Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Mediterranean and Middle East - February 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) | |
Baghdad | AHQ (Detachment) Iraq and Persia | |
Beirut | Advance AHQ Levant | |
Cairo | AHQ Egypt | |
Cairo | Admin HQ SAAF | |
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 93 Sqn | Mustang |
Lavariano | No 112 Sqn | Mustang |
Lavariano | No 250 Sqn | Mustang |
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 58 MT Company | |
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 |
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 4610 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4611 Airfield Construction 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 4601 Airfield Construction Flt | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 4602 Airfield Construction Flt | |
El Adem (Libya) | No 4613 Airfield Construction 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 | |
Ismailia | No 2 Section, AMDGW | |
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 | |
Quadima | No 4615 Airfield Construction Flt | |
Tobruk | No 5053 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn (Detachment) | |
Tobruk | No 4616 Airfield Construction Flt |
AHQ Eastern Mediterranean (Med/ME)
Command HQ - Alexandria
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aqir (Palestine) | No 27 (SAAF) Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
Aqir (Palestine) | Middle East Night Vision Training School | |
Ballah | RAF Unit | |
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 |
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 680 Sqn | Mosquito |
Farmagusta (Cyprus) | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Haufa (Palestine) | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Heliopolis (Villa Rose) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Egypt) | |
Ismailia | No 12 Sector Operations Room | |
Marble Arch | RAF Unit (C & M basis) | |
Mersa Matrruh | RAF Station | |
Mersa Matrruh | No 621 Sqn | |
Mersa Matrruh | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Nalut (Tripoli) | No 123 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | RAF Station | |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Cyprus) | c/o RAF Station, Nicosia |
Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 1565 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Paphos | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
Port Said | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Shandur | RAF Station | |
Tobruk | No 25 Embarkation Unit (Railhead Detachment) | |
Tobruk | No 1 Section (Works) | |
Tobruk | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
AME Stations |
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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 | No 1202 AMES |
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Araxos | No 252 Sqn | Beaufighter |
Athens | No 373 Air Stores Park | |
Hassani | AHQ Greece Communication Flight | |
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 | |
Rhodes | AHQ Greece (Detachment) | |
Rhodes | No 402 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Sedes | No 337 Fighter Wing | |
Sedes | No 128 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
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 | |
Ben Aisa | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
Benghazi | No 101 Long Range Air Sea Rescue Unit, Detachment 'A' | |
Benina | No 38 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington |
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 | RAF Station | |
Hal Far | No 73 Sqn | Spitfire |
Hal Far | No 255 Sqn | Mosquito |
Hal Far | AHQ Malta Communication Flt | |
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 | No 137 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Kalafrana | No 1 Officers' Advanced Training School | |
Luqa | RAF Station | |
Luqa | No 38 Sqn | Wellington |
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' | |
Siggiewi | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
Taormina (Sicily) | No 17 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
AME Stations |
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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 | |
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) | |
Catania | No 52 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
Ciampino | No 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
Conversano | No 15 Field Signals Unit | |
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 RAF Base Area | |
Rome | Moral Leadership School | |
Rome | Air Forces Sub-Commission, Allied Commission | |
Rome | Public Relations (Overseas) Unit | |
Rome | No 5 Mobile Micro Film Unit | |
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) | |
AME Stations |
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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) | RAF Station | |
Amman (Jordan) | No 3 Officer Cadets Training Unit | |
Amman (Jordan) | No 2 General Service Training School | |
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) | RAF Station | |
Beirut (Syria) | No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
Beirut (Syria) | No 211 Meteorological Field Unit | |
Beirut (Syria) | Levant Communication Flt (Detachment) | |
Ein Shemer | No 2 (ME) Field Hygiene Unit | |
Gaza | RAF Station | |
Gaza | Royal Hellenic Air Force Depot | |
Gaza | No 1 RHAF Training Unit | |
Gaza | No 2 Air Crew Officers' Training School | |
Haifa | RAF Staff College (Overseas) | |
Haifa | No 3 Section, AMDGW | |
Haifa | No 651 Sqn, 'C' Flight | |
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) | RAF Station | |
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) | No 3 Anti-Malarial Control Unit (1 x Section) | |
Qastina (Palestine) | No 1 Section, AMDGW | |
Ramat David | RAF Station | |
Ramat David | RAF Staff College Overseas Communications Flight | |
Ramat David | No 6 Sqn | Hurricane |
Ramat David | No 213 Sqn | Mustang |
Ramat David | No 2788 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Ramat David | 'B' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
Ramat David | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
Ramleh | RAF Station | |
Ramleh | Telecommunication Centre (Levant) | |
Ramleh | Aircraft Safety Centre (Levant) | c/o T M E Levant |
Ramleh | HQ, No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
Ramleh | 'C' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
Ramleh | 'D' 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) | RAF Station | |
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) | RAF Station | |
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 | No 4 Section, AMDGW | |
Diego Suarez | RAF Unit | |
Diego Suarez | Marine Craft Section | |
Eastleigh | RAF Station | |
Eastleigh | East Africa Communication Flt | |
Eastleigh | No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | |
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 | RAF Station | |
Kisumu | Flying Boat Repair Base | |
Mauritius | RAF Unit | |
Mauritius | Marine Craft Section | |
Mogadishu | RAF Unit | |
Mombasa | Station HQ | |
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 | RAF Station | |
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) | |
Aden | Marine Craft Unit | |
Bandar Cassim (Somaliland) | RAF Unit | |
Hargeisa (British Somaliland) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
Hedjuff | No 206 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
Jhadir (Saudi Arabia) | Armoured Car Section | |
Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
Khormaksar | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt | |
Khormaksar | No 1566 (Meteorological) Flt | |
Khormaksar | No 114 Sqn | Boston |
Masira Island | RAF Station | |
Masira Island | No 2 Section, AMDGW | |
Masira Island | Marine Craft Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
Mukalia | Marine Craft Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
Ras el Hadd (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Station | |
Riyan (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
Salalah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
Salalah (Saudi Arabia) | Marine Craft Unit, No 2 Detachment | |
Sheikh O'thman | RAF Unit | |
Sheikh O'thman | Aden Protectorate Levies | |
Socotra (Gulf of Aden) | RAF Unit | |
Steamer Point | RAF Station | |
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 2932 LAA Sqn RAF Regiment | Also show at Tanziburg |
Graz | No 2926 LAA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Graz | No 1328 RAF Regiment Wing Advance HQ | |
Graz | No 6227 Bomb Disposal Flight | |
Klagenfurt | RAF Station | |
Klagenfurt | HQ, Austria Communication Flight | |
Klagenfurt | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'C' Sqn | |
Klagenfurt | No 2866 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Liezen (Aigen Airfield) | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'B' Sqn | |
Schloss Larnach | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'A' Sqn | |
Schloss Roels | No 14 Field Signals Unit | |
Tanziburg | No 2932 LAA Sqn RAF Regiment | Also show at Graz |
Vienna | No 2825 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
Vienna | No 2771 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
Vienna | Air Division Allied Commission Austria (BE) | |
Vienna | No 31 Base Censorship Unit | |
Zeltweg | No 700 Air Disarmament Detachment 'D' Sqn | |
Zeltweg | No 2908 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment |
HQ - Fanara, Italy
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Abu Sueir | RAF Station | |
Abu Sueir | No 236 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Abu Sueir | No 40 Sqn | Lancaster |
Abu Sueir | No 104 Sqn | Lancaster |
Bari (Italy) | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
Cairo West | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
Ein Shemer | RAF Station | |
Fanara | HQ, No 205 Group | |
Fayid | RAF Station | |
Fayid | No 240 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Fayid | No 178 Sqn | Lancaster |
Fayid | No 214 Sqn | Lancaster |
Gianaclis | RAF Station | |
Gianaclis | No 334 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Gianaclis | No 148 Sqn | Liberator |
Glatton | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
Hassani (Greece) | No 205 Group (Detachment) | |
Shallufa | RAF Station | |
Shallufa | No 231 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
Shallufa | No 37 Sqn | Liberator |
Shallufa | No 70 Sqn | Liberator |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Aboukir | RAF Station | |
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 | 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 |
Athlet (Syria) | No 1 (ME) Fuel Transport Company | |
Baalwa | 'Z' Hydrogen Plant (C & M Basis) | |
Baalwa | No 3 Storage Unit (MT) | |
Benghazi (Libya) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
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 10 MT Light Repair Unit | |
Fanara | Marine Craft Section | |
Gebel Hamzi | No 135 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
Heliopolis | RAF Station | |
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 | |
Ismailia | RAF Station | |
Ismailia | No 132 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
Ismailia | No 2 School of Fire Fighting | |
Kabrit | No 117 Maintenance Unit | Transport Aircraft Repair Unit |
Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit (E & RD) | |
Kasfareet | No 1345 Anti-Malarial Flight (Detachment) | |
Khanka | No 106 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
Luqa | No 153 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
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) | |
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 | |
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 |
Caserta | No 141 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
Castellamare | No 378 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Castellamare | Oxygen Production Centre (CMF) | |
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 |
Riccione | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'A' Detachment | Repair Depot |
Rome | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
San Gioinazza | No 4 Supply & Transport Column | |
San Nicandro di Bari | No 141 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
Scafati | No 375 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
Tressanti | No 141 Maintenance Unit (CW) (Detachment) | |
Udine | No 380 Maintenance 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 |
Blida | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
Bouzarea | No 53 MT Company | |
Elmas (Sardinia) | No 144 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
Elmas | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
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 |
Hussein Dey | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
Maison Blanche | No 144 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
Maison Blanche | No 1 MT Base Depot | |
Maison Blanche | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
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 |
Reghata | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
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 (65th Edition) - February 1946
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