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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[RAF Northern Ireland | No 16 Group | No 17 Group | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 106 Group | No 247 Group | RAF Gibraltar | ASR MCU (Home)]
Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | Station in No 17 Group | |
| No 1 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Aldergrove | Lysander/Martinet |
| RNAS Ballyhalbert | ||
| No 1402 Meteorological Flt | RNAS Ballyhalbert | Hurricane II/Spitfire VI |
| Northern Ireland Training School | RNAS Ballyhalbert | |
| RAF Station Ballykelly | ||
| RAF Station Ballymena | ||
| RNAS Belfast | RNAS Station | |
| RAFNI Communication Flt | RNAS Belfast | Various |
| RAF Station Benbecula | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Benbecula | |
| RAF Station Bishop's Court | ||
| RAF Station Castle Archdale | ||
| No 201 Sqn | RAF Castle Archdale | Sunderland |
| No 8201 Servicing Echelon | RAF Castle Archdale | |
| RAF Station Cluntoe | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Cluntoe | |
| RAF Station Greencastle | ||
| RAF Station Holywood | ||
| RAF Station Limavady | ||
| Coastal Command Anti U-Boat Devices School | RAF Limavady | Wellington XIII |
| No 281 ASR Sqn | RAF Limavady | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8281 Servicing Echelon (Det) | RAF Limavady | |
| No 22 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Limavady | |
| RAF Station Lisburn | ||
| RAF Regiment Command Training School | RAF Lisburn | |
| RAF Station Long Kesh | ||
| RAF Station Maghaberry | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Maghaberry | |
| RAF Station Mallusk | ||
| RAF Station Mullaghmore | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Mullaghmore | |
| RAF Station Newtownards | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Newtownards | |
| RAF Station Nutts Corner | ||
| RAF Station Port Ellen | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Port Ellen | |
| RAF Station Speke | Station under control of DGCA | |
| Flying Control Section | RAF Speke | |
| RAF Station Tiree | Isle of Tiree, Argyllshire | |
| No 518 Sqn | RAF Tiree | Halifax V |
| No 8518 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tiree | |
| No 281 ASR Sqn (Det) | RAF Tiree | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8281 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tiree | |
| RAF Station Toome | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Toome | |
| RAF Station Valley | Anglesey | Station in Transport Command |
| No 281 ASR Sqn (Det) | RAF Valley | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
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 | |
| No 278 Sqn (Det) | RAF Beccles | Walrus/Sea Otter |
| No 15 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Beccles | |
| RAF Station Bircham Newton | Bircham Newton, King's Lynn, Norfolk | |
| No 10 Instructors' School (EVT) | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| No 18 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| HQ Coastal Command Beaufighter/Mosquito Pool | RAF Bircham Newton | |
| No 2 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Bircham Newton | Martinet |
| 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 | |
| School of Air Sea Rescue | RAF Calshot | Sea Otter |
| RAF Station Felixstowe | Felixstowe, Suffolk | |
| Flying Boat Major Maintenance | RAF Felixstowe | |
| RNAS Gosport | Gosport, Hampshire | |
| Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit | RNAS Gosport | Various |
| RAF Station Halton | Station in TTC | |
| ATDU Detachment | RAF Halton | |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 278 Sqn (Det) | RAF Hawkinge | Walrus/Sea Otter |
| RAF Station Langham | ||
| No 521 Sqn | RAF Langham | Fortress II/IIA/Hurricane II |
| No 8521 Servicing Echelon | RAF Langham | |
| No 24 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Langham | |
| RAF Station North Coates | North Coates, Grimsby, Lincolnshire | |
| RAF Station Donna Nook | Satellite airfield (North Coates) | |
| MAP Rochester | ||
| No 16 Group Communication Flt | MAP Rochester | Various |
| RAF Station Thorney Island | Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire | |
| Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | RAF Thorney Island | Various |
| Engine Control Instructional Flight | RAF Thorney Island | |
| No 278 Sqn (Det) | RAF Thorney Island | Walrus/Sea Otter |
| No 8278 Sqn Servicing Echelon | RAF Thorney Island | |
| No 3502 Servicing Unit | RAF Gosport |
HQ - 58 Melville Street, Edinburgh 3
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | ||
| No 1674 Conversion Unit | RAF Aldergrove | Liberator IV/Halifax II/III/V |
| RAF Station Alness | ||
| No 4 OTU | RAF Alness | Sunderland V |
| No 302 Ferry Training Unit | RAF Alness | Catalina/Sunderland |
| RAF Station East Fortune | ||
| No 132 OTU | RAF East Fortune | Mosquito III/VI |
| RAF Station Haverfordwest | ||
| No 20 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Haverfordwest | |
| RAF Station Templeton | Satellite airfield (Haverfordwest) | |
| RAF Station Kinloss | ||
| No 6 OTU | RAF Kinloss | Wellington X/XIV |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth | ||
| No 111 OTU | RAF Lossiemouth | |
| RAF Station Milltown | Satellite, Lossiemouth | |
| RAF Station Oban | ||
| C & Party | RAF Oban | |
| RAF Station Connell | Satellite airfield (Oban) | |
| RAF Station Silloth | ||
| C & Party | 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 | Various |
| Coastal Command Flying Instructors' School | RAF Turnberry | Various |
| No 24 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Turnberry | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 17 Group Communication Flt | RAF Turnhouse | Various |
HQ - Pitreavie Castle, Rosyth, Dunfermline
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Banff | ||
| No 248 Sqn | RAF Banff | Mosquito VI |
| No 8248 Servicing Echelon | RAF Banff | |
| No 279 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Banff | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8279 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Banff | |
| No 489 Sqn | RAF Banff | Beaufighter X |
| No 8489 Servicing Echelon | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Station Fraserburgh | Satellite airfield (Banff) | |
| RAF Station Dallachy | ||
| No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Dallachy | |
| RAF Station Greenock | ||
| C & M Party | 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 | Martinet |
| RAF Station Woodhaven | Satellite airfield (Leuchars) | |
| RAF Station Stornoway | ||
| RAF Station Sullom Voe | Sullom Voe, Shetlands | |
| C & M Party | RAF Sullom Voe | |
| RAF Station Scatsta | Satellite airfield (Sullom Voe) | |
| RAF Station Sumburgh | Sumburgh, Shetlands | |
| RAF Station Tain | ||
| No 4 OTU (Detachment) | RAF Tain | Sunderland |
| RAF Station Thornaby | ||
| No 279 ASR Sqn | RAF Thornaby | Warwick I/Walrus II/Sea Otter |
| No 8279 Servicing Echelon | RAF Thornaby | |
| ASR Major Inspection and Preparation Unit | RAF Thornaby | |
| RAF Station Wick | Wick, Caithness | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 279 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Wick | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8279 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Wick | |
| No 519 (Meteorological) Sqn | RAF Wick | Fortress II/IIA/Spitfire VI |
| No 8519 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wick | |
| RAF Station Skitten | Satellite airfield (Wick) |
HQ - Mount Wise, Plymouth
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Chivenor | Chivenor, Barnstable, Devon | |
| No 254 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Beaufighter VIC |
| No 8254 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Chivenor | |
| RAF Station Davidstow Moor | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Davidstow Moor | |
| RAF Station Dunkeswell | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Dunkeswell | |
| RAF Station Exeter | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 282 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Exeter | Sea Otter |
| RAF Station Mount Batten | ||
| No 10 (RAAF) Sqn | RAF Mount Batten | Sunderland |
| RAF Station Roborough | Satellite airfield (Mount Batten) | |
| No 19 Group Communication Flt | RAF Roborough | Various |
| RAF Station Pembroke Dock | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire | |
| RAF Station Angle | Satellite airfield (Pembroke Dock) | |
| RAF Station St Davids | ||
| No 517 Sqn | RAF St David | Halifax III/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 23 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF St Eval | |
| RAF Station Talbenny | Station in Transport Command | |
| No 4 Armament Practice Camp | RAF Talbenny | Martinet |
| RAF Station Upottery |
No 106 (Photographic Reconnaissance) Group
HQ - Fifield House, Benson, Oxfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire | |
| No 8 OTU | RAF Benson | Spitfire VIII/XI/XIV |
| No 541 Sqn | RAF Benson | Spitfire X/XI/XIX/Mustang III |
| 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 & Aircraft Despatch Unit | RAF Benson | Master |
| RAF Station Mount Farm | Satellite, RAF Benson | |
| RAF Station Medmenham | Satellite, RAF Benson | |
| Central Interpretation Unit | RAF Medmenham |
HQ - Lagens, Azores
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 269 Sqn | RAF Azores | Spitfire V/Warwick I/Martinet |
| No 8269 Servicing Echelon | RAF Azores | |
| No 74 Staging Post | RAF Azores | |
| No 242 Maintenance Unit | RAF Azores | |
| No 84 Embarkation Unit | RAF Azores |
HQ - Gibraltar
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Gibraltar | ||
| No 40 Embarkation Unit | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 73 Staging Post | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 301 AMES | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 520 (Meteorological) Sqn | RAF Gibraltar | Halifax III/V/Hurricane IIC/Warwick I |
| No 8520 Servicing Echelon | RAF Gibraltar |
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Group | Parent Unit |
| No 10 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Aberdeen | 18 | RAF Banff |
| No 47 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Aberystwyth | 19 | RAF Aberystwyth |
| No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Barry | 19 | RAF St Athan |
| No 15 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Blyth | 18 | RAF Acklington |
| No 67 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Bowmore | 15 | RAF Port Ellen |
| No 21 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Bridlington |
16 |
RAF Catfoss |
| No 32 ASR Marine Craft Unit | 85 | No 85 Group | |
| No 33 ASR Marine Craft Unit | 85 | No 85 Group | |
| No 101 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | 16 | RAF Calshot |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | 16 | RAF Calshot |
| No 103 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | 16 | RAF Calshot |
| No 104 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | 16 | RAF Calshot |
| No 105 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | 16 | RAF Calshot |
| No 61 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Campeltown | 15 | RAF Greenock |
| No 6 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Cromarty | 18 | RAF Alness |
| No 54 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Douglas, Isle of Man | 15 | RAF Andreas |
| No 64 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Drummore | 15 | RAF Corsewall |
| No 26 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Felixstowe | 16 | RAF Felixstowe |
| No 53 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fleetwood, Lancashire | 15 | RAF Squires Gate |
| No 9 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fraserburgh | 18 | RAF Banff |
| No 71 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltar |
| No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Gorleston-on-Sea |
16 |
RAF Beccles |
| No 101 ASR Marine Craft Unit (Detachment) | Gorleston | 16 | Gorleston |
| No 22 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Grimsby | 16 | RAF North Coates |
| No 16 ASR Marine Craft Unit | West Hartlepool | 18 | RAF Acklington |
| No 52 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Holyhead, Anglesey | 15 | RAF Valley |
| No 70 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Reykjavik | Iceland | Iceland |
| No 1 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lerwick | 18 | RAF Sumburgh |
| No 62 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lochboisdale | 15 | RAF Benbecula |
| No 60 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lough Foyle | 15 | RAF Ballykelly |
| No 25 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lowestoft | 16 | RAF Coltishall |
| No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit Detachment | Lowestoft |
16 |
RAF Beccles |
| No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lyme Regis | 19 | RAF Warmwell |
| No 5 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Meikle Ferry | 18 | RAF Tain |
| No 63 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Menai Straits | 15 | RAF Bodorgan |
| No 13 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Methil | 18 | RAF Leuchars |
| No 11 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Montrose | 18 | RAF Montrose |
| No 28 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | 16 | RAF Brighton |
| No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newlyn | 19 | RAF Portreath |
| No 44 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Padstow | 19 | RAF St Eval |
| No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Porthcawl | 19 | RAF Stormy Down |
| No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Weymoth | 19 | RAF Warmwell |
| No 56 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Portaferry | 15 | RAF Ballyhalbert |
| No 54 ASR MCU Detachment | Ramsey, Isle of Man | 15 | RAF Andreas |
| No 27 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Ramsgate |
16 |
RAF Manston |
| No 17 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Scalloway | 18 | RAF Sumburgh |
| No 31 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Sheerness |
16 |
RAF Eastchurch |
| No 66 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Stornoway | 15 | RAF Stornoway |
| No 59 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Stranrear | 15 | RAF Stranrear |
| No 12 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Tayport | 18 | RAF Leuchars |
| No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Tenby | 19 | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 3 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Thurso | 18 | RAF Wick |
| No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Weymouth | 16 | RAF Warmwell |
| No 4 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Wick | 18 | RAF Wick |
Source - SD161 (59th Edition) - August 1945
County names used are those in use at the time
[RAF Northern Ireland | No 16 Group | No 17 Group | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 106 Group | No 247 Group | RAF Gibraltar | ASR MCU (Home)]
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