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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany) - January 1946
[BAFO | No 2 Group | No 83 Group | No 84 Group | No 85 Group]
Units administered directly by HQ BAFO
AHQ (Operations) - c/o British Army of the Rhine
AHQ (Administration) - c/o British Army of the Rhine
All units in BAFO were still considered mobile and their locations were not given in SD161
AOC-in-C, BAFO was the administrative authority of all RAF Units on the Continent.
| Unit |
| No 103 Wing |
| RAF Station Detmold |
| RAF Station Schleswig |
| BAFO Communication Wing |
| BAFO (Operations) Signals Unit |
| BAFO (Administration) Signals Unit |
| BAFO Personnel Holding Unit |
| BAFO Air Information Unit |
| British Air Command, Berlin |
| RAF Police Unit, Berlin |
| Air Division Communication Sqn |
| British Air Command, Berlin Communication Flight |
| No 15 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit |
| No 1 ADLS Traffic Office |
| No 55124 Mobile Signals Unit (Type A) |
| No 5274 Mobile Signals Unit (Type B) |
| No 5275 Mobile Signals Unit (Type B) |
| No 5456 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type CA) |
| No 55071 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'CB') |
| No 55145 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'CE') |
| No 5290 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type J) |
| No 5317 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 5248 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type Q) |
| No 5186 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 5187 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W) |
| No 5442 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W) |
| No 5444 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W) |
| No 5448 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W) |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
| Unit | Unit |
| No 138 Wing HQ | No 70002 AMES |
| No 139 Wing HQ | No 3 Ground Control Approach |
| No 140 Wing HQ | No 5312 Mobile Signals Unit (Type B) Also shown as Type 'P' |
| No 2001 (Air Disarmament) Wing | No 5013 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| No 2002 (Air Disarmament) Wing | No 5053 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| No 2003 (Air Disarmament) Wing | No 5451 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) Also No 85 Group |
| No 8701 (Air Disarmament) Wing | No 55097 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT) |
| No 437 Air Disarmament Disposal Park | No 55098 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT) |
| No 4 Sqn | No 5110 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 6004 Servicing Echelon | No 5280 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) Also No 85 Group |
| No 14 Sqn | No 5285 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 6014 Servicing Echelon | No 5304 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 16 Sqn | No 5402 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 6016 Servicing Echelon | No 5471 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 21 Sqn | No 5288 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 6021 Servicing Echelon | No 5289 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 69 Sqn | No 5293 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 6069 Servicing Echelon | No 5294 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 98 Sqn | No 5307 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 6098 Servicing Echelon | No 5308 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 107 Sqn | No 545 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 6107 Servicing Echelon | No 5491 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 128 Sqn | No 5492 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 6128 Servicing Echelon | No 5495 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 180 Sqn | No 5232 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 6180 Servicing Echelon | No 5233 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 268 Sqn | No 5298 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 6268 Servicing Echelon | No 5312 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) Also shown as Type 'B' |
| No 305 (Polish) Sqn | No 514 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 6305 Servicing Echelon | No 5245 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 2 Group Communication Sqn | No 5247 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 2 Group Police Unit | No 5251 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 5 ADLS Traffic Office | No 5299 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 314 Supply and Transport Column | No 5313 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 414 Air Stores Park | No 55076 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 417 Repair and Salvage Unit | No 55079 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 1 Aircraft Reception Unit | No 55081 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 2 Aircraft Reception Unit | No 55082 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 423 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | No 55083 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 4 Mobile Radar Control Post | No 55084 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 73 MT Light Repair Unit | No 5162 Mobile Signals Unit (Type T) |
| No 55 RAF Hospital (BAFO) | No 5173 Mobile Signals Unit (Type T) |
| No 17 Personnel Transit Centre | No 5172 Mobile Signals Unit (Type U) |
| No 15053 Forward Director Post | No 5175 Mobile Signals Unit (Type U) |
| No 2 Group Control Centre (Type 70) |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
| Unit | Unit |
| No 83 Group Communication Sqn | No 416 Sqn RCAF |
| No 83 Group HQ Signals Unit | No 6416 Servicing Echelon |
| RAF Station Sylt | No 443 Sqn RNZAF |
| No 8302 Air Disarmament Wing | No 6443 Servicing Echelon |
| No 8401 Air Disarmament Wing | No 660 Sqn |
| No 8403 Air Disarmament Wing | No 72003 AMES Type 72 |
| No 440 Air Disarmament Disposal Wing | No 72004 AMES Type 72 |
| HQ, No 124 Wing | No 5014 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| HQ, No 126 (RCAF) Wing | No 5019 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| No 406 (RCAF) Air Stores Park | No 5104 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| No 403 Repair and Salvage Unit | No 5455 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) |
| No 434 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit | No 55063 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
| No 435 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit | No 55065 (RCAF) Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
| No 436 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit | No 55094 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT) |
| No 5 Mobile Field Photographic Section | No 5276 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D) |
| No 407 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | No 5475 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D) |
| No 70 MT Light Repair Unit | No 514 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 50 RAF Hospital (BAFO) | No 5031 Mobile Signals Unit (Type H) |
| No 309 Supply and Transport Column | No 543 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 83 Group Control Centre (Type 70) | No 544 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 6 Ground Controlled Approach Unit | No 5024 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 15054 Forward Director Post | No 5025 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 24 Armament Practice Camp | No 55004 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 25 Armament Practice Camp | No 55005 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 2 ADLS Traffic Office | No 55006 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 13 Personnel Transit Centre | No 55021 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 83 Group RAF Police Unit | No 55022 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 382 Wireless Unit | No 552 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 2 Mobile Radar Control Post | No 5231 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 26 Sqn | No 5311 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 6026 Servicing Echelon | No 5243 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 41 Sqn | No 5244 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 6041 Servicing Echelon | No 5250 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 80 Sqn | No 5261 (RCAF) Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 6080 Servicing Echelon | No 5385 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 174 Sqn | No 5168 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U') |
| No 6174 Servicing Echelon | No 5440 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 411 Sqn RCAF | No 5443 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 6411 Servicing Echelon | No 5446 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 412 Sqn RCAF | No 5447 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 6412 Servicing Echelon | No 5449 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
| Unit | Unit |
| No 84 Group Communication Sqn | No 6453 Servicing Echelon |
| No 84 Group HQ Signals Unit | No 652 (AOP) Sqn |
| No 8301 Air Disarmament Wing | No 664 (RCAF) (AOP) Sqn |
| No 8402 (RCAF) Air Disarmament Wing | No 72005 AMES Type 72 |
| No 8501 Air Disarmament Wing | No 72006 AMES Type 72 |
| HQ, No 35 Reconnaissance Wing | No 3 Mobile Radar Control Post |
| HQ, No 123 Wing | No 5052 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| HQ, No 131 (Polish) Wing | No 5091 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
| HQ, No 135 Wing | No 5452 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) |
| No 438 Air Disarmament Disposal Wing | No 5453 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) |
| No 1401 (Met) Flight | No 5454 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) |
| RAF Unit Valkenrode | No 55068 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
| No 1 Mobile Field Photographic Section | No 55069 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
| No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section | No 55070 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
| No 402 Air Stores Park | No 55096 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT) |
| No 408 (Polish) Air Stores Park | No 5277 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D) |
| No 418 Air Stores Park | No 5477 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D) |
| No 422 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | No 518 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 411 (Polish) Repair and Salvage Unit | No 5109 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 412 Repair and Salvage Unit | No 5111 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 312 Supply and Transport Column | No 5112 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 72 (Polish) MT Light Repair Unit | No 5113 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 74 MT Light Repair Unit | No 5403 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| Aircraft Check Unit | No 5405 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 84 Group Control Centre (Type 70) | No 5411 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 15062 Forward Director Post | No 5480 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
| No 4 Ground Controlled Approach Unit | No 5429 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J) |
| No 14 Personnel Transit Centre | No 5040 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 84 Group RAF Police Unit | No 5068 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 3 ADLS Traffic Office | No 5069 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 54 RAF Hospital (BAFO | No 5485 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 2 Sqn | No 5486 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 6002 Servicing Echelon | No 5487 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 3 Sqn | No 5497 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 6003 Servicing Echelon | No 55024 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 33 Sqn | No 55025 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 6033 Servicing Echelon | No 55026 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
| No 56 Sqn | No 594 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 6056 Servicing Echelon | No 5318 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 302 Sqn | No 5373 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 6302 Servicing Echelon | No 5374 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
| No 308 Sqn | No 5083 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 6308 Servicing Echelon | No 5140 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 317 Sqn | No 5249 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q |
| No 6317 Servicing Echelon | No 5390 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 349 Sqn | No 5438 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 6349 Servicing Echelon | No 55075 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
| No 350 Sqn | No 5185 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 6350 Servicing Echelon | No 5439 Mobile Signals Unit, Type W |
| No 451 Sqn RAAF | No 5441 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 6451 Servicing Echelon | No 5445 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
| No 453 Sqn RAAF |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
| Unit | Unit |
| RAF Station, Fuhlsbuttel | No 3 Base Recovery Unit |
| RAF Unit Brussels | No 5 MT Base Unit |
| No 8 Special Liaison Unit | No 5 Ground Controlled Approach Unit |
| No 8 RAF General Hospital | No 15083 GCI |
| No 85 Group Communication Sqn | No 5451 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) Also No 2 Group |
| BAFO Police HQ Unit | No 519 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| BAFO Field Punishment and Detention Unit | No 5213 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| BAFO Air Publications Distributing Unit | No 5280 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) Also No 2 Group |
| BAFO Welfare Unit | No 5281 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| BAFO Base Censorship Unit | No 5282 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| No 11 (RAF) Interpreters' School (Germany) | No 5284 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| No 53 RAF Hospital (BAFO) | No 5286 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| Base Personnel Centre | No 5287 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| No 18 Personnel Transit Centre | No 5481 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
| No 313 Supply and Transport Column | No 5291 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'J') |
| No 317 Supply and Transport Column | No 5453 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'J') |
| No 75 MT Light Repair Unit | No 5493 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'K') |
| No 76 MT Light Repair Unit | No 55125 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'K') |
| No 424 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | No 5319 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'P') |
| No 52 Repair Unit (Plant) | No 5372 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'P') |
| No 151 Repair Unit (Aircraft) | No 5141 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| No 4 ADLS Traffic Office | No 5142 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| No 431 Equipment Park | No 5314 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| No 432 Equipment Disposal Depot | No 5383 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| No 433 MT Disposal Unit | No 5386 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| No 85 Group Signals Unit | No 5392 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| Enemy Aircraft Servicing and Storage Unit | No 5393 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
| No 16 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | No 5164 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U') |
| No 17 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | No 5165 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U') |
| No 6 Base Signals and Radar Unit | No 5174 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U') |
| No 1 Mobile Radar Communications Unit | No 5176 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U') |
| No 85 Group RAF Police Unit | No 5177 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U') |
Source - SD161 (64th Edition) - January 1946
[BAFO | No 2 Group | No 83 Group | No 84 Group | No 85 Group]
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