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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Fighter Command - January 1945
[Command HQ | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 38 Group | No 60 Group | No 70 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Speke | Speke Aerodrome, Liverpool 10, Lancashire | |
| RAF Station Tealing | Tealing, Dundee, Angus | |
| No 1 Tactical Exercise Unit | RAF Tealing | |
| RAF Station Woodvale | Woodvale, nr Formby, Lancashire | |
| RAF Station Valley | Valley, Holyhead, Anglesey, North Wales | |
| No 2 Tactical Exercise Unit | Grangemouth | |
| No 9 Group Communication Flt | Salmesbury |
HQ - Rudloe Manor, Box, Chippenham, Wiltshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Colerne | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | Sector Station |
| No 10 Group Communications Flt | RAF Colerne | |
| No 1026 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Colerne | |
| No 264 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Mosquito |
| No 6264 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | |
| No 6203 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Colerne | 5135 (BD) Sqn |
| RAF Defford | Forward Airfield, Colerne Sector | |
| Telecommunications Flying Unit | RAF Defford | Various |
| RAF Fairwood Common | nr Swansea, Glamorganshire | Forward Airfield, Colerne Sector |
| No 11 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Fairwood Common | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| No 18 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Fairwood Common | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| RAF Warmwell | Forward Airfield, Colerne Sector | |
| No 14 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Warmwell | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| No 17 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Warmwell | Master/Lysander/Martinet |
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | |
| No 275 ASR Sqn | RAF Exeter | Spitfire/Walrus/Sea Otter |
| No 26 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Mustang |
| No 6026 Servicing Echelon | RAF Exeter | |
| No 6229 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Exeter | 5135 (BD) Sqn |
| RAF Station Bolthead | Satellite airfield, RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Harrowbeer | C & M Party | Satellite airfield, RAF Exeter |
| RAF Station Portreath | Nancekuke, Redruth, Cornwall | |
| RAF Station Predannack | Forward airfield, Portreath Sector | |
| No 1024 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Predannack | |
| The following RAF Regiment units were located on airfields of this group: - | ||
| No 2858 LAA Sqn | RAF Portreath | |
| No 2749 Rifle Sqn | RAF Colerne | |
| No 2750 Rifle Sqn | RAF Portreath | |
| No 2786 Rifle Sqn | RAF Portreath | |
| No 2811 Rifle Sqn | RAF Portreath | |
| No 2814 Rifle Sqn | RAF Colerne | |
| No 2853 Rifle Sqn | RAF Portreath | |
| No 2878 Rifle Sqn | RAF Colerne | |
| No 2883 Rifle Sqn | RAF Portreath | |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | Biggin Hill, Westerham, Kent | Sector Station |
| No 154 Sqn | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfire |
| No 6154 Servicing Echelon | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| No 1020 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| RAF Station Detling | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Detling | Spitfire |
| No 6001 Servicing Echelon | RAF Detling | |
| No 165 Sqn | RAF Detling | Spitfire |
| No 6165 Servicing Echelon | RAF Detling | |
| No 1025 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Detling | |
| RAF Station Friston | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector, no units listed | |
| RAF Station Gatwick | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Redhill | Redhill, Surrey | Satellite airfield (Gatwick), Biggin Hill Sector |
| No 116 Sqn | RAF Redhill | Oxford |
| No 1 Aircraft Delivery Flt | RAF Redhill | |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| No 451 (RAAF) Sqn | RAF Hawkinge | Spitfire |
| No 6451 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hawkinge | |
| No 611 Sqn | RAF Hawkinge | Spitfire |
| No 6611 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hawkinge | |
| No 1009 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hawkinge | |
| RAF Station Lympne | Satellite airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| No 1015 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF HLympne | |
| RAF Station Kenley | Whyteleafe, Surrey | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| No 6201 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Kenley | 5134 Sqn |
| RAF Station Penshurst | Satellite airfield, Biggin Hill Sector | |
| RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| No 118 Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6118 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 124 Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6124 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 91 Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6091 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 504 Sqn | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 6504 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 406 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Manston | Mosquito |
| No 6406 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 616 Sqn | RAF Manston | Meteor |
| No 6616 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 1401 Meteorological Flt | RAF Manston | Spitfire |
| No 1001 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| No 1006 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| No 1027 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | Forward airfield, Biggin Hill Sector. |
| No 5134 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn | RAF West Malling | |
| No 6223 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF West Malling | 5134 Sqn |
| RAF Station Gravesend | C & M Party | Satellite airfield, Biggin Hill Sector |
| RAF Station Middle Wallop | Sector Station | |
| No 3501 Servicing Unit | RAF Middle Wallop | |
| No 371 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Middle Wallop | |
| RAF Station Chilbolton | Satellite airfield, Middle Wallop Sector | |
| RAF Station Ibsley | Forward airfield, Middle Wallop Sector, no units listed | |
| RAF Station Christchurch | Satellite airfield (Ibsley), Middle Wallop Sector, no units listed | |
| RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | Sector Station |
| No 234 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Mustang |
| No 6234 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | |
| No 310 (Czech) Sqn | RAF North Weald | Spitfire |
| No 6310 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | |
| No 313 (Czech) Sqn | RAF North Weald | |
| No 6313 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | |
| No 63 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Spitfire |
| No 6063 Servicing Echelon | RAF North Weald | |
| No 1007 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF North Weald | |
| No 6207 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF North Weald | 5133 (BD) Sqn |
| RAF Station Andrews Field | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| HQ, No 150 Wing | RAF Andrews Field | |
| HQ, No 133 (Polish) Wing | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Spitfire |
| No 6019 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6065 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 122 Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Spitfire |
| No 6122 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 129 Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6129 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6306 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| No 316 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Andrews Field | Mustang |
| No 6316 Servicing Echelon | RAF Andrews Field | |
| RAF Station Bentwaters | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 1002 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 1013 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| RAF Station Bradwell Bay | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Bradwell Bay | Spitfire |
| No 6064 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 126 Sqn | RAF Bradwell Bay | Spitfire |
| No 6126 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 501 Sqn | RAF Bradwell Bay | Tempest |
| No 6501 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 312 Sqn | RAF Bradwell Bay | Spitfire |
| No 6312 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 1011 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 1021 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| RAF Station Castle Camps | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Castle Camps | |
| No 6025 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Camps | |
| No 1008 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Castle Camps | |
| RAF Station Bottisham | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Castle Camps), North Weald Sector, no units listed |
| RAF Station Hornchurch | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| RAF Station Fairlop | Satellite airfield (Hornchurch), North Weald Sector, no units listed | |
| RAF Station Hunsdon | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector | |
| No 29 Sqn | RAF Hunsdon | Mosquito |
| No 6029 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hunsdon | |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF Hunsdon | Mosquito |
| No 6151 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hunsdon | |
| No 1003 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hunsdon | |
| No 1018 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hunsdon | |
| RAF Station Stapleford Tawney | C & M Party | Forward airfield, North Weald Sector |
| RAF Station Tangmere | Tangmere, Chichester, Sussex | Sector Station |
| No 1 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 1028 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Tangmere | |
| RAF Station Merston | Satellite airfield (Tangmere), Tangmere Sector | |
| RAF Station Westhampnett | Satellite airfield (Tangmere), Tangmere Sector | |
| RAF Station Blackbushe (Hartford Bridge) | Forward airfield, Tangmere Sector, no units listed. | |
| RAF Station Dunsfold | Forward airfield, Tangmere Sector, no units listed. | |
| RAF Station Ford | Ford, Arundel, Sussex | Forward airfield, Tangmere Sector |
| No 456 (RAAF) Sqn | RAF Ford | |
| No 6456 Servicing Echelon | RAF Ford | |
| RAF Station Shoreham | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Ford), Tangmere Sector |
| RAF Station Northolt | Northolt, Ruislip, Middlesex | Forward airfield, Tangmere Sector |
| Fighter Command Communication Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
| No 1017 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Northolt | |
| Fighter Command Radar School | RAF Northolt | |
| No 1020 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Castle Camps | |
| No 55 Repair Unit | RAF Hornchurch | Buildings |
| No 6221 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Hornchurch | 5133 (BD) Sqn |
| No 488 (RNZAF) Sqn | RAF Hunsdon | Mosquito |
| No 6488 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hunsdon | |
| No 1005 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 6222 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Tangmere | 5134 Sqn |
| No 1003 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Ford | |
| RAF Station Lasham | Forward airfield, Tangmere Sector, no units listed. | |
| RAF Station Heston | Satellite airfield (Northolt), Tangmere Sector, no units listed | |
| RAF Station Odiham | Odiham, Hampshire | Forward airfield, Tangmere Sector |
| No 604 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Mosquito |
| No 6604 Servicing Echelon | RAF Odiham | |
| No 1019 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Odiham | |
| Advanced Landing Ground: - | ||
| Chailey | ||
| Coolham | ||
| Deanland | ||
| Lashenden | ||
| Selsey | ||
| Staplehurst | ||
| Swingfield | ||
| The following RAF Regiment units were located on airfields of this group: - | ||
| No 2702 LAA Sqn | RAF Gatwick | |
| No 2704 LAA Sqn | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 2707 LAA Sqn | RAF Lympne | |
| No 2709 LAA Sqn | RAF Hawkinge | |
| No 2720 LAA Sqn | RAF Manston | |
| No 2723 LAA Sqn | RAF Merston | |
| No 2727 LAA Sqn | RAF Stapleford Tawney | |
| No 2758 LAA Sqn | RAF Ford | |
| No 2762 LAA Sqn | RAF Friston | |
| No 2766 LAA Sqn | RAF West Malling | |
| No 2767 LAA Sqn | RAF Merston | |
| No 2769 LAA Sqn | RAF Detling | |
| No 2795 LAA Sqn | RAF Manston | |
| No 2797 LAA Sqn | RAF West Malling | |
| No 2803 LAA Sqn | RAF Merston | |
| No 2813 LAA Sqn | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 2828 LAA Sqn | RAF Ford | |
| No 2839 LAA Sqn | RAF Stapleford Tawney | |
| No 2840 LAA Sqn | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| No 2847 LAA Sqn | RAF West Malling | |
| This group controlled the following Airfield Construction Units: - | ||
| No 5351 Airfield Construction Wing comprising: - | St Albans | |
| No 5003 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Pinner | |
| No 4629 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4645 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4646 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4647 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4648 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4649 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4650 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4651 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4652 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4653 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4724 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5507 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5508 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5509 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5004 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | West Malling | |
| No 4656 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4657 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4658 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4659 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4660 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4661 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4663 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4664 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4665 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4666 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4841 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5510 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5511 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5512 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5011 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | West Malling | |
| No 4741 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4742 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4744 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4745 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4746 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4748 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4749 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4750 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4751 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4757 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4843 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5531 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5532 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5533 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5015 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Abingdon | |
| No 4714 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4723 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4790 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4791 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4792 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4793 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4794 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4795 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4796 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4797 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4798 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5546 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5547 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5548 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5201 Plant Sqn | Hatfield | |
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, nr Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | Sector Station |
| No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 6307 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 1022 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 6236 (Bomb Disposal) Flight | RAF Church Fenton | 5131 (BD) Sqn |
| No 6237 (Bomb Disposal) Flight | RAF Church Fenton | 5131 (BD) Sqn |
| RAF Station Hutton Cranswick | Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire | Forward airfield, Church Fenton Sector, no units listed |
| RAF Station Woodvale | ||
| RAF Station York | ||
| No 4 Aircraft Delivery Unit | RAF York | Forward airfield, Church Fenton Sector |
| RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | Sector Station |
| No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Spitfire |
| No 6303 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 125 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Beaufighter |
| No 6125 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 68 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mosquito |
| No 6068 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 229 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Spitfire |
| No 6229 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 1004 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 1016 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 6218 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Coltishall | 5133 (BD) Sqn |
| RAF Station Matlask | Satellite airfield (Coltishall), Coltishall Sector. | |
| No 453 (RAAF) Sqn | RAF Matlask | Spitfire |
| No 6453 Servicing Echelon | RAF Matlask | |
| No 602 Sqn | RAF Matlask | Spitfire |
| No 6080 Servicing Echelon | RAF Matlask | |
| No 1005 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Matlask | |
| RAF Station Swanton Morley | Forward airfield, Coltishall Sector, no units listed. | |
| RAF Station Digby | Digby, Lincolnshire | Sector Station, C & M Party |
| No 1023 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Digby | |
| C & M Party | RAF Digby | |
| No 6212 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Digby | 5132 Sqn |
| No 6215 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Digby | 5132 Sqn |
| RAF Station Wittering | Wittering, Peterborough, Northamptonshire | Forward airfield, Digby Sector |
| Central Fighter Establishment | RAF Wittering | Various |
| No 6208 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Wittering | 5132 Sqn |
| RAF Station Collyweston | Satellite airfield (Wittering), Digby Sector | |
| Gunnery Research Unit | RAF Collyweston | |
| RAF Station Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland | Sector Operations Room only |
| RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | Forward airfield, Newcastle Sector, no units listed. |
| RAF Station Catterick | Catterick, North Yorkshire | Forward airfield, Newcastle Sector, no units listed. |
| RAF Station Hucknall | Hucknall, Nottinghamshire | Station in FTC |
| No 12 Group Communication Flt | RAF Hucknell | Various |
| RAF Station Martlesham Heath | Martlesham Heath, Suffolk | Station allocated to USAAF |
| No 278 ASR Sqn | RAF Martlesham Heath | Spitfire/Walrus/Sea Otter |
| No 12 Group also controlled the following non-operational units: - | ||
| RAF Station Aston Down | ||
| No 3 Tactical Exercise Unit | RAF Aston Down | Hurricane |
| RAF Station Chedworth | Satellite airfield (Aston Down) | |
| RAF Station Barton Hall | ||
| No 4 Instructors School (EVT) | RAF Barton Hall | |
| RAF Station Charter Hall | ||
| No 54 OTU | RAF Charter Hall | Beaufort/Beaufighter |
| RAF Station Winfield | Satellite airfield (Charter Hall) | |
| RAF Station Cranfield | ||
| No 51 OTU | RAF Cranfield | Beaufighter/Mosquito/Havoc |
| No 371 Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Cranfield | |
| AI Conversion Unit | RAF Cranfield | Beaufighter |
| RAF Station Twinwood Farm | Satellite airfield (Cranfield) | |
| RAF Station Eshott | ||
| No 57 OTU | RAF Eshott | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Boulmer | Satellite airfield (Eshott) | |
| RAF Station Harwell | ||
| No 13 OTU | RAF Harwell | Various |
| No 5135 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn | RAF Harwell | |
| No 6226 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Harwell | 5135 Sqn |
| RAF Station Bicester | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
| RAF Station Finmere | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
| RAF Station Hampstead Norris | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
| RAF Station Hawarden | ||
| No 41 OTU | RAF Hawarden | Mustang/Harvard |
| RAF Station Poulton | Satellite airfield (Hawarden) | |
| RAF Station High Ercall | ||
| No 60 OTU | RAF High Ercall | Mosquito |
| RAF Station Kirton-in-Lindsey | ||
| No 53 OTU | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Hibaldstow | Satellite airfield (Kirton-in-Lindsey) | |
| RAF Station Llanbedr | ||
| No 12 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Llanbedr | |
| No 13 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Llanbedr | |
| No 2882 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Llanbedr | |
| No 2894 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Llanbedr | |
| RAF Station Milfield | No units listed | |
| RAF Station Brunton | Satellite airfield (Milfield) | |
| RAF Station Ouston | ||
| No 62 OTU | RAF Ouston | Anson |
| RAF Station Rednal | ||
| No 61 OTU | RAF Rednal | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Montford Bridge | Satellite airfield (Rednal) | |
| The following RAF Regiment units were located on airfields of this group: - | ||
| No 2718 LAA Sqn | RAF Acklington | |
| No 2733 LAA Sqn | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsay | |
| No 2738 LAA Sqn | RAF Acklington | |
| No 2741 LAA Sqn | RAF Acklington | |
| No 2765 LAA Sqn | RAF Acklington | |
| No 2805 LAA Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 2891 LAA Sqn | RAF Kirton in Lindsay | |
HQ - Inverness
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Kirkwall | Sector Operations Room only | |
| RAF Station Castletown | Forward airfield, Kirkwall Sector, no units listed. | |
| RAF Station Skeabrae | Forward airfield, Kirkwall Sector. | |
| No 441 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Skeabrae | Spitfire |
| No 6441 Servicing Echelon | RAF Skeabrae | |
| No 1029 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Skeabrae | |
| RAF Station Lerwick | Sector Operations Room only | |
| RAF Station Inverness | Forward airfield, Lerwick Sector. | |
| No 13 Group Communication Flt | RAF Inverness | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Edinburgh 12, Midlothian | |
| No 1012 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Turnhouse | |
| RAF Station Macmerry | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse), Turnhouse Sector. |
| No 2737 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Macmerry | |
| No 2830 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Macmerry | |
| No 2894 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Macmerry | |
| No 5130 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn | RAF Macmerry | |
| No 6202 (Bomb Disposal) Flt (Main) | RAF Macmerry | 5130 Sqn |
| RAF Station Drem | Gullane Drem, East Lothian | Forward airfield, Turnhouse Sector. |
| No 1030 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Drem | |
| RAF Station Peterhead | Forward airfield, Turnhouse Sector. | |
| No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Peterhead | Mustang |
| No 6315 Servicing Echelon | RAF Peterhead | |
| No 1014 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Peterhead | |
| This group controlled the following Airfield Construction Units: - | ||
| No 5016 Airfield Construction Sqn comprising | Edinburgh | |
| No 4803 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 4804 Airfield Construction Flt | ||
| No 5549 Artisan Flt | ||
| No 5550 Artisan Flt | ||
HQ - Marks Hall, Earls Colne, Essex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Ashbourne | ||
| No 42 OTU | RAF Ashbourne | Blenheim/Whitley/Anson |
| RAF Station Darley Moor | Satellite airfield (Ashbourne) | |
| RAF Station Broadwell | Station in Transport Command | |
| No 9 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| No 10 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| RAF Station Blakehill Farm | Station in Transport Command | |
| No 11 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| No 16 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| RAF Station Earls Colne | Oxford | |
| No 38 Communication Flt | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 296 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
| No 6296 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 297 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
| No 6297 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 7 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 8 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| RAF Station Great Dunmow | ||
| No 190 Sqn | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 6190 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Dunmow | |
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No 620 Sqn |
RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 6620 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 3 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| No 4 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Great Dunmow | |
|
Operational and Refresher Training Unit |
RAF Great Dunmow | |
| RAF Station Netheravon | ||
| No 1 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 12 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 13 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 4 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 6 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 7 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| RAF Station Shrewton | Satellite airfield (Netheravon) | |
| RAF Station Thruxton | Satellite airfield (Netheravon) | |
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RAF Station Ringway |
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| No 1 Parachute Training School | RAF Ringway | Various |
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RAF Station Rivenhall |
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| No 295 Sqn | RAF Rivenhall | Stirling |
| No 6295 Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| No 570 Sqn | RAF Rivenhall | Stirling |
| No 6570 Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| No 1677 (Target Towing) Flt | RAF Rivenhall | Martinet |
| No 5 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| No 6 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
| RAF Station Tarrant Rushton | ||
| No 298 Sqn | RAF Tarrant Rushton | Halifax |
| No 6298 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 644 Sqn | RAF Tarrant Rushton | Halifax |
| No 6644 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 14 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| No 15 (Hamilcar) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton | |
| RAF Station Tilstock | ||
| No 1665 Conversion Unit | RAF Tilstock | Stirling/Halifax |
| RAF Station Sleap | Satellite airfield (Tilstock) | |
|
No 81 OTU |
RAF Sleap | Whitley |
| RAF Station Wethersfield | ||
|
No 196 Sqn |
RAF Wethersfield | Stirling |
| No 6196 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wethersfield | |
| No 299 Sqn | RAF Wethersfield | Stirling |
| No 6299 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wethersfield | |
| No 1 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Wethersfield | |
| No 2 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Wethersfield |
HQ - 'Oxenden', Plantation Road, Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 2 Installation Unit | RAF Kidbrooke | |
| RAF Station Longcross | ||
| RAF Station Malvern | ||
| RAF Station Renscombe Down | ||
| No 21 Signals Training Unit | RAF Renscombe Down | |
| RAF Station Hampton Gorse | ||
| No 70 (Signals) Wing | Bunchrew House, Inverness | |
| No 73 (Signals) Wing | Boston Spa, West Yorkshire | |
| No 75 (Signals) Wing | Broadstairs, Kent | |
| No 78 (Signals) Wing | Holne Park, Ashburton, Newton Abbot, Devon | |
| Units Controlled by No 70 (Signals) Wing: - | ||
| Equipment Section | Loth, Sutherland | |
| No 70 (Signals) Wing Detachment | RAF Greyfriars | |
| No 70 (Signals) Wing Equipment Detachment | Paisley | |
| No 72 (Signals) Wing | Attached to No 85 Group | |
| No 526 (Calibration) Sqn | Longmans, Inverness | |
| No 60 Group Radar Navigational Aids School | Cambridge | |
| and the following radar stations: - | ||
| Anstruther, Fife | Barrapoll, Isle of Tiree (C & M) | Ben Hough, Isle of Tiree |
| Borve Castle, Benbecula | Brennish, Isle of Lewis | Broad Bay, Isle of Lewis |
| Burifa Hill, Thurso | Clett, Whalsay, Shetlands | Cockburnspath, Berwickshire |
| Cocklaw, Peterhead | Crannock Hill, Banff | Crustan, Orkneys |
| Deerness, Orkneys | †Dirleton, East Lothian (Drem) | Doonies Hill, Gregness, Aberdeen |
| Douglas Wood, Monikie, Angus | Drone Hill, Berwickshire | Dunnet Head, Thurso |
| Eorodale, Isle of Lewis | Fair Isle, Shetlands (N) | Fair Isle North, Shetlands (N) |
| Fair Isle South, Shetlands (N) | Greian Hill, Barra | Grutness, Shetlands |
| Hillhead, Fraserburgh | Islivick, Isle of Lewis | Kilchiaran, Islay |
| Lamberton Moor, Berwickshire | Loth, Sutherland (C & M) | Netherbutton, Holm, Orkneys |
| North Cairn, Stranraer | Noss Hill, Shetlands | Port Errol, Aberdeenshire |
| Rosehearty, Aberdeenshire | †Russland, Orkneys (Skeabrae) | St Cyrus, Kincardineshire |
| Saligo, Islay | Singo, Lairg, Sutherland | Saxa Vord, Shetlands (N) |
| School Hill, Portlethan, Aberdeen | Scousburgh, Shetlands | Scaw, Unst, Shetlands |
| South Ronaldsay, Orkneys | Tinniach, Wick, Caithness | Ulbster, Caithness |
| Watsness, Walls, Shetlands | Whale Head, Sanday, Orkneys | Windyhead, Aberdeen |
| †Ballinderry, Co Tyrone (Nutts Corner) | Ballydonaghy, Co Tyrone | Ballymartin, Co Down (C & M) |
| †Ballywoodan, Co Down (Bishops Court) | Castlerock, Co Derry | Crossmaglen, Co Armagh |
| Downhill, Co Derry | Glenarm, Co Antrim | Greystone, Co Down |
| Kilkeel, Co Down (C & M) | Lisnaskea, Enniskillen | Roddans Port, C Down |
| Units Controlled by No 73 (Signals) Wing: - | ||
| No 73 (Signals) Wing Detachment | Cambridge | |
| No 73 (Signals) Wing Detachment | Rhuddlan | |
| No 527 (Calibration) Sqn | RAF Digby | Station in No 12 Group |
| and the following radar stations: - | ||
| Bamburgh, Northumberland | Bard Hill. Salthouse, Holt, Norfolk | Barkway, Royston Hertfordshire |
| Bempton, East Yorkshire | Benacre, Lowestoft, Suffolk | Cleadon, South Shields, Durham |
| Clee Hill, Cleobury Mortimer, Shropshire | Comberton, Pershore, Worcestershire (C & M) | Cregneish, Isle of Man |
| Cresswell, Morpeth, Northumberland | Dalby, Isle of Man | Danby Beacon, North Yorkshire |
| Daventry, Northamptonshire | Dimlington Highland, Hull, East Yorkshire | Goldsborough, Whitby, North Yorkshire |
| Great Ormes Head, Llandudno | Hack Green, Nantwich, Cheshire (C & M) | Happisburgh, Norwich |
| †Happisburgh (GCI) (No 73 Wing) | Hawcoat, Barrow in Furness | Hopton, Yarmouth |
| Humberston, Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire | Kinley Hill, Dawdown, Seaham Harbour, Co Durham | †Langtoft, Peterborough (Wittering) (C & M) |
| †Neatishead, Wrexham, Norfolk (Wittering) | Nevin, Caernarvonshire | †Northstead, Northumberlad (Acklington) |
| †Orby, Skegness (Skegness) | †Patrington, Hull, East Yorkshire (Hutton Cranswick) | Pen y Bryn, Llyn |
| Prestatyn, Flintshire (C & M) | Ravenscar, North Yorkshire | Rhuddlan, Flintshire |
| †Seaton Snook, Durham (Thornaby) | Skendleby, Spilsby, Lincolnshire | South Stack, Anglesey (C & M) |
| Staxton Wold, Scarborough | Stenigot, Louth, Lincolnshire | Stoke Holy Cross, Swainsthorpe, Norwich |
| †Trewan Sands, Anglesey (Valley) | Trimmingham, Norfolk | West Beckham, Holt, Norfolk |
| Winterton, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk | Wylfa, Anglesey (C & M) | |
| Units Controlled by No 75 (Signals) Wing: - | ||
| No 75 Wing Equipment Section | Tonbridge, Kent | |
| No 529 Sqn | RAF Henley | Station in FTC |
| and the following radar stations: - | ||
| Bawdsey, Woodbridge, Suffolk | Beachy Head, Sussex | Bembridge, Isle of Wight |
| †Black Gang, Isle of Wight (Tangmere) | Boniface Down, Ventnor, Isle of Wight | Canewdon, Rochford, Essex |
| Dengie, Essex | Dunkirk, Faversham, Kent | Dunwich, Saxmundham, Suffolk |
| †Durrington, West Worthing (Ford) | Dymchurch, Newchurch, Kent | †East Hill, Dunstable (Halton) |
| Fairlight, Hastings | †Foreness, Cliftonville, (Manston) | Gibbett Hill, Hindhead |
| Grangewood, Hastings | Great Bromley, Colchester | Greyfriars, Suffolk |
| Hawkshill Down, Walmer | High Street, Darsham, Suffolk | †Hythe, Kent (Hornchurch) |
| Needles, Isle of Wight | North Foreland, Kent | Pevensey, Sussex |
| Poling, Sussex | Rye, Isle of Wight | St Lawrence, Isle of Wight |
| St Margarets Bay, Dover | †Sandwich, Kent (Manston) | Swingate, Dover |
| Thorpeness, Felixstowe | †Trimley Heath (Martlesham) | Truleigh Hill, Shoreham, Sussex |
| Ventnor, Isle of Wight | Walton, Walton on the Naze, Essex | †Wartling, Pevensey (Friston) |
| Whitstable, Kent | ||
| Units Controlled by No 78 (Signals) Wing: - | ||
| No 78 Wing Equipment Detachment | Haycastle Cross, Pembrokeshire | |
| and the following radar stations: - | ||
| Beer Head, Seaton | Bolt Tail, Kingsbridge, Devon | Brandy Bay, Dorset |
| Branscombe, Salcombe Sands | Bullbarrow Hill, Dorset | Carn Brae, Sennen |
| Downderry, Cornwall | Dry Tree, Helston, Cornwall | Dunderhole Point, North Cornwall |
| †Exminster, Exeter (Exeter) | Flat Point, Somerset | Folly, Pembrokeshire (C & M) |
| Hartland Point, Devon | Hayscastle Cross, Pembrokeshire | †Hope Cove, Salcolmbe, Devon (Exeter) |
| Kete, Pembrokeshire | Kingswear, Devon | †Long Load, Somerset (Weston Zoyland) |
| Marks Castle, Land's End | †Newford, Scilly Isles (Portreath) | Northam, Devon (C & M) |
| Penolver, Lizard, Cornwall | Chapel Rame, Tor Point, Cornwall | Rame Head, Tor Point, Cornwall |
| Rhossili Bay, Glamorgan | Ringstead, Dorset | †Ripperston, Pembrokeshire (Talbenny) |
| St Agnes Beacon, Newquay | St Davids Head, Pembrokeshire | St Twynells (C & M) |
| Sennen, Cornwall | Sharpitor, Yelverton, Devon | †Sopley, Christchurch, Hampshire (Holmsley South) |
| Southbourne, Bournemouth | Start Point, Devon | Strumble Head, Fisguard |
| The Jacka, Truro, Cornwall | The Verne, Portland, Dorset | Tilly Whim, Swanage |
| †Trelanvean, Cornwall (Predannack) | Trerew, Newquay | Trevose Head, Newquay |
| Warren, Pembrokeshire | Westcliff, Portland Dorset | West Prawle, Devon |
| Worth Matravers, Swanage | †Wrafton, Braunton, Devon (Chivenor) | |
| The following RAF Regiment units were located on airfields of this group: - | ||
| No 2725 LAA Sqn | RAF West Prawle | |
| No 2732 LAA Sqn | RAF Brandy Bay | |
| No 2752 LAA Sqn | RAF Swingate | |
| No 2779 LAA Sqn | Branscombe | |
| No 2783 LAA Sqn | RAF Ringstead | |
| No 2787 LAA Sqn | RAF Tilly Whim | |
| No 2801 LAA Sqn | RAF Ventnor | |
| No 2947 LAA Sqn | RAF Truleigh Hill | |
| No 2948 LAA Sqn | RAF Gibbet Hill | |
| No 2950 LAA Sqn | RAF West Beckham | |
| No 2951 LAA Sqn | RAF Dry Tree | |
Stations marked † are under the relevant Wing for technical maintenance but administered by the station shown in brackets.
Stations marked (N) are operated by the Admiralty
HQ - Farnborough, Hampshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aberporth | ||
| No 595 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Aberporth | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane/Spitfire |
| RAF Station Andover | ||
| No 664 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Andover | Auster |
| No 43 OTU | RAF Andover | Auster |
| No 6227 (Bomb Disposal) Flt | RAF Andover | 5135 (BD) Sqn |
| RAF Station Ramsbury | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Andover) |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 695 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Bircham Newton | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Bodorgan | ||
| No 1606 (AAC) Flt | RAF Bodorgan | Various |
| No 3506 (AAC) Servicing Unit | RAF Bodorgan | |
| RAF Station Cark | Station in FTC | |
| No 650 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Cark | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | C & M Party | |
| No 577 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Castle Bromwich | Hurricane/Oxford |
| No 3507 Servicing Unit | RAF Castle Bromwich | |
| RAF Station Cleave | ||
| No 639 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Cleave | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Farnborough | Station in TTC | |
| No 70 Group Communications Flt | RAF Farnborough | Various |
| RAF Station Gatwick | Station in No 11 Group | |
| No 287 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Gatwick | Tempest/Spitfire/Oxford |
| RAF Station Gosport | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 667 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Gosport | Various |
| RAF Station Hornchurch | Station in No 11 Group | |
| No 567 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Hornchurch | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Hutton Cranswick | Station in No 12 Group | |
| No 291 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Ipswich | ||
| No 679 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Ipswich | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Manorbier | ||
| Pilotless Aircraft Unit | RAF Manorbier | Queen Bee |
| RAF Station Old Sarum | ||
| RAF School of Air Support | RAF Old Sarum | Various |
| RAF Station Oatlands Hill | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Old Sarum) |
| RAF Station Peterhead | Station in No 13 Group | |
| No 598 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Peterhead | |
| RAF Station Roborough | Station in Coastal Command | |
| No 691 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Roborough | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Towyn | ||
| No 631 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Towyn | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Station in No 13 Group | |
| No 289 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | Hurricane/Oxford |
| No 3508 Servicing Unit | RAF Turnhouse | |
| RAF Station Weston Zoyland | ||
| No 286 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Hurricane/Oxford |
| No 587 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Martinet/Vengence/Hurricane |
| No 2 Cylinder Block Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| No 3505 Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| RAF Station Upottery | C & M Party | Satellite airfield (Weston Zoyland) |
| RAF Station Woodvale | Station in No 12 Group | |
| No 285 Sqn | RAF Woodvale | Oxford/Hurricane |
Source - SD161 (52nd Edition) - January 1945
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 10 Group | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 38 Group | No 60 Group | No 70 Group]
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