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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Home Commands/Units - Jun 1946
[Reserve Command | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | Bomb Disposal | Embarkation Units | RAF Regiment | Airfield Construction | USAAF | Schools in Rhodesia]
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| In the process of forming | ||
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| In the process of forming | ||
No 62 (Southern Reserve) Group
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| In the process of forming | ||
Auxiliary Air Force reformed on a cadre basis
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No 500 (County of Kent) Sqn |
No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn |
No 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn |
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No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn |
No 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn | No 612 (County of Aberdeen) Sqn |
| No 502 (Ulster) Sqn | No 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn | No 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn |
| No 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn | No 607 (County of Durham) Sqn | No 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn |
| No 600 (City of London) Sqn | No 608 (North Riding) Sqn | No 615 (Country of Surrey) Sqn |
| No 601 (City of London) Sqn | No 609 (West Yorkshire) Sqn | No 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn |
| No 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn | No 610 (County of Chester) Sqn |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| a) United Kingdom | ||
| HQ Bomb Disposal Wing | RAF Doncaster | |
| No 6235 Flt | RAF Doncaster | |
| No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Doncaster | |
| No 6202 Flt | RAF Grangemouth | |
| No 6204 Flt (Main) | RAF Doncaster | |
| No 6204 Flt (Detachment) | RAF Dishforth | |
| No 5133 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 6215 Flt | RAF Digby | |
| No 6217 Flt | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 6219 Flt | RAF Feltwell | |
| No 6221 Flt | RAF Hornchurch | |
| No 5134 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF West Malling | |
| No 6209 Flt | RAF West Malling | |
| No 6226 Flt | RAF Thruxton | |
| b) British Forces of Occupation (Germany) (Air Disarmament) | ||
| No 5130 Bomb Disposal Sqn | No 2 Group | |
| No 6201 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 6213 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 6223 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 6234 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 5132 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | No 83 Group | |
| No 6206 Flt, | No 83 Group | |
| No 6208 Flt | No 85 Group | |
| No 6211 Flt | No 83 Group | |
| No 6224 Flt | No 83 Group | |
| No 6225 Flt | No 83 Group | |
| No 5135 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | No 2 Group | |
| No 6203 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 6205 Flt, | No 2 Group | |
| No 6207 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 6229 Flt | No 2 Group | |
| No 5138 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | Air HQ (Ops) BAFO | |
| No 6214 Flt | Air HQ (Ops) BAFO | |
| No 5140 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | No 84 Group | |
| No 6210 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6212 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6216 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6218 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6220 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6222 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6228 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| c) AHQ (Austria) (Air Disarmament) | ||
| No 6227 Flt | Graz | |
Operational control and personnel matters relating to officers manning the Embarkation Units was vested in the Director of Movements at the Air Ministry but the parent stations were responsible for pay, accounting and administration of airmen.
| Unit | Location/Address | Parent Unit |
| No 85 | Antwerp | No 85 Group |
| No 11 | Belfast | Belfast |
| No 89 | Calais | Transport Command |
| No 98 | Dieppe | No 87 Group |
| No 32 | Douglas | Jurby |
| No 40 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar |
| No 8 | Glasgow | Self-accounting |
| No 86 | Hamburg | No 85 Group |
| No 21 | Hull | Sutton-on-Hull |
| No 3 | Liverpool | Self-accounting |
| No 1 | London | Self-accounting |
| No 90 | Marseilles | No 87 Group |
| No 95 | Newhaven | Brighton |
| No 6 | Newport | No 7 MT Company |
| No 2 | Southampton | Self-accounting |
| No 90 (Detachment) | Toulon | No 87 Group |
| No 110 | Hook of Holland |
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Group |
Location |
| i) RAF Regiment Wing HQs | ||
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1300 |
Air HQ (Ops), BAFO |
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1301 |
83 |
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1303 |
83 |
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1304 |
83 |
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1306 |
84 |
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1310 |
84 |
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1311 |
84 |
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1312 |
85 |
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1313 |
2 |
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1314 |
2 |
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1315 |
2 |
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1316 |
2 |
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1317 |
Air HQ (Ops) |
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| ii) Anti-Aircraft Squadrons | ||
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2823 |
85 |
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2876 |
83 |
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2880 |
84 |
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| iii) Armoured Squadrons | ||
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2757 |
2 |
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2777 |
84 |
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2781 |
83 |
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2804 |
84 |
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| iii) Rifle Squadrons | ||
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2710 |
83 | |
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2713 |
2 | |
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2724 |
AHQ (Ops) | |
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2726 |
83 | |
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2738 |
2 |
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2740 |
AHQ (Ops) |
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2741 |
2 |
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2749 |
2 |
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2750 |
2 |
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2765 |
83 |
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2770 |
2 |
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2786 |
85 |
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2798 |
83 |
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2805 |
83 |
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2814 |
84 |
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2816 |
84 |
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2827 |
2 | |
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2829 |
84 | |
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2843 |
84 | |
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2844 |
85 | |
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2848 |
84 | |
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2865 |
AHQ (Ops) | |
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2878 |
84 | |
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2879 |
2 | |
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2897 |
AHQ (Ops) |
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Works Unit |
Flight |
Location |
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No 5020 Airfield Construction Sqn No 247 Group |
HQ |
Azores |
| 4838 | Azores | |
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5554 Artisan Flight |
Azores |
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No 5021 Airfield Construction Sqn HQ Iceland |
HQ |
Reykjavik |
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RAF Plant Depot No 53 Wing, Maintenance Command |
Hatfield | |
| No 5351 Airfield Construction Wing - No 11 Group (Podington) | ||
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No 5002 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ |
Podington |
| 4636 | ||
| 4637 | ||
| 4638 | ||
| 4639 | ||
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5504 Artisan Flight |
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5505 Artisan Flight |
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| 5390 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5391 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5392 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5003 Airfield Construction Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ |
Podington |
| 4645 | ||
| 4646 | ||
| 4647 | ||
| 4648 | ||
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5507 Artisan Flight |
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5508 Artisan Flight |
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No 5004 Airfield Construction Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ |
Podington |
| 4656 | ||
| 4657 | ||
| 4658 | ||
| 4659 | ||
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5510 Artisan Flight |
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5512 Artisan Flight |
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No 5015 Airfield Construction Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ |
Podington |
| 4790 | ||
| 4791 | ||
| 4792 | ||
| 4793 | ||
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5546 Artisan Flight |
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5548 Artisan Flight |
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No 5201 Plant Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ | Podington |
| 4650 Airfield Construction Flight | ||
| 5406 (Type II) Workshop Flight | ||
| 5407 (Type II) Plant Flight | ||
| 5408 (Type II) MT Flight | ||
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No 5202 Plant Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ | Podington |
| 4651 Airfield Construction Flight | ||
| 5409 (Type II) Workshop Flight | ||
| 5410 (Type II) Plant Flight | ||
| 5411 (Type II) MT Flight | ||
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No 5154 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn No 5351 ACW |
HQ |
Podington |
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5701 M & E Flight |
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5703 M & E Flight |
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5708 M & E Flight |
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| No 5352 Airfield Construction Wing - No 85 (Base) Group | ||
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No 5014 Airfield Construction Sqn No 5352 ACW |
HQ |
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No 6010 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
HQ | |
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No 6011 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
HQ | |
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No 6012 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
HQ | |
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No 6013 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
HQ | |
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No 6014 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
HQ | |
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No 6015 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
HQ | |
| No 5353 Airfield Construction Wing - ACSEA | ||
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No 5005 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn No 5353 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4671 | ||
| 4672 | ||
| 4674 | ||
| 4675 | ||
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5514 Artisan Flight |
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5515 Artisan Flight |
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| 5394 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5395 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5396 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5008 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn No 5353 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4708 | ||
| 4709 | ||
| 4712 | ||
| 4713 | ||
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5524 Artisan Flight |
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5539 Artisan Flight |
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| 5397 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5398 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5399 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5012 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn No 5353 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4759 | ||
| 4760 | ||
| 4761 | ||
| 4763 | ||
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5537 Artisan Flight |
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5538 Artisan Flight |
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| 5400 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5401 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5402 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5203 (Type B) Airfield Construction Sqn
No 5353 ACW |
HQ | |
| 4668 | ||
| 5403 (Type II) Workshop Flight | ||
| 5404 (Type II) Plant Flight | ||
| 5405 (Type II) MT Flight | ||
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No 4854 Quarrying Flight No 5353 ACW |
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No 5714 M & E Maintenance Flight No 5353 ACW |
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No 5753 M & E Construction Flight No 5353 ACW |
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No 5755 M & E Construction Flight No 5353 ACW |
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| No 5355 Airfield Construction Wing - No 84 Group | ||
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No 6005 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5355 ACW |
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No 6006 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5355 ACW |
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No 6007 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5355 ACW |
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No 6008 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5355 ACW |
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No 6009 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5355 ACW |
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No 5029 (Polish) Airfield Construction Sqn No 5355 ACW |
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| No 5357 Airfield Construction Wing - No 84 Group | ||
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No 6002 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5357 ACW |
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No 6003 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5357 ACW |
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No 6004 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5357 ACW |
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| No 5358 Airfield Construction Wing (ACSEA) | ||
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No 5024 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn 5358 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4640 | ||
| 4770 | ||
| 4771 | ||
| 4816 | ||
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5506 Artisan Flight |
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5527 Artisan Flight |
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| 5370 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5371 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5372 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5025 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn 5358 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4662 | ||
| 4681 | ||
| 4722 | ||
| 4799 | ||
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5513 Artisan Flight |
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5523 Artisan Flight |
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| 5373 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5374 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5375 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5026 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn 5358 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4731 | ||
| 4758 | ||
| 4814 | ||
| 4826 | ||
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5516 Artisan Flight |
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5542 Artisan Flight |
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| 5376 (Type I) Plant Flight | ||
| 5377 (Type I) MT Flight | ||
| 5378 (Type I) Workshop Flight | ||
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No 5207 (Type B) Airfield Construction Sqn 5358 ACW |
HQ |
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| 4820 | ||
| 5379 (Type II) Workshop Flight | ||
| 5380 (Type II) Plant Flight | ||
| 5381 (Type II) MT Flight | ||
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No 4856 Well Boring Flight 5358 ACW |
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No 4857 Quarrying Flight 5358 ACW |
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No 5751 M & E Construction Flight 5358 ACW |
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No 5752 M & E Construction Flight 5358 ACW |
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No 5707 M & E Maintenance Flight 5358 ACW |
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No 53 Repair Unit (Plant) ACSEA |
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No 54 Repair Unit (Plant) ACSEA |
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| No 5451 Airfield Construction Wing (Med/ME) | ||
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No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn Med/ME |
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No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn Med/ME |
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| Bovingdon | Burtonwood | Wortley |
| Braybrooke | Sharnbrook |
RAF Units in Southern Rhodesia
Administered by the Rhodesian Air Training Group
| School | Location | Notes |
| Initial Training Wing | Kumalo, Bulawayo | |
| No 20 Service Flying Training School | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| No 31 Aircraft Repair Depot | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| No 32 Aircraft Repair Depot | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| Central Maintenance Unit | Bulawayo |
Source - SD161 (69th Edition) - Jun 1946
[Reserve Command | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | Bomb Disposal | Embarkation Units | RAF Regiment | Airfield Construction | USAAF | Schools in Rhodesia]
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