Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Other Overseas Commands/Units - July 1945
[AHQ West Africa | Units in Australia | Units in the West Indies | Units in the USA | No 45 Group]
HQ - Freetown
Location | Unit | Notes |
Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | No 490 Sqn RNZAF (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | No 204 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Abidjan (Ivory Coast) | No 270 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Apapa (Nigeria) | Station HQ | |
Apapa (Nigeria) | No 270 Sqn | Sunderland |
Bathurst (Gambia) | Station HQ | |
Bathurst (Gambia) | No 44 Embarkation Unit | |
Bathurst (Gambia) | No 95 Sqn | Sunderland |
Bathurst (Gambia) | No 202 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Douala (French Equatorial Africa) | No 344 (French Naval) Sqn | Wellington |
Fishlake (Liberia) | No 490 Sqn RNZAF (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Fishlake (Liberia) | No 204 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 26 Embarkation Unit | |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) | W/T Station | |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) | Base Personnel Office | |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 36 Personnel Transit Centre | |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 201 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Freetown (Sierra Leone) | No 24 Rest and Leave Camp | |
Ikeja (Nigeria) | No 1561 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Ikeja (Nigeria) | No 26 (South African) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Wellington |
Jui (Sierra Leone) | Station HQ | |
Jui (Sierra Leone) | No 490 Sqn RNZAF | Sunderland |
Jui (Sierra Leone) | No 5151 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn | |
Jui (Sierra Leone) | No 204 Sqn | Sunderland |
Kossoh (Sierra Leone) | No 176 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Holding Unit |
Lagos (Nigeria) | No 38 Embarkation Unit | |
Maiduguri (Nigeria) | No 1560 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Oshodi (Nigeria) | RAF Detachment | |
Point Noire (French Equatorial Africa) | No 343 (French Naval) Sqn | Sunderland |
Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 95 Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 343 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 344 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Wellington |
Robertsfield (Liberia) | No 26 (South African) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Wellington |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | Station HQ | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 116 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Acceptance Unit |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 33 Embarkation Unit | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | Communication Flt | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | RAF Hospital | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | Central Accounts Office | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 178 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Holding Unit |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 26 (SAAF) Sqn | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 249 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | Station HQ (Nucleus) | |
Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | No 1562 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | Communication Flt | |
Yumdum (Gambia) | Station HQ | |
Yumdum (Gambia) | No 295 Wing | |
Yumdum (Gambia) | No 26 (South African) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Wellington |
Units under the control of No 216 Group, administered and operated by HQ Transport Command | ||
Accra (Gold Coast) | No 114 Wing | |
Accra (Gold Coast) | No 1314 (Transport) Flt | |
Accra (Gold Coast) | No 55 Staging Post | |
Apapa (Nigeria) | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Dakar (Senegal) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Ikeja (Nigeria) | No 50 Staging Post | |
Kano (Nigeria) | No 52 Staging Post | |
Libreville (French Equatorial Africa) | No 50 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Maiduguri (Nigeria) | No 53 Staging Post | |
Point Noire (French Equatorial Africa) | No 50 Staging Post | |
Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Robertsfield (Liberia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Takoradi (Gold Coast) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Waterloo (Sierra Leone) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Yumdum (Gambia) | No 55 Staging Post (Detachment) |
Location | Unit | Notes |
Brisbane | No 9 Special Liaison Unit | Administered by the RAAF |
Camden | No 243 Sqn | Dakota/Anson |
Camden | No 1315 Transport Flight | |
Camden | No 300 Wing (Detachment) | |
Darwin | No 54 Sqn | Spitfire |
Darwin | No 548 Sqn | Spitfire |
Darwin | No 549 Sqn | Spitfire |
Kingsford Smith Airport (Mascot, Sydney) | No 145 Staging Post | |
Melbourne | No 300 Wing | |
Melbourne | Base Accounts Office | |
Narromine | No 618 Sqn | Mosquito, administered by the RAAF |
Administered by the RAF Delegation, Washington
Location | Unit | Notes |
Nassau, Bahamas | No 111 Operational training Unit | Liberator/Mitchell |
Nassau, Bahamas | No 250 Air Sea Rescue Unit |
Units in the United States of America
Administered by the RAF Delegation, Washington
Location | Unit | Notes |
Miami | No 65 Embarkation Unit | |
New York | No 56 Embarkation Unit | |
New York | No 30 Personnel Transit Centre | |
San Francisco | No 97 Embarkation Unit |
HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ascension Island | No 90 Staging Post | |
Bermuda | No 6 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
Bermuda | No 80 Staging Post | |
Bermuda | No 231 Sqn (Detachment) | Liberator |
Belem, Brazil | No 99 Staging Post | |
Belize (British Honduras) | RAF Signals Unit | |
Bluie West | No 81 Staging Post | |
Borinquen | No 96 Staging Post | |
Boucherville | No 85 Staging Post | |
Canton Island | No 142 Staging Post | |
Dorval, Quebec | RAF Station Dorval | |
Dorval | HQ, No 112 (North Atlantic) Wing | |
Dorval | No 6 Ferry Unit | |
Dorval | No 5 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
Dorval | No 231 Sqn | Liberator |
Dorval | No 100 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
Elizabeth City | No 82 Staging Post | |
Gander | No 83 Staging Post | |
Goose Bay | No 84 Staging Post | |
Hamilton Field (Los Angeles) | No 140 Staging Post | |
Hickam Field (Honolulu) | No 141 Staging Post | |
Jamaica | No 89 Staging Post | |
Lagens (Azores) | No 74 Staging Post | |
Miami (Florida) | No 97 Staging Post | |
Mines Field (Los Angeles) | No 140 Staging Post | |
Nandi Airfield (Fiji) | No 143 Staging Post | |
Nassau, Bahamas | RAF Station Nassau | |
Nassau | HQ, No 113 (South Atlantic) Wing | |
Nassau | No 7 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
Nassau | No 88 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
Natal (Brazil) | No 98 Staging Post | |
North Bay | RAF Station North Bay | |
North Bay | No 313 Ferry Training Unit | |
Piarco (Trinidad) | No 95 Staging Post | |
Reykjavik (Iceland) | No 86 Staging Post | |
Whenuapi (New Zealand) | No 144 Staging Post |
Source - SD161 (58th Edition) - July 1945
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