Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
British Air Forces of Occupation (Germany) - Jun 1946
[BAFO | No 2 Group |No 84 Group | No 85 Group]
Units administered directly by HQ BAFO
AHQ (Operations) - c/o British Army of the Rhine
AHQ (Administration) - c/o British Army of the Rhine
All units in BAFO were still considered mobile and their locations were not given in SD161
AOC-in-C, BAFO was the administrative authority of all RAF Units on the Continent.
Unit |
No 103 Wing |
BAFO Communication Wing |
BAFO (Operations) Signals Unit |
BAFO (Administration) Signals Unit |
RAF Police Unit, Berlin |
No 5 Ground Controlled Approach Unit |
Air Division Communication Sqn |
British Air Command, Berlin Communication Flight |
No 15 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit |
No 1 ADLS Traffic Office |
No 5248 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type Q) |
No 5448 Mobile Signals Unit, (Type W) |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
Unit | Unit |
RAF Station Detmold | No 305 (Polish) Sqn |
No 139 Wing HQ | No 6305 Servicing Echelon |
No 140 Wing HQ | No 2 Group Communication Sqn |
No 2001 (Air Disarmament) Wing | No 5 ADLS Traffic Office |
No 2003 (Air Disarmament) Wing | No 314 Supply and Transport Column |
No 437 Air Disarmament Disposal Park | No 414 Air Stores Park |
No 4 Sqn | No 417 Repair and Salvage Unit |
No 6004 Servicing Echelon | No 2 Aircraft Reception Unit |
No 14 Sqn | No 4 Mobile Radar Control Post |
No 6014 Servicing Echelon | No 73 MT Light Repair Unit |
No 21 Sqn | No 55 RAF Hospital (BAFO) |
No 6021 Servicing Echelon | No 15053 Forward Director Post |
No 69 Sqn | No 2 Group Control Centre (Type 70) |
No 6069 Servicing Echelon | No 5312 Mobile Signals Unit (Type B) |
No 98 Sqn | No 55098 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT) |
No 6098 Servicing Echelon | No 514 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 107 Sqn | No 5247 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 6107 Servicing Echelon | No 55076 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
Unit | Unit |
No 84 Group Communication Sqn | No 308 Sqn |
No 84 Group HQ Signals Unit | No 6308 Servicing Echelon |
No 84 Group Disarmament Staff (Advanced) | No 317 Sqn |
No 84 Group Disarmament Staff (Main) | No 6317 Servicing Echelon |
No 8301 Air Disarmament Wing | No 349 Sqn |
No 8302 Air Disarmament Wing | No 6349 Servicing Echelon |
No 8401 Air Disarmament Wing | No 350 Sqn |
No 8501 Air Disarmament Wing | No 6350 Servicing Echelon |
HQ, No 35 Reconnaissance Wing | No 652 (AOP) Sqn |
HQ, No 123 Wing | No 72005 AMES Type 72 |
HQ, No 131 (Polish) Wing | No 72006 AMES Type 72 |
HQ, No 135 Wing | No 2 Mobile Radar Control Post |
RAF Station Lubeck | No 5019 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
RAF Station Sylt | No 5091 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
RAF Unit Valkenrode | No 5104 Mobile Signals Unit (Type C) |
No 434 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit | No 5452 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) |
No 435 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit | No 5453 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CA) |
No 436 Disarmament Servicing and Recovery Unit | No 55063 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
No 438 Air Disarmament Disposal Wing | No 55068 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
No 440 Air Disarmament Disposal Wing | No 55070 (Polish) Mobile Signals Unit (Type CB) |
No 1401 (Met) Flight | No 55094 Mobile Signals Unit (Type CT) |
No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section | No 5277 Mobile Signals Unit (Type D) |
No 402 Air Stores Park | No 5111 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
No 408 (Polish) Air Stores Park | No 5112 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
No 418 Air Stores Park | No 5113 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
No 422 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | No 5403 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
No 411 (Polish) Repair and Salvage Unit | No 5411 Mobile Signals Unit (Type G) |
No 412 Repair and Salvage Unit | No 5040 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 312 Supply and Transport Column | No 5068 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 72 (Polish) MT Light Repair Unit | No 5485 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 74 MT Light Repair Unit | No 5486 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 84 Group Control Centre (Type 70) | No 5487 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 15054 Forward Director Post | No 55004 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 4 Ground Controlled Approach Unit | No 55005 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 2 ADLS Traffic Office | No 55006 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 3 ADLS Traffic Office | No 55021 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 54 RAF Hospital (BAFO | No 55022 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 24 Armament Practice Camp | No 55025 Mobile Signals Unit (Type K) |
No 25 Armament Practice Camp | No 5231 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
No 2 Sqn | No 5311 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
No 6002 Servicing Echelon | No 5318 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
No 3 Sqn | No 5373 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
No 6003 Servicing Echelon | No 5374 Mobile Signals Unit (Type P) |
No 33 Sqn | No 5083 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 6033 Servicing Echelon | No 5140 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 16 Sqn | No 5244 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 6016 Servicing Echelon | No 5249 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q |
No 26 Sqn | No 5250 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 6026 Servicing Echelon | No 5390 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 80 Sqn | No 5438 Mobile Signals Unit (Type Q) |
No 6080 Servicing Echelon | No 5185 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
No 302 Sqn | No 5445 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
No 6302 Servicing Echelon | No 5449 Mobile Signals Unit (Type W) |
HQ - c/o British Army of the Rhine
Unit | Unit |
RAF Station, Blankenese | No 17 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit |
RAF Station Evere | No 6 Base Signals and Radar Unit |
RAF Station, Fuhlsbuttel | No 11 Ground Controlled Approach Unit |
No 8 RAF General Hospital | No 3 Base Recovery Unit |
No 85 Group Communication Sqn | No 5 MT Base Unit |
BAFO Base Censorship Unit | No 519 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
No 11 (RAF) Interpreters' School (Germany) | No 5281 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'G') |
No 53 RAF Hospital (BAFO) | No 5453 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'J') |
Base Personnel Centre | No 545 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'K') |
No 317 Supply and Transport Column | No 5319 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'P') |
No 75 MT Light Repair Unit | No 5142 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
No 76 MT Light Repair Unit | No 5314 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
No 424 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | No 5383 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
No 151 Repair Unit (Aircraft) | No 5386 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
No 4 ADLS Traffic Office | No 5392 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'Q') |
No 431 Equipment Park | No 5441 Mobile Signals Unit (Type 'W') |
No 16 Heavy Mobile W/T Unit |
Source - SD161 (69th Edition) - Jun 1946
[BAFO | No 2 Group |No 84 Group | No 85 Group]
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