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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
Units and stations not yet allocated: -
| RAF Rivenhall |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Fighter Command Detachment | Norway | |
| No 1 Film Production Unit | RAF Stanmore Park | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | ||
| Fighter Command Detachment | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 3508 Servicing Unit | RAF Turnhouse | |
| RAF Station Dalcross | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Dalcross | |
| RAF Station Drem | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Drem | |
| RAF Station Dyce | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Dyce | |
| RAF Station Grimsetter | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| RAF Station Inverness | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Inverness | |
| RAF Station Skeabrae | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| RAF Station Wick | Satellite airfield (Turnhouse) | |
| No 303 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Wick | Mustang |
| No 6303 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wick | |
| No 316 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Wick | Mustang |
| No 6316 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wick | |
| RAF Station West Freugh | Station in Maintenance Command | |
| No 1353 (AAC) Flight | RAF West Freugh | Spitfire/Vengeance |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Western Sector | ||
| RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | |
| Sector HQ | RAF Exeter | |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Mosquito |
| No 6151 Servicing Echelon | RAF Exeter | |
| No 222 Sqn | RAF Exeter | Meteor |
| No 6222 Servicing Echelon | RAF Exeter | |
| No 1014 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Exeter | |
| RAF Station Bolthead | Satellite airfield, Western Sector | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Bolthead | |
| RAF Station Harrowbeer | Satellite, Western Sector | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Harrowbeer | |
| RAF Station Predannack | Forward airfield, Western Sector | |
| No 1017 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Predannack | |
| RAF Station Warmwell | Satellite, Western Sector | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Warmwell | |
| RAF Station Colerne | Colerne, Bath, Wiltshire | Forward airfield, Western Sector |
| No 74 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Meteor |
| No 6074 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | |
| No 245 Sqn | RAF Colerne | Meteor |
| No 6245 Servicing Echelon | RAF Colerne | |
| No 1006 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Colerne | |
| RAF Station Weston Zoyland | Forward airfield, Western Sector | |
| No 587 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Spitfire/Vengence/Harvard |
| No 691 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Weston Zoyland | Various |
| No 3505 (AAC) Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| No 3506 (AAC) Servicing Unit | RAF Weston Zoyland | |
| Southern Sector | ||
| RAF Station Middle Wallop | ||
| Sector HQ | RAF Middle Wallop | |
| No 164 Sqn | RAF Middle Wallop | Spitfire |
| No 6164 Servicing Echelon | RAF Middle Wallop | |
| No 1012 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Middle Wallop | |
| RAF Station Ibsley | Satellite, Southern Sector | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Ibsley | |
| RAF Station Chilbolton | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
| No 54 Sqn | RAF Chilbolton | Tempest |
| No 6054 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chilbolton | |
| No 247 Sqn | RAF Chilbolton | Tempest |
| No 6247 Servicing Echelon | RAF Chilbolton | |
| No 1007 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Chilbolton | |
| RAF Station Tangmere | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Spitfire |
| No 6001 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 85 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Mosquito |
| No 6085 Servicing Echelon | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 1 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 1013 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Tangmere | |
| RAF Station Dunsfold | Satellite airfield, Southern Sector | |
| Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Dunsfold | |
| RAF Station Friston | Satellite airfield, Southern Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Friston | |
| RAF Station Westhampnett | Satellite airfield, Southern Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Westhampnett | |
| Metropolitan Sector | ||
| RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | Station in TTC |
| Sector HQ | RAF North Weald | |
| RAF Station Bentwaters | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| No 56 Sqn | RAF Bentwaters | Meteor |
| No 6056 Servicing Echelon | RAF Bentwaters | |
| No 1002 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
| RAF Station Bradwell Bay | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Bradwell Bay | |
| RAF Station Raydon | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| RAF Station Boxted | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Boxted | Mosquito |
| No 6025 Servicing Echelon | RAF Boxted | |
| No 234 Sqn | RAF Boxted | Meteor |
| No 6234 Servicing Echelon | RAF Boxted | |
| No 1008 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Boxted | |
| RAF Station Castle Camps | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Castle Camps | |
| RAF Station Duxford | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| No 165 Sqn | RAF Duxford | |
| No 6165 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | |
| No 91 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Spitfire |
| No 6091 Servicing Echelon | RAF Duxford | |
| No 1011 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Duxford | |
| RAF Station Little Walden | Satellite airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Little Walden | |
| RAF Station Steeple Morden | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Steeple Morden | |
| RAF Station Manston | Manston, nr Ramsgate, Kent | Forward airfield, South-Eastern Sector |
| No 130 Sqn | RAF Manston | |
| No 6130 Servicing Echelon | RAF Manston | |
| No 8 Ground Controlled Approach | RAF Manston | |
| No 1001 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Manston | |
| RAF Station Hawkinge | Hawkinge, nr Folkestone, Kent | Satellite airfield, South-Eastern Sector |
| C & M Party | RAF Hawkinge | |
| RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | Forward airfield, South-Eastern Sector. |
| No 29 Sqn | RAF West Malling | Mosquito |
| No 6029 Servicing Echelon | RAF West Malling | |
| No 287 (AAC) Sqn | RAF West Malling | Spitfire/Tempest/Oxford |
| No 567 (AAC) Sqn | RAF West Malling | Vengence TT/Oxford/Spitfire |
| No 1019 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF West Malling | |
| RAF Station Penshurst | Satellite airfield, South-Eastern Sector | |
| C & M Party | RAF Penshurt | |
| Non-Operational Stations | ||
| RAF Defford | ||
| Telecommunications Flying Unit | RAF Defford | Various |
| RAF Fairwood Common | nr Swansea, Glamorganshire | |
| No 595 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Fairwood Common | Vengence TT/Spitfire |
| RAF Station Aberporth | Satellite of Fairwood Common | |
| C & M Party | RAF Aberporth | |
| RAF Station Manorbier | Satellite of Fairwood Common | |
| C & M Party | RAF Manorbier | |
| RAF Station Talbenny | Satellite of Fairwood Common | |
| C & M Party | RAF Talbenny | |
| RAF Station Gatwick | ||
| RAF Station Northolt | Station in Transport Command | |
| Fighter Command Communication Sqn | RAF Northolt | |
| No 11 Group Communication Flight | RAF Northolt | |
| RAF Station Old Sarum | ||
| RAF School of Air Support | RAF Old Sarum | Various |
| RAF Station Oatlands Hill | Satellite airfield (Old Sarum) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Oatlands Hill | |
| RAF Station Podington | ||
| RAF Station Rudloe Manor | ||
| Fighter Command Control and Reporting School | RAF Rudloe Manor | Spitfire |
| RAF Station Stapleford Tawney | ||
| RAF Station Uxbridge | ||
| Air Traffic HQ | RAF Uxbridge | |
| Advanced Landing Grounds | ||
| Selsey | ||
HQ - Watnall, Nottinghamshire
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
|
Yorkshire Sector |
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| RAF Station Church Fenton | Church Fenton, nr Tadcaster, West Yorkshire | |
| Sector HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 263 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 6263 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 264 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Beaufighter |
| No 6264 Servicing Echelon | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 1009 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
| No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | Also shown at RAF Wittering |
| RAF Station Hutton Cranswick | Hutton Cranswick, Driffield, East Yorkshire | Forward airfield, Yorkshire Sector |
| No 129 Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 6129 Servicing Echelon | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 288 Sqn | RAF Hutton Cranswick | Spitfire/Vengence |
| No 1016 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
| No 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight | RAF Hutton Cranswick | |
|
Norfolk Sector |
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| RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Norwich, Norfolk | |
| Sector HQ | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Hornet |
| No 6064 Servicing Echelon | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Spitfire |
| No 6065 Servicing Echelon | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 307 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Mosquito |
| No 6307 Servicing Echelon | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 695 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 1004 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| RAF Station Matlask | Satellite airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
| C & M Party | RAF Matlask | |
| RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | Forward airfield, Norfolk Sector. |
| No 306 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
| No 6306 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 309 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
| No 6309 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 315 (Polish) Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Mustang |
| No 6315 Servicing Echelon | RAF Coltishall | |
| RAF Station Hethal | Forward airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
| RAF Station Fersfield | Satellite airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
| RAF Station Halesworth | Satellite airfield, Norfolk Sector. | |
| C & M Party | RAF Halesworth | |
| RAF Station Molesworth | Forward airfield, Lincolnshire Sector | |
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Molesworth | Spitfire |
| No 6019 Servicing Echelon | RAF Molesworth | |
| No 1003 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Molesworth | |
| No 1335 Conversion Unit | RAF Molesworth | Meteor |
| RAF Station Wittering | Forward airfield, Lincolnshire Sector | |
| No 41 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Spitfire |
| No 6041 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | |
| No 219 Sqn | RAF Wittering | Mosquito |
| No 6219 Servicing Echelon | RAF Wittering | |
| No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Wittering | Also shown at RAF Church Fenton |
| No 109 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
| No 110 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
| No 111 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
| No 112 Personnel Centre (Refresher) | RAF Wittering | |
| RAF Station Spilsby | ||
|
Non-Operational Stations |
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| RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | Forward airfield, North-Eastern Sector |
| No 1005 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Acklington | |
| RAF Station Charter Hall | Satellite airfield (Ackilington) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Charter Hall | |
| RAF Station Milfield | Satellite airfield (Ackilington) | |
| C & M Party | RAF Milfield | |
| RAF Station Andover | ||
| No 43 OTU | RAF Andover | Various |
| No 657 Sqn | RAF Andover | |
| No 4 Fighter Command Servicing Unit | RAF Andover | |
| RAF Station Barton Hall | ||
| No 4 Instructors School (EVT) | RAF Barton Hall | |
| RAF Station Blakelaw | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Operations Room (C & M) | RAF Blakelaw | |
| RAF Cardington | Balloon Development Unit | Station in TTC |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | ||
| No 577 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Castle Bromwich | Spitfire/Oxford/Vengeance |
| No 3507 Servicing Unit | RAF Castle Bromwich | |
| RAF Station East Moor | ||
| No 54 OTU | RAF East Moor | Various |
| No 12 Group Communication Flt | RAF Hucknell | Various, Station in FTC |
| RAF Station Keevil | ||
| No 61 OTU | RAF Keevil | Various |
| RAF Station Llanbedr | ||
| No 631 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Llanbedr | Spitfire/Vengence |
| RAF Station Middleton St George | ||
| No 13 OTU | RAF Middleton St George | Various |
| RAF Station Croft | Satellite, RAF Middleton St George | |
| RAF Station Twinwood Farm | Ministry of Supply | |
| AI Conversion Flight | RAF Twinwood Farm | Beaufighter |
| C & M Party | RAF Twinwood Farm | |
| RAF Station Walcot Hall | ||
| C & M Party | RAF Walcot Hall | |
| RAF Station West Raynham | ||
| Central Fighter Establishment | RAF West Raynham | Various |
| RAF Station Great Massingham | Satellite airfield (West Raynham) | |
Source - SD161 (69th Edition) - Jun 1946
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group]
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