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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Coastal Command - February 1946
[RAF Northern Ireland | No 16 Group | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 106 Group | No 247 Group | RAF Gibraltar | ASR MCU (Home)]
Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | ||
| No 1361 (Met) Flight | RAF Aldergrove | Halifax VI (Met) |
| No 1362 (Met) Flight | RAF Aldergrove | Halifax VI (Met) |
| No 1363 (Met) Flight | RAF Aldergrove | Halifax VI (Met) |
| No 1364 (Met) Flight | RAF Aldergrove | Halifax VI (Met) |
| No 280 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Aldergrove | Warwick II |
| No 518 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Halifax III |
| No 8518 Servicing Echelon | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 22 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Aldergrove | |
| RNAS Ballyhalbert | ||
| RAF Station Ballykelly | ||
| RAF Station Benbecula | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Benbecula | |
| RAF Station Castle Archdale | ||
| RAF Station Cluntoe | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Cluntoe | |
| RNAS Eglington | ||
| RAF Detachment | RNAS Eglington | |
| RAF Station Greencastle | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Greencastle | |
| RAF Station Kirkistown | ||
| RAF Station Long Kesh | ||
| Northern Ireland Training School | RAF Long Kesh | |
| RAF Station Mullaghmore | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Mullaghmore | |
| RAF Station Newtownards | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Newtownards | |
| RAF Station Port Ellen | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Port Ellen | |
| RAF Station Reykjavik | ||
| RAF Station Sydenham | ||
| RAFNI Communication Flight | RAF Sydenham | Various |
| RAF Station Tiree | Isle of Tiree, Argyllshire |
HQ - Black Lion Fields, Gillingham, Kent
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Beccles | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Beccles | |
| RAF Station Felixstowe | Felixstowe, Suffolk | |
| No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit | RAF Felixstowe | |
| Flying Boat Major Maintenance | RAF Felixstowe | |
| Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment | RAF Felixstowe | |
| RAF Martlesham Heath | Satellite of Felixstowe | |
| RNAS Gosport | Gosport, Hampshire | |
| Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit | RNAS Gosport | Various |
| No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit | RNAS Gosport | |
| RAF Station Halton | Station in TTC | |
| ATDU Detachment | RAF Halton | |
| RAF Station Langham | ||
| Fighter Affiliation Training Unit | RAF Langham | Martinet/Spitfire |
| No 521 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Langham | Hurricane II |
| No 254 Sqn | RAF Langham | Beaufighter |
| No 8254 Servicing Echelon | RAF Langham | |
| No 1402 (Met) Flight | RAF Langham | |
| No 1561 (Met) Flight | RAF Langham | Spitfire |
| No 1562 (Met) Flight | RAF Langham | Spitfire |
| No 24 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Langham | |
| MAP Rochester | ||
| No 16 Group Communication Flt | MAP Rochester | Various |
| RAF Station Thornaby | ||
| No 279 ASR Sqn | RAF Thornaby | Warwick I/Walrus II/Sea Otter |
| No 8279 Servicing Echelon | RAF Thornaby | |
| No 280 Sqn | RAF Thornaby | Warwick I |
| No 8280 Servicing Echelon | RAF Thornaby | |
| Airborne Lifeboat Preparation Unit | RAF Thornaby | |
| No 11 (Landplane) Aircraft Preparation and Modification Unit | RAF Thornaby | |
| RAF Station Thorney Island | Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire | |
| Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | RAF Thorney Island | Various |
| No 3502 Servicing Unit | RAF Thorney Island | |
| No 20 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Thorney Island | |
| No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Thorney Island | |
| No 280 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Thorney Island | Warwick I |
HQ - Pitreavie Castle, Rosyth, Dunfermline
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Alness | ||
| No 4 OTU | RAF Alness | Sunderland V |
| No 302 Ferry Training Unit | RAF Alness | Catalina/Sunderland |
| RAF Station Banff | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Station East Fortune | ||
| No 132 OTU | RAF East Fortune | Mosquito III/VI |
| RAF Station Kinloss | ||
| No 6 OTU | RAF Kinloss | Warwick I/II |
| No 1100 Marine Craft Base Unit | RAF Kinloss | |
| RAF Station Milltown | Satellite, Kinloss | |
| RAF Station Leuchars | Leuchars, Fife | |
| No 18 Group Communication Flt | RAF Leuchars | |
| No 3 School of General Reconnaissance | RAF Leuchars | Anson |
| No 519 (Meteorological) Sqn | RAF Leuchars | Fortress II/IIA/Spitfire VI |
| No 8519 Servicing Echelon | RAF Leuchars | |
| RAF Station Woodhaven | Satellite airfield (Leuchars) | |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth | ||
| No 111 OTU | RAF Lossiemouth | Wellington XIII/XIV/Liberator VIII |
| RAF Station Oban | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Oban | |
| RAF Station Connell | Satellite airfield (Oban) | |
| RAF Station Stornoway | ||
| RAF Station Sullom Voe | Sullom Voe, Shetlands | |
| C & M Party | RAF Sullom Voe | |
| RAF Station Scatsta | Satellite airfield (Sullom Voe) | |
| RAF Station Sumburgh | Sumburgh, Shetlands | |
| C & M Party | RAF Sumburgh | |
| RAF Station Tain | ||
| No 4 OTU (Detachment) | RAF Tain | Sunderland |
| No 280 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Tain | Warwick II |
| No 518 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Tain | Halifax V |
| Coastal Command Instructors' School | RAF Tain | Various |
| No 1 Torpedo Training Unit | RAF Tain | Beaufighter X |
| RAF Station Turnberry | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Turnberry | |
| RAF Station Wick | Wick, Caithness | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 279 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Wick | Warwick II/Sea Otter |
| No 8279 Servicing Echelon (Detachment) | RAF Wick | |
| RAF Station Skitten | Satellite airfield (Wick) |
HQ - Mount Wise, Plymouth
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Calshot | Calshot Spit, Hampshire | |
| Marine Craft Section (Ferry Pool) | RAF Calshot | |
| No 6 Flying Boat Servicing Unit | RAF Calshot | |
| No 12 (Flying Boat) Modification and Preparation Unit | RAF Calshot | |
| Survival and Rescue Training Unit | RAF Calshot | Sea Otter |
| Fighter Affiliation Training Unit | RAF Calshot | |
| RAF Station Chivenor | Chivenor, Barnstable, Devon | |
| No 248 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Mosquito VI |
| No 8248 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 521 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Mosquito VI |
| No 8521 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 517 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Halifax III/V |
| No 8517 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Chivenor | |
| RAF Station Exeter | Station in Fighter Command | |
| No 282 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Exeter | Sea Otter |
| RNAS Roborough | Satellite airfield (Mount Batten) | |
| No 19 Group Communication Flt | RNAS Roborough | Various |
| RAF Station Pembroke Dock | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire | |
| No 201 Sqn | RAF Pembroke Dock | Sunderland |
| No 8201 Servicing Echelon | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| RAF Station Angle | Satellite airfield (Pembroke Dock) | |
| RAF Station St Davids | ||
| RAF Station St Eval | St Eval, nr Wadebridge, Cornwall | |
| No 179 Sqn | RAF St Eval | Warwick V |
| No 8179 Servicing Echelon | RAF St Eval | |
| No 224 Sqn | RAF St Eval | Liberator V/VI/VIII |
| No 8224 Servicing Echelon | RAF St Eval | |
| No 280 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF St Eval | Warwick I |
No 106 (Photographic Reconnaissance) Group
HQ - Fifield House, Benson, Oxfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire | |
| No 8 OTU | RAF Benson | Spitfire VIII/XI/XIV |
| No 541 Sqn | RAF Benson | Spitfire X/XI/XIX/Mustang III |
| No 8541 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| No 540 Sqn | RAF Benson | Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| No 8540 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| RAF Station Mount Farm | Satellite (Benson) | |
| RAF Station Chalgrove | Satellite (Benson) | |
| RAF Station Medmenham | ||
| Central Interpretation Unit | RAF Medmenham |
HQ - Angra, Terceira, Azores
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 269 Sqn | RAF Azores (Lagens) | Spitfire V/Warwick I/Martinet |
| No 8269 Servicing Echelon | RAF Azores (Lagens) | |
| No 224 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Azores (Lagens) | Warwick I |
| No 280 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Azores (Lagens) | Warwick I |
| No 242 Maintenance Unit | RAF Azores (Lagens) |
HQ - Gibraltar
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Gibraltar (North Front) | ||
| No 301 AMES | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 73 Staging Post | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 520 (Meteorological) Sqn | RAF Gibraltar | Halifax III/V/Hurricane IIC/Warwick I |
| No 8520 Servicing Echelon | RAF Gibraltar |
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Group | Parent Unit |
| No 74 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Azores | 247 | RAF Lagens |
| No 64 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Ayr | RAFNI | RAF Turnberry |
| No 45 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Barry | 19 | RAF St Athan |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Blyth (Detachment) | 18 | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 67 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Bowmore | 15 | RAF Port Ellen |
| No 21 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Bridlington |
16 |
RAF Leconfield |
| No 7 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Burghead | 18 | RAF Kinloss |
| No 33 ASR Marine Craft Unit |
- |
- | Coastal Command |
| No 103 ASR Marine Craft Unit | RAF Calshot | 16 | RAF Calshot |
| No 54 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Douglas, (Detachment) | RAFNI | RAF Andreas |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fraserburgh | 18 | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 71 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Gibraltar | Gibraltar | Gibraltar |
| No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Gorleston-on-Sea |
16 |
RAF Horsham St Faith |
| No 22 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Grimsby | 16 | RAF Binbrook |
| No 1 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lerwick (Detachment) | 18 | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 37 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lyme Regis | 19 | RAF Exeter |
| No 63 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Menai Straits | RAFNI | RAF Valley |
| No 11 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Montrose | 18 | RAF Errol |
| No 28 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | 16 | RAF Brighton |
| No 42 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newlyn | 19 | RAF Predannack |
| No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Pembroke Dock | 19 | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 46 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Porthcawl | 19 | RAF Stormy Down |
| No 54 ASR MCU (Detachment) | Ramsey, Isle of Man | RAFNI | RAF Andreas |
| No 27 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Ramsgate |
16 |
RAF Manston |
| No 17 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Scalloway | 18 | RAF Sullom Voe |
| No 31 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Sheerness |
16 |
RAF Eastchurch |
| No 66 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Stornoway | 18 | RAF Stornoway |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit (Detachment) | Stornoway | 18 | RAF Stornoway |
| No 12 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Tayport | 18 | RAF Leuchars |
| No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Weymouth | 19 | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
| No 4 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Wick | 18 | RAF Wick |
Source - SD161 (65th Edition) - February 1946
County names used are those in use at the time
[RAF Northern Ireland | No 16 Group | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 106 Group | No 247 Group | RAF Gibraltar | ASR MCU (Home)]
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