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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Transport Command - January 1945
[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 | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
| RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden | ||
| No 109 OTU | RAF Crosby-on-Eden | Dakota |
| RAF Station Longtown | Satellite (Crosby-on-Eden) | |
| RAF Station Doncaster | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Dundonald | C & M Party | |
| RAF Station Filton | Filton, nr Bristol, Gloucestershire | |
| No 2 Aircraft Preparation Unit | RAF Filton | Various |
| 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 Division ATC | RAF Nutts Corner | |
| RAF Station Ossington | Station in Bomber Command | |
| No 6 Lancaster Finishing School | RAF Ossington | |
| 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 Division ATC | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station St Mawgan | Airport | |
| No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF St Mawgan | |
| No 1529 (BAT) Flt | RAF St Mawgan | |
| Traffic Control School | RAF St Mawgan | |
| Units in European Division 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 Division 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 |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Brussels | ||
| HQ, No 111 Wing | Brussels | see below for units |
| No 105 Staging Post | Belgium | |
| 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 | |
| RAF Station Leicester East | ||
| No 107 OTU | RAF Leicester East | Dakota |
| 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 | |
| Nivelle | ||
| No 104 Staging Post | Nivelle | |
| RAF Station Northolt | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 1697 (ADLS) Flt | RAF Northolt | |
| No 1322 (ADLS) Flt | RAF Northolt | |
| Paris | Station in No 116 Wing | |
| HQ, No 107 Wing | Paris | see below for units |
| Paris (Le Bourget) | ||
| No 121 Staging Post | Paris (Le Bourget) | |
| RAF Station Perranporth | ||
| No 18 Staging Post | RAF Perranporth | |
| No 19 Staging Post | RAF Perranporth | |
| No 120 Staging Post | RAF Perranporth | |
| No 122 Staging Post | RAF Perranporth | |
| No 123 Staging Post | RAF Perranporth | |
| RAF Station Pershore | Station in No 44 Group | |
| No 15 Air Transportable Signals Unit | RAF Pershore | |
| 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 - RAF Heliopolis, Egypt
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers | HQ, No 284 Transport Wing | |
| Algiers | Air Booking Centre | |
| Alghero | No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Ancona | No 61 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Asmara | No 23 Staging Post | |
| Ajaccio | No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Bahrein | No 43 Staging Post | |
| Bahrein | Regional Flying Control, Persian Gulf | c/o 43 Staging Post, administered by HQ, BF Aden |
| Bahrein | No 34 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Bari | No 267 Sqn | Dakota |
| Bari | No 28 (South African) Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Bari | No 62 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Bilbeis | No 1330 Conversion Unit | |
| Biskra | No 71 Staging Post | |
| Borgo | No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Bovinco | No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Bucharest | No 125 Staging Post | |
| Cairo | Air Booking Centre | |
| RAF Cairo West | Station HQ | |
| Cairo West | No 216 Sqn | Dakota |
| Cairo West | No 44 (South African) Sqn | Dakota |
| Cairo West | No 10 Staging Post | |
| Cairo West | No 107 Staging Post | |
| Cairo West | No 3 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Cairo West | No 4 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Capo Dichino | No 61 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Capo Dichino | No 4 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Castel Benito | Station HQ | |
| Castel Benito | No 17 Staging Post | |
| Castel Benito | Regional Flying Control (Tripolitania) | c/o 17 Staging Post, administered by No 212 Group |
| Catania | No 62 Staging Post | |
| Catania | No 4 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| El Adem | No 12 Staging Post | |
| El Adem | No 18 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| El Aouina | No 76 Staging Post | |
| El Fasher | No 24 Staging Post | |
| El Fasher | No 11 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| El Fasher | No 12 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| El Geneina | No 25 Staging Post | |
| El Geneina | No 9 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Elmas | No 63 Staging Post | |
| Falconara | No 61 Staging Post | |
| Gebel Hamzi | No 2 Ferry Unit | |
| Gibraltar | No 73 Staging Post | |
| RAF Habbaniya | HQ, No 151 Transport Wing | |
| Habbaniya | No 40 Staging Post | |
| Haifa | No 124 Staging Post | |
| Heliopolis | No 216 Group (Rear) | |
| Heliopolis | HQ, No 282 Transport Wing | |
| Heliopolis | No 5 Ferry Unit | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Staging Post | |
| Heliopolis | No 216 Group Communication Flt | |
| H3 (Palestine) | No 41 Staging Post | |
| Iesi | No 4 Ferry Unit | |
| Istres | No 103 Staging Post | |
| Juba | No 29 Staging Post | |
| Khartoum | HQ, No 115 Wing | |
| Khartoum | No 20 Staging Post | |
| Khartoum | No 7 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Khartoum | No 8 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Khartoum | No 10 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Littorio | No 65 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Luxor | No 15 Staging Post | |
| Luxor | No 5 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Luxor | No 6 Yellow Fever Control Unit | |
| Luqa | No 64 Staging Post | |
| Maison Blanche | No 72 Staging Post | |
| Maison Blache | No 28 (South African) Sqn | Dakota |
| Malakal | No 28 Staging Post | |
| Marble Arch (Libya) | No 16 Staging Post | |
| Masira | No 33 Staging Post | |
| Mersa Matruh | No 11 Staging Post | |
| Oujda | Station HQ | |
| Oujda | No 28 (South African) Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Oujda | No 3 Ferry Unit | |
| Oujda | No 75 Staging Post | |
| Pescara | No 63 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Pomigliano | No 65 Staging Post | |
| Pomigliano | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Port Lyautey | No 70 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Portici | HQ, No 249 Transport Wing | |
| Rabat Sale | Station HQ | |
| Rabat Sale | No 70 Staging Post | |
| Ramat David | No 14 Staging Post | |
| Ras el Ma | No 70 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Rome | No 61 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Setif | No 3 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Setif | No 4 Ferry Unit (Detachment) | |
| Shaibah | No 42 Staging Post | |
| Sharjah | No 44 Staging Post | |
| Sheikh Othman | No 30 Staging Post | |
| Shellal | RAF Movements Detachment | |
| Wadi Halfa | No 22 Staging Post | |
| Wadi Halfa | RAF Movements Detachment | |
| Wilhelma | No 14 Staging Post (Detachment) |
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
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Agartala | No 21 Staging Post | |
| Ahmedabad | No 35 Staging Post | |
| Allahabad | No 36 Staging Post | |
| Allahabad | No 9 Ferry Unit | |
| Amarda Road | No 67 Staging Post | |
| Bally (Calcutta) | No 69 Staging Post | |
| Bangalore | Air Booking Centre | |
| Bangalore | No 109 Transport Wing | |
| Basal | No 194 Sqn | Dakota |
| Bhopal | No 37 Staging Post | |
| Bombay | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | No 117 Transport Wing | |
| Chakala | No 3 Parachute Training School | |
| Chakala | RAF Element Air Transport Development Centre | |
| Chakala | Transport Support Training Unit | |
| Chakala | No 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Chakala | No 5 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Chittagong | No 78 Staging Post | |
| Colombo | Air Booking Centre | |
| Comilla | No 79 Staging Post | |
| Delhi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Delhi | No 118 Transport Wing | |
| Digri | No 60 Staging Post | |
| Dinjan | No 77 Staging Post | |
| Dinjan | RAF Signals Unit | |
| Dum Dum | Station HQ | |
| Dum Dum | No 52 Sqn | Dakota |
| Dum Dum | No 15 Meteorological Forecast Centre | Type 'C' |
| Dum Dum | No 38 Staging Post | |
| Fenny | No 27 Staging Post | |
| Gannavaram | No 2 Staging Post | |
| Gujrat | Station HQ | |
| Gujrat | No 436 (RCAF) Sqn | Dakota |
| Gujrat | No 435 (RCAF) Sqn | Dakota |
| Hakimpet | No 39 Staging Post | |
| Imphal | No 102 Staging Post | |
| Jharsaguda | No 26 Staging Post | |
| Jiwani | No 45 Staging Post | |
| Jiwani | No 5 Meteorological Forecast Centre | Type 'B' |
| Jodhpur | No 46 Staging Post | |
| Karachi | No 108 Transport Wing | |
| Karachi | Flying Control Centre | |
| Karachi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Kunming (China) | RAF Unit | |
| Kumbhirgram | No 6 Staging Post | |
| Lahore | No 47 Staging Post | |
| Maharajpur (Gwalior) | No 49 Staging Post | |
| Manipur Road | No 8 Staging Post | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | Station HQ | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 48 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 8 Ferry Unit | |
| Nagpur | No 59 Staging Post | |
| Nagpur | No 9 Ferry Unit | |
| Palam | Station HQ | |
| Palam | No 229 Group Communication Flight | |
| Palam | No 353 Sqn | Dakota |
| Palam | No 9 Staging Post | |
| Ranchi | No 3 Staging Post | |
| Ratmalana | No 32 Staging Post | |
| Risalpur | No 117 Sqn | Dakota |
| Risalpur | No 131 Conversion Unit | |
| Santa Cruz | No 56 Staging Post | |
| St Thomas Mount | No 57 Staging Post | |
| Sylhet | No 5 Staging Post | |
| Tezpur | RAF Signals Unit | |
| Vizagapatam | No 34 Staging Post | |
| Yelahanka | No 58 Staging Post |
HQ - Paris
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 137 Staging Post | Bordeaux | |
| No 126 Staging Post | Lyons | |
| No 93 Staging Post | Rennes | |
| No 138 Staging Post | Toulouse |
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 |
| No 246 Sqn | RAF Holmsley South | York/C-87 |
HQ - Brussels
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 94 Forward Staging Post | Antwerp | |
| No 92 Forward Staging Post | Carpiquet | |
| No 91 Forward Staging Post | Eindhoven |
HQ - Accra, West Africa
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Accra | HQ No 114 Wing | |
| Accra | No 55 Staging Post | |
| Accra | No 1314 (Transport) Flight | |
| Apapa | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Dakar | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Ikeja | No 50 Staging Post | |
| Kano | No 52 Staging Post | |
| Libreville | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Maiduguri | No 53 Staging Post | |
| Port Etienne | No 53 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Pont Noire | No 50 Staging Post | |
| Robertsfield | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Takoradi | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Waterloo | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Yundum | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) |
HQ - RAF Hendon
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Hendon | Airport | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| No 4024 Servicing Echelon | 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 525 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | |
| RAF Station Merryfield | ||
| No 238 Sqn | RAF Merryfield | Albemarle |
| No 243 Sqn | RAF Merryfield | Albemarle |
| 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 (52nd Edition) - January 1945
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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