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British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany) - February 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
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
  • No 5 Ground Controlled Approach Unit
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 5456 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type CA)
No 55145 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'CE')
No 55095 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'CT')
No 5248 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type Q)
No 5187 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W)
No 5442 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W)
No 5448 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W)

No 2 Group

HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine

 
Unit Unit
RAF Station Detmold No 305 (Polish) Sqn
No 138 Wing HQ No 6305 Servicing Echelon
No 139 Wing HQ No 2 Group Communication Sqn
No 140 Wing HQ No 2 Group Police Unit
No 2001 (Air Disarmament) Wing No 5 ADLS Traffic Office
No 2002 (Air Disarmament) Wing No 314 Supply and Transport Column
No 2003 (Air Disarmament) Wing No 414 Air Stores Park
No 437 Air Disarmament Disposal Park No 417 Repair and Salvage Unit
No 4 Sqn No 1 Aircraft Reception Unit
No 6004 Servicing Echelon No 2 Aircraft Reception Unit
No 14 Sqn No 423 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park
No 6014 Servicing Echelon No 4 Mobile Radar Control Post
No 16 Sqn No 73 MT Light Repair Unit
No 6016 Servicing Echelon No 55 RAF Hospital (BAFO)
No 21 Sqn No 15053 Forward Director Post
No 6021 Servicing Echelon No 2 Group Control Centre (Type 70)
No 69 Sqn No 3 Ground Control Approach
No 6069 Servicing Echelon No 5312 Mobile Signals Unit (Type B)
No 98 Sqn No 5451 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA)
No 6098 Servicing Echelon No 55097 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT)
No 107 Sqn No 55098 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT)
No 6107 Servicing Echelon No 5280 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) Also shown in No 85 Group
No 128 Sqn No 5402 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 6128 Servicing Echelon No 545 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 180 Sqn No 514 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6180 Servicing Echelon No 5247  Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 268 Sqn No 55076  Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6268 Servicing Echelon

 

No 83 Group

HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine

Unit Unit
No 83 Group Communication Sqn No 6412 Servicing Echelon
RAF Station Schleswig No 416 Sqn RCAF
RAF Station Sylt No 6416 Servicing Echelon
No 8302 Air Disarmament Wing No 443 Sqn RNZAF
No 8401 Air Disarmament Wing No 6443 Servicing Echelon
No 440 Air Disarmament Disposal Wing No 660 Sqn
HQ, No 124 Wing No 72003 AMES Type 72
HQ, No 126 (RCAF)  Wing No 72004 AMES Type 72
No 406 (RCAF) Air Stores Park No 5014 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C)
No 403 Repair and Salvage Unit No 5019 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C)
No 434 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit No 5104 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C)
No 435 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit No 5455 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA)
No 436 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit No 55063 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB)
No 5 Mobile Field Photographic Section No 55065 (RCAF) Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB)
No 407 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park No 55094 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT)
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 15054 Forward Director Post No 5024 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 24 Armament Practice Camp No 5025 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 25 Armament Practice Camp No 55004 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 2 ADLS Traffic Office No 55005 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 13 Personnel Transit Centre No 55006 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 83 Group RAF Police Unit No 55021 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 2 Mobile Radar Control Post No 55022 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 26 Sqn No 552 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 6026 Servicing Echelon No 5231 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 41 Sqn No 5311 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 6041 Servicing Echelon No 5243 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 80 Sqn No 5244 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6080 Servicing Echelon No 5250 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 174 Sqn No 5261 (RCAF) Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6174 Servicing Echelon No 5385 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 411 Sqn RCAF No 5447 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W)
No 6411 Servicing Echelon No 5449 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W)
No 412 Sqn RCAF  

No 84 Group

HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine

 
Unit Unit
No 84 Group Communication Sqn No 664 (RCAF) (AOP) Sqn
No 84 Group HQ Signals Unit No 72005 AMES Type 72
No 8301 Air Disarmament Wing No 72006 AMES Type 72
No 8402 (RCAF) Air Disarmament Wing No 3 Mobile Radar Control Post
No 8501 Air Disarmament Wing No 5052 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C)
HQ, No 35 Reconnaissance Wing No 5091 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit (Type C)
HQ, No 123 Wing No 5452 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA)
HQ, No 131 (Polish) Wing No 5453 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA)
HQ, No 135 Wing No 5454 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA)
No 438 Air Disarmament Disposal Wing No 55068 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB)
No 1401 (Met) Flight No 55069 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB)
RAF Unit Valkenrode No 55070 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB)
No 1 Mobile Field Photographic Section No 55096 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT)
No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section No 5277 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D)
No 402 Air Stores Park No 5477 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D)
No 408 (Polish) Air Stores Park No 518 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 418 Air Stores Park No 5109 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 422 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park No 5111 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 411 (Polish) Repair and Salvage Unit No 5112 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 412 Repair and Salvage Unit No 5113 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 312 Supply and Transport Column No 5403 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 72 (Polish) MT Light Repair Unit No 5405 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 74 MT Light Repair Unit No 5411 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 84 Group Control Centre (Type 70) No 5480 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G)
No 15062 Forward Director Post No 5429 Mobile Signals Unit (Type J)
 No 4 Ground Controlled Approach Unit No 5040 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 14 Personnel Transit Centre No 5068 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 84 Group RAF Police Unit No 5069 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 3 ADLS Traffic Office No 5485 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 54 RAF Hospital (BAFO No 5486 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 2 Sqn No 5487 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 6002 Servicing Echelon No 5497 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 3 Sqn No 55024 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 6003 Servicing Echelon No 55025 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 33 Sqn No 55026 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K)
No 6033 Servicing Echelon No 594 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 56 Sqn No 5318 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 6056 Servicing Echelon No 5373 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 302 Sqn No 5374 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P)
No 6302 Servicing Echelon No 5083 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 308 Sqn No 5140 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6308 Servicing Echelon No 5249 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q
No 317 Sqn No 5390 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6317 Servicing Echelon No 5438 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 349 Sqn No 55075 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q)
No 6349 Servicing Echelon No 5185 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W)
No 350 Sqn No 5439 Mobile Signals Unit, Type W
No 6350 Servicing Echelon No 5441 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W)
No 652 (AOP) Sqn No 5445 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W)

No 85 Group

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 15083 GCI
No 8 RAF General Hospital No 5451 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA)
No 85 Group Communication Sqn No 519 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
BAFO Police HQ Unit No 5213 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
BAFO Field Punishment and Detention Unit No 5280 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) Also No 2 Group
BAFO Air Publications Distributing Unit No 5281 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
BAFO Welfare Unit No 5282 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
BAFO Base Censorship Unit No 5284 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
No 11 (RAF) Interpreters' School (Germany) No 5286 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
No 53 RAF Hospital (BAFO) No 5287 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
Base Personnel Centre No 5481 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G')
No 18 Personnel Transit Centre No 5453 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'J')
No 313 Supply and Transport Column No 5493 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'K')
No 317 Supply and Transport Column No 55125 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'K')
No 75 MT Light Repair Unit No 5319 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'P')
No 76 MT Light Repair Unit No 5372 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'P')
No 424 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park No 5142 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q')
No 52 Repair Unit (Plant) No 5314 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q')
No 151 Repair Unit (Aircraft) No 5383 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q')
No 4 ADLS Traffic Office No 5386 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q')
No 431 Equipment Park No 5392 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q')
No 432 Equipment Disposal Depot No 5393 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q')
No 433 MT Disposal Unit No 5164 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U')
No 85 Group Signals Unit No 5165 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U')
Enemy Aircraft Servicing and Storage Unit No 5174 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U')
No 16 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit No 5176 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U')
No 17 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit No 5177 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'U')
No 6 Base Signals and Radar Unit No 5440 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'W')
No 1 Mobile Radar Communications Unit No 5446 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'W')
No 85 Group RAF Police Unit

Source - SD161 (65th Edition) - February 1946

[BAFO | No 2 Group | No 83 Group | No 84 Group | No 85 Group]

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