Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Far East Commands - October 1945
[ACSEA | AHQ Burma | BAFSEA | No 221 Group | No 222 Group | No 223 Group | No 224 Group | No 225 Group | No 226 Group | No 227 Group | No 228 Group | No 229 Group | No 231 Group | No 232 Group | No 238 Group | AHQ India]
Command HQ - Kandy (Ceylon)
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Barrackpore | No 355 Wireless Unit | |
Colombo | No 2 Photo Interpretation Detachment | |
Colombo | No 357 Wireless Unit | |
Delhi | No 166 Signals Wing | |
Delhi | HQ, No 166 Signals Wing Unit | |
Kandy | HQ, ACSEA Unit | |
Kandy | No 5 Special Liaison Unit | |
Kandy | RAF Component HQ SACSEA | |
Kandy | RAF Element of Signals Intelligence Directorate (SEAC and I) | |
Ranchi | No 1 Detachment, HQ, No 166 Signals Wing | |
Rangoon | No 367 Wireless Unit | |
Rangoon | No 368 Wireless Unit | |
Rangoon | No 370 Wireless Unit | |
Rangoon | No 164 (Signals) Wing Unit | |
Shackle | HQ, RAF Base | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Kalyan | HQ No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Kalyan | HQ, No 1 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Kalyan | HQ, No 2 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Dalbhumgarh | HQ, No 3 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ No 19 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | HQ, No 1 Company, No 19 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Jhansi | HQ No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Jhansi | HQ Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Jhansi | HQ, No 1 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Jhansi | HQ, No 2 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Jhansi | HQ, No 3 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals |
HQ - Calcutta
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agartala | No 326 Maintenance Unit | Reserve Aircraft Pool |
Agartala | No 327 Maintenance Unit | Reserve Aircraft Pool |
Agartala | No 2971 Armoured Car (H) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Agartala | No 2972 Armoured Car (H) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Akyab | No 903 Wing | |
Akyab | No 3 Filter Room | |
Akyab |
No 3 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Akyab | No 7027 Servicing Echelon | |
Akyab | No 1583 Calibration Flt | |
Akyab | No 131 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Akyab | No 149 MT Light Repair Depot | |
Akyab | No 39 Air Stores Park | |
Akyab | No 6 Operations Room | |
Akyab | No 345 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Alipore | No 684 Sqn | Mosquito |
Alipore | No 347 (PR) Wing | |
Alipore | No 1300 Meteorological Flt | |
Alipore | No 681 Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
Baigachi | Station HQ | |
Baigachi | HQ Burma Communication Flt | |
Baigachi | No 2 Communication Flt | Also shown at Digri |
Baigachi | No 7176 Servicing Echelon | |
Bally (Calcutta) | Station HQ | |
Ballygunge (Calcutta) | No 1 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Barrackpore | No 85 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Bishnapur | No 143 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Calcutta | No 35 Personnel Transit Camp | Also shown on No 228 Group |
Calcutta | No 180 Signals Wing | |
Calcutta | No 1 Air Crew House | |
Calcutta | No 2 Air Crew House | |
Calcutta | No 25 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Calcutta | No 91 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Calcutta | No 3 RAF Film Production Unit | |
Calcutta | No 707 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Calcutta | No 75 Air Stores Park | |
Chittagong | No 2 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Chittagong | No 2 RAF Administrative Unit | |
Chittagong | No 345 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Cox's Bazaar | No 2837 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Cox's Bazaar | No 345 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Comilla | No 706 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Comilla | No 364 MT Maintenance Unit | |
Dabaing | No 7067 Servicing Echelon | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 82 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 1581 Calibration Flt | |
Digri | No 159 Sqn | Liberator |
Digri | No 7159 Servicing Echelon | |
Digri | No 718 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Digri | No 56 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Digri | No 1341 Special Duties Flight | |
Digri | No 1354 Special Duties Flight | |
Digri | No 2 Communication Flt | Also shown at Baigachi |
Jessore | Station HQ | |
Jessore | No 136 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Jessore | No 1 Flying Control Section | |
Jessore | No 357 Sqn | Liberator/Dakota/Lysander |
Jessore | No 358 Sqn | Liberator |
Jessore | No 725 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kharagpur | No 91 Air Stores Park | |
Meiktila | No 4 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Mingladon | Station HQ | |
Mingladon | No 681 Sqn | Spitfire |
Mingladon | No 357 Sqn (Detachment) | Liberator/Dakota/Lysander |
Mymensingh | No 321 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ramree | No 149 MT Light Repair Depot (Detachment) | |
Ramree | No 131 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Ramree | No 345 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ramu III | No 2837 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (1 x Flight) | |
Rangoon | No 20 Movement Control Unit | |
Rangoon | RAF Element Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit | |
Rangoon | No 5 Area Flying Control Centre | |
Rangoon | No 56 Maintenance Unit (Forward Repair Unit) | |
Salbani | No 1 Bombing and Gunnery Range | |
Salbani | No 135 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Salbani | No 184 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Salbani | No 355 Sqn | Liberator |
Salbani | No 7355 Servicing Echelon | |
Salbani | No 708 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Sambre | No 3 Filter Room (Detachment) | |
Shalimar Camp (Cox's Bazaar) | No 1308 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Shillong | No 3 Hill Depot | |
Silchar | No 321 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Singarbil | No 101 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Singarbil | No 142 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Ultakhali | No 345 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
AME Stations | ||
No 258 AMES | No 544 AMES | No 851 AMES |
No 864 AMES | No 869 AMES | No 5048 AMES |
No 5456 AMES | No 15059 AMES | No 62002 AMES |
No 23010 AMES | No 23013 AMES | No 62003 AMES |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5949 MSU | No 5950 MSU | No 5951 MSU |
No 5952 MSU | No 5953 MSU | No 5760 MSU |
No 5784 MSU | No 5954 MSU | No 5955 MSU |
No 5786 MSU | No 5792 MSU | No 5793 MSU |
No 5792 MSU | No 5793 MSU | No 5766 MSU |
No 5839 MSU | No 5840 MSU | No 5827 MSU |
No 5828 MSU | No 55594 MSU | No 55595 MSU |
No 55596 MSU | No 55598 MSU | No 55598 MSU |
No 55600 MSU | No 55601 MSU | No 55603 MSU |
No 55604 MSU | No 55605 MSU | No 55606 MSU |
No 55608 MSU | No 55609 MSU | No 55610 MSU |
No 55611 MSU | No 55612 MSU | No 55613 MSU |
No 55614 MSU | No 55615 MSU | No 55616 MSU |
No 55617 MSU | No 55618 MSU | No 55619 MSU |
No 55620 MSU | No 55621 MSU | No 5845 MSU |
No 5849 MSU | No 5769 MSU | No 5821 MSU |
No 5825 MSU | No 5874 MSU | No 5851 MSU |
HQ Base Air Forces SEA (ACSEA)
HQ - New Delhi, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Ambala | RAF Signals Centre (Detachment) | |
Andheri (Bombay) | Base Personnel Office | |
Bombay | Base Accounts Office | |
Bombay | RCAF Base Accounts Office | |
Bombay | RCAF Records Office | |
Bombay | RCAF District HQ (India and SEA) | |
Bombay | No 6 RAF Beach Unit | |
Calcutta | HQ RAF Base Chaplains Branch | |
Calcutta | RCAF District HQ (Sub-Detachment) | |
Colombo | RCAF District HQ (Sub-Detachment) | |
New Delhi | RCAF District HQ (Detachment) | |
New Delhi | RAF Signals Centre | |
New Delhi | RAF Dental Services |
HQ - Rangoon
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Akyab | No 27 Sqn | Beaufighter |
Amawbi | No 92 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Insein | No 2968 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Insein | No 2708 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Insein | No 2743 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Insein | No 1326 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Insein | No 2854 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Insein | No 2961 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Indainggyi | No 340 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Kinmagen | No 908 Wing | |
Kinmagen | No 110 Sqn | Mosquito |
Kinmagen | No 47 Sqn | Mosquito |
Kinmagen | No 717 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kinmagen | No 7113 Servicing Echelon | |
Kinmagen | No 7110 Servicing Echelon | |
Kinmagen | No 7047 Servicing Echelon | |
Kinmagen | No 16 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Kinmagen | No 17 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Kinmagen | No 124 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Magwe | No 747 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Magwe | No 95 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Magwe | No 915 Advanced Landing Ground | |
Maida Vale | No 15 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Meiktila | No 148 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Meiktila | No 3 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Meiktila | No 113 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Meiktila | No 79 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Meiktila | No 28 Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
Meiktila | No 42 Sqn | Hurricane |
Meiktila | No 34 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Meiktila | No 7 Operations Room | |
Meiktila | No 2854 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
Meiktila | No 12 Filter Room | |
Meiktila | No 181 (Signals) Wing (Detachment) | |
Meiktila | No 94 Air Stores Park | |
Meiktila | No 701 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type B) (RIAF) | |
Meiktila | No 8 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Meiktila | No 7034 Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 7042 Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 7079 Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 98 Air Stores Park (Mobile) | |
Meiktila | No 7 Flying Control Section | |
Meiktila | No 910 Wing | |
Meiktila | No 62 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Meiktila | No 7028 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | |
Mingladon | No 906 Wing HQ | |
Mingladon | No 273 Sqn | Spitfire |
Mingladon | No 723 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Mingladon | No 1329 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Mingladon | No 2802 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Mingladon | No 2942 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Mingladon | No 2896 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Mingladon | No 2960 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Mingladon | No 7273 Servicing Echelon | |
Mingladon | No 7607 Servicing Echelon | |
Mingladon | No 7028 Servicing Echelon | |
Mingladon | No 28 Sqn | Spitfire |
Mingladon | No 221 Group Communications Flight | |
Mingladon | No 1582 Calibration Flt | |
Mingladon | No 65 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Mingladon | No 132 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Mingladon | No 85 Air Stores Park (Mobile) | |
Mingladon | No 12 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Mingladon | No 13 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Mingladon | No 27 Sqn (Detachment) | Beaufighter |
Mingladon | No 8 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Mingladon | No 148 MT Light Repair Depot (Detachment) | |
Monywa | No 340 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Myingyan | No 20 Satellite Airfield HQ | Also shown at Thazi |
Myingyan | No 340 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Myingyan | No 346 Maintenance Unit 'C' Flight | MT Servicing Unit |
Myingyan | No 181 (Signals) Wing (Rear) | |
Palel | No 363 Maintenance Unit (MT) (Detachment) | |
Rangoon | No 316 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Rangoon | No 26 Transit Camp | |
Rangoon | No 9 Operations Room | |
Rangoon | No 312 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Rangoon | HQ RAF Base | |
Rangoon | No 721 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Rangoon | No 181 (Signals) Wing (Advanced) | |
Rangoon | RAF Regiment Reinforcement Pool, Burma | |
Rangoon | No 363 Maintenance Unit (MT) | |
Rangoon | No 55 MT Company | |
Rangoon | No 12 Heavy Mobile W/T Station | |
Rangoon | No 4 Filter Room | |
Rangoon | No 8 Base Postal Unit | |
Rangoon | No 60 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Rangoon | No 61 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Rangoon | No 19 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Rangoon | No 41 Embarkation Unit | |
Rangoon | HQ, No 3207 Servicing Commando Unit | |
Rangoon | No 377 Maintenance Unit (Marine Craft Repair Base) | |
Rangoon | No 92 Air Stores Park | |
Rangoon | No 21 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Rangoon | No 22 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Rangoon | No 23 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Rangoon | No 1 Refuelling Party | |
Rangoon | No 2 Refuelling Party | |
Rangoon | No 11 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Sinthe | No 14 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Thedaw | No 18 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Thedaw | No 152 Sqn | Spitfire |
Thedaw | No 7152 Servicing Echelon | |
Toungoo | No 909 Wing HQ (Advanced) | |
Toungoo | No 155 Sqn | Spitfire |
Toungoo | No 7155 Servicing Echelon | |
Toungoo | No 2963 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Toungoo | No 2965 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (1 x Flight) | |
Toungoo | No 719 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Toungoo | No 1307 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Toungoo | No 1330 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Toungoo | No 2759 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Toungoo | No 2964 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Ywadon | No 3 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
c/o 7 Indian Div RA | No 801 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
c/o 33 Corps | No 720 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'E' IAF) | |
c/o 221 Gp/33 Corps | No 803 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
c/o 221 Op/4 Corps | No 804 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
AME Stations | ||
No 569 AMES | No 849 AMES | No 857 AMES |
No 859 AMES | No 870 AMES | No 877 AMES |
No 885 AMES | No 5058 AMES | No 5071 AMES |
No 6101 AMES | No 6170 AMES | No 6178 AMES |
No 6180 AMES | No 6181 AMES | No 6308 AMES |
No 6309 AMES | ||
No 6310 AMES | No 6263 AMES | No 6269 AMES |
No 6270 AMES | No 8026 AMES | No 8502 AMES |
No 8554 AMES | No 62004 AMES | |
No 62005 AMES | No 64001 AMES | No 64002 AMES |
No 64003 AMES | No 14009 AMES | No 61004 AMES |
No 61007 AMES | No 62013 AMES | No 62014 AMES |
No 63001 AMES | No 63011 AMES | No 63012 AMES |
No 63013 AMES | No 63014 AMES | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5756 MSU | No 5776 MSU | No 5777 MSU |
No 5779 MSU | No 5789 MSU | |
No 5790 MSU | No 5791 MSU | No 5841 MSU |
No 5842 MSU | No 5932 MSU | No 5933 MSU |
No 5938 MSU | No 5939 MSU | No 5940 MSU |
No 5771 MSU | No 5778 MSU | No 5811 MSU |
No 5815 MSU | No 5816 MSU | No 5867 MSU |
No 5868 MSU | No 5879 MSU | No 5869 MSU |
No 5887 MSU | No 5958 MSU | No 5959 MSU |
No 5960 MSU | No 5961 MSU | No 5962 MSU |
No 5963 MSU | No 5964 MSU | No 5797 MSU |
No 5833 MSU | No 5834 MSU | No 5858 MSU |
No 5859 MSU | No 5860 MSU | |
No 5908 MSU | No 5909 MSU | No 5919 MSU |
No 5913 MSU | No 5957 MSU | |
No 5765 MSU | No 5798 MSU | No 5800 MSU |
No 5801 MSU | No 5802 MSU | |
No 5837 MSU | No 5838 MSU | No 5864 MSU |
No 5865 MSU | No 5866 MSU | No 5918 MSU |
No 5912 MSU | No 5788 MSU | |
No 55560 MSU^ | No 55561 MSU^ | |
No 55562 MSU^ | No 55563 MSU^ | No 55564 MSU^ |
No 55569 MSU^ | No 55570 MSU^ | No 55571 MSU^ |
No 55572 MSU^ | No 55574 MSU^ | No 55575 MSU^ |
No 55576 MSU^ | No 55577 MSU^ | No 55578 MSU^ |
No 55579 MSU^ | No 55580 MSU^ | No 55581 MSU^ |
No 55582 MSU^ | No 55583 MSU^ | No 55584 MSU^ |
No 55585 MSU^ | No 55586 MSU^ | No 55587 MSU^ |
No 55588 MSU^ | No 5761 MSU | No 6295 MSU |
No 5941 MSU | No 5934 MSU | |
No 5935 MSU | No 55634 MSU | |
No 55565 MSU | No 55566 MSU | No 55567 MSU |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Rangoon | HQ No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | No 1 Company, No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Meiktila | No 2 Company, No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Rangoon | No 3 Company, No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals |
^ Also shown in No 225 Group
HQ - Colombo, Ceylon
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Addu Atoll | No 739 Meteorological Forecast Control (Type 2) | |
Bally | No 31 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Bally | No 240 Sqn (Detachment) | Sunderland |
Calcutta | No 226 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Calcutta | No 227 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Calcutta | No 238 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
China Bay | No 321 (Dutch) Sqn | Catalina |
Chittagong | No 228 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Chittagong | No 229 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Chittagong | No 239 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Cochin | No 232 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Cocos Islands | Station HQ | |
Cocos Islands | No 136 Sqn | Spitfire |
Cocos Islands | No 7136 Servicing Echelon | |
Cocos Islands | No 737 Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Cocos Islands | No 78 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Cocos Islands | No 2962 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Colombo | No 3 Air Crew House | |
Colombo | HQ RAF Base | |
Colombo | RAF Element, Joint Meteorological Centre | |
Colombo | No 183 (Signals) Wing | |
Colombo | No 45 Embarkation Unit | |
Colombo | No 203 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Colombo | No 7 Base Postal Unit | |
Bombay | RAF Element HQ Ship, HMS Largs | |
Colombo | RAF Signals Unit (Anderson) | |
Colombo | RAF Signals Centre | |
Colombo | No 89 Air Stores Park | |
Colombo | No 376 Maintenance Unit | Marine Craft Repair Depot |
Cocanada | No 26 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Diego Garcia | No 29 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Diego Garcia | No 800 Meteorological Reporting Centre (Type 'D') | |
Galle | No 237 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Hatton | No 12 Hill Depot | |
Kankesanturai | Station HQ | |
Kankesanturai | No 203 Sqn | Liberator |
Kankesanturai | No 24 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Kankesanturai | No 716 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Kankesanturai | No 1346 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Kankesanturai | No 7203 Servicing Echelon | |
Karachi | No 234 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Kayts | No 236 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Khulna | No 255 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Koggala | Station HQ | |
Koggala | No 205 Sqn | Sunderland |
Koggala | No 209 Sqn | Sunderland |
Koggala | No 711 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Koggala | No 122 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Korangi Creek | No 103 GR Operations Room | |
Kurunegala | No 338 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Madras | No 243 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Mawatagana | No 32 Care and Maintenance Unit | |
Minneriya | Station HQ | |
Minneriya | No 160 Sqn | Liberator |
Minneriya | No 7160 Servicing Echelon | |
Minneriya | No 25 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Minneriya | No 730 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Minneriya | No 8 Sqn | Liberator |
Minneriya | No 7008 Servicing Echelon | |
Radella | No 7 Hill Depot | |
Rangoon | No 727 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | Also shown in 228 Group |
Rangoon | No 230 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Rangoon | RAF Element of SS Manela | |
Ratmalana | Station HQ | |
Ratmalana | No 713 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Ratmalana | No 342 Maintenance Unit | MT Storage Unit |
Ratmalana | No 222 Group Communication Flt | |
Ratmalana | No 15 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | |
Ratmalana | No 338 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ratmalana | No 1303 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Ratmalana | HQ ACSEA Communication Sqn | |
Ratmalana | Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | |
Ratmalana | No 20 Armament Practice Camp | |
Ratmalana | No 1350 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Ratmalana | No 1579 Calibration Flight | |
Ratmalana | No 145 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Recovery Depot |
Red Hills Lake | No 104 GR Operations Room | |
Red Hills Lake | No 240 Sqn | Sunderland |
Red Hills Lake | No 230 Sqn | Sunderland |
Santa Cruz | No 105 GR Operations Room | |
Syrian |
No 346 Wing | |
Trincomalee | Station HQ | |
Trincomalee | No 712 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Trincomalee | No 235 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Trincomalee | RAF Element, Royal Naval Air Station | |
Trombay | No 241 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Trombay | No 242 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Trombay | No 27 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
Vavuniya | Station HQ | |
Vavuniya | No 13 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | |
Vizagapatam | No 240 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Wellawatta | Torpedo Depot | |
AME Stations |
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No 366 AMES | No 8545 AMES | No 61006 AMES |
No 6214 AMES | No 14033 AMES | |
No 8519 AMES | No 61001 AMES | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Ratmalana | HQ No 230 Independent Company |
HQ - Peshawar, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Karachi | RAF Base HQ | |
Karachi | No 1 Base Postal Unit | |
Karachi | No 57 Embarkation Unit | |
Karachi | No 9 Movement Control Unit | |
Karachi | No 10 RAF General Hospital | |
Kashmir | Air Crew Mountain Centre | |
Kohat | No 741 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2 RIAF) | |
Lower Topa | No 1 Hill Depot | |
Mauripur | No 12 Movement Control Unit | |
Peshawar | No 223 Group Communication Flt | |
Peshawar | No 151 OTU | |
Quetta | No 7 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Risalpur | No 3 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
Samungli | No 57 Flying Control Section | |
Samungli | No 21 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Samungli | No 2 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Samungli | No 7 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Samungli | No 8 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Upper Topa | No 2 RAF Police School | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Karachi | HQ No 2 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals |
HQ - Shalimar Camp (Not yet operational)
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Akyab | No 905 Wing (Advanced) | |
Akyab | No 57 MT Company (Detachment) | |
Avadi | No 57 MT Company | Also shown at Worli, 225 Group |
Bobbili | No 905 Wing | |
Bobbili | No 5 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Bobbili | No 7005 Servicing Echelon | |
Bobbili | No 81 Sqn | Spitfire |
Bobbili | No 7081 Servicing Echelon | |
Bobbili | No 134 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Bombay | No 224 Group Advanced HQ | |
Chakulia | No 134 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Chettinad | No 9 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Chettinad | No 11 Sqn | Spitfire |
Chettinad | No 7011 Servicing Echelon | |
Chittagong | No 57 MT Company (Detachment) | |
Cholavaram | No 126 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Cholavaram | No 901 (Light Bomber) Wing HQ, | |
Cholavaram | No 45 Sqn | Mosquito |
Cholavaram | No 7045 Servicing Echelon | |
Cocanada | No 22 Visual Control Post | |
Coconada | No 33 Visual Control Post | |
Coimbatore | No 656 Sqn | Auster |
Gannavarum | No 907 Wing HQ | |
Gannavarum | No 82 Sqn | Mosquito |
Gannavarum | No 7082 Servicing Echelon | |
Gannavarum | No 22 Sqn | Beaufighter |
Gannavarum | No 217 Sqn | Beaufighter |
Gannavarum | No 7217 Servicing Echelon | |
Ibalur | No 722 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Kalyan | No 314 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Madras | No 68 Embarkation Unit | |
Madura | No 902 Wing HQ, | |
Madura | No 17 Sqn | Spitfire |
Madura | No 7017 Servicing Echelon | |
Madura | No 132 Sqn | Spitfire |
Madura | No 7132 Servicing Echelon | |
Madura | No 63 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Poona | No 23 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 24 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 25 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 26 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 27 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 28 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 29 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 30 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 31 Visual Control Post | |
Poona | No 32 Visual Control Post | |
Sambre | No 182 Signals Wing | |
Santa Cruz | No 3205 Servicing Commando Unit | |
Secunderabad | No 1325 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Secunderabad | No 1327 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Secunderabad | No 2970 Armoured Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Secunderabad | No 2941 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Secunderabad | No 2967 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Secunderabad | No 2959 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
St Thomas Mount | No 84 Sqn | Mosquito |
St Thomas Mount | No 7084 Servicing Echelon | |
St Thomas Mount | No 211 Sqn | Mosquito |
St Thomas Mount | No 7211 Servicing Echelon | |
Tanjore | No 10 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Tanjore | No 60 Sqn | Hurricane |
Tanjore | No 7060 Servicing Echelon | |
Tanjore | No 261 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Tanjore | No 7261 Servicing Echelon | |
Ulunderpet | No 904 Wing HQ, | |
Ulunderpet | No 258 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Ulunderpet | No 7258 Servicing Echelon | |
Ulunderpet | No 131 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Ulunderpet | No 7131 Servicing Echelon | |
Ulunderpet | No 121 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Ulunderpet | No 31 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Vizagapatam | No 30 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
Vizagapatam | No 7030 Servicing Echelon | |
Vizagapatam | No 615 Sqn | Spitfire |
Vizagapatam | No 7615 Servicing Echelon | |
Worli | No 736 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Warangal | No 1323 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Warangal | No 1331 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Warangal | No 2706 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2852 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2958 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2739 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2944 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2946 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2966 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2943 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Warangal | No 2945 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Yelahanka | No 224 Group Communication Sqn | |
c/o 224 Grp 15 Corps | No 805 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
AME Stations | ||
No 364 AMES | No 852 AMES | |
No 853 AMES | No 6100 AMES | No 6102 AMES |
No 6305 AMES | No 6304 AMES | No 6306 AMES |
No 6266 AMES | No 61002 AMES | |
No 61005 AMES | No 61008 AMES | |
No 61010 AMES | No 62006 AMES | No 62011 AMES |
No 62012 AMES | No 64004 AMES | No 64006 AMES |
No 21022 AMES | No 21023 AMES | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5757 MSU | No 5783 MSU | |
No 5773 MSU | No 5759 MSU | No 55589 MSU* |
No 55590 MSU* | No 55591 MSU* | No 55593 MSU* |
No 5772 MSU* | No 5782 MSU* | |
No 5812 MSU* | No 5813 MSU* | No 5814 MSU* |
No 5843 MSU* | No 5844 MSU* | |
No 5870 MSU* | No 5871 MSU* | No 5872 MSU* |
No 5956 MSU* | No 5850 MSU | |
No 5852 MSU | No 5857 MSU | |
No 5787 MSU | No 5830 MSU | No 5764 MSU |
No 5789 MSU | No 5806 MSU | |
No 5835 MSU | No 5836 MSU | No 5854 MSU |
No 5861 MSU | No 5916 MSU | No 5922 MSU |
No 5794 MSU | No 5795 MSU | No 5829 MSU |
No 5853 MSU | No 5862 MSU | |
No 5924 MSU | No 5945 MSU | No 5946 MSU |
No 5947 MSU | No 5948 MSU | No 5762 MSU |
No 5796 MSU | No 5831 MSU | No 5832 MSU |
No 5846 MSU | No 5855 MSU | No 5856 MSU |
No 5915 MSU | No 5917 MSU | |
No 5921 MSU | No 5942 MSU | No 5943 MSU |
No 5944 MSU | No 5946 MSU | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Bangalore (Advanced) Samader Bazaar (Rear) |
HQ No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Akyab | No 1 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Kurushkal | No 2 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Bangalore | No 3 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals |
*Also shown in No 225 Group
HQ - Bangalore, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Allahabad | Combined Training Centre (IOC) | |
Arkonam | No 10 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Arkonam |
No 33 Flying Control Section | |
Akyab Main | No 13 Detachment Provost Service | |
Bangalore | No 7 Detachment Provost Service | |
Bangalore | No 51 Radio School | |
Bangalore | No 3 Base Postal Unit | |
Bangalore | No 3 Hydrogen Compressor Station | |
Bangalore | HQ RAF Movements, Southern Region | |
Bangalore | No 2 Movement Control Unit | |
Bangalore | No 748 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 1) | |
Begumpet | RAF Airborne Commando Unit | |
Begumpet | No 2810 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Bhiwandi | No 3 Indian Mobile W/T Control Unit (IOC) | |
Bombay | HQ Provost Service | |
Bombay | No 2 Base Postal Unit | |
Bombay | Radio Experimental Unit | |
Bombay | No 4 Base Signals Depot | |
Bombay | RAF Base HQ | |
Bombay | No 51 Embarkation Unit | |
Bombay | No 6 Detachment Provost Service | |
Bombay | No 4 Movements Control Unit | |
Bombay | RAF Section, No 1 CTC | |
Bombay | No 2 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Calcutta | No 11 Detachment Provost Service | |
Calcutta | HQ Bengal/Assam Area, Provost Service | |
Cawnpore | No 2 Detachment Provost Service | |
Chettinad | No 11 Care and Maintenance Party | |
China | RAF Training Mission | |
Chittagong | No 19 Detachment Provost Service | |
Cholavaram | Station HQ | |
Cholavaram | No 1580 Calibration Flight | |
Cocanada | RAF Section of 2 CTC | |
Cochin | No 6 Movements Control Unit | |
Cochin | No 16 Detachment Provost Service | |
Colombo | No 8 Detachment Provost Service | |
Comilla | No 9 Detachment Provost Service | |
Coonor | No 2 WAAF Hill Depot | |
Deolali | No 1587 AOP Flt | |
Grubbs Island | No 11 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Hakimpet | No 10 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Jallahalli | No 2 Recruit Training Centre | |
Jallahalli | No 358 Wireless Unit | |
Juhu | No 1324 RAF Regiment Wing | |
Juhu |
No 2748 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Juhu | No 2846 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Kandy | No 10 Detachment Provost Service | |
Kalyan | Station HQ | |
Kalyan | No 5 Group Control Centre | |
Karachi | No 5 Detachment Provost Service | |
Kayattar | No 13 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Kolar | Station HQ | |
Kolar | No 733 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 3) | |
Kolar | Link Trainer Section | |
Kolar | No 6 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Lahore | No 4 Detachment Provost Service | |
Madras | No 78 Embarkation Unit | |
Madras | No 10 Movement Control Unit | |
Madras | No 31 Movement Control Unit | |
Madras | No 9 Sub-Base Postal Unit | |
Madras | RAF Base HQ | |
Madras | No 15 Detachment Provost Service | |
Madras | No 5 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Madura | No 1 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Munnar | No 6 Hill Depot | |
Nasik | No 806 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
New Delhi | No 1 Detachment Provost Service | |
Ootacamund | No 4 Aircrew House | |
Peshawar | No 3 Detachment Provost Service | |
Poona | No 731 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Poona | Station HQ | |
Poona | No 13 Movement Control Unit | |
Poona | No 3 Officers' Advanced Training School | |
Poona | No 3 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Poona | No 1 Officers' and Cadets' Training Corps | |
Rangoon | HQ Burma Area Provost Service | |
Rangoon | No 14 Detachment Provost Service | |
Red Hills Lake | Station HQ | |
Red Hills Lake | No 728 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Sambre | No 7 Base Signals Unit | |
Sambre | No 6 Wireless Observer Unit | |
Sambre | ATLG Signals Unit | |
Sambre | No 1344 Special Duties Flight | |
Sambre | No 24 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Sambre | No 26 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Sambre | No 27 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Sambre | No 313 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
Sambre | No 2 Base Signals and Radar Unit | |
Sambre | Mobile Operations Filter Room | |
Santa Cruz | Station HQ | |
Santa Cruz | No 30 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Secunderbad | No 2 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Secunderbad | No 14 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Secunderbad | Station HQ | |
Secunderbad | No 11 Movement Control Unit | |
Secunderbad | RAF Regiment Depot (ACSEA) | |
Secunderbad | Non-Technical Training Centre | |
Secunderbad | No 12 Detachment Provost Service | |
St Thomas Mount | Station HQ | |
St Thomas Mount | No 1302 Meteorological Flt | |
St Thomas Mount | No 743 Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
St Thomas Mount | No 6 Base Postal Unit | |
Sulur | No 1340 Special Duties Flt | |
Tanjore | No 22 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Trichinopoly | Station HQ | |
Trichinopoly | No 17 Detachment Provost Service | |
Trichinopoly | No 66 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Trichinopoly | No 60 Transit Camp | |
Trichinopoly | No 10 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
Ulunderpet | No 7 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Vizagapatam | Station HQ | |
Vizagapatam | No 94 Embarkation Unit | |
Vizagapatam | No 732 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Walton, Lahore | No 1 Recruits Training Centre | |
Wellington | No 8 Hill Depot | |
Willingdon Island (Cochin) | No 63 Embarkation Unit | |
Worli | Base Reception Depot | |
Worli | No 14 Leave and Rest Camp | |
Worli | No 18 Detachment Provost Service | |
Worli | No 20 Detachment Provost Service | |
Worli | No 11 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
Worli | No 57 MT Company | Also shown at Avadi, 224 Group |
Worli | No 379 MT Maintenance Unit | |
Yelahanka | Station HQ | |
Yelahanka | No 225 Group Communication Flt | |
Yelahanka | No 1672 (Mosquito) Conversion Unit | Mosquito |
Yelahanka | No 734 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 3) | |
Yelahanka | No 8 (Thunderbolt) Refresher Flying Unit | |
Yelahanka | No 4 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
Yelahanka | No 32 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Yelahanka | No 33 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Yelahanka | No 8 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Yelahanka | No 11 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
AME Stations | ||
No 6098 AMES | No 6099 AMES | No 6267 AMES |
No 6302 AMES | No 6307 AMES | No 6311 AMES |
No 6367 AMES | No 6368 AMES | No 6369 AMES |
No 6370 AMES | No 6371 AMES | No 6372 AMES |
No 6373 AMES | No 6374 AMES | No 6375 AMES |
No 6376 AMES | No 6377 AMES | No 8039 AMES |
No 8040 AMES | No 8045 AMES | No 8048 AMES |
No 60109 AMES | No 14010 AMES | No 14015 AMES |
No 62007 AMES | No 62008 AMES | No 62009 AMES |
No 62010 AMES | No 63003 AMES | No 63004 AMES |
No 63005 AMES | No 63006 AMES | No 8027 AMES |
No 5097 AMES | No 5098 AMES | No 15060 AMES |
No 15069 AMES | No 61011 AMES | |
No 62015 AMES | No 62016 AMES | No 62017 AMES |
No 62018 AMES | No 63016 AMES | No 63019 AMES |
No 63020 AMES | No 63021 AMES | No 63022 AMES |
No 64007 AMES | No 64008 AMES | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5772 MSU* | No 5782 MSU* | |
No 5812 MSU* | No 5813 MSU* | No 5844 MSU* |
No 5870 MSU* | No 5871 MSU* | No 5872 MSU* |
No 5956 MSU* | No 5814 MSU* | No 5843 MSU* |
No 5780 MSU | No 55500 MSU | No 55501 MSU |
No 55502 MSU | No 55503 MSU | No 55504 MSU |
No 55505 MSU | No 55506 MSU | No 55507 MSU |
No 55508 MSU | No 55509 MSU | No 55510 MSU |
No 55511 MSU | No 55512 MSU | No 55513 MSU |
No 55514 MSU | No 5775 MSU | |
No 55550 MSU | ||
No 55551 MSU | No 55552 MSU | No 55553 MSU |
No 55554 MSU | No 55555 MSU | No 55556 MSU |
No 55557 MSU | No 55558 MSU | No 55559 MSU |
No 55560 MSU^ | No 55561 MSU^ | |
No 55562 MSU^ | No 55563 MSU^ | No 55564 MSU^ |
No 55569 MSU^ | No 55570 MSU^ | No 55571 MSU^ |
No 55572 MSU^ | No 55574 MSU^ | No 55575 MSU^ |
No 55576 MSU^ | No 55577 MSU^ | No 55578 MSU^ |
No 55579 MSU^ | No 55580 MSU^ | No 55581 MSU^ |
No 55582 MSU^ | No 55583 MSU^ | No 55584 MSU^ |
No 55585 MSU^ | No 55586 MSU^ | No 55587 MSU^ |
No 55588 MSU^ | No 55589 MSU* | No 55590 MSU* |
No 55591 MSU* | No 55592 MSU | No 55593 MSU* |
No 55594 MSU | No 55595 MSU | No 55596 MSU |
No 55597 MSU | No 55598 MSU | No 55599 MSU |
No 55600 MSU | No 55622 MSU | No 55623 MSU |
No 55624 MSU | No 55625 MSU | No 55626 MSU |
No 55627 MSU | No 55628 MSU | No 55629 MSU |
No 55630 MSU | No 55631 MSU | No 55632 MSU |
No 55633 MSU | ||
No 55634 MSU | No 55635 MSU | No 55636 MSU |
No 55637 MSU | No 55638 MSU | No 55639 MSU |
No 55640 MSU | No 55641 MSU | No 55642 MSU |
No 55643 MSU | No 55644 MSU | No 55645 MSU |
No 5965 MSU | No 5966 MSU | |
No 5967 MSU | No 5968 MSU | No 5969 MSU |
No 5970 MSU | No 5971 MSU | No 5972 MSU |
No 5973 MSU | No 5974 MSU | No 5975 MSU |
No 5976 MSU | No 5977 MSU | No 5978 MSU |
No 5979 MSU | No 5980 MSU | No 5981 MSU |
No 5982 MSU | No 5983 MSU | No 5984 MSU |
No 5985 MSU | No 5986 MSU | No 5987 MSU |
No 5988 MSU | No 5989 MSU | No 5990 MSU |
No 5991 MSU | No 5992 MSU | No 5993 MSU |
No 5994 MSU | No 5995 MSU | No 5996 MSU |
No 5997 MSU | No 5998 MSU | No 5999 MSU |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Bangalore | HQ No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Bangalore | No 2 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Vizagapatam | No 1 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Trichinopoly | No 3 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals |
^Also shown in No 221 Group
*Also shown in No 224 Group
HQ - Palam
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Allahabad | No 308 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Allahabad | No 1 Movements Control Unit | |
Amarda Road | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Ambala | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Amla | No 318 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Arkonam | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Arkonam | No 346 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Avadi | No 337 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Avadi | No 32 Mobile Air Stores Park | |
Avadi | No 362 MT Maintenance Unit | |
Bakshi-ka-Taleb | RAF Element of No 18 Civil MU | |
Bamrauli | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Bangalore | RAF Section, Hindustan Aircraft Ltd | |
Bhopal | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 361 Maintenance Unit | Glider Storage and Erection Unit |
Bihta, Bihar | No 33 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 34 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 35 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 36 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 40 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 41 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 42 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bihta, Bihar | No 746 Forecast Unit (Type 'C') RIAF | |
Bombay | RAF Element of No 11 Civil MU | |
Bombay | RAF Element of No 16 Civil MU | |
Bombay | No 305 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Bombay | No 330 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Bombay | HQ Link Trainer Maintenance Organisation and No 1 Party | |
Bombay | No 24 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Bombay | Aeronautical Inspection Service | |
Cawnpore | No 23 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Cawnpore | No 3 Link Trainer Maintenance Party | |
Cawnpore | RAF Element of No 3 Civil MU | |
Cawnpore | Research and Development Unit | |
Cawnpore | Aeronautical Inspection Service | |
Cawnpore | No 9 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Cawnpore | No 5 Movement Control Unit | |
Cawnpore | No 101 Air Stores Park | Equipment Depot |
Cawnpore | No 322 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Chakeri | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Chaklala | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Charra | No 138 Maintenance Unit | Repair and Salvage Section |
Cossipore | No 313 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Equipment Depot |
Dacca | No 100 Mobile Air Stores Park | |
Delhi | Parachute Repair Section | |
Delhi | No 7 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Drigh Road, Karachi | No 301 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Drigh Road, Karachi | No 320 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Duragpur | No 325 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ernakulam | No 312 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Golden Rock | Station HQ | |
Gumnidipundi | No 314 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Harbanspura (Lahore) | No 306 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Jallahalli | No 328 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Jamalpur | No 325 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Jodhpur | Station HQ | |
Jodhpur | No 319 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Jodhpur | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
Jubbulpore | No 318 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Hyderabad | No 14 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Kankinara | No 313 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Karachi | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'D' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Karachi | Aeronautical Inspection Service | |
Karachi | No 26 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Karachi | No 7 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Kasu Begu | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'A' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Korangi Creek | No 374 Maintenance Unit | Flying Boat Servicing Unit |
Korangi Creek | No 3209 Servicing Commando Unit | |
Kolar | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Lahore | No 307 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Lahore | Aeronautical Inspection Service | |
Lahore | No 25 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Lahore | No 8 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Lahore | No 8 Movement Control Unit | |
Lahore | No 2 Link Trainer Maintenance Organisation | |
Madras | No 21 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Madras | Aeronautical Inspection Service | |
Manauri | No 302 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Mauripur | No 1577 (Special Duties) Flt | Halifax |
Mauripur | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Nagpur | No 315 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Nowshera | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'A' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Palam | Action Squad | |
Palam | No 226 Group Communication Flt | |
Palam | No 309 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Palam | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Panagarh | No 358 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Peshawar | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Peshawar | RAF Element of No 8 CRO (MT) | |
Pharpamau | No 352 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Poona | No 6 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Poona | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Pulgaon | No 341 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Quetta | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'C' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
Ranchi | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Red Road | No 329 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
Risalpur | No 144 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
Risalpur | No 356 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Salawas | No 355 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
Santa Cruz | No 12 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Secunderabad | No 343 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
St Thomas Mount | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
St Thomas Mount | No 320 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
Trichinoply | No 2 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Trichinoply | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Trombay | No 341 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
Vizagapatam | No 102 Air Stores Park | |
Whitefield | No 343 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
Yelahanka | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Delhi Cantonment | HQ No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Delhi Cantonment | No 3 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Allahabad | No 1 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals |
HQ - Agra
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agra | No 227 Group Communication Flt | |
Agra | HQ RAF Movements, Central Section | |
Allahabad | No 11 RAF General Hospital | |
Ambala | Central Map Section | |
Ambala | Station HQ | |
Ambala | No 1 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Ambala | No 1 Service Flying Training School | |
Ambala | Meteorological School | |
Bamrauli | No 740 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Bhopal | Station HQ | |
Bhopal | Self Preservation Training | |
Bilaspur | No 28 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Bilaspur | No 20 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Bilaspur | No 2 Opening Up Party | |
Bilaspur | No 729 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
Cawnpore | No 64 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Chaklala | No 3 Physical Training School | |
Chakrata | No 4 Hill Depot | |
Dehra Dun | No 10 Transit Camp | |
Delhi | Station HQ | |
Delhi | No 7 Movements Control Unit | |
Delhi | No 10 Central Medical Board | |
Jodhpur | No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | |
Jubbulpore | No 14 Movement Control Unit | |
Lucknow | RAF Element DGA | |
Nagpur | No 1301 Meteorological Flt | |
Naini Tal | No 9 Hill Depot | |
New Delhi | RAF Element DCO (I) | |
New Delhi | Publication and Form Store | |
New Delhi | No 4 Base Postal Unit | |
New Delhi | HQ BAFSEA Communication Sqn | |
New Delhi | No 1 Touring Concert Party, Gang Show | |
New Delhi | No 2 Touring Concert Party, Gang Show | |
New Delhi | No 3 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Rawalpindi | HQ RAF Movements, North Region | |
Raipur | No 1 Mobile Surgical Unit | |
Raipur | No 68 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Saharanpur | No 3 RAF Instructors' School (EVT) | |
Saharanpur | Medical Training Centre | |
Solan | No 2 Hill Depot | |
Tilda | No 1 Opening Up Party | |
Walton, Lahore | No 1 Recruit Training Centre | |
Walton, Lahore | RAF Section India Detachment of Chinese Air Force Cadet School |
HQ - Barrackpore, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Akyab | No 5 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Amarda Road | Tactical and Weapon Development Unit | |
Amarda Road | Station HQ | |
Amarda Road | No 22 Armament Practice Camp | |
Amarda Road | No 8 Bombing and Gunnery Range | |
Amarda Road | Air Fighting Training Unit | |
Amarda Road | No 20 Sqn | Spitfire |
Amarda Road | No 7020 Servicing Echelon | |
Baigachi | No 176 Sqn | Mosquito |
Baigachi | No 89 Sqn | Mosquito |
Baigachi | No 7089 Servicing Echelon | |
Baigachi | Mark X AI Conversion Flight | |
Barrackpore | No 5 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Belchurria | No 17 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Bishnapur | No 2 Static Administration Unit | |
Bishnapur | No 15 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
Calcutta | No 35 Personnel Transit Camp | Also shown in AHQ Burma |
Rawalpindi | HQ RAF Movements, Eastern Region | |
Calcutta | No 5 Base Postal Unit | |
Calcutta | No 10 Base Postal Unit | |
Calcutta | No 5 Base Signals Depot | |
Calcutta | No 1 RAF Element of CRO (MT) | |
Calcutta | RAF Base HQ | |
Calcutta | No 3 Movement Control Unit | |
Calcutta | Aeronautical Inspection Service | |
Calcutta | No 20 RAF Element of Repairable Equipment Depot | |
Calcutta | No 11 Central Medical Board | |
Calcutta | No 9 RAF General Hospital | |
Calcutta | Aircrew Synthetic Training Refresher School | |
Calcutta | No 54 Embarkation Unit | |
Calcutta | No 77 Embarkation Unit | |
Calcutta | No 99 Embarkation Unit | |
Cawnpore | No 37 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Chakulia | Station HQ | |
Charra | No 8 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Chittagong | No 5 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
Cuttack | Station HQ | |
Cuttack | No 714 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' IAF) | |
Darjeeling | No 11 Hill Depot | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 34 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 36 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Dhubalia | No 709 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Dhubalia | No 31 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Dum Dum | No 4 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Imphal | No 1 RAF Administrative Unit | |
Imphal | No 25 Personnel Transit Camp | |
Kanchrapara | Station HQ | |
Kanchrapara | No 1 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Manipur Road | No 15 Movement Control Unit | |
Mingladon | No 176 Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
Parbatipur | No 15 Movement Control Unit | |
Ramrajatola (Calcutta) | No 10 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Ranchi | Station HQ | |
Ranchi | No 3 School of Hygiene | |
Ranchi | No 703 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'C' IAF) | |
Ranchi | No 9 Sqn RIAF | Hurricane |
Ranchi | No 9 Refresher Flying Unit | |
Rangoon | No 35 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Sylhet | No 6 Transit Camp | |
Barrackpore | No 19 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
Calcutta | HQ, RAF Element, IOC Training Corps | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 31 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Dalbhurngarh | No 2 Care and Maintenance Party | |
Rangoon | No 727 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | Also shown in 222 Group |
Mobile Signals Unit | ||
No 55515 MSU | ||
AME Stations | ||
No 62020 AMES | No 62021 AMES | No 64009 AMES |
No 229 (Transport) Group (ACSEA)
HQ - New Delhi, India
This group was controlled by HQ Transport Command, for units allocated click here.
HQ - Calcutta
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Alipore | No 231 Group Communication Flt | |
Agartala | No 1347 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Agartala | No 1348 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Agartala | No 1349 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Akyab | No 1351 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Calcutta | No 738 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'E' IAF) | |
Calcutta | Mobile MT Waterproofing Unit (Detachment) | |
Cocos Islands | No 175 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Cocos Islands | No 99 Sqn | Liberator |
Cocos Islands | No 356 Sqn | Liberator |
Cocos Islands | No 7099 Servicing Echelon | |
Cocos Islands | No 7356 Servicing Echelon | |
Dalbhumgarh | No 12 Flying Control Section | |
Mingladon | No 1352 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
Rampur Hat | No 98 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Rampur Hat | No 99 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5758 MSU | No 5875 MSU | |
No 5808 MSU | No 5819 MSU | No 5820 MSU |
No 5785 MSU | No 5873 MSU | No 5876 MSU |
No 55646 MSU | No 55647 MSU | |
No 55648 MSU | No 55649 MSU | No 55650 MSU |
No 55651 MSU | No 55652 MSU | No 55653 MSU |
No 55654 MSU | No 5767 MSU | No 5818 MSU |
No 5807 MSU | ||
No 5803 MSU | No 5804 MSU | No 5823 MSU |
Air Formation Signals | ||
Alipore | HQ No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Kharagpur | No 1 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Behala | No 2 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Barrackpore | No 3 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals |
Command HQ - Comilla
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agartala | No 1 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Akyab | No 6 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Akyab | No 7 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Akyab | No 69 Embarkation Unit | |
Akyab | No 3 Refuelling Party | |
Akyab | No 726 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Akyab | No 69 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Akyab | No 12 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Akyab | No 27 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Bikram | No 671 Sqn | |
Bikram | No 672 Sqn | |
Bikram | No 673 Sqn | |
Chiringa | No 3 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Chittagong | No 900 Wing | Also shown at Double Moorings |
Chittagong | No 5 Transit Camp | |
Chittagong | No 7 Transit Camp | |
Chittagong | No 735 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Chittagong | No 15 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Chittagong | No 215 Sqn | Dakota |
Chittagong | No 17 Movement Control Unit | |
Chittagong | No 79 Embarkation Unit | |
Chittagong | No 26 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Comilla | No 232 Group Communications Flight | |
Double Moorings | No 4 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Double Moorings | No 900 Wing | Also shown at Calcutta |
Kyaukpyu | No 13 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Kyaukpyu | No 802 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
Kyaukpyu | No 76 Embarkation Unit | |
Lalaghat | No 2 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Mingladon | No 7 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Mingladon | No 14 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Myingyan | No 90 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Myingyan | No 916 Advanced Landing Ground | |
Meiktila | No 9 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Meiktila | No 27 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Meiktila | No 96 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Meiktila | No 917 Advanced Landing Ground | |
Ramree | No 5 Satellite Airfield HQ | |
Ramree | No 4 Refuelling Party | |
Ramree | No 24 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
Ramree | No 742 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
Ramree | No 67 Mobile Field Hospital | |
Ramree | No 97 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Rangoon | No 93 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Toungoo | No 10 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
Tulihal | No 704 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type B RIAF) | |
Tulihal | No 94 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Mobile Signals Unit | ||
No 5735 MSU | No 5774 MSU | No 5927 MSU |
No 5931 MSU | No 5768 MSU | No 5805 MSU |
No 5863 MSU | No 5914 MSU | No 5920 MSU |
No 5928 MSU | ||
Air Formation Signals | ||
Comilla | HQ No 19 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Comilla | No 2 Company, No 19 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
Chittagong | No 3 Company, No 19 Indian Air Formation Signals |
Command HQ - New Delhi
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Bilaspur | No 185 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Bilaspur | No 96 Sqn | Dakota |
Raipur | No 298 Sqn | Halifax |
Raipur | No 33 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Mobile Signals Unit | ||
No 5770 MSU | No 5810 MSU | No 5824 MSU |
No 5826 MSU |
Command HQ - New Delhi
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agra | Agra University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Allahabad | Allahabad University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Allahabad | No 2 IAF Selective Testing Board | |
Aligarh | Muslim University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Ambala | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit & Training Flights | |
Amritsar | No 1 Punjab University (Khalsa College Detachment) (Indian ATC) | |
Andheri | RIAF Record Office | |
Benares | Benares Hindu University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Bhopal | RIAF Exhibition Flight | |
Bombay | Bombay University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Bombay | RIAF Central Accounts Office | |
Calcutta | Calcutta University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Chidamparam | Annamalai University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Cuttack | Utkal University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Dacca | Dacca University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Delhi | Delhi University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Digri | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'B' Flt | |
Ernakulam | No 2 Madras University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Guntur | Andhra University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Hyderabad | Osmania University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Karachi | HQ No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'A' Training Flight | |
Katni | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, Static HQ & 'D' Flt | |
Kohat | Station HQ | |
Kohat | No 1 (RIAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
Kohat | No 6 (RIAF) Sqn | Hurricane |
Kohat | RIAF Display Flight | |
Lahore | No 1 Punjab University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Lahore | No 1 RIAF Selective Testing Board | |
Lucknow | Lucknow University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Madras | No 1 Madras University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Miranshah | No 1 (RIAF) Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
Mysore | Mysore University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Nagpur | Nagpur University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Nagpur | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, 'D' Flt (Detachment) | |
Madura | RIAF Exhibition Flight | |
Mysore | Mysore University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Nagpur | Nagpur University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Nagpur | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, 'D' Flt (Detachment) | |
Patna | Patna University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Peshawar | North West Frontier Wing | |
Peshawar | No 2 Punjab University (Indian ATC) | |
Peshawar | No 1 (Indian) Group | |
Poona | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, 'A' Flt (Detachment) | |
Secunderabad | No 3 RIAF Selective Testing Board | |
St Thomas Mount | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'C' Flt | |
Trivandrum | Travancore University Unit (Indian ATC) | |
Vizagapatam | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'C' Flt (Detachment) | |
Mobile Signals Units | ||
No 5817 MSU | No 5847 MSU | No 5848 MSU |
Source - SD161 (61st Edition) - October 1945
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