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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Transport Command - March 1946
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 48 Group | No 87 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Harrow, Middlesex
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
| No 1557 (Radio Aids Training) Flight | No 1558 (Radio Aids Training) Flight | Air Booking Centre, 20 St James Street, London |
HQ - RAF York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bramcote | ||
| No 1 Air Traffic School | RAF Bramcote | |
| Transport Command Examining Unit | RAF Bramcote | Oxford |
| RAF Station Bitteswell | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
| No 1513 (RAT) Flt | RAF Bitteswell | |
| RAF Station Nuneaton | Satellite (Bramcote) | |
| RAF Station Carnaby | Bridlington, East Yorkshire | Emergency Runway |
| RAF Station Crosby-on-Eden | ||
| No 1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Crosby-on-Eden | Dakota |
| RAF Station Longtown | Satellite (Crosby-on-Eden) | |
| No 1521 (RAT) Flt | RAF Longtown | |
| RAF Station Desborough | ||
| No 1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Desborough | |
| RAF Station Dishforth | ||
| No 1332 Heavy Conversion Unit | RAF Dishforth | Various |
| RAF Station Doncaster | ||
| RAF Station Fairford | Station in No 47 Group | |
| No 1555 (RAT) Flt | RAF Fairford | Oxford |
| No 1556 (RAT) Flt | RAF Fairford | Oxford |
| RAF Station Full Sutton | ||
| No 4 Group Communication Flt | RAF Full Sutton | Various types |
| RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | ||
| No 1665 (Heavy Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Halifax/Stirling |
| RAF Station Melbourne | ||
| No 1510 Flt | RAF Melbourne | Oxford |
| No 1552 (RAT) Flt | RAF Melbourne | Oxford |
| RAF School of Air Transport | RAF Netheravon | Station in No 38 Group |
| RAF Station Ossington | ||
| No 1384 Heavy Transport Conversion Unit | RAF Ossington | |
| RAF Station Pocklington | Pocklington, East Yorkshire | |
| No 1527 (RAT) Flt | RAF Prestwick | Station in No 44 Group |
| RAF Station Snaith | Snaith | |
| No 1508 (Acclimatisation) Flt | RAF Snaith | |
| No 1516 (RAT) Flt | RAF Snaith | |
| No 17 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Snaith | |
| RAF Station Syerston | ||
| No 1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | RAF Syerston | Dakota |
| RAF Station Tilstock | ||
| RAF Station Welford | ||
| RAF Station Wymeswold | ||
| No 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit | RAF Wymeswold | Dakota |
| RAF Station Castle Donington | Satellite (Wymeswold) |
HQ - Marks Hall, Earls Colne, Essex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Brize Norton | ||
| Transport Command Development Unit | RAF Brize Norton | |
| RAF Station Earls Colne | ||
| No 1 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 2 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 3 RAF Party Contact Car (Air) | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 1 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 38 Group Communication Flt | RAF Earls Colne | Oxford |
| No 297 Sqn | RAF Earls Colne | Halifax |
| No 4297 Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| No 7 Glider Servicing Echelon | RAF Earls Colne | |
| RAF Station Wethersfield | Satellite airfield (Earls Colne) | |
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No 38 Group Operational Refresher Training Unit |
RAF Wethersfield | Albemarle/Horsa/Tiger Moth |
| RAF Station Great Dunmow | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Great Dunmow | |
| RAF Station Matching | Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Matching | |
| RAF Station Finmere | Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow) | |
| RAF Station Hampstead Norris | Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow) | |
| RAF Station Lavenham | Satellite airfield (Great Dunmow) | |
| RAF Station Netheravon | ||
| No 1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | Horsa/Hamilcar |
| No 38 Group Parachute Maintenance and Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | |
| No 44 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Netheravon | Horsa/Hamilcar |
| RAF Station Thruxton | Satellite airfield (Netheravon) | |
| No 9 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | RAF Thruxton | |
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RAF Station Ringway |
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| No 1 Parachute Training School | RAF Ringway | Various |
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RAF Station Rivenhall |
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| C & M Party | RAF Rivenhall | |
| RAF Station Shepherd's Grove | ||
| No 1 Glider Servicing Unit | RAF Shepherd's Grove | |
| RAF Station Shrewton | Emergency Landing Ground | |
| RAF Station Tarrant Rushton | ||
| No 295 Sqn | RAF Tarrant Rushton | Halifax |
| No 4295 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
HQ - Eastern Avenue, Barnwood, Gloucester
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Dunkeswell | ||
| No 16 Ferry Unit | RAF Dunkeswell | Halifax/Dakota/Warwick |
| RAF Station Filton | - | - |
| RAF Station Nutt's Corner | ||
| Training Area Flying Control | RAF Nutt's Corner | |
| RAF Station Pershore | ||
| No 1 Ferry Unit | RAF Pershore | |
| RAF Station Portreath | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Portreath | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Prestwick Aerodrome, Ayr, Ayrshire | Airport |
| North Atlantic Signals Centre | RAF Prestwick | |
| No 1 Ground Control Approach Unit | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station St Mawgan | Airport | |
| No 2 Overseas Aircraft Despatch Unit | RAF St Mawgan | |
| Transport Command Briefing School | RAF St Mawgan | |
| RAF Station Staverton | Station in Mintenance Command | |
| No 44 Group Communications Flight | RAF Staverton | Various |
| RAF Station Talbenny | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Talbenny | |
| RAF Station Valley | Airport | |
| Units in European Division ATC | RAF Valley |
HQ - Harrow, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Biggin Hill | ||
| Domestic Science School | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| RAF Station Blackbushe | ||
| No 162 Sqn | RAF Blackbushe | Mosquito IV/XX/25 |
| ADLS Sqn | RAF Blackbushe | |
| RAF Station Boreham | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Boreham | |
| RAF Station Bushey Hall | ||
| RAF Station Chedburgh | ||
| No 301 Sqn | RAF Chedburgh | Warwick CIII |
| No 4301 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chedburgh | |
| No 304 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Chedburgh | Wellington XI/XII |
| No 4304 (Polish) Servicing Echelon | RAF Chedburgh | |
| Croydon Civil Airport | ||
| No 147 Sqn | Croydon Airport | Dakota |
| No 4147 Servicing Echelon | Croydon Airport | |
| No 1316 (Netherland) Flight | Croydon Airport | |
| RAF Station Down Ampney | ||
| No 435 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
| No 436 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Down Ampney | Dakota |
| No 4435 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Down Ampney | |
| No 4436 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Down Ampney | |
| RAF Station Hendon | Airport | |
| No 24 Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| No 4024 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hendon | |
| Metropolitan Communications Sqn | RAF Hendon | |
| AM Book Production and Distribution Centre | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Intelligence School | RAF Hendon | |
| RAF Station Kenley | ||
| RAF Station Manston | No 91 Staging Post | Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Station Northolt | ||
| RAF Station Odiham | ||
| No 437 (RCAF) Sqn | RAF Odiham | Dakota |
| No 4437 (RCAF) Servicing Echelon | RAF Odiham | |
| No 120 (RCAF) Wing HQ | RAF Odiham | |
| Empire Test Pilots' School (MAP) | RAF Odiham | |
| No 163 Staging Post | Oslo | |
| RAF Station Perranporth | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Perranporth | |
| No 167 Staging Post | Prague | |
| RAF Station Prestwick | Airport, station in No 44 Group | |
| No 1680 (Transport) Flight | RAF Prestwick | |
| RAF Station Uxbridge | ||
| Overseas Distribution Centre | RAF Uxbridge | Station in TTC |
| RAF Station Wormingford | ||
| No 161 Staging Post | RAF Wormingford | |
| No 162 Staging Post | RAF Wormingford | |
| No 164 Staging Post | RAF Wormingford | |
| No 166 Staging Post | RAF Wormingford | |
| No 46 Group also controlled the following mobile units: - | ||
| 55099 Mobile Signals Unit | ||
HQ - Hendon, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Blakehill Farm | ||
| No 575 Sqn | RAF Blakehill Farm | Dakota |
| No 4575 Servicing Echelon | RAF Blakehill Farm | |
| RAF Station Fairford | Satellite airfield (Blakehill Farm) | |
| RAF Station Broadwell | ||
| No 271 Sqn | RAF Broadwell | Dakota |
| No 4271 Servicing Echelon | RAF Broadwell | |
| RAF Station Holmsley South | ||
| No 246 Sqn | RAF Holmsley South | York/C27 |
| No 4246 Servicing Echelon | RAF Holmsley South | |
| RAF Station Ibsley | ||
| No 150 Staging Post | RAF Ibsley | |
| RAF Station Kemble | ||
| No 2 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit | RAF Kemble | |
| RAF Station Lyneham | Airport | |
| No 511 Sqn | RAF Lyneham | York |
| No 1359 (VIP) Flight | RAF Lyneham | York/Lancastrian |
| No 1409 (Met) Flight | RAF Lyneham | Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 2 Ground Control Approach Unit | RAF Lyneham | |
| RAF Station Membury | ||
| No 525 Sqn | RAF Membury | Dakota |
| No 4525 Servicing Echelon | RAF Membury | |
| No 187 Sqn | RAF Membury | Dakota |
| No 4187 Servicing Echelon | RAF Membury | |
| RAF Station Merryfield | ||
| No 242 Sqn | RAF Merryfield | York |
| No 4242 Servicing Echelon | RAF Merryfield | |
| RAF Station Stoney Cross | ||
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Stoney Cross | Stirling |
| No 4046 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stoney Cross |
HQ - Milton Ernest Hall, Bedford
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Bassingbourn | ||
| RAF Station Steeple Morden | Satellite airfield (Bassingbourn) | |
| RAF Station Bourn | ||
| Air Transient Depot | RAF Bourn | |
| RAF Station Granden Lodge | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Granden Lodge | |
| RAF Station Little Staughton | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Little Staughton | |
| RAF Station Oakington | ||
| No 86 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Liberator C VI/VIII |
| No 4086 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
| No 206 Sqn | RAF Oakington | Liberator C VI/VIII |
| No 4206 Servicing Echelon | RAF Oakington | |
| RAF Station Stradishall | ||
| No 51 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Stirling V |
| No 4051 Servicing Echelon | RAF Stradishall | |
| RAF Station Tempsford | ||
| No 1 Transport Aircraft Modification Unit | RAF Tempsford | |
| No 48 Group Communication Flight | RAF Tempsford | |
| RAF Station Somersham | Emergency Landing Ground | Satellite airfield (Tempsford) |
| RAF Station Upwood | ||
| No 53 Sqn | RAF Upwood | Liberator |
| No 4053 Servicing Echelon | RAF Upwood | |
| RAF Station Waterbeach | ||
| No 59 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Liberator C VI/C VIII |
| No 4059 Servicing Echelon | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 220 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Liberator C VI/C VIII |
| No 4220 Servicing Echelon | RAF Waterbeach | |
| RAF Station Wratting Common |
c/o British Army of the Rhine
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Police Detachment | ||
| No 428 Repair and Salvage Unit | ||
| No 4 RAF Base Area | ||
| MATS | ||
| No 429 Equipment Park | ||
| No 87 Group Communications Flight | ||
| No 1 Officers' Rest Centre | ||
| Airmen's Transit Centre | ||
| Air Mail Centre | ||
| No 93 Staging Post | ||
| No 103 Staging Post | ||
| No 121 Staging Post | ||
| No 137 Staging Post |
No 216 (Ferry & Transport) Group
HQ - Heliopolis
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Almaza (Egypt) | No 133 Staging Post | |
| Almaza (Egypt) | No 216 Sqn | Dakota/Anson |
| Almaza (Egypt) | No 78 Sqn | Dakota |
| Ajaccio (Corsica) | RAF Station (No 63 Staging Post) | Also shown at Elmas (Sardinia) |
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Aqir |
No 620 Sqn | Halifax |
| Asmara (Eritrea) | RAF Unit (No 23 Staging Post) | |
| Athens (Greece) | No 107 Staging Post | |
| Augusta (Sicily) | RAF Station (No 152 Staging Post) | |
| Bahrein (Iraq) | RAF Station (No 43 Staging Post) | |
| Bari (Italy) | HQ, No 249 Transport Wing | |
| Bari | No 512 Sqn | Dakota |
| Bari | No 127 Staging Post | |
| Beit Daras | RAF Station | |
| Beit Daras | No 283 Wing (Airborne Forces) | |
| Bilbeis (Egypt) | No 1330 Conversion Unit | |
| Baneasa, Bucharest (Romania) | No 125 Staging Post | |
| Cairo | Air Booking Centre | |
| RAF Cairo West | RAF Station (No 10 Staging Post) | |
| RAF Cairo West | No 5 Ferry Unit | |
| RAF Cairo West | No 1589 Flight | Stirling |
| Calato (Rhodes) | No 124 Staging Post | |
| Campo Formido (Udine) | No 61 Staging Post | |
| Castel Benito (Lybia) | RAF Station (No 17 Staging Post) | |
| Catania (Sicily) | RAF Station (No 62 Staging Post) | |
| Ciampino | No 149 Staging Post | |
| El Adem (Libya) | RAF Station (No 12 Staging Post) | |
| El Fasher | No 20 Staging Post (Detachment 'A') | |
| El Geneina (Sudan) | No 20 Staging Post (Detachment 'B') | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | RAF Station (No 63 Staging Post) | Also shown at Ajaccio (Corsica) |
| El Aouina (NW Africa) | No 76 Staging Post | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | HQ, No 151 Transport Wing | |
| Habbaniya | No 40 Staging Post | |
| Heliopolis | HQ, No 216 Group | |
| Heliopolis | No 282 Transport Wing | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Air Freight Control Centre | |
| Heliopolis | No 216 Group Communication Flt | |
| Heliopolis | Heliopolis Palace Hotel | |
| Heliopolis | RAF Holding Section | |
| Heliopolis (Villa Rose) | Air Control, Cairo | |
| Juba (Sudan) | RAF Unit (No 29 Staging Post) | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 20 Staging Post | |
| Khartoum | No 115 Transport Wing | |
| Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 171 Staging Post | |
| Krendi (Malta) | HQ, No 284 Transport Wing | |
| Luxor (Egypt) | RAF Unit (No 15 Staging Post) | |
| Luqa (Malta) | No 64 Staging Post | |
| Lydda (Palestine) | RAF Station (No 14 Staging Post) | |
| Maison Blanche (Algeria) | No 72 Staging Post | |
| Maison Blanche | No 78 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Malakal (Sudan) | RAF Unit (No 28 Staging Post) | |
| Masira Island | No 33 Staging Post | |
| Oujda (North Africa) | RAF Station (No 70 Staging Post) | Also shown at Rabat Sale (North Africa) |
| Pomigliano (Italy) | RAF Station (No 65 Staging Post) | |
| Quastina (Palestine) | RAF Station | |
| Quastina (Palestine) | No 644 Sqn | Halifax |
| Quastina (Palestine) | No 8 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Rabat Sale (North Africa) | RAF Station (No 70 Staging Post) | Also shown at Oujda (North Africa) |
| Rabat Sale (North Africa) | Area Control | |
| Sedes (Salonika) | No 107 Staging Post, Detachment 'B' | |
| Seemun (Belgrade) | No 130 Staging Post | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | RAF Station (No 42 Staging Post) | |
| Sharjah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Station (No 44 Staging Post) | |
| Sheikh Othman (Aden) | No 30 Staging Post | |
| Shellal (Egypt) | RAF Movements Detachment | |
| Wadi Halfa (Sudan) | RAF Unit (No 22 Staging Post) | |
| Wadi Halfa | RAF Movements Detachment |
HQ - RAF Delhi, India
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Arkonam | RAF Station (No 209 Staging Post) | |
| Arkonam | No 729 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Bamrauli | No 36 Staging Post | |
| Bangalore | No 109 Transport Wing | |
| Bangalore | Air Booking Centre | |
| Baroda | No 1334 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit | |
| Bilaspur | No 20 Care and Maintenance Party | |
| Bombay | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | No 117 Transport Wing | |
| Chakala | No 148 Staging Post | |
| Chakulia | RAF Station (No 210 Staging Post) | |
| Chakulia | No 158 Staging Post | |
| Chor | No 48 Staging Post (Detachment) | |
| Cocos Islands | No 129 Staging Post | |
| Colombo | Air Booking Centre | |
| Delhi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Dinjan | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Drigh Road | No 202 Staging Post | |
| Dum Dum | Station HQ (No 38 Staging Post) | |
| Dum Dum | No 52 Sqn | Dakota |
| Dum Dum | No 715 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Fatehjang | No 20 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 21 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 23 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 24 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 37 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 38 Glider Servicing Echelons | |
| Fatehjang | No 39 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Gujrat | Station HQ | |
| Hakimpet | No 39 Staging Post | |
| Hakimpet | No 744 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Jharsaguda | Station HQ | |
| Jiwani | RAF Station (No 45 Staging Post) | |
| Jiwani | No 705 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' IAF) | |
| Jodhpur | No 710 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Jodhpur | No 46 Staging Post | |
| Kallang | No 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Karachi | No 108 Transport Wing | |
| Karachi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Karachi | RAF Element Joint Flying Control Centre | |
| Karachi | No 1349 ASR Unit | |
| Lahore | No 47 Staging Post | |
| Madras | Air Booking Centre | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 700 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | Station HQ | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 48 (Terminal) Staging Post | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | No 77 Sqn | |
| Nagpur | No 59 Staging Post | |
| Negombo | No 32 Staging Post | |
| Padang | No 37 Staging Post | |
| Palam | Station HQ | |
| Palam | No 229 Group Communication Flight | |
| Palam | No 232 Sqn | Dakota/RY-3/C-54 |
| Palam | No 353 Sqn | Dakota |
| Palam | No 9 Staging Post | |
| Palam | No 724 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Poona | No 10 Sqn | Dakota |
| Poona | No 76 Sqn | Dakota |
| Poona | Station HQ (No 153 Staging Post) | |
| St Thomas Mount | No 57 Staging Post | |
| Santa Cruz | No 56 Staging Post | |
| Santa Cruz | No 1588 Heavy Freight Flight | |
| Trichinopoly | No 156 Staging Post | |
| Tulihal | No 77 Staging Post | |
| Vizagapatam | No 34 Staging Post | |
| Walton, Lahore | RAF Element India Detachment of Chinese Air Force Cadet School | |
| Yelahanka | No 58 Staging Post | |
| Yelahanka | ACSEA Internal Air Service Sqn |
HQ - Dorval, Quebec, Canada
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Dorval, Quebec | RAF Station Dorval | |
| Gander | ||
| Goose Bay | No 84 Staging Post | |
| Jamaica | No 89 Staging Post | |
| Nassau | No 88 Staging Post | |
| Natal (Brazil) | No 98 Staging Post | |
| Trinidad | No 95 Staging Post |
Source - SD161 (66th Edition) - March 1946
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 4 Group | No 38 Group | No 44 Group | No 45 Group | No 46 Group | No 47 Group | No 48 Group | No 87 Group | No 216 Group | No 229 Group]
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