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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[RAF Northern Ireland | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 16 Wing | No 106 Group | RAF Gibraltar | ASR MCU (Home)]
Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Flying Boat Depot Ship 'Freisenland' |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Aldergrove | ||
| No 280 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Aldergrove | Warwick II |
| No 518 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Halifax III |
| No 8518 Servicing Echelon | RAF Aldergrove | |
| RNAS Ballyhalbert | ||
| RAF Station Ballykelly | ||
| RAF Station Benbecula | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Benbecula | |
| RAF Station Castle Archdale | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Castle Archdale | |
| RAF Station Cluntoe | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Cluntoe | |
| RAF Station Greencastle | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Greencastle | |
| RAF Station Kirkistown | ||
| RAF Station Long Kesh | ||
| RAF Station Mullaghmore | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Mullaghmore | |
| RAF Station Newtownards | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Newtownards | |
| RAF Station Nutt's Corner | ||
| 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 | |
| C & M Party | RAF Tiree |
HQ - Pitreavie Castle, Rosyth, Dunfermline
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Alness | ||
| No 4 OTU | RAF Alness | Sunderland V/Spitfire V |
| RAF Station Banff | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Banff | |
| RAF Station Bridlington | ||
| No 1104 Marine Craft Base Unit | RAF Bridlington | |
| 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 | |
| RAF 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 | ||
| C & M Party | RAF 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 V/Spitfire V |
| No 280 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Tain | Warwick II |
| No 518 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Tain | Halifax V |
| No 1 Torpedo Training Unit | RAF Tain | Beaufighter X |
| No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo) | RAF Tain | |
| RAF Station Turnberry | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Turnberry | |
| RAF Station Skitten | Satellite airfield (Turnberry) |
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 |
| RAF Station Chivenor | Chivenor, Barnstable, Devon | |
| No 248 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Mosquito VI |
| No 8248 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 517 Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Halifax III/V |
| No 8517 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chivenor | |
| RNAS Roborough | Satellite airfield (Chivenor) | |
| 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 | |
| No 230 Sqn | RAF Pembroke Dock | Sunderland |
| No 8230 Servicing Echelon | RAF Pembroke Dock | |
| RAF Station Porthcawl | ||
| No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit | RAF Porthcawl | |
| RAF Station St Davids | ||
| C & M Party | RAF St Davids | |
| RAF Station St Eval | St Eval, nr Wadebridge, Cornwall | |
| No 179 Sqn | RAF St Eval | Lancaster III |
| 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 |
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 (MAP) | RNAS Gosport | Various |
| RAF Station Halton | Station in TTC | |
| ATDU Detachment | RAF Halton | |
| RAF Station Langham | ||
| No 254 Sqn | RAF Langham | Beaufighter |
| No 8254 Servicing Echelon | RAF Langham | |
| No 1402 (Met) Flight | RAF Langham | |
| MAP Rochester | ||
| No 16 Group Communication Flt | MAP Rochester | Various |
| RAF Station 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 24 Air Crew Holding Unit | RAF Thorney Island | |
| No 280 Sqn (Detachment) | RAF Thorney Island | Warwick I |
No 106 (Photographic Reconnaissance) Group
HQ - Fifield House, Benson, Oxfordshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire | |
| No 106 Group Communication Flight | RAF Benson | Anson/Meteor III |
| No 8 OTU | RAF Benson | Various |
| No 541 Sqn | RAF Benson | Spitfire X/XI/XIX/Lancaster VII |
| No 8541 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| No 540 Sqn | RAF Benson | Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
| No 8540 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
| Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit | RAF Benson | |
| RAF Station Chalgrove | Satellite (Benson) | |
| RAF Station Medmenham | Station in No 60 Group | |
| Central Interpretation Unit | RAF Medmenham | |
| RAF Station Mount Farm | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Mount Farm |
HQ - Gibraltar
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Gibraltar (North Front) | ||
| No 301 AMES | RAF Gibraltar | |
| No 73 Staging Post | RAF Gibraltar |
| ASR Marine Craft Unit | Location | Group/Wing | Parent Unit |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Blyth (Detachment) | 18 | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 54 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Douglas, (Detachment) | RAFNI | RAF Andreas |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Fraserburgh | 18 | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 24 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Gorleston-on-Sea |
16 |
RAF Horsham St Faith |
| No 40 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Guensey | 19 | RAF Tarrant Rushton |
| No 102 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Lerwick (Detachment) | 18 | RAF Lossiemouth |
| No 28 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | 16 | RAF Brighton |
| No 48 ASR Marine Craft Unit | Pembroke Dock | 19 | RAF Pembroke Dock |
| No 54 ASR MCU (Detachment) | Ramsey, Isle of Man | RAFNI | RAF Andreas |
Source - SD161 (68th Edition) - May 1946
County names used are those in use at the time
[RAF Northern Ireland | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | No 16 Wing | No 106 Group | RAF Gibraltar | ASR MCU (Home)]
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