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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Mediterranean and Middle East - January 1946
[Mediterranean and Middle East | DAF | HQ SAAF | AHQ Egypt | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean | AHQ Greece | AHQ Malta | RAF Italy | AHQ Levant | AHQ Iraq & Persia | AHQ East Africa | HQBF Aden | RAF Austria | No 205 Group | No 206 Group | No 214 Group | No 216 Group | No 218 Group | Air Formation Signals]
HQ Mediterranean and Middle East - Cairo
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Alexandria | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean | |
| Algiers | No 5 Base Personnel Office | |
| Algiers | Provost and Security Unit (Sub-HQ, N Africa) | |
| Algiers | No 13 Postal HQ | |
| Baghdad | AHQ (Detachment) Iraq and Persia | |
| Beirut | Advance AHQ Levant | |
| Cairo | AHQ Egypt | |
| Cairo | Admin HQ SAAF | |
| Cairo | RAAF Liaison Office | |
| Cairo | RNZAF Liaison Office | |
| Cairo | No 1 Base Personnel Office | |
| Cairo | Unit Signals (HQ RAF Med/ME) | |
| Cairo | No 6 RAF Postal HQ (Middle East Forces) | |
| Cairo | Command Welfare Office | |
| Caserta | AHQ Italy | |
| El Genina | No 1567 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Fanara | No 205 Group | |
| Habbaniya | AHQ Iraq and Persia | |
| Heliopolis | No 206 Group | |
| Juba | No 15 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
| Jerusalem | AHQ Levant | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | RAF Station | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Area Control, Khartoum | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Khartoum Communication Flt | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 4 (ME) Meteorological Unit | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 39 Sqn | Marauder |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 139 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Khartoum Airfield (Sudan) | Aircraft Safety Centre | |
| Klagenfurt | Rear HQ RAF Austria | |
| Kufra | No 401 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Malakal | No 15 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (Detachment) | |
| Nairobi | AHQ East Africa | |
| Naples | Chief RAF Base Censor (CMF) | |
| Naples | No 6 Base Personnel Office | |
| Naples | Provost and Security HQ | |
| Naples | Provost and Security Unit Sub HQ, (Southern Italy) | |
| Naples | No 16 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Naples | HQ MedME Missing Research and Enquiry Service | Local Admin Control - AHQ Italy |
| Naples | No 9 Air Formation Postal Unit | c/o Base Army PO |
| Rome | Provost and Security Unit Sub HQ, (Northern Italy) | |
| Steamer Point | HQ British Forces, Aden | |
| Valetta | AHQ Malta | |
| Valetta | No 2 Base Personnel Office |
HQ Desert Air Force (Med/ME) - Moruzzo
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Campoformido | No 126 Maintenance Unit (No 9 Park) | |
| Campoformido | Desert Air Force Communication Flt | |
| Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 40 Air Stores Park | Also shown at Zeltweg |
| Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 225 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Lavariano | No 239 Fighter Wing | |
| Lavariano | No 112 Sqn | Mustang |
| Lavariano | No 250 Sqn | Mustang |
| Lavariano | No 237 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Lavariano | No 318 (Polish) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Lavariano | No 5500 Polish Mobile Signals Unit | |
| Monza | No 663 (Polish) Sqn | Auster |
| Moruzzo | No 12 Meteorological Unit | |
| Pagnacco | No 126 Maintenance Unit | |
| Rivolto | No 306 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
| Rivolto | No 126 Maintenance Unit (No 10 AAP) | |
| San Pier D'Isonzo | No 654 AOP Sqn | Auster |
| Treviso | No 244 Fighter Wing | |
| Treviso | No 87 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 92 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 253 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 11 Anti-Malarial Control Unit | |
| Treviso | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Udine | No 3 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Udine | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
| Udine | No 18 Air Depot (SAAF) | |
| Udine | No 58 MT Company | |
| Velden (Austria) | Photographic Unit (Austria) | |
| Zeltweg | No 324 Fighter Wing | |
| Zeltweg | No 43 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Zeltweg | No 72 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Zeltweg | No 111 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Zeltweg | No 126 Maintenance Unit (No 13 AAP) | |
| c/o 5th Cops HQ | No 125 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 15052 AMES | ||
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Shandur | No 3 (South African) Light Bomber Wing | |
| Shandur | No 12 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Shandur | No 21 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Shandur | No 24 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 40 (SAAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Lavariano | No 5 (SAAF) Sqn | Mustang |
Command HQ - Cairo
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abbassia | No 5 RAF Hospital | |
| Aboukir | No 24 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Alexandria | Tomahawk House | |
| Alexandria | Blenheim House | |
| Alexandria | Beaufighter House | |
| Alexandria | No 11 Embarkation Unit | |
| Alexandria | No 11 WAAF Convalescent Depot | |
| Alexandria | WAAF Leave House | |
| Alexandria | No 4 Section, AMDGW | |
| Almaza | No 22 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Almaza | SAAF Base Depot | |
| Almaza | No 2 School of Hygiene (RAF) | |
| Almaza | RAF Physical Training School | |
| Almaza | No 6 ME Field Hygiene Unit | c/o No 22 PTC |
| Almaza | No 2742 Armoured Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4603 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4607 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4612 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn HQ | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn, No 2 Detachment | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5153 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5717 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 4609 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 4617 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Cairo | The Lady Rosalind Tedder RAF Club | |
| Cairo | Wellington House | |
| Cairo | No 5451 Airfield Construction Wing | |
| Cairo | No 5720 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Cairo | WAAF Leave House | |
| Cairo | No 5 Section, AMDGW | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4604 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4605 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4610 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4611 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4614 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5576 Artisan Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5716 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
| Deversoir | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Deversoir | Middle East Interpretation Unit (Detachment) | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 5577 Artisan Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 4601 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 4602 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 4613 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 5718 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
| El Gedida | RAF Station | |
| El Gedida | Master Provision Office | |
| El Gedida | Base Accounts Office | |
| El Hagg | No 2 W/T Transmitting Station | |
| Heliopolis | Air Publications Unit | |
| Heliopolis | Middle East Interpretation Unit | |
| Heliopolis | Standing Committee of Adjustment | |
| Heliopolis | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Heliopolis | No 2 RAF Instructors' School (EVT) | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Works Area | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Section, AMDGW | |
| Helwan | Instrument and Electrical School | |
| Helwan | No 3 Signals Depot | |
| Helwan | Middle East Signals School | |
| Idku | No 1 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Kaffr el Farouk | Telecommunications Centre ME | |
| Kaffr el Farouk | RAF Regiment Instructors' Unit | |
| Kasfareet | No 21 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Kasfareet | No 3 Section, AMDGW | |
| Khartoum | No 1 Anti-Mosquito Unit (Detachment) | |
| Port Faud | No 2 Field Signals Unit | |
| Port Said | No 20 Embarkation Unit | |
| Port Tewfik (Sinai) | No 19 Embarkation Unit | |
| Quadima | No 4615 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Shallufa | No 4 Release Embarkation Centre | |
| Tobruk | No 5053 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Tobruk | No 4606 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Tobruk | No 4616 Airfield Construction Flt |
AHQ Eastern Mediterranean (Med/ME)
Command HQ - Alexandria
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Alexandria | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Alexandria | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Aqir (Palestine) | No 27 (SAAF) Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Aqir (Palestine) | Middle East Night Vision Training School | |
| Ballah | Station HQ | |
| Ballah | No 11 Flying Instructors' School | |
| Ballah | No 256 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Benina (Libya) | No 212 Admin Group | |
| Benina (Libya) | No 1563 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Benina (Libya) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Cyrenica) | c/o No 212 Group |
| Benina (Libya) | No 27 (SAAF) Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 25 Embarkation Unit | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 4 Works Area | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 2 Section (Works) | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 1564 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Tripolitania) | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 3 Section (Works) | |
| Deversoir | RAF Station | |
| Deversoir | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
| Deversoir | No 680 Sqn | Mosquito |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 27 (SAAF) Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| El Adem (Libya) | German POW Company, RAF Component | |
| Farmagusta (Cyprus) | No 43 Embarkation Unit | |
| Heliopolis (Villa Rose) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Egypt) | |
| Idku | RAF Station | |
| Idku | No 27 (SAAF) Sqn | Warwick |
| Ismailia | Station HQ | |
| Ismailia | No 12 Sector Operations Room | |
| Ismailia | No 2 School of Fire Fighting | |
| Marble Arch | RAF Unit (C & M basis) | |
| Mariut | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean Communication Flt | |
| Mersa Matrruh | RAF Station | |
| Mersa Matrruh | No 621 Sqn | |
| Nalut (Tripoli) | No 123 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | Station HQ | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Cyprus) | c/o RAF Station, Nicosia |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 1565 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Ramat David (Palestine) | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Shandur | Station HQ | |
| Suez | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Tobruk | No 25 Embarkation Unit (Railhead Detachment) | |
| Tobruk | No 1 Section (Works) | |
| Tripoli | No 53 Embarkation Unit | |
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| No 405 AMES | No 531 AMES | No 826 AMES |
| No 1201 AMES | No 402 AMES | No 505 AMES |
| No 532 AMES | No 582 AMES | |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Araxos | No 31 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | |
| Araxos | No 252 Sqn | Beaufighter |
| Athens | No 373 Air Stores Park | |
| Canea | No 252 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Hassani | AHQ Greece Communication Flight | |
| Hassani | No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | Wellington |
| Hassani | No 373 Air Stores Park (Detachment) | |
| Hassani | No 372 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Hassani | No 232 Light Bomber Wing | |
| Hassani | No 13 Sqn | Boston |
| Hassani | No 18 Sqn | Boston |
| Hassani | No 55 Sqn | Boston |
| Hassani | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Hassani | No 5136/2/8 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Hassani | No 1 Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Hassani | Aircraft Safety Centre (Greece) | |
| Maleme | No 59 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | |
| Patras | No 96 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Piraeus | No 96 Embarkation Unit | |
| Piraeus | No 252 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Piraeus | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Marine Unit (Detachment) | |
| Rhodes | AHQ Greece (Detachment) | |
| Rhodes | No 402 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Sedes | No 337 Fighter Wing | |
| Sedes | No 335 (RHAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Sedes | No 336 (RHAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Sedes | No 1 Hellenic Wing | |
| Sedes | No 128 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
| Tatoi | RHAF LAA Sqn | |
| Vouliaghmani | No 28 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Vouliaghmani | No 2744 Field Sqn RAF Regiment |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers (Algeria) | No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Algiers (Algeria) | No 218 Maintenance Group | |
| Algiers (Algeria) | Aircraft Safety Centre (North Africa) | |
| Augusta (Sicily) | No 15 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Benghazi | No 101 Long Range Air Sea Rescue Unit, Detachment 'A' | |
| Cagliari | No 101 Long Range Air Sea Rescue Unit, Detachment 'B' | |
| Calvi | No 301 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
| Catania (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Sardinia) | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | No 283 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | No 38 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Warwick |
| Fort Lucien | No 137 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
| Hal Far | Station HQ | |
| Hal Far | AHQ Malta Communication Flt | |
| Hal Far | No 73 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Hal Far | No 255 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Ischia | No 101 Long Range Air Sea Rescue Unit, Detachment 'D' | |
| Istres le Tube | Aircraft Safety Centre (Southern France) | |
| Istres le Tube | No 283 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Kalafrana | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
| Kalafrana | No 137 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Kalafrana | No 1 Officers' Advanced Training School | |
| Luqa | Station HQ | |
| Luqa | No 38 Sqn | Wellington |
| Madalena | No 8 Radar Servicing Section | |
| Maison Blanche | No 283 Sqn | Warwick |
| Malta | St Paul's Bay Rest Camp | |
| Malta | Aircraft Safety Centre (Malta) | |
| Malta | RAF Control Meteorological Station | |
| Malta | No 101 Long Range Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Malta | No 14 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Marseilles | No 101 Long Range Air Sea Rescue Unit, Detachment 'C' | |
| Messina (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit (Detachment) | |
| Siggiewi | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
| Taormina (Sicily) | No 17 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
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| No 501 AMES | No 502 AMES | |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers | No 60 Embarkation Unit | |
| Arta | No 6233 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Athens | AHQ Greece | |
| Bari | No 53 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Bari | No 67 Embarkation Unit | |
| Bari | No 3 RAF Base Area | |
| Bari | Air Forces Sub-Commission Allied Commission (Detachment) | |
| Bari | No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit (SEAC) | |
| Bari | No 2 Lancaster Servicing Unit | |
| Bari | No 11 Signals Centre | |
| Benevento | RAF Physical Training Course | |
| Bologna | Aircraft Safety Centre (Northern Italy) | |
| Bologna | No 5 RAF Base Area | |
| Brindisi | No 302 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
| Brindisi | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Brindisi | No 83 Sqn Italian Air Force | |
| Capo Dichino | No 12 Signals Centre | |
| Casablanca | No 60 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Catania | No 52 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Ciampino | No 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
| Conversano | No 15 Field Signals Unit | |
| Elmas | No 83 Sqn Italian Air Force (Detachment) | |
| Fano | Advanced SAAF Reception Centre (Detachment) | |
| Foggia | No 3 RAF Base Area (Advance) | |
| Foggia | No 6231 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Foggia | No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Foggia | Aircraft Safety Centre (Eastern Italy) | |
| Foggia | No 5136/7 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Ischia | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Ischia | Marine Craft Repair Base (Detachment) | |
| Leghorn | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Legnano | No 1 Release Embarkation Centre | |
| Marcianese | AHQ Italy Communication Sqn | |
| Milan | No 59 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Milan | No 56 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Naples | No 214 Group | |
| Naples | No 5136 Bomb Disposal Sqn | |
| Naples | No 1 RAF Base Area | |
| Naples | No 56 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Naples | No 61 Embarkation Unit | |
| Naples | No 5136/1/4/5/6 Airfield Bomb Disposal Sections | |
| Naples | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Naples | No 16 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Naples | CMF Vocational Advice Centre | |
| Patras | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Pisa | No 293 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick/Walrus |
| Pomigliano | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Pomigliano | Aircraft Safety Centre (Western Italy) | |
| Pomigliano | No 293 Sqn | Warwick/Walrus |
| Pomigliano | No 1 Lancaster Servicing Unit | |
| Rome | No 2 General Service Training School | |
| Rome | No 2 RAF Base Area | |
| Rome | No 14 Signals Centre | |
| Rome | Moral Leadership School | |
| Rome | Air Forces Sub-Commission, Allied Commission | |
| Rome | Public Relations (Overseas) Unit | |
| Rosignano | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment No 2) | |
| Sorrento | No 2 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Taranto | No 67 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Taranto | No 54 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Torre-del-Greco | No 1 RAF General Hospital | |
| Torre-del-Greco | Command Medical Board | |
| Treviso | No 5136/3 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Trieste | No 59 Embarkation Unit | |
| Udine | HQ Desert Air Force | |
| Udine | No 6230 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Valetta | No 52 Embarkation Unit | |
| Venice | No 59 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Venice | RAF Rest and Leave Hotels | |
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| No 107 AMES | No 132 AMES | No 7621 AMES |
| No 125 AMES | No 151 AMES | No 7622 AMES |
| No 128 AMES | No 7611 AMES | No 23003 AMES |
Command HQ - Jerusalem
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aleppo (Syria) | RAF Station (C & M Basis) | |
| Aleppo (Syria) | No 680 Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
| Amman (Jordan) | Station HQ | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 3 Officer Cadets Training Unit | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 2 General Service Training School | |
| Amman (Jordan) | 'D' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 2 School of Administration | |
| Aqir | No 680 Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
| Aqir | No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (1 x Section) | |
| Beirut (Syria) | Station HQ | |
| Beirut (Syria) | No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Beirut (Syria) | No 211 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Beirut (Syria) | Levant Communication Flt (Detachment) | |
| Ein Shemer | Station HQ | |
| Ein Shemer | No 2 (ME) Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Gaza | Station HQ | |
| Gaza | Royal Hellenic Air Force Depot | |
| Gaza | No 1 RHAF Training Unit | |
| Gaza | No 2 Air Crew Officers' Training School | |
| Haifa | No 34 Embarkation Unit | |
| Haifa | RAF Staff College (Overseas) | |
| Haifa | No 3 Section, AMDGW | |
| Haifa | No 651 Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Ismailia (Egypt) | No 651 Sqn | c/o RAF Station |
| Jerusalem | No 2717 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Jerusalem | No 2 Works Area | |
| Jerusalem | No 2 ME Meteorological Unit | |
| Jerusalem | Moral Leadership School | |
| Kolundia | 'A' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
| Lydda | Levant Communication Flt | |
| Lydda | No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Lydda | No 2864 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | HQ No 3 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 4 Section, AMDGW | |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 2969 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 208 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 32 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 285 Fighter Wing | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (1 x Section) | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | No 1 Section, AMDGW | |
| Ramat David | Station HQ | |
| Ramat David | RAF Staff College Overseas Communications Flight | |
| Ramat David | No 4 Anti-Mosquito Unit (plus 1 x Section) | |
| Ramat David | No 6 Sqn | Hurricane |
| Ramat David | No 213 Sqn | Mustang |
| Ramat David | No 2788 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Ramat David | 'C' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
| Ramleh | Station HQ | |
| Ramleh | Telecommunication Centre (Levant) | |
| Ramleh | Aircraft Safety Centre (Levant) | c/o T M E Levant |
| Ramleh | HQ, No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
| Ramleh | 'A' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
| Ramleh | 'B' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
| Ramleh | WAAF Homecrafts Training Centre | |
| Ramleh | No 1321 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Ramleh | No 121 Personnel Dispersal Centre (Palestinian) | |
| Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 2924 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 2923 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| St Jean | No 1319 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| St Jean | No 2721 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| St Jean | No 2902 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Tel Aviv | No 10 (ME) Medical Rehabilitation Unit | |
| Tel Aviv | No 2 Section, AMDGW | |
| Tel Litwinsky | No 3 RAF Hospital | |
| Tel Litwinsky | No 3 Anti-Mosquito Unit (plus 1 x Section) |
Command HQ - Habbaniya
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Baghdad (Iraq) | Combined Intelligence Centre | |
| Baghdad (Iraq) | No 30 Movements Control Unit | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 5 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 42 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Walrus/Warwick/Auster |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Persia Gulf) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 219 Air/Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | Area Control, Bahrein | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | Station HQ | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | No 42 Embarkation Unit | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | Marine Craft Section | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | No 219 Air/Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | No 294 ASR Sqn | Warwick/Walrus/Auster |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Station HQ | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Iraq and Persia Communication Flt | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1415 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 134 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 4 Base Personnel Office | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 6 RAF Hospital | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | RAF Levies HQ | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 2 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Iraq and Persia) | c/o AHQ Iraq and Persia |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 7 RAF Postal HQ (Paiforce) | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 5719 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 680 Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 3 (ME) Meteorological Unit | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1 Armoured Car Company (HQ and 3 x Sections) | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Area Control, Habbaniya | |
| Khor Kuwai | RAF Unit | |
| Khor Kuwai | No 219 Air/Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Kuwait | No 219 Air/Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Margil (Basrah, Iraq) | No 5 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
| Masirah (Iraq) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick/Walrus/Auster |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Sharjah (Iraq) | No 42 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Sharjah (Iraq) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick/Walrus/Auster |
Command HQ - Nairobi
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Dar-es-Salaam | RAF Admin Unit (C & M Basis) | |
| Dar-es-Salaam | No 4 Section, AMDGW | |
| Diego Suarez | RAF Unit | |
| Diego Suarez | No 1568 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Diego Suarez | Marine Craft Section | |
| Eastleigh | Station HQ | |
| Eastleigh | East Africa Communication Flt | |
| Eastleigh | No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Eastleigh | No 133 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Eastleigh | Anti-Locust Flt | |
| Eastleigh | Aircraft Safety Centre (East Africa) | |
| Eastleigh | No 249 Sqn | Baltimore |
| Eastleigh | No 1 Section, AMDGW | |
| Eastleigh | No 1345 Anti-Malarial Flight (Detachment) | |
| Gilgil | No 105 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
| Kisumu | Station HQ | |
| Kisumu | Flying Boat Repair Base | |
| Mauritius | RAF Unit | |
| Mauritius | Marine Craft Section | |
| Mogadishu | RAF Unit | |
| Mombasa | Station HQ | |
| Mombasa | No 15 Embarkation Unit | |
| Mombasa | Marine Craft Section | |
| Mombasa | No 3 Section, AMDGW | |
| Nairobi | No 6 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Nairobi | No 7 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Nairobi | No 9 RAF Postal HQ (East Africa) | |
| Nairobi | No 3 Works Area | |
| Nairobi | Area Control, Nairobi | |
| Pamanzi | RAF Unit | |
| Pamanzi | Marine Craft Section | |
| Port Reitz | No 1345 Anti-Malarial Flight | |
| Seychelles | Station HQ | |
| Seychelles | Marine Craft Section | |
| Tabora | RAF Unit | |
| Thika | No 105 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Tulear | RAF Unit | |
| Tulear | Marine Craft Section |
HQ British Forces in Aden (Med/ME)
Command HQ - Steamer Point
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Addis Ababa (Abyssinia) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
| Bandar Cassim (Somaliland) | RAF Unit | |
| Hargeisa (British Somaliland) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
| Hedjuff | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Hedjuff | No 206 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Hedjuff | No 216 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Hedjuff | No 220 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Jhadir (Saudi Arabia) | Armoured Car Section | |
| Khormaksar | Station HQ | |
| Khormaksar | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt | |
| Khormaksar | No 1566 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Khormaksar | No 114 Sqn | Boston |
| Masira Island | Station HQ | |
| Masira Island | No 214 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Masira Island | No 215 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Masira Island | No 2 Section, AMDGW | |
| Ras el Hadd (Saudi Arabia) | Station HQ | |
| Riyan (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
| Salalah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
| Sheikh O'thman | Aden Protectorate Levies | |
| Socotra (Gulf of Aden) | RAF Unit | |
| Steamer Point | Station HQ | |
| Steamer Point | Equipment and Supply Section | |
| Steamer Point | No 50 Embarkation Unit | |
| Steamer Point | No 7 RAF Hospital | |
| Steamer Point | No 11 RAF Postal HQ (British Forces, Aden) | |
| Steamer Point | No 3 Base Personnel Office | |
| Steamer Point | No 6 Works Area | |
| Steamer Point | No 5721 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Steamer Point | Aircraft Safety Centre (South Arabia) | |
| Wadi Road | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) |
HQ - Vienna
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers | Aircraft Safety Centre (N Africa) | |
| Bruck | No 1320 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Bruck | HQ No 700 Air Disarmament Mobile Wing | |
| Bruck | No 10 HA W/T Station | |
| Cocodroipo | No 2914 LAA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Graz | Flak Recovery Sqn | |
| Graz | Flak Depot and Workshops | |
| Graz | Flak Disarmament Mobile Sqn | |
| Graz | HQ No 701 Air Disarmament Flak Wing | |
| Graz | No 2866 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Graz | No 2926 LAA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Klagenfurt | Station HQ | |
| Klagenfurt | HQ, Austria Communication Flight | |
| Klagenfurt | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'C' Sqn | |
| Liezen (Aigen Airfield) | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'B' Sqn | |
| Schloss Roels | No 14 Field Signals Unit | |
| Schloss Larnach | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'A' Sqn | |
| Shwechat | No 2825 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Shwechat | No 2771 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Tanziburg | No 2932 LAA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Tropaiach | No 1328 RAF Regiment Wing Advance HQ | |
| Vienna | Air Division Allied Commission Austria (BE) | |
| Vienna | No 31 Base Censorship Unit | |
| Zeltweg | No 6227 Bomb Disposal Flight | |
| Zeltweg | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'D' Sqn | |
| Zeltweg | No 2908 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment |
HQ - Fanara, Italy
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abu Sueir | Station HQ | |
| Abu Sueir | No 236 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
| Abu Sueir | No 40 Sqn | Liberator |
| Abu Sueir | No 104 Sqn | Liberator |
| Aqir | No 231 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
| Aqir | No 37 Sqn | Liberator |
| Aqir | No 70 Sqn | Liberator |
| Bari (Italy) | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
| Cairo West | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
| Ein Shemer | Station HQ | |
| Fanara | HQ, No 205 Group | |
| Fayid | Station HQ | |
| Fayid | No 240 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
| Fayid | No 178 Sqn | Liberator |
| Fayid | No 214 Sqn | Liberator |
| Foggia (Italy) | No 205 Group Communication Flt | |
| Gianaclis | Station HQ | |
| Gianaclis | No 334 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
| Gianaclis | No 148 Sqn | Liberator |
| Hassani (Greece) | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
| Shallufa | Station HQ | |
| Shallufa | No 2 (SAAF) Heavy Bomber Wing | |
| Shallufa | No 31 (South African) Sqn | Liberator |
| Shallufa | No 34 (South African) Sqn | Liberator |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aboukir | Station HQ | |
| Aboukir | No 103 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Abu Sultan | No 128 Maintenance Unit | Explosives Holding Depot |
| Acre (Palestine) | No 142 Maintenance Unit | Explosives Holding Depot |
| Alexandria | Marine Craft Repair Section | |
| Alexandria | No 1 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit | |
| Almaza | No 51 RAF MT Company | |
| Almaza | No 1 (ME) Meteorological Unit | |
| Almaza | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| Amriya | No 102 Maintenance Unit | Repairable Equipment Depot |
| Aqir (Palestine) | No 160 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Repair Unit |
| Aqir (Palestine) | No 104 Aircraft and MT Reserve Pool | |
| Athlet (Syria) | No 1 (ME) Fuel Transport Company | |
| Baalwa | 'Z' Hydrogen Plant (C & M Basis) | |
| Baalwa | No 3 MT Base Depot (Detachment) | Also shown at Helwan |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Berka | No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD) | |
| Biskra | No 159 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Boulac | No 109 Maintenance Unit | Repair Unit |
| Cairo | No 7 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit | |
| Cairo | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Unit | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 153 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| El Firdan | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| El Firdan | No 3 MT Base Depot (Detachment) | |
| El Firdan | No 10 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Fanara | Marine Craft Section | |
| Gebel Hamzi | No 135 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
| Heliopolis | Station HQ | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Tyre Reclamation and Retreading Unit (ME) | |
| Heliopolis | No 168 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Repair Unit |
| Heliopolis | Command Medical Board | |
| Heliopolis | Polish Air Force Boys' Training School | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Section, RHAF Technical Unit | |
| Heliopolis | Med/ME Communication Sqn | Fairchild |
| Heliopolis | Middle East Flying Control School | |
| Helwan | No 3 MT Base Depot | Also shown at Baalwa |
| Ismailia | Station HQ | |
| Ismailia | No 132 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
| Kabrit | No 117 Maintenance Unit | Transport Aircraft Repair Unit |
| Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit (E & RD) | |
| Khanka | No 106 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Luqa | No 153 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Lydda | No 155 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Maison Blanche | No 159 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Mansourah | No 5 Engine Repair Section | |
| Mariut | No 1 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Mariut | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Marble Arch | No 122 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Masara | No 101 Maintenance Unit | Explosives Holding Depot |
| Port Said | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Port Said | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Rabat Sale | No 159 Repair and Salvage Unit | Also shown at Maison Blanche |
| Ras el Ain (Palestine) | No 120 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Ras el Ain (Palestine) | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Tel Litwinsky (Palestine) | No 5 (ME) MT Repair Unit | |
| Tobruk (Libya) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
| Tripoli (Libya) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
| Tura | No 111 Maintenance Unit | Engine and Repair Depot |
| Wadi Ysara | No 112 Maintenance Unit | |
| Wadi Ysara | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company | |
| Wadi Ysara | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) |
HQ - Naples
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Acer | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 1 Depot |
| Bari | No 13 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Bone | Marine Craft Repair Depot (No 3 Detachment) | |
| Bovino | No 353 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Brindisi | Marine Craft Repair Depot (No 2 Detachment) | |
| Cancello | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 3 Depot |
| Cancello | No 54 MT Company | |
| Cancello | No 2 Base Recovery Unit (Detachment) | |
| Capo Dichino | No 159 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Capo Dichino | No 113 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Caserta | No 141 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Castellamare | No 378 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Castellamare | Oxygen Production Centre (CMF) | |
| Castel Foardo | No 124 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Celone | No 159 Maintenance Unit, No 2 Heavy R & S Party | |
| Ferrara | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Foggia | No 13 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Iesi | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'C' Detachment | Repair Depot |
| Iesi | No 357 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
| Iesi | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Ischia | Marine Craft Repair Depot (No 1 Detachment) | |
| Marano | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 2 Depot |
| Milan | No 16 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Monopoli | No 28 Repair Unit (Parachute) | |
| Naples | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 4 Depot, Equipment Depot |
| Naples | Marine Craft Repair Base | |
| Pagnani | No 375 Maintenance Unit | Repairable Equipment Depot |
| Pesaro | No 2 Base Recovery Unit | |
| Posillipo | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 5 Depot, Equipment Depot |
| Posillipo | No 9 Supply & Transport Column | |
| Posillipo | No 10 Supply & Transport Column | |
| Riccione | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'A' Detachment | Repair Depot |
| Rignano | No 360 Maintenance Unit (1 AAP) | |
| Rome | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| San Gioinazza | No 4 Supply & Transport Column | |
| San Gioinazza | No 21 Supply & Transport Column | |
| San Nicandro di Bari | No 141 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| San Paolo | No 28 Repair Unit (Parachute) (Detachment) | |
| San Severo | No 360 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| San Vito de Normanni | No 8 Aircraft Repair Depot (SAAF) | |
| Secondigliano | No 15 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Scafati | No 375 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Tressanti | No 141 Maintenance Unit (CW) (Detachment) | |
| Udine | No 380 Maintenance Unit | |
| Udine | No 16 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Vesuvius | No 4 MT Base Depot |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis, Egypt
This group was controlled by HQ Transport Command, for units allocated click here.
HQ - Algiers
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers | No 10 Signals Centre | |
| Algiers | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Algiers | No 16 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Algiers | No 13 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Bari | No 5503 Artisan Flight | |
| Blida | No 156 Maintenance Unit | T E Repairs |
| Bouzarea | No 53 MT Company | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | No 144 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
| Fort De L'Eau | No 55 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Fort De L'Eau | No 2 Embarkation Release Centre | |
| Hussein Dey | No 351 Maintenance Unit | Group Depot |
| Maison Blanche | No 144 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Maison Blanche | No 1 MT Base Depot | |
| Maison Carée | No 2 RAF General Hospital | |
| Naples | No 5560 Artisan Flight | |
| Rabat Sale | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Rabat Sale | No 144 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
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AME Stations |
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| No 23001 AMES | No 23002 AMES | |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Bari | UHQ, No 4 AFS | |
| Bari | 1 Company, No 4 AFS | |
| Bari | 2 Company, No 4 AFS | |
| Bari | 3 Company, No 4 AFS | |
| Bari | 2 Company, No 6 AFS | |
| Cairo | CAFSO, Med/ME | |
| Caserta | CSO AFS, AHQ Italy | |
| Caserta | 1 Company, No 6 AFS (Detachment) | |
| Foggia | 4 Company, No 6 AFS | |
| Klagenfurt | 1 Company, No 8 AFS | |
| Mestre | 3 Company, No 8 AFS | |
| Naples | 1 Company, No 6 AFS | |
| Portico | UHQ, No 6 AFS | |
| Pomigliano | 1 Company, No 6 AFS (Detachment) | |
| Rome | 3 Company, No 6 AFS | |
| Udine | UHQ, No 8 AFS | |
| Udine | 2 Company, No 8 AFS |
Source - SD161 (64th Edition) - January 1946
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