |
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 | |
Inter-Service Ionesphere Prediction Bureau | Great Baddow | |
Workshops Central Installation Section | Minerva Road, NW10 | |
PWD | Staines |
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 | |
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 |
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 |
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 | Mosquito |
Satellite | Barford St John | |
RAF Station Westcott | ||
No 11 OTU | RAF Westcott | Wellington X |
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 | |
No 2898 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Finningley |
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 |
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 | Martinet |
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 Swanton Morley | Station in Fighter Command | |
No 100 Group Communication Flight | RAF Swanton Morley | Various |
RAF Station 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 Matravers |
Edingthorpe | Marske | |
Elsted | Millington |
Source - SD161 (52nd Edition) - January 1945
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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