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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[ACSEA | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Burma | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya | AHQ Netherlands East Indies | No 232 Group | AHQ India | No 1 (Indian) Group | No 2 (Indian) Group | No 225 Group | No 226 Group | No 227 Group | No 228 Group | No 229 Group]
Command HQ - Singapore
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Balikpapan | No 78 Meteorological Forecast Centre, Type 2 | |
| Bangkok | No 14 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Batavia | AHQ RAF Netherlands East Indies | |
| Batavia | RAF Element Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit (Detachment) | |
| Calcutta | RAF Element Allied Technical Air Intelligence Unit | |
| Colombo | No 8 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Hong Kong | HQ RAF Hong Kong | |
| Hong Kong | No 367 Wireless Unit | |
| Hong Kong | No 370 Wireless Unit | |
| Hong Kong | DPM, Hong Kong | |
| Kandy | AHQ Ceylon | |
| Kandy | No 10 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Kowloon | No 21 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Kuala Lumper | AHQ Malaya | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 20 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Penang | No 19 Detachment Provost and Security Services | Also shown at Chittagong |
| Rangoon | AHQ Burma | |
| Rangoon | No 164 (Signals) Wing | |
| Rangoon | Legal Section, Burma | |
| Rangoon | DPM, Burma | |
| Rangoon | No 13 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Singapore | Base Personnel Office ACSEA | |
| Singapore | Air Information Section | |
| Singapore | RAF Base HQ | |
| Singapore | No 59 MT Company | |
| Singapore | No 5 Special Liaison Unit (SEAC and I) | |
| Singapore | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Singapore | No 2 Base Signals and Radar Unit | |
| Singapore | RAF Component HQ SACSEA | |
| Singapore | HQ BC Air Detachment | |
| Singapore | No 232 Group HQ | |
| Singapore | No 6 Base Postal Unit | |
| Singapore | No 68 Embarkation Unit | |
| Singapore | DPM Malaya | |
| Singapore | No 18 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Singapore | No 368 Wireless Unit | |
| Tengah | No 60 Personnel Transit Camp | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Singapore | HQ No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Singapore | HQ Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 1 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 2 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 3 Company, No 7 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
HQ - Hong Kong
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Hong Kong | No 5024 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Hong Kong | No 5025 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Hong Kong | No 4856 Well Boring Flight | |
| Hong Kong | No 4857 Quarrying Flight | |
| Hong Kong | No 6 Base Postal Unit, Detachment No 1 | |
| Hong Kong | No 3 Base Personnel Office, Detachment | |
| Ho Mun Tin | RAF Station | |
| Kai Tak | RAF Station | |
| Kai Tak | No 132 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Kai Tak | No 209 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Kai Tak | No 4 Hygiene and Malarial Control Unit | |
| Kai Tak | No 7155 Servicing Echelon | |
| Kai Tak | No 5026 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Kai Tak | No 5751 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 100 Embarkation Unit | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 1331 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 708 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 5358 Airfield Construction Wing | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 53 Repair Unit (Plant) | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 2706 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 2708 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 18 MT Repair Unit | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | No 5207 Type 'B' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Kowloon (Hong Kong) | RAF Hospital, Hong Kong | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Kowloon | HQ, No 2 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 5097 AMES | No 15060 AMES | No 15069 AMES |
HQ - Calcutta
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Akyab | No 229 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Akyab | No 726 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Bangkok | RAF Station | |
| Bangkok | No 684 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Bangkok | No 2945 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Bangkok | No 681 Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
| Don Muang | No 742 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
| Hmawbi | RAF Station | |
| Hmawbi | No 2942 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Hmawbi | No 747 Meteorological Forecast Centre | |
| Meiktila | No 22 MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Meiktila | No 701 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' RIAF) | |
| Mingladon | No 1330 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Mingladon | RAF Station | |
| Mingladon | No 723 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Mingladon | No 85 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Repair Depot |
| Mingladon | No 132 (Mobile) Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Mingladon | No 3 Hygiene and Malarial Control Unit | |
| Mingladon | No 20 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Mingladon | No 681 Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
| Pegu | RAF Station | |
| Pegu | No 719 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Rangoon | No 658 (AOP) Sqn | Also shown in Calcutta, 228 Group |
| Rangoon | No 41 Embarkation Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 720 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'E' RIAF) | |
| Rangoon | No 230 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Rangoon | HQ RAF Base | |
| Rangoon | No 26 Personnel Transit Camp | |
| Rangoon | No 8 Base Postal Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 22 MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Rangoon | No 56 Forward Repair Unit | Repair Depot |
| Rangoon | No 5 Area Flying Control Centre | |
| Rangoon | No 2 Forward Equipment Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 55 MT Company | |
| Rangoon | No 25 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 807 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 809 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 810 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
| Rangoon | No 1 Base Personnel Office (Detachment) | |
| Saigon | No 717 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Saigon | No 2963 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Tavoy | No 803 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
| c/o 7 Indian Div RA | No 801 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Rangoon | HQ No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ, No 1 Company, No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ, No 2 Company, No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ, No 3 Company, No 19 Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ No 6 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ, No 1 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ, No 2 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | |
| Rangoon | HQ, No 3 Company, No 6 Air Formation Signals | |
HQ - Colombo, Ceylon
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| China Bay | No 3509 Maintenance Unit | Torpedo Servicing Unit |
| Colombo | No 45 Embarkation Unit | |
| Colombo | No 376 Marine Craft Repair Depot | |
| Colombo | No 89 Forward Equipment Unit | |
| Colombo | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Colombo | No 7 Base Postal Unit | |
| Colombo | No 739 Meteorological Forecast Control (Type 2) | |
| Cocos Islands | RAF Station | |
| Cocos Islands | No 737 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Cocos Islands | No 129 Staging Post | |
| Cocos Islands | No 45 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Diego Garcia | No 29 Advanced Flying Boat Base | |
| Diego Garcia | No 800 Meteorological Reporting Centre (Type 'D') | |
| Galle | No 235 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Kandy | RAF Station | |
| Kandy | No 3 Officers Advanced Training School | |
| Kandy | EVT Instructors' School | |
| Kankesanturai | RAF Station | |
| Kankesanturai | No 160 Sqn | Liberator |
| Kankesanturai | No 203 Sqn | Liberator |
| Kankesanturai | No 7160 Servicing Echelon | |
| Kankesanturai | No 7203 Servicing Echelon | |
| Kankesanturai | No 730 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Koggala | RAF Station | |
| Koggala | No 205 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Koggala | No 711 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Kurunegala | No 338 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Mawatagana | No 32 Care and Maintenance Party | |
| Mawatagana | No 820 Meteorological Reporting Centre | |
| Mawatagana | AHQ Ceylon Communication Flt | |
| Negombo | RAF Station | |
| Negombo | No 713 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
| Negombo | No 32 Staging Post | |
| Ratmalana | No 145 Repair and Salvage Unit | Forward Recovery Depot |
| Ratmalana | No 20 MT Repair Unit | |
| Ratmalana | No 338 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Ratmalana | No 8 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| AMES Stations | ||
| No 8513 AMES | No 8519 AMES | No 14016 AMES |
| No 14018 AMES | ||
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Ratmalana | HQ No 230 Independent Company | |
HQ - Kuala Lumper
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Butterworth | RAF Station | |
| Changi | No 5005 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Kallang | 7 MT Repair Depot | |
| Kallang | No 2965 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kallang | No 2810 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kallang | No 1300 Meteorological Flight | |
| Kallang | No 722 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
| Kallang | No 2 Area Flying Control Centre | |
| Kallang | No 5353 Airfield Construction Wing | |
| Kallang | No 5203 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Kallang | HQ ACSEA Communication Sqn | |
| Kuala Lumpur | AHQ Malaya Communication Sqn | |
| Kuala Lumpur | RAF Station | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 11 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 17 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 136 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 2941 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 7136 Servicing Echelon | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 733 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 736 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
| Penang | Leave Centre | |
| Penang | No 727 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Penang | No 2960 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Penang | No 4 Area Flying Control Centre | |
| Penang | No 28 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Penang | No 231 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Penang | No 7028 Servicing Echelon | |
| Penang | No 108 Embarkation Unit | |
| Port Dickson | Leave Centre | |
| Seletar | No 314 Maintenance Unit | |
| Seletar | No 389 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Seletar | No 243 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Seletar | No 32 Air Stores Park | |
| Seletar | No 91 Air Stores Park | |
| Seletar | No 1 Hygiene and Malarial Control Unit | |
| Seletar | No 230 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Seletar | No 89 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Seletar | No 7089 Servicing Echelon | |
| Seletar | No 709 Forecast Unit, Type 2 | |
| Seletar | No 681 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Seletar | No 5012 Type 'C' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Seletar | No 5707 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Seletar | No 390 Maintenance Unit | Base Repair Depot |
| Seletar | RAF Station | |
| Singapore | No 2896 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Singapore | No 1326 Wing RAF Regiment | |
| Singapore | No 27 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit | |
| Singapore | No 5714 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Singapore | No 5753 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Singapore | RAF Hospital | |
| Singapore | No 54 Repair Unit (Plant) | |
| Singapore | No 11 Central Medical Board | |
| Singapore | No 4 Base Personnel Office (Detachment) | |
| Singapore | RAF Telecommunications Research Establishment (Asia) Support Unit | |
| Tebrau | ACSEA RAF Regiment Depot (C & M basis) | |
| Tengah | RAF Station | |
| Tengah | No 1329 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Tengah | No 2759 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Tengah | No 5008 Type 'A' Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Tengah | No 5752 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Tengah | No 5755 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Tengah | No 4854 Quarrying Flight | |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 5098 AMES | No 6178 AMES | No 6367 AMES |
| No 6370 AMES | No 8027 AMES | No 21022 AMES |
| No 62015 AMES | No 14042 AMES | No 14064 AMES |
| No 15138 AMES | No 60313 AMES | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Kuala Lumpur | HQ No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 1 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 3 Company, No 4 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
AHQ RAF Netherland East Indies
HQ - Batavia
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Batavia | No 102 Embarkation Unit | |
| Batavia | No 3 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Batavia | RAF Element, ATAI Unit (Detachment) | |
| Kemajordan | No 656 Sqn | Auster |
| Kemajordan | No 81 Sqn | Thunderbolt |
| Kemajordan | No 7081 Servicing Echelon | |
| Kemajordan | No 7084 Servicing Echelon | |
| Kemajordan | No 721 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
| Kemajordan | No 904 Wing | |
| Kemajordan | No 2962 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kemajordan | AHQ RAF NEI Communication Sqn | |
| Kemajordan | No 681 Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
| Kemajordan | No 84 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Kemajordan | No 31 Sqn | Dakota |
| Kemajordan | No 9 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
| Medan | RAF Station | |
| Medan | No 105 Embarkation Unit | |
| Medan | No 2739 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Medan | No 716 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Medan | No 7017 Servicing Echelon | |
| Medan | No 155 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Padang | No 2 Hygiene and Malarial Control Unit | |
| Palembang | No 806 Mobile Pilot Balloon Unit | |
| Sourabaya | No 2748 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Sourabaya | No 103 Embarkation Unit | |
| Sourabaya | RAF Station | |
| Sourabaya | No 656 Sqn Detachment | Auster |
| Sourabaya | No 60 Sqn Detachment | Thunderbolt |
| Sourabaya | No 7060 Servicing Echelon | |
| Tana Htinggi | No 1308 Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Batavia | HQ, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Batavia | No 1 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Batavia | No 2 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Medan | No 3 Company, No 2 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
HQ - Singapore
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Akyab | Station HQ (No 207 Staging Post) | |
| Balikpapan | No 214 Staging Post | |
| Bangkok | No 3 Staging Post | |
| Batavia | No 69 Staging Post | |
| Butterworth | No 60 Staging Post | |
| Colombo | Air Booking Centre | |
| Hong Kong | Air Booking Centre | |
| Hong Kong | No 300 Wing | |
| Hong Kong | No 48 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Hanoi | RAF Station (No 77 Staging Post) | |
| Hmawbi | No 96 Sqn | Dakota |
| Kai Tak | No 200 Staging Post | |
| Kai Tak | No 201 Staging Post | |
| Kai Tak | No 96 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Kallang | No 13 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit | |
| Kallang | No 211 Staging Post | |
| Kallang | No 48 Sqn | Dakota |
| Kuala Lumper | No 154 Staging Post | |
| Kemajordan | No 48 Sqn (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Labuan | No 157 Staging Post | |
| Macassar (Celebes) | No 196 Staging Post | |
| Medan | No 35 Staging Post | |
| Meiktila | RAF Station (No 204 Staging Post) | |
| Mergui | RAF Station (No 26 Staging Post) | |
| Mingladon | No 8 Staging Post | |
| Mingladon | No 341 Mobile Wing | |
| Mingladon | No 267 Sqn | Dakota |
| Padang | No 37 Staging Post | |
| Palembang | No 49 Staging Post | |
| Pegu | No 208 Staging Post | |
| Rangoon | Air Booking Centre | |
| Saigon | RAF Station (No 2 Staging Post) | |
| Shanghai | Air Booking Centre | |
| Singapore | Air Booking Centre | |
| Sourabaya | No 155 Staging Post | |
| Tokyo | Air Booking Centre | |
| Mobile Signals Unit | ||
| No 5762 MSU | No 5763 MSU | No 5765 MSU |
| No 5767 MSU | No 5772 MSU | |
| No 5777 MSU | No 5778 MSU | No 5795 MSU |
| No 5798 MSU | No 5799 MSU | No 5800 MSU |
| No 5802 MSU | No 5806 MSU | No 5812 MSU |
| No 5815 MSU | No 5818 MSU | |
| No 5831 MSU | No 5832 MSU | No 5841 MSU |
| No 5846 MSU | No 5854 MSU | |
| No 5855 MSU | No 5857 MSU | |
| No 5887 MSU | No 5913 MSU | No 5916 MSU |
| No 5921 MSU | No 5922 MSU | No 5842 MSU |
| No 5944 MSU | No 5948 MSU | No 5954 MSU |
| No 55513 MSU | No 55514 MSU | No 55515 MSU |
| No 55523 MSU | No 55610 MSU | No 55635 MSU |
| No 55638 MSU | No 55652 MSU | No 55659 MSU |
Command HQ - New Delhi
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Agra | Agra University Unit | |
| Agra | HQ, No 227 Group | |
| Allahabad | Allahabad University Unit | |
| Allahabad | Northern Area HQ, Indian ATC | |
| Aligarh | Muslim University Unit | |
| Amritsar | No 3 Punjab University | |
| Andheri | RIAF Record Office | |
| Andheri | Base Personnel Office | |
| Bangalore | No 2 Mysore University Unit | |
| Barrackpore | HQ, No 228 Group | |
| Benares | Benares University Unit | |
| Bombay | Bombay University Unit | |
| Bombay | RIAF Central Accounts Office | |
| Bombay | Base Accounts Office | |
| Bombay | RAF Element, BCOF (Japan) | |
| Calcutta | Calcutta University Unit | |
| Calcutta | Chaplains Branch | |
| Chidamparam | Annamalai University Unit | |
| Cholavaram | RIAF Demonstration Flight | |
| Cuttack | Utkal University Unit | |
| Dacca | Dacca University Unit | |
| Delhi | Delhi University Unit | |
| Delhi | No 238 Airborne Forces Wing | |
| Delhi | HQ, No 229 Group | |
| Delhi | Communication Sqn | |
| Ernakulam | No 2 Madras University Unit | |
| Guntur | Andhra University Unit | |
| Hyderabad | Osmania University Unit | |
| Kohat | No 7 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Lahore | No 1 Punjab University Unit | |
| Lucknow | Lucknow University Unit | |
| Madras | Southern Area HQ, Indian ATC | |
| Madras | No 1 Madras University Unit | |
| Mysore | No 1 Mysore University Unit | |
| Nagpur | Nagpur University Unit | |
| Palam | HQ, No 226 Group | |
| Patna | Patna University Unit | |
| Peshawar | No 2 Punjab University Unit | |
| Peshawar | HQ, No 1 (Indian) Group | |
| Secunderabad | HQ, No 2 (Indian) Group | |
| Tambaram | HQ British Commonwealth Air Forces of Occupation | |
| Trivandrum | Travancore University Unit |
Group HQ - Peshawar
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Ambala | No 1 Service Flying Training School | |
| Ambala | RAF Station | |
| Ambala | RIAF Band | |
| Ambala | No 151 OTU | |
| Baroda | No 2 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Deolali | No 659 Sqn (Detachment) | Auster |
| Digri | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'B' Flt | |
| Jodhpur | No 2 Elementary Flying Training School | |
| Karachi | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'A' Flight | |
| Kohat | RAF Station | |
| Kohat | No 1 (RIAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Kohat | No 741 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2 RIAF) | |
| Katni | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, 'D' Flt and Static HQ | |
| Miranshah | No 1 (RIAF) Sqn (1 x Flight) | Spitfire |
| Peshawar | RAF Station | |
| Peshawar | No 659 Sqn | Auster |
| Poona | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, 'A' Flt (Detachment) | |
| Risalpur | No 7 Care and Maintenance Party | |
| Risalpur | No 12 (RIAF) Sqn | |
| Santa Cruz | HQ No 2 AA Co-operation Unit and Training Flight | |
| St Thomas Mount | No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit 'C' Flt |
Group HQ - Secunderabad
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Jallahalli | No 2 Demobilisation Centre | |
| Jallahalli | Medical Training Centre | |
| Poona | No 1 Initial Training Wing | |
| Secunderbad | Non-Technical Training Centre | |
| Secunderbad | No 2 School of Air Force Technical Training | |
| Secunderbad | No 14 School of Air Force Technical Training |
No 225 Group (ACSEA)
HQ - Bangalore, India
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Arkonam | No 20 (Air) Movement Control Unit | |
| Avadi | No 57 MT Company | |
| Bangalore | DPM Southern Area | |
| Bangalore | No 7 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Bangalore | No 12 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Bangalore | No 3 Hydrogen Compressor Station | |
| Bangalore | No 2 Movement Control Unit | |
| Bangalore | No 748 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 1) | |
| Bangalore | HQ RAF Movements, Southern Region | |
| Bangalore | No 2 Base Postal Unit (No 1 Detachment) | |
| Bangalore | No 728 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
| Bangalore | No 51 Radio School | |
| Bhopal | No 3 Fighter Support Training Unit | |
| Bhopal | Jungle Survival Instructors'' School | |
| Bhopal | No 5 Sqn | Tempest |
| Bhopal | No 7005 Servicing Echelon | |
| Bhopal | No 30 Sqn | Tempest |
| Bhopal | No 7030 Servicing Echelon | |
| Bhopal | RAF Station | |
| Bombay | HQ RAF Provost and Security Service | |
| Bombay | No 2 Base Postal Unit | |
| Bombay | RAF Base HQ | |
| Bombay | No 51 Embarkation Unit | |
| Bombay | No 6 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Bombay | No 4 Movements Control Unit | |
| Bombay | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Bombay | No 14 Leave and Rest Camp | |
| Bombay | No 241 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Calcutta | No 9 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Calcutta | No 11 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Calcutta | DPM Bengal/Assam Area | |
| Cawnpore | No 2 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Chittagong | No 19 Detachment Provost and Security Services | Also shown at Penang |
| Cochin | No 6 Movements Control Unit | |
| Cochin (Willingdon Island) | No 63 Embarkation Unit | |
| Comilla | No 9 Detachment Provost and Security Services (Detachment) | |
| Coonoor | No 8 Hill Depot (No 2 WAAF Depot) | |
| Delhi | No 1 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Hakimpet | No 25 Care and Maintenance Party | |
| Karachi | No 5 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Kolar | No 3 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Lahore | No 4 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Maddam Bakkam | Signals Holding Unit | |
| Madras | No 78 Embarkation Unit | |
| Madras | No 10 Movement Control Unit | |
| Madras | RAF Base HQ | |
| Madras | No 15 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Madras | No 17 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Madras | No 2 Base Postal Unit (No 2 Detachment) | |
| Madras | No 56 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown at Tambaram |
| Madras | No 106 Embarkation Unit | |
| Madras | No 707 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
| Munnar | No 6 Hill Depot (C & M basis) | |
| Ootacamund | No 4 Aircrew House | |
| Peshawar | No 3 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Poona | No 731 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
| Poona | No 13 Movement Control Unit (Air) | |
| Red Hills Lake | Station HQ (C & M basis) | |
| St Thomas Mount | RAF Station | |
| St Thomas Mount | 1302 Meteorological Flight | |
| St Thomas Mount | No 743 Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
| St Thomas Mount | No 45 Sqn | Mosquito |
| St Thomas Mount | No 7045 Servicing Echelon | |
| Santa Cruz | Station HQ | |
| Secunderabad | No 11 Movement Control Unit | |
| Tambaram | No 64 Personnel Transit Camp | |
| Tambaram | No 63 Personnel Despatch Centre (Air) | |
| Tambaram | Station HQ 'B' | |
| Tambaram | No 11 Base Postal Unit | |
| Tambaram | No 56 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown at Madras |
| Tambaram | No 22 Detachment Provost and Security Services | |
| Tambaram | No 4 Base Signals Depot | |
| Tambaram | No 5 Base Signals Depot | |
| Trichinopoly | Station HQ | |
| Trichinopoly | No 66 Mobile Field Hospital | |
| Trichinopoly | No 8 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Vizagapatam | Station HQ | |
| Vizagapatam | No 94 Embarkation Unit | |
| Vizagapatam | No 732 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
| Wellington | No 8 Hill Depot (C & M basis) | |
| Worli | Base Reception Depot | |
| Worli | No 3 Release Embarkation Centre | |
| Yelahanka | Station HQ | |
| Yelahanka | No 225 Group Communication Flt | |
| Yelahanka | No 734 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 3) | |
| Yelahanka | No 4 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 145 AMES | No 146 AMES | No 147 AMES |
| No 148 AMES | No 160 AMES | No 161 AMES |
| No 162 AMES | No 163 AMES | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Bangalore | HQ No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Bangalore | No 2 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Bombay | No 1 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Madras | No 3 Company, No 5 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
HQ - Palam
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Agartala | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Allahabad | No 308 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
| Allahabad | No 1 Movement Control Unit | |
| Amarda Road | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
| Ambala | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, (Detachment) | |
| Amla | No 318 Maintenance Unit, 'A' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Arkonam | No 346 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
| Arkonam | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Avadi | No 21 MT Repair Unit | |
| Avadi | No 337 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Baigachi | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Bamrauli | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
| Bhopal | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
| Bihta, Bihar | No 351 Maintenance Unit (C & M basis) | Glider Storage and Erection Unit |
| Bombay | No 305 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Bombay | HQ Link Trainer Maintenance Unit | |
| Bombay | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Western Circle | |
| Bombay | No 330 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
| Bombay | RAF Element DGA, Bombay Area | |
| Calcutta | RAF Element DGA, Calcutta Area | |
| Calcutta | No 313 Maintenance Unit, No 7 Site (Detachment) | Equipment Depot |
| Calcutta | No 329 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
| Cawnpore | No 101 Air Stores Park | Equipment Depot |
| Cawnpore | No 322 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Cawnpore | No 5 Movement Control Unit | |
| Cawnpore | RAF Element DGA, Cawnpore Area | |
| Chakeri | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 2 Detachment | |
| Chakeri | Research and Development Unit | |
| Chaklala | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Charra | No 329 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | MT Servicing Unit |
| Chittagong | No 23 MT Repair Unit | |
| Chittagong | No 345 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Dacca | No 100 Air Stores Park (Mobile) | |
| Delhi | Parachute Repair Section | |
| Dum Dum | No 4 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
| Drigh Road, Karachi | No 301 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Drigh Road, Karachi | No 320 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Ernakulam | No 312 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Golden Rock | No 6 MT Repair Depot | Base Repair Depot |
| Gumnidipundi | No 343 Maintenance Unit, 'C' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Gumnidipundi | No 340 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Harbanspura (Lahore) | No 306 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Jallahalli | No 328 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
| Jamalpur | No 325 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Jessore | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Jodhpur | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Jodhpur | No 355 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Aircraft Storage Unit |
| Kanchrapara | No 1 RAF Element of Civil MU | |
| Kankinara | No 313 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Karachi | RAF Element DGA, Karachi Area | |
| Kasu Begu | No 344 Maintenance Unit, | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Korangi Creek | No 374 Maintenance Unit (C & M basis) | Flying Boat Servicing Unit |
| Lahore | No 307 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Lahore | No 8 Movement Control Unit | |
| Lahore | RAF Element DGA, Lahore Area | |
| Lahore | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Northern Circle | |
| Lucknow | HQ RAF Element DGA | |
| Madras | Aeronautical Inspection Service, Southern Circle | |
| Madras | RAF Element DGA, Madras Area | |
| Mauripur | No 141 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment (Detachment) | |
| Mymensingh | No 321 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Nowshera | No 344 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Palam | No 226 Group Communication Flt | |
| Palam | No 309 Maintenance Unit | MT Servicing Unit |
| Panagarh | No 385 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Pharpamau | No 352 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
| Poona | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 5 Detachment | |
| Pulgaon | No 341 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Raipur | No 17 MT Repair Unit | |
| Ranchi | No 138 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 2 Detachment | |
| Salawas | No 355 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
| Salbani | No 138 Maintenance Unit | Repair and Salvage Section |
| St Thomas Mount | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 1 Detachment | |
| Trichinopoly | No 139 Repair and Salvage Unit, No 3 Detachment | |
| Trombay | No 341 Maintenance Unit, 'B' Site | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Whitefield | No 343 Maintenance Unit | Explosive Storage Unit |
HQ - Agra
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Agra | No 227 Group Communication Flt | |
| Agra | RAF Movements, Central Region | |
| Allahabad | No 11 RAF General Hospital | |
| Allahabad | No 740 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Ambala | Central Map Section | |
| Ambala | RAF Signals Centre Detachment | |
| Baroda | No 738 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'E' IAF) | |
| Cawnpore | No 12 General Hospital | |
| Chaklala | No 1577 Airborne Experimental Flight | Also shown in No 229 Group |
| Chaklala | RAF Element, Air Transport Development Centre | |
| Chaklala | Station HQ | |
| Chaklala | Parachute Training School | |
| Chaklala | No 298 Sqn (Detachment) | Halifax |
| Delhi | No 9 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Delhi | No 4 Base Postal Unit | |
| Delhi | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Delhi | Station HQ | |
| Delhi | No 7 Movements Control Unit | |
| Delhi | No 10 Central Medical Board | |
| Delhi | Publications and Forms Store | |
| Delhi | RAF Element DCO (I) | |
| Delhi | No 1 Touring Concert Party | |
| Delhi | No 2 Touring Concert Party | |
| Delhi | Gang Show | |
| Drigh Road | No 745 Meteorological Forecast Unit (Type 2) | |
| Fatehjang | Station HQ | |
| Fatehjang | No 670 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Fatehjang | No 672 (Glider) Sqn | |
| Fatehjang | No 20 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Fatehjang | No 21 Glider Servicing Echelon | |
| Jubbulpore | No 22 Movement Control Unit | |
| Gurgaon | RAF Signals Centre (Detachment) | |
| Johdpur | Station HQ | |
| Karachi | RAF Base HQ | |
| Karachi | No 57 Embarkation Unit | |
| Karachi | No 9 Movement Control Unit | |
| Karachi | No 1 Base Postal Unit | |
| Karachi | No 10 RAF General Hospital | |
| Karachi | No 234 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
| Kashmir (Sringar) | Aircrew Mountain Centre | |
| Lower Topa | No 1 Hill Depot (C & M basis) | |
| Maharajpur | No 57 Flying Control Section (Type 'D') | |
| Mauripur | No 12 (Air) Movement Control Unit | |
| Nagpur | Station HQ | |
| Nagpur | No 1301 Meteorological Flt | |
| Peshawar | RAF Element, Airborne Control Unit | |
| Rawalpindi | HQ RAF Movements, North Western Region | |
| Samungli | No 21 Care and Maintenance Party | |
| Samungli | No 298 Sqn | Halifax |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 156 AMES | No 157 AMES | No 158 AMES |
| No 159 AMES | ||
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Delhi Cantonment (Palam) | HQ No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Delhi Cantonment | No 3 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Allahabad | No 1 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Karachi | HQ No 2 Company, No 3 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
HQ - Barrackpore, India
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Baigachi | Station HQ | |
| Baigachi | No 176 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Baigachi | No 7176 Servicing Echelon | |
| Baigachi | No 702 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'A' RIAF) | |
| Baigachi | No 10 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Baigachi | No 94 Mobile Flying Control Unit | |
| Ballygunge | No 1 Area Flying Control Centre | |
| Barrackpore | No 228 Group Communication Flight | |
| Barrackpore | No 714 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' RIAF) | |
| Calcutta | RAF Signals Centre | |
| Calcutta | No 35 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Calcutta | HQ RAF Movements, Eastern Region | |
| Calcutta | No 5 Base Postal Unit | |
| Calcutta | RAF Base HQ | |
| Calcutta | No 3 Movement Control Unit | |
| Calcutta | No 9 RAF General Hospital | |
| Calcutta | No 54 Embarkation Unit | |
| Calcutta | No 1 Aircrew House | |
| Calcutta | No 2 Aircrew House | |
| Calcutta | No 658 (AOP) Sqn | Also shown in Rangoon, Burma |
| Chakulia | No 21 (Air) Movement Control Unit | |
| Chakulia | No 68 Mobile Field Hospital | |
| Chakulia | No 706 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Chittagong | No 17 Movement Control Unit | |
| Chittagong | No 735 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 3) | |
| Chittagong | No 2 RAF Administrative Unit | |
| Chittagong | No 54 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Chittagong | No 227 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Chittagong | No 1347 Air Sea Rescue Flight | |
| Chittagong | No 5 Base Postal Unit (Detachment) | |
| Cossipore | RAF Kit Repository | |
| Cuttack | No 31 Care and Maintenance Party | |
| Dalbumgarh | No 62 Personnel Despatch Centre (Air) | |
| Darjeeling | No 11 Hill Depot | |
| Digri | Station HQ (Detachment Salbani) | |
| Digri | No 355 Sqn | Liberator |
| Jessore | Station HQ | |
| Jessore | No 725 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| Kanchrapara | Station HQ | |
| Khulna | No 255 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Konnager | No 6 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Manipur Road | No 18 Movement Control Unit | |
| Parbatipur | No 19 Movement Control Unit | |
| Ranchi | No 22 Armament Practice Camp | |
| Ranchi | No 3 School of Hygiene | |
| Ranchi | Station HQ | |
| Ranchi | No 703 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'C' RIAF) | |
| Ranchi | No 6 Sqn RIAF | Spitfire |
| Salbani | Station HQ | |
| Salbani | No 159 Sqn | Liberator |
| Salbani | No 704 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 'B' RIAF) | |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 164 AMES | No 165 AMES | No 166 AMES |
| No 167 AMES | No 23010 AMES | No 23011 AMES |
| No 23012 AMES | No 23013 AMES | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Behala | HQ, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Behala | No 2 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Kharagpur | No 1 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
| Chittagong | No 3 Company, No 1 Indian Air Formation Signals | |
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 | Air Booking Centre | |
| Bholari | Emergency Landing Ground (SHQ Mauripur Detachment) | |
| Bombay | Air Booking Centre | |
| Calcutta | Air Booking Centre | |
| Chakulia | RAF Station (No 210 Staging Post) | |
| Chakulia | No 158 Staging Post | |
| Delhi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Drigh Road | No 202 Staging Post | |
| Dum Dum | Station HQ (No 38 Staging Post) | |
| Dum Dum | No 715 Meteorological Forecast Centre (RIAF) | |
| Hakimpet | No 744 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 2) | |
| 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 | |
| Karachi | No 108 Transport Wing | |
| Karachi | Air Booking Centre | |
| Karachi | RAF Element Joint Flying Control Centre | |
| Karachi | No 1349 ASR Unit | |
| Karachi | No 700 Meteorological Forecast Centre (Type 1) | |
| Madras | Air Booking Centre | |
| Malir | No 5 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Mauripur (Sind) | Station HQ (No 48 Staging Post) | |
| Nagpur | No 59 Staging Post | |
| Palam | Station HQ | |
| Palam | No 229 Group Communication Flight | |
| Palam | No 232 Sqn | Liberator |
| Palam | No 353 Sqn | Dakota/York |
| 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 | |
| Vizagapatam | No 34 Staging Post | |
| Yelahanka | No 58 Staging Post |
Source - SD161 (68th Edition) - May 1946
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