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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Overseas Commands/Units - September 1945
[AHQ West Africa | Units in Australia | Units in the West Indies | Units in the USA | No 45 Group]
HQ - Freetown
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Apapa (Nigeria) | Station HQ | |
| Bathurst (Gambia) | Station HQ | |
| Bathurst (Gambia) | No 44 Embarkation Unit | |
| Bathurst (Gambia) | No 202 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Douala (French Equatorial Africa) | No 344 (French Naval) Sqn | Wellington, French control from 1 July 1945 |
| 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 | |
| Jui (Sierra Leone) | Station HQ | |
| Jui (Sierra Leone) | No 5151 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn | |
| 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, French control from 1 July 1945 |
| Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 343 (French Naval) Sqn (Advanced Base) | Sunderland |
| Port Etienne (Gambia) | No 344 (French Naval) 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 | |
| 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) | |
HQ - Melbourne, Australia
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Archerfield (Brisbane) | No 194 Staging Post | |
| Brisbane | No 9 Special Liaison Unit | Administered by the RAAF |
| Camden | Station HQ | |
| 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 |
| Essendon (Melbourne) | No 192 Staging Post | |
| Garbutt (Townville) | No 193 Staging Post | |
| Gawler (Adelaide) | No 191 Staging Post | |
| Gurney | No 199 Staging Post | |
| Guildford (Perth) | No 189 Staging Post | |
| Kingsford Smith Airport (Mascot, Sydney) | No 145 Staging Post | |
| Learmouth (Exmouth Gulf) | No 190 Staging Post | |
| Leyte | No 195 Staging Post | |
| Mamote | No 198 Staging Post | |
| Melbourne | No 300 Wing | |
| Melbourne | Base Accounts Office | |
| Palam | No 196 Staging Post | |
| Sorido | No 197 Staging Post |
Administered by the RAF Delegation, Washington
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| Nassau, Bahamas | No 250 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Nassau, Bahamas | No 111 (General Reconnaissance) OTU | Liberator/Mitchell |
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 |
Source - SD161 (60th Edition) - September 1945
[AHQ West Africa | Units in Australia | Units in the West Indies | Units in the USA | No 45 Group]
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