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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Coastal Command - January 1945
[No 15 Group | No 16 Group | No 17 Group | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 106 Group | No 247 Group | RAF Gibraltar | RAF Iceland]
Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex
HQ - Derby House, Exchange Buildings, Liverpool
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | Station in No 17 Group | |
| No 1402 Meteorological Flt | RAF Aldergrove | Hurricane II/Spitfire VI |
| No 1 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Aldergrove | Lysander/Martinet |
| RAF Station Ballykelly | ||
| No 59 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Liberator V |
| No 8059 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballykelly | |
| No 120 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Liberator V |
| No 8120 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballykelly | |
| No 8053 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballykelly | |
| No 8086 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ballykelly | |
| RAF Station Benbecula | ||
| No 304 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Benbecula | Wellington XI/XII |
| No 8304 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benbecula | |
| RAF Station Castle Archdale | ||
| No 201 Sqn | RAF Castle Archdale | Sunderland |
| No 8201 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Archdale | |
| No 202 Sqn | RAF Castle Archdale | Catalina/Sunderland |
| No 8202 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Archdale | |
| No 423 Sqn RCAF | RAF Castle Archdale | Sunderland |
| No 8423 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Archdale | |
| RAF Station Limavady | ||
| No 612 Sqn | RAF Limavady | Wellington XII/XIV |
| No 8612 Servicing Echelon | RAF Limavady | |
| No 172 Sqn | RAF Limavady | Wellington XII/XIV |
| No 8172 Servicing Echelon | RAF Limavady | |
| RAF Station Mullaghmore | ||
| Loran Training Unit | RAF Mullaghmore | Wellington XIII |
| RAF Station Port Ellen | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Bowmore | Satellite airfield (Port Ellen) | |
| RAF Station Speke | Station under control of DGCA | |
| No 15 Group Communication Flt | RAF Speke | Various |
| Flying Control Section | RAF Speke | |
| RAF Station Tiree | Isle of Tiree, Argyllshire | |
| No 281 ASR Sqn | RAF Tiree | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8281 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tiree | |
| No 518 Sqn | RAF Tiree | Halifax V |
| No 8518 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tiree | |
| Air Sea Rescue Marine Craft Units administered by HQ Coastal Command through No 15 Group: - | ||
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Parent Station |
| No 61 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Campeltown | RAF Greenock |
| No 57 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Donaghdee | RAF Ballyhalbert |
| No 54 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Douglas, Isle of Man | RAF Andreas |
| No 64 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Drummore | RAF Corsewall |
| No 53 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fleetwood, Lancashire | RAF Squires Gate |
| No 52 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Holyhead, Anglesey | RAF Valley |
| No 55 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Kirkcudbright | RAF Wigtown |
| No 58 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Larne | RAF Aldergrove |
| No 62 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lochboisdale | RAF Benbecula |
| No 60 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lough Foyle | RAF Ballykelly |
| No 63 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Menai Straits | RAF Bodorgan |
| No 65 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Oban | RAF Oban |
| No 54 ASR MCU Detachment | Peel, Isle of Man | RAF Andreas |
| No 67 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Port Ellen | RAF Port Ellen |
| No 56 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Portaferry | RAF Ballyhalbert |
| No 51 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Pwllheli, South Wales | RAF Penrhos |
| No 54 ASR MCU Detachment | Ramsey, Isle of Man | RAF Andreas |
| No 66 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Stornoway | RAF Stornoway |
| No 59 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Stranrear | RAF Stranrear |
HQ - Black Lion Fields, Gillingham, Kent
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Beccles | ||
| No 280 Sqn | RAF Beccles | Warwick I/Hurricane IIC |
| No 8280 Servicing Echelon | RAF Beccles | |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk | |
| No 119 Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton | Albacore |
| No 8119 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| No 524 Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton | Wellington XIV |
| No 8524 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| No 10 Instructors' School (EVT) | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| No 3504 Servicing Unit | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| HQ No 157 (General Reconnaissance) Wing | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| HQ Coastal Command Beaufighter/Mosquito Pool | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| No 2 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Bircham Newton | Lysander |
| RAF Station Docking | Satellite airfield (Bircham Newton ) | |
| RAF Station Calshot | Calshot Spit, Hampshire | |
| Marine Craft Section (Ferry Pool) | RAF Calshot | |
| No 6 Flying Boat Servicing Unit | RAF Calshot | Various |
| RAF Station Detling | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 16 Group Communication Flt | RAF Detling | Various |
| RAF Station Felixstowe | Felixstowe, Suffolk | |
| Flying Boat Major Maintenance | RAF Felixstowe | |
| RAF Station Gosport | Gosport, Hampshire | |
| Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit | RAF Gosport | |
| No 3502 Servicing Unit | RAF Gosport | |
| RAF Station Langham | ||
| No 521 Sqn | RAF Langham | Fortress II/IIA/Hurricane II |
| No 8521 Servicing Echelon | RAF Langham | |
| RAF Station North Coates | North Coates, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | |
| No 236 Sqn | RAF North Coates | Beaufighter X |
| No 8236 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Coates | |
| No 254 Sqn | RAF North Coates | Beaufighter VIC |
| No 8254 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Coates | |
| No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF North Coates | |
| RAF Station Donna Nook | Satellite airfield (North Coates) | |
| RAF Station Thorney Island | Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire | |
| No 415 Sqn RCAF Detachment | RAF Thorney Island | Albacore |
| No 2772 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Thorney Island | |
| Air Sea Rescue Marine Craft Units administered by HQ Coastal Command through No 16 Group: - | ||
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Parent Station |
| No 21 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Bridlington | RAF Filey Town |
| No 32 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | RAF Calshot |
| No 33 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | RAF Calshot |
| No 101 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | RAF Calshot |
| No 30 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Cowes | RAF Calshot |
| No 26 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Felixstowe | RAF Felixstowe |
| No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Gorleston-on-Sea | RAF Beccles |
| No 22 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Grimsby | RAF North Coates |
| No 29 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Littlehampton | RAF Ford |
| No 25 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lowestoft | RAF Coltishall |
| No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit Detachment | Lowestoft | RAF Beccles |
| No 28 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | RAF Brighton |
| No 27 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Ramsgate | RAF Manston |
| No 31 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Sheerness | RAF Eastchurch |
| No 23 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Wells on Sea | RAF Bircham Newton |
HQ - 58 Melville Street, Edinburgh 3
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | ||
| No 1674 Conversion Unit | RAF Aldergrove | Liberator III/V |
| RAF Station Alness | ||
| No 4 OTU | RAF Alness | Sunderland |
| RAF Station East Fortune | ||
| No 132 OTU | RAF East Fortune | Beaufighter/Beaufort/Mosquito II & VI |
| RAF Station Haverfordwest | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Templeton | Satellite airfield (Haverfordwest) | |
| RAF Station Killadeas | ||
| No 131 OTU | RAF Killadeas | Catalina/Sunderland III |
| No 12 (Operational) Flying Instructors School | RAF Killadeas | |
| RAF Station St Angelo | Satellite airfield (Killadeas) | |
| RAF Station Oban | ||
| No 302 Ferry Training Unit | RAF Oban | Catalina/Sunderland |
| RAF Floating Dock | RAF Oban | |
| No 37 Embarkation Unit | RAF Oban | |
| RAF Station Connell | Satellite airfield (Oban) | |
| RAF Station Silloth | Silloth, Carlisle, Cumberland | |
| No 6 OTU | RAF Silloth | Wellington |
| No 282 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Silloth | Warwick I |
| No 8282 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Silloth | |
| RAF Station Great Orton | Satellite airfield (Silloth) | |
| RAF Station Squires Gate | Squire's Gate, Lytham St Annes, Lancashire | |
| No 3 School of General Reconnaissance | RAF Squire's Gate | Anson |
| No 1510 Flt | RAF Squire's Gate | Anson |
| RAF Station Warton | Satellite airfield (Squires Gate) | |
| RAF Station Turnberry | ||
| No 5 OTU | RAF Turnberry | Warwick I/Beaufighter VIC/Ventura/Hudson |
| No 24 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Turnberry | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Station in No 13 Group | |
| No 17 Group Communication Flt | RAF Turnhouse | Various |
| RAF Station Valley | Station in Transport Command | |
| No 281 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Valley | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8281 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Valley |
HQ - Pitreavie Castle, Rosyth, Dunfermline
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Banff | ||
| No 143 Sqn | RAF Banff | Mosquito VI |
| No 8143 Servicing Echelon | RAF Banff | |
| No 235 Sqn | RAF Banff | Mosquito VI |
| No 8235 Servicing Echelon | RAF Banff | |
| No 248 Sqn | RAF Banff | Mosquito VI/XVIII |
| No 8248 Servicing Echelon | RAF Banff | |
| No 333 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Banff | Mosquito VI |
| No 8333 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Banff | |
| No 23 Mobile Torpedo Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Banff | |
| No 281 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Banff | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8281 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Station Fraserburgh | Satellite airfield (Banff) | |
| RAF Station Dallachy | ||
| No 21 Mobile Torpedo Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Dallachy | |
| No 144 Sqn | RAF Dallachy | Beaufighter X |
| No 8144 Servicing Echelon | RAF Dallachy | |
| No 404 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Dallachy | Beaufighter XI |
| No 8404 Servicing Echelon | RAF Dallachy | |
| No 455 (RAAF) Sqn | RAF Dallachy | Beaufighter X |
| No 8455 Servicing Echelon | RAF Dallachy | |
| No 489 Sqn | RAF Dallachy | Beaufighter X |
| No 8489 Servicing Echelon | RAF Dallachy | |
| RAF Station Greenock | ||
| No 2 Flying Boat Servicing Unit | RAF Greenock | |
| RAF Auxiliary 'Adastral' | RAF Greenock | |
| No 8210 Servicing Echelon | RAF Greenock | |
| No 8330 Servicing Echelon | RAF Greenock | |
| RAF Station Helensburgh | Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire | |
| Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment | RAF Helensburgh | Various |
| RAF Station Leuchars | Leuchars, Fife | |
| No 18 Group Communication Flt | RAF Leuchars | |
| No 3 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Leuchars | Lysander |
| No 333 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF Leuchars | Catalina |
| No 8333 Servicing Echelon | RAF Leuchars | |
| No 206 Sqn | RAF Leuchars | Liberator V/VI |
| No 8206 Servicing Echelon | RAF Leuchars | |
| No 547 Sqn | RAF Leuchars | Wellington XI/XIII |
| No 8547 Servicing Echelon | RAF Leuchars | |
| No 8311 Servicing Echelon | RAF Leuchars | |
| RAF Station Woodhaven | Satellite airfield (Leuchars) | |
| RAF Station Milltown | ||
| No 224 Sqn | RAF Milltown | Liberator |
| No 8224 Servicing Echelon | RAF Milltown | |
| RAF Station Stornoway | ||
| No 502 Sqn | RAF Stornoway | Halifax II |
| No 8502 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stornoway | |
| No 58 Sqn | RAF Stornoway | Halifax II |
| No 8058 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stornoway | |
| RAF Station Sullom Voe | Sullon Voe, Shetlands | |
| No 210 Sqn | RAF Sullom Voe | Catalina |
| No 8210 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Sullom Voe | |
| No 330 (Norwegian) Sqn | RAF Sullom Voe | Sunderland |
| No 8330 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Sullom Voe | |
| RAF Station Scatsta | Satellite airfield (Sullom Voe) | |
| No 2782 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Scatsta | |
| RAF Station Sumburgh | Sumburgh, Shetlands | |
| No 1693 Flt | RAF Sumburgh | Anson |
| RAF Station Tain | ||
| No 86 Sqn | RAF Tain | Liberator V |
| No 8086 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Tain | |
| No 311 (Czech) Sqn | RAF Tain | Liberator V |
| No 8311 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Tain | |
| RAF Station Thornaby | ||
| No 279 ASR Sqn | RAF Thornaby | Warwick I |
| No 8279 Servicing Echelon | RAF Thornaby | |
| ASR Major Inspection and Preparation Unit | RAF Thornaby | |
| No 6209 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Thornaby | 5131 Sqn |
| RAF Station Wick | Wick, Caithness | |
| No 519 (Meteorological) Sqn | RAF Wick | Hudson III/Spitfire VI |
| No 8519 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wick | |
| No 281 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Wick | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8281 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Wick | |
| RAF Station Skitten | Satellite airfield (Wick) | |
| Air Sea Rescue Marine Craft Units administered by HQ Coastal Command through No 18 Group: - | ||
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Parent Station |
| No 10 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Aberdeen | RAF Dyce |
| No 14 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Berwick-on-Tweed | RAF Charter Hall |
| No 15 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Blyth | RAF Acklington |
| No 8 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Buckie | RAF Dallachy |
| No 7 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Burghead | RAF Kinloss |
| No 6 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Cromarty | RAF Alness |
| No 9 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fraserburgh | RAF Banff |
| No 16 ASR Marine Craft Unit | West Hartlepool | RAF Acklington |
| No 1 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lerwick | RAF Sumburgh |
| No 5 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Meikle Ferry | RAF Tain |
| No 13 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Methil | RAF Leuchars |
| No 11 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Montrose | RAF Montrose |
| No 17 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Scalloway | RAF Sumburgh |
| No 2 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Shapinsay | RAF Kirkwall |
| No 12 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Tayport | RAF Leuchars |
| No 3 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Thurso | RAF Wick |
| No 4 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Wick | RAF Wick |
HQ - Mount Wise, Plymouth
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Chivenor | Chivenor, Barnstable, Devon | |
| No 14 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Wellington XIV |
| No 8014 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 407 Sqn RCAF | RAF Chivenor | Wellington XII/XIV |
| No 8407 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 36 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Wellington XIV |
| No 8036 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| RAF Station Davidstow Moor | C & M Party | |
| No 2747 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2778 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2792 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2793 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2796 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2821 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2886 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| No 2889 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| RAF Station Dunkeswell | RAF Detachment | |
| RAF Station Mount Batten | ||
| No 10 Sqn RAAF | RAF Mount Batten | Sunderland |
| RAF Station Roborough | Satellite airfield (Mount Batten) | |
| No 19 Group Communication Flt | RAF Roborough | Various |
| No 3 Armament Practice Camp (Detachment) | RAF Roborough | Lysander |
| RAF Station Pembroke Dock | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire | |
| No 461 Sqn RAAF | RAF Pembroke Dock | Sunderland |
| No 8461 Servicing Echelon | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| No 228 Sqn | RAF Pembroke Dock | Sunderland |
| No 8228 Servicing Echelon | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| No 422 Sqn RCAF | RAF Pembroke Dock | Sunderland |
| No 8422 Servicing Echelon | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| RAF Auxiliary 'Cawley' | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| Coastal Command Development Unit | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| RAF Station Angle | Satellite airfield (Pembroke Dock) | |
| RAF Station St Davids | ||
| No 517 Sqn | RAF St David | Halifax V |
| No 8517 Servicing Echelon | RAF St David | |
| Aircraft Preparation Pool | RAF St David | |
| RAF Station Brawdy | Satellite airfield (St Davids) | |
| RAF Station St Eval | St Eval, nr Wadebridge, Cornwall | |
| No 179 Sqn | RAF St Eval | Warwick V |
| No 8179 Servicing Echelon | RAF St Eval | |
| No 220 Sqn | RAF St Eval | Liberator V/VI |
| No 8220 Servicing Echelon | RAF St Eval | |
| No 282 ASR Sqn | RAF St Eval | Warwick I |
| No 8282 Servicing Echelon | RAF St Eval | |
| No 541 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF St Eval | Spitfire X/XI/XIV |
| RAF Station Talbenny | Station in Transport Command | |
| No 4 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Talbenny | Lysander |
| Air Sea Rescue Marine Craft Units administered by HQ Coastal Command through No 19 Group: - | ||
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Parent Unit |
| No 47 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Aberystwyth | RAF Aberystwyth |
| No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Barry | RAF St Athan |
| No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Falmouth (Detachment) | RAF Portreath |
| No 49 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fishguard | RAF St Davids |
| No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lyme Regis | RAF Warmwell |
| No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newlyn (Detachment) | No 959 (Balloon) Sqn |
| No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Padstow | RAF St Eval |
| No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Porthcawl | RAF Stormy Down |
| No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Portland | RAF Warmwell |
| No 41 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Salcombe | RAF Mount Batten |
| No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Tenby | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 39 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Torquay | RAF Torquay |
| This group controlled the following Airfield Construction Units: - | ||
| No 5356 Airfield Construction Wing comprising: - | Bristol | |
| No 5018 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Cheltenham | |
| No 4711 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4747 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4827 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4828 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4829 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4831 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4832 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4833 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4834 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4835 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4839 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5555 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5556 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5557 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5027 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Launceston | |
| No 4627 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4680 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4699 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4783 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4830 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4840 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4842 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4845 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4847 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5503 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5534 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5535 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5545 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5551 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5558 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5560 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5206 Plant Sqn | Pen Park | |
| No 4856 Well Boring Flt | ||
| No 5154 M and E Sqn comprising | No 18 Group - Glasgow | |
| No 5701 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5702 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5703 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5704 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5705 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5706 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5708 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5709 M and E Flt | ||
| No 5010 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | No 18 Group - Glasgow | |
| No 4710 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4729 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4730 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4732 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4733 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4734 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4735 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4736 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4737 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4738 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5528 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5529 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5530 Artisan Flt | ||
No 106 (Photographic Reconnaissance) Group
HQ - Benson, Oxfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire | |
| Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit | RAF Benson | |
| No 540 Sqn | RAF Benson | Mosquito XVI/34 |
| No 8540 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| No 541 Sqn | RAF Benson | Spitfire X/XI/XIX |
| No 8541 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| No 542 Sqn | RAF Benson | Spitfire X/XI/XIX |
| No 8542 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| No 544 Sqn | RAF Benson | Mosquito XVI/34/Spitfire XI |
| No 8544 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| No 309 Ferry Training Unit | RAF Benson | Master |
| RAF Station Dyce | ||
| No 8 OTU | RAF Dyce | Mosquito/Spitfire |
| No 1509 (BAT) Flt | RAF Dyce | Wellington XIII |
| Central Interpretation Unit | Medmenham | Operationally controlled by the Air Ministry (ACAS (I) through AD Ph I) |
HQ - Lagens, Azores
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 220 Sqn | RAF Azores | Liberator V/VI |
| No 269 Sqn | RAF Azores | Spitfire V/Warwick I/Martinet |
| No 8269 Servicing Echelon | RAF Azores | |
| No 74 Staging Post | RAF Azores | |
| No 84 Embarkation Unit | RAF Azores | |
| Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Azores | |
| No 242 Maintenance Unit | RAF Azores | |
| This group controlled the following Airfield Construction Units: - | ||
| No 5020 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | ||
| No 4838 Airfield Construction Flt | RAF Azores | |
| No 5554 Artisan Flt | RAF Azores | |
| No 5751 M & E Construction Flt | RAF Azores | |
HQ - Gibraltar
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Gibraltar | ||
| No 40 Embarkation Unit | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 301 AMES | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 520 Sqn | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 8520 Servicing Echelon | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 73 Staging Post | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 71 Marine Craft Unit | Gibraltar | |
| No 4866 Airfield Construction Flt | RAF Gibraltar |
HQ - Reykjavik
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Reykjavik | ||
| No 70 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Reykjavik | |
| No 251 Sqn | RAF Reykjavik | Hudson III/IIIA |
| No 8251 Sqn Servicing Echelon | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 53 Sqn | RAF Reykjavik | Liberator V |
| No 8053 Sqn Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 9 MT Company | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 13 Embarkation Unit | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 162 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Reykjavik | Canso |
| No 86 Staging Post | RAF Reykjavik | |
| No 5021 Airfield Construction Sqn | RAF Reykjavik |
Source - SD161 (52nd Edition) - January 1945
County names used are those in use at the time
[No 15 Group | No 16 Group | No 17 Group | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 106 Group | RAF Gibraltar | RAF Iceland]
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