Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Transport Command - December 1945
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 48 Group | No 87 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 110 Wing | No 111 Wing]
Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
No 1508 (Radio Aids Training) Flight | No 1557 (Radio Aids Training) Flight | No 1558 (Radio Aids Training) Flight |
Air Transient Depot, Bourn | Air Booking Centre, London | RAF Strubby |
HQ - RAF York
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Bramcote | ||
No 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Bramcote | |
RAF Station Bitteswell | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
No 1513 (RAT) Flt | RAF Bitteswell | |
RAF Station Nuneaton | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
RAF Station Carnaby | Bridlington, East Yorkshire | Emergency Runway |
RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden | ||
No 1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Crosby-on-Eden | Dakota |
RAF Station Longtown | Satellite (Crosby-on-Eden) | |
No 1521 (RAT) Flt | RAF Longtown | |
RAF Station Desborough | ||
RAF Station Dishforth | ||
RAF Station Doncaster | ||
RAF Station Elvington | ||
No 4 Group Communication Flt | RAF Elvington | Various types |
RAF Station Fairford | Station in No 38 Group | |
No 1555 (RAT) Flt | RAF Fairford | |
RAF Station Full Sutton | ||
RAF Holme | Holme-on-Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire | |
No 512 Sqn | RAF Holme | Dakota |
No 4512 Servicing Echelon | RAF Holme | |
RAF Station Melbourne | ||
No 575 Sqn | RAF Melbourne | Dakota |
No 4575 Servicing Echelon | RAF Melbourne | |
No 1510 Flt | RAF Melbourne | Oxford |
No 1552 (RAT) Flt | RAF Melbourne | Oxford |
Transport Command Examining Unit | RAF Melbourne | Oxford |
RAF Station Leicester East | Station in Maintenance Command | |
No 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | RAF Leicester East | Dakota |
RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | ||
RAF Station Marston Moor | ||
No 1665 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Marston Moor | |
RAF School of Air Transport | RAF Netheravon | Station in No 38 Group |
RAF Station Ossington | ||
No 1384 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit | RAF Ossington | |
RAF Station Pocklington | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
No 1527 (RAT) Flt | RAF Prestwick | Station in No 44 Group |
RAF Station Riccall | Station in Maintenance Command | |
No 1332 Heavy Conversion Unit | RAF Riccall | Various |
No 1529 (RAT) Flt | RAF St Mawgan | Station in No 44 Group |
RAF Station Snaith | Snaith | |
No 1516 (RAT) Flt | RAF Snaith | Station in No 46 Group |
No 17 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Snaith | |
No 1556 (RAT) Flt | RAF Stradishall | Station in No 48 Group |
RAF Station Syerston | ||
RAF Station Winthorpe | Satellite, Syerston | |
RAF Station Tilstock | ||
No 1380 (Transport) Conversion Unit |
RAF Tilstock | |
RAF Station Sleap | Satellite airfield (Tilstock) | |
No 1528 (RAT) Flt | RAF Valley | Station in No 44 Group |
RAF Station Welford | ||
No 1336 Transport Support Conversion Unit | RAF Welford | Various |
RAF Station Ramsbury | Satellite (Welford) | |
RAF Station Wymeswold | ||
No 108 (Transport) OTU | RAF Wymeswold | Dakota |
RAF Station Castle Donington | Satellite (Wymeswold) |
HQ - Marks Hall, Earls Colne, Essex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Blakehill Farm | ||
RAF Station Fairford | Satellite airfield (Blakehill Farm) | |
RAF Station Earls Colne | ||
No 1 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) | RAF Earls Colne | |
No 2 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) | RAF Earls Colne | |
No 3 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) | RAF Earls Colne | |
No 38 Group Communication Flt | RAF Earls Colne | Oxford |
No 296 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
No 4296 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
No 297 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
No 4297 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
No 7 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
No 8 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
RAF Station Wethersfield | Satellite airfield (Earls Colne) | |
No 38 Group Operational Refresher Training Unit |
RAF Wethersfield | Albemarle/Horsa/Tiger Moth |
No 1677 (Target Towing) Flt | RAF Wethersfield | Martinet |
RAF Station Gosfield | Station in Bomber Command | |
No 13 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Gosfield | |
RAF Station Great Dunmow | ||
No 190 Sqn | RAF Great Dunmow | |
No 4190 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Dunmow | |
No 620 Sqn |
RAF Great Dunmow | |
No 4620 Servicing Echelon | RAF Great Dunmow | |
No 3 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Great Dunmow | |
No 4 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Great Dunmow | |
RAF Station Matching | Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow) | |
C & M Party | RAF Matching | |
RAF Station Harwell | ||
Transport Command Development Unit | RAF Harwell | |
RAF Station Finmere | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
RAF Station Hampstead Norris | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
RAF Station Lavenham | Satellite airfield (Harwell) | |
RAF Station Netheravon | ||
No 1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | Horsa/Hamilcar |
No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
Bulford Camp | Satellite (Netheravon) | |
No 4 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | Bulford Camp | |
RAF Station Thruxton | Satellite airfield (Netheravon) | |
No 2 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Thruxton | |
No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Thruxton | |
No 9 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Thruxton | |
No 16 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Thruxton | |
RAF Station Ringway |
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No 1 Parachute Training School | RAF Ringway | Various |
RAF Station Rivenhall |
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No 295 Sqn | RAF Rivenhall | Stirling |
No 4295 Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
No 570 Sqn | RAF Rivenhall | Stirling |
No 4570 Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
No 5 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
No 6 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Rivenhall | |
RAF Station Saltby | - | - |
RAF Station Shepherd's Grove | ||
No 196 Sqn |
RAF Shepherd's Grove | Stirling |
No 4196 Servicing Echelon | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
No 299 Sqn | RAF Shepherd's Grove | Stirling |
No 4299 Servicing Echelon | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
No 1 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
No 2 (Horsa) Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
RAF Station Shobden | - | - |
RAF Station Shrewton | Emergency Landing Ground | |
RAF Station Tarrant Rushton | ||
No 644 Sqn | RAF Tarrant Rushton | Halifax |
No 4644 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Dunkeswell | ||
No 16 Ferry Unit | RAF Dunkeswell | Halifax/Dakota/Warwick |
RAF Station Filton | - | - |
RAF Station Melton Mowbrey | ||
C & M Party | RAF Melton Mowbrey | |
RAF Station Nutt's Corner | ||
Transatlantic Aircraft Flying Control | RAF Nutt's Corner | |
RAF Station Pershore | ||
No 1 Ferry Unit | RAF Pershore | |
RAF Station Portreath | ||
C & M Party | RAF Portreath | |
RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | Airport |
North Atlantic Signals Centre | RAF Prestwick | |
No 1 Ground Control Approach Unit | RAF Prestwick | |
RAF Station St Mawgan | Airport | |
No 2 Overseas Air Despatch Unit | RAF St Mawgan | |
Transport Command Briefing School | RAF St Mawgan | |
No 1 Air Traffic School | RAF St Mawgan | |
RAF Station Staverton | Station in Mintenance Command | |
No 44 Group Communications Flight | RAF Staverton | Various |
RAF Station Talbenny | ||
C & M Party | RAF Talbenny | |
RAF Station Valley | Airport | |
Units in European Division ATC | RAF Valley |
HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Bermuda | No 6 Aircraft Preparation Unit | |
Belem, Brazil | No 99 Staging Post | |
Boucherville | No 231 Sqn, Flying Boat Flight | |
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 |
Gander | No 83 Staging Post | |
Goose Bay | No 84 Staging Post | |
Hickam Field (Honolulu) | No 141 Staging Post | |
Jamaica | No 89 Staging Post | |
Lagens (Azores) | No 74 Staging Post | |
Lindbergh Field (San Diego) | No 280 Wing | |
Lindbergh Field (San Diego) | No 139 Staging Post | |
Miami (Florida) | No 97 Staging Post | |
Mines Field (Los Angeles) | No 140 Staging Post | |
Nandi Airfield (Fiji) | No 143 Staging Post | |
Nassau | No 88 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
Natal (Brazil) | No 98 Staging Post | |
Trinidad | No 95 Staging Post | |
Whenuapi (New Zealand) | No 144 Staging Post |
HQ - Harrow, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 170 Staging Post | Bardufoss | |
RAF Station Biggin Hill | ||
RAF Station Blackbushe | ||
No 162 Sqn | RAF Blackbushe | Mosquito IV/XX/25 |
RAF Station Boreham | ||
No 161 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
No 162 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
No 164 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
No 165 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
No 166 Staging Post | RAF Boreham | |
RAF Station Bushey Hall | ||
RAF Station Chedburgh | ||
No 301 Sqn | RAF Chedburgh | Warwick CIII |
No 4301 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chedburgh | |
No 304 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Chedburgh | Wellington XI/XII |
No 4304 (Polish) Servicing Echelon | RAF Chedburgh | |
RAF Station Down Ampney | ||
No 435 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
No 436 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
No 46 Group Air Freight Control Centre | RAF Down Ampney | |
RAF Station Guernsey | Guernsey, Channel Islands | |
No 160 Staging Post | RAF Guernsey | |
RAF Station Kenley | ||
RAF Station Northolt | ||
ADLS Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
RAF Station Odiham | ||
No 437 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Odiham | Dakota |
No 4437 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Odiham | |
No 271 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Dakota, also shown in No 47 Group |
No 4271 Servicing Echelon | RAF Odiham | Also shown in No 47 Group |
No 120 (RCAF) Wing HQ | RAF Odiham | |
Empire Test Pilots' School (MAP) | RAF Odiham | |
RAF Station Perranporth | ||
No 163 Staging Post | Oslo | |
No 167 Staging Post | Prague | |
No 311 (Czech) Sqn | Praque | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
No 4311 (Czech) Servicing Echelon | Prague | |
No 168 Staging Post | Stavanger | |
No 169 Staging Post | Trondheim | |
RAF Station Uxbridge | ||
Overseas Distribution Centre | RAF Uxbridge | |
No 46 Group also controlled the following mobile units: - | ||
55099 Mobile Signals Unit |
HQ - Hendon, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Broadwell | ||
No 271 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | Dakota, also shown in No 46 Group |
No 4271 Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | Also shown in No 46 Group |
RAF Station Hendon | Airport | |
No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
No 4024 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hendon | |
Metropolitan Communications Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
AM Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | |
RAF School of Discussion Method | RAF Hendon | |
RAF Station Highgate | ||
RAF Intelligence School | RAF Highgate | |
RAF Station Holmsley South | ||
No 246 Sqn | RAF Holmsley South | York/C27 |
No 4246 Servicing Echelon | RAF Holmsley South | |
RAF Station Ibsley | ||
No 150 Staging Post | RAF Ibsley | |
RAF Station Christchurch | Satellite airfield (Ibsley) | |
RAF Station Kemble | ||
No 2 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit | RAF Kemble | |
RAF Station Lyneham | Airport | |
No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
No 1409 (Met) Flight | RAF Lyneham | |
No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit | RAF Lyneham | |
RAF Station Membury | ||
No 525 Sqn | RAF Membury | Dakota |
No 4525 Servicing Echelon | RAF Membury | |
No 187 Sqn | RAF Membury | Halifax III |
No 4187 Servicing Echelon | RAF Membury | |
RAF Station Merryfield | ||
No 53 Sqn | RAF Merryfield | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
No 4053 Servicing Echelon | RAF Merryfield | |
Milton Ernest Hall | ||
RAF Station Prestwick | Airport, station in No 44 Group | |
No 1680 (Transport) Flight | RAF Prestwick | |
RAF Station Stoney Cross | ||
No 242 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Wellington |
No 4242 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stoney Cross | |
No 46 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Stirling |
No 4046 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stoney Cross |
HQ - Milton Ernest Hall, Bedford
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Bassingbourn | ||
No 102 Sqn | RAF Bassingbourn | Liberator |
No 4102 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bassingbourn | |
RAF Station Little Staughton | ||
RAF Station Oakington | ||
No 86 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
No 4066 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
No 206 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
No 4206 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
RAF Station Stradishall | ||
No 51 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Stirling V |
No 4051 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stradishall | |
No 158 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Stirling V |
No 4158 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stradishall | |
RAF Station Tempsford | ||
No 1 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit | RAF Tempsford | |
No 426 Sqn RCAF | RAF Tempsford | Liberator C VI/C VIII |
No 4426 Servicing Echelon RCAF | RAF Tempsford | |
RAF Station Waterbeach | ||
No 59 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Liberator C VI/C VIII |
No 4059 Servicing Echelon | RAF Waterbeach | |
No 220 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Liberator C VI/C VIII |
No 4220 Servicing Echelon | RAF Waterbeach | |
RAF Station Wratting Common |
c/o British Army of the Rhine
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Police Detachment | ||
No 108 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
No 428 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
No 4 RAF Base Area | ||
MATS | ||
No 429 Equipment Park | ||
No 87 Group Communications Flight | ||
No 1 Officers' Rest Centre | ||
Airmen's Transit Centre | ||
Air Mail Centre | ||
No 93 Staging Post | ||
No 103 Staging Post | ||
No 121 Staging Post | ||
No 137 Staging Post |
No 216 (Ferry & Transport) Group
HQ - Caserta
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Almaza (Egypt) | No 133 Staging Post | |
Almaza (Egypt) | No 216 Sqn | Dakota |
Almaza (Egypt) | No 78 Sqn | Dakota |
Ajaccio (Corsica) | RAF Station (No 63 Staging Post) | Also shown at Elmas (Sardinia) |
Asmara (Ethiopia) | RAF Unit (No 23 Staging Post) | |
Athens (Greece) | No 107 Staging Post | |
Augusta (Sicily) | RAF Station (No 152 Staging Post) | |
Bahrein (Iraq) | RAF Station (No 43 Staging Post) | |
Bari (Italy) | HQ, No 249 Transport Wing | |
Bari | No 44 (South African) Sqn | Dakota |
Bari | HQ, No 249 Transport Wing | |
Belgrade (Yugoslavia) | No 130 Staging Post | |
Bilaspur (India) | No 267 Sqn | Dakota |
Bilbeis (Egypt) | No 1330 Conversion Unit | |
Blida (North Africa) | No 3 Ferry Unit | |
Bucharest (Romania) | No 125 Staging Post | |
Cairo | Air Booking Centre | |
Cairo (Villa Rose) | Air Control, Cairo | |
RAF Cairo West | RAF Station (No 10 Staging Post) | |
RAF Cairo West | No 5 Ferry Unit | |
RAF Cairo West | No 1589 Flight | |
Castel Benito (Lybia) | RAF Station (No 17 Staging Post) | |
RAF Catania (Sicily) | RAF Station (No 62 Staging Post) | |
Eastleigh (Kenya) | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
RAF El Adem (Lybia) | RAF Station (No 12 Staging Post) | |
El Geneina (Sudan) | No 25 Staging Post | |
Elmas (Sardinia) | RAF Station (No 63 Staging Post) | Also shown at Ajaccio (Corsica) |
El Aouina (NW Africa) | No 76 Staging Post | |
Fanara | No 10 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
Gebel Hamzi (Egypt) | No 2 Ferry Unit | |
Gianaclis | No 512 Sqn | Dakota |
RAF Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 151 Transport Wing | |
Habbaniya | No 40 Staging Post | |
Habbaniya | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
Heliopolis | HQ, No 216 Group | |
Heliopolis | No 282 Transport Wing | |
Heliopolis | No 1 Air Freight Control Centre | |
Heliopolis | No 216 Group Communication Flt | |
Heliopolis | Heliopolis Palace Hotel | |
Heliopolis | RAF Holding Section | |
Juba (Sudan) | RAF Unit (No 29 Staging Post) | |
Khartoum (Sudan) | No 20 Staging Post | |
Khartoum | No 115 Transport Wing | Also shown in Wadi Seidna (Sudan) |
Khartoum | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | |
Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 171 Staging Post | |
Luxor (Egypt) | RAF Unit (No 15 Staging Post) | |
Luqa (Malta) | No 64 Staging Post | |
RAF Lydda (Palestine) | RAF Station (No 14 Staging Post) | |
Maison Blanche (Algeria) | No 72 Staging Post | |
Maison Blanche | No 78 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
Malakal (Sudan) | RAF Unit (No 28 Staging Post) | |
Marble Arch (Libya) | RAF Station (No 16 Staging Post) | |
Masira Island | No 33 Staging Post | |
Mauripur (India) | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
Mersa Matruh (Egypt) | RAF Station (No 11 Staging Post) | |
Milan (Italy) | No 46 Staging Post | |
Naples (Italy) | No 4 Ferry Unit | |
Oujda (North Africa) | RAF Station (No 70 Staging Post) | Also shown at Rabat Sale (North Africa) |
Pomigliano (Italy) | RAF Station (No 65 Staging Post) | |
Rabat Sale (North Africa) | RAF Station (No 70 Staging Post) | Also shown at Oujda (North Africa) |
Rome (Italy) | No 149 Staging Post | |
Shaibah (Iraq) | RAF Station (No 42 Staging Post) | |
Sharjah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Station (No 44 Staging Post) | |
Sheikh Othman (Aden) | No 30 Staging Post | |
Sheikh Othman | No 216 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
Shellal (Egypt) | RAF Movements Detachment | |
Shwechat (Austria) | No 173 Staging Post | |
Treviso | No 212 Staging Post | |
Udine | No 61 Staging Post | |
Valetta (Malta) | HQ, No 284 Transport Wing | |
Wadi Halfa (Sudan) | RAF Unit (No 22 Staging Post) | |
Wadi Halfa | RAF Movements Detachment |
HQ - RAF Delhi, India
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Agartala | No 209 Staging Post | |
Ahmedabad | RAF Station (No 35 Staging Post) | |
Arkonam | No 34 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Arkonam | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Arkonam | No 729 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Alipore | RAF Station (No 158 Staging Post) | |
Alipore | No 154 Staging Post | |
Alipore | No 157 Staging Post | |
Aurangabad | No 155 Staging Post | |
Bamrauli | No 36 Staging Post | |
Bangalore | No 109 Transport Wing | |
Bangalore | Air Booking Centre | |
Baroda | No 1334 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | |
Bellary | RAF Signals Unit | |
Bhopal | No 37 Staging Post | |
Bikram | No 26 Glider Servicing Echelons | |
Bilaspur | No 28 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bilaspur | No 32 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Bilaspur | No 10 Sqn | Dakota, also shown at Poona |
Bilaspur | No 93 Mobile Flying Control Section | |
Bombay | Air Booking Centre | |
Calcutta | Air Booking Centre | |
Calcutta | No 117 Transport Wing | |
Chakala | RAF Element Air Transport Development Centre | |
Chakala | No 148 Staging Post | Not yet operational |
Chakulia | No 22 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Chakulia | No 706 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Chakulia | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
Chittagong | No 206 Staging Post | |
Cocos Islands | No 129 Staging Post | |
Colombo | Air Booking Centre | |
Comilla | No 203 Staging Post | |
Delhi | Air Booking Centre | |
Dinjan | No 77 Staging Post | |
Dinjan | RAF Signals Centre | |
Drigh Road | No 202 Staging Post | |
Dum Dum | Station HQ (No 38 Staging Post) | |
Dum Dum | No 52 Sqn | Dakota |
Dum Dum | No 715 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Fatehjang | No 343 Glider Wing | |
Fatehjang | No 668 (Glider) Sqn | |
Fatehjang | No 670 (Glider) Sqn | |
Fatehjang | No 20 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Fatehjang | No 21 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Fatehjang | No 23 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Fatehjang | No 24 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Fatehjang | No 25 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Fatehjang | No 37 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Fatehjang | No 38 Glider Servicing Echelons | |
Fatehjang | No 39 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Gannavaram | No 2 Staging Post | |
Gujrat | Station HQ | |
Hakimpet | No 39 Staging Post | |
Hakimpet | No 744 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Hmawbi | No 69 Staging Post | |
Jharsaguda | Station HQ | |
Jharsaguda | No 26 Staging Post | |
Jharsaguda | No 205 Staging Post | |
Jiwani | RAF Station (No 45 Staging Post) | |
Jiwani | No 705 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' IAF) | |
Jodhpur | No 710 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Jodhpur | No 46 Staging Post | |
Kalyan | No 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
Kandy | No 229 Group Advanced HQ | |
Karachi | No 108 Transport Wing | |
Karachi | Air Booking Centre | |
Karachi | RAF Element Joint Flying Control Centre | |
Kargi Road | No 5 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
Kargi Road | No 27 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Kargi Road | No 29 Glider Servicing Echelons | |
Kargi Road | No 31 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Kargi Road | No 344 Glider Wing | |
Kargi Road | No 671 (Glider) Sqn | |
Kargi Road | No 672 (Glider) Sqn | |
Kargi Road | No 673 (Glider) Sqn | |
Kunming (China) | RAF Unit | |
Lahore | No 47 Staging Post | |
Madras | Air Booking Centre | |
Maharajpur (Gwalior) | RAF Station (No 49 Staging Post) | |
Mauripur (Sind) | No 700 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
Mauripur (Sind) | Station HQ | |
Mauripur (Sind) | No 48 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
Mauripur (Sind) | No 35 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Mingladon | No 8 Staging Post | |
Nagpur | No 59 Staging Post | |
Palam | Station HQ | |
Palam | No 229 Group Communication Flight | |
Palam | No 232 Sqn | Dakota/RY-3/C-54 |
Palam | No 353 Sqn | Dakota |
Palam | No 9 Staging Post | |
Palam | No 724 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
Poona | No 10 Sqn | Dakota, also shown at Poona |
Poona | Station HQ (No 153 Staging Post) | |
Poona | No 33 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Raipur | No 30 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
Raipur | No 298 Sqn | Halifax |
Ramree | No 208 Staging Post | |
Ranchi | No 3 Staging Post | |
Ratmalana | No 32 Staging Post | |
Risalpur | No 1331 Conversion Unit | |
St Thomas Mount | No 57 Staging Post | |
Santa Cruz | No 56 Staging Post | |
Satna | No 101 Staging Post | |
Trichinopoly | No 156 Staging Post | |
Upper Topa | No 669 (Glider) Sqn | |
Vizagapatam | No 34 Staging Post | |
Yelahanka | No 58 Staging Post | |
Yelahanka | ACSEA Internal Air Service Sqn |
HQ - Croydon Airport (controlled by No 46 Group)
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 167 Sqn | RAF Blackbushe | Warwick |
No 4167 Servicing Echelon | RAF Blackbushe | |
Croydon Airport | ||
No 147 Sqn | Croydon Airport | Dakota |
No 4147 Servicing Echelon | Croydon Airport | |
No 1316 (Netherland) Flight | Croydon Airport |
HQ - Brussels (controlled by No 46 Group)
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 105 Staging Post | Brussels/Evere | |
No 92 Staging Post | Buckeburg | |
No 94 Staging Post | Celle | |
No 104 Staging Post | Fuhlsbuttel | |
No 19 Staging Post | Gatow | |
No 122 Staging Post | Handorf | |
No 120 Staging Post | Munchen Gladbach | |
No 91 Staging Post | Schleswig | |
No 18 Staging Post | Valkenberg (The Hague) |
Source - SD161 (63rd Edition) - December 1945
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 48 Group | No 87 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group | No 110 Wing | No 111 Wing]
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