Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Coastal Command - January 1947

[RAF Northern Ireland | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | Central Photographic Establishment | RAF Gibraltar]

Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex

Units controlled directly by HQ Coastal Command: -

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
Flying Boat Depot Ship 'Freisenland'
RAF Technical Mission	Azores

RAF Northern Ireland

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Aldergrove
RAFNI Communication Flight	RAF Andover	Dominie/Anson
No 202 (Met) Sqn	RAF Aldergrove	Halifax VI
No 8202 Servicing Echelon	RAF Aldergrove
RAF Station Ballyhalbert
RAF Station Ballykelly
Anti-Submarine School (Detachment)	RAF Ballykelly
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 Londonderry
Anti-Submarine School	RAF Londonderry
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 Sydenham

No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group

HQ - Pitreavie Castle, Rosyth, Dunfermline

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Alness
RAF Station Amble
No 1108 Marine Craft Unit	RAF Amble
RAF Station Bridlington
No 1104 Marine Craft Unit	RAF Bridlington
RAF Station Invergordon
No 1100 Marine Craft Unit	RAF Invergordon
RAF Station Kinloss
No 6 OTU	RAF Kinloss	Various
RAF Station Milltown		Satellite, Kinloss
RAF Station Tain		Satellite, Kinloss
RAF Station Leuchars	Leuchars, Fife
No 120 Sqn (Cadre)	RAF Leuchars	Lancaster III
No 8120 Sqn Servicing Echelon (Cadre)	RAF Leuchars
No 203 Sqn (Cadre)	RAF Leuchars	Lancaster III
No 8203 Sqn Servicing Echelon (Cadre)	RAF Leuchars
No 18 Group Communication Flt	RAF Leuchars
RAF School of General Reconnaissance	RAF Leuchars	Anson
No 3502 Servicing Unit	RAF Leuchars
RAF Station Woodhaven		Satellite, Leuchars
RAF Station Oban
C & M Party	RAF Oban
RAF Station Pembroke Dock	Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire
No 4 OTU	RAF Pembroke Dock	Sunderland V/Spitfire V
Prestwick
RAF Unit	Prestwick
No 12 GCA Unit	Prestwick
RAF Station Ramsey
No 1106 Marine Craft Unit	RAF Ramsey
RAF Station St Davids
C & M Party	RAF St Davids
RAF Station Scatsta		Satellite airfield (Sullom Voe)
Airborne Lifeboat  Preparation Unit	RAF Thornaby	Station in Reserve Command

No 19 (Reconnaissance) Group

HQ - Mount Wise, Plymouth

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Boston
No 1109 Marine Craft Unit	RAF Boston
RAF Station Calshot	Calshot Spit, Hampshire
No 201 Sqn  (Cadre)	RAF Calshot	Sunderland
No 8201 Servicing Echelon  (Cadre)	RAF Calshot
No 230 Sqn  (Cadre)	RAF Calshot	Sunderland
No 8230 Servicing Echelon	RAF Calshot
Marine Craft Section (Ferry Pool)	RAF Calshot
Survival and Rescue Training Unit	RAF Calshot	Sea Otter
RNAS Roborough		Satellite airfield (Calshot)
No 19 Group Communication Flt	RNAS Roborough	Various
RAF Station Felixstowe	Felixstowe, Suffolk
No 1103 Marine Craft Base Unit	RAF Felixstowe
Flying Boat Major Maintenance	RAF Felixstowe
RAF Martlesham Heath		Satellite, Felixstowe
RAF Station Fowey	Felixstowe, Suffolk
No 1101 Marine Craft Base Unit	RAF Fowey
RNAS Gosport	Gosport, Hampshire
No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit	RNAS Gosport
RAF Station Halton		Station in TTC
ATDU Detachment	RAF Halton
RAF Station Immingham
No 1110 Marine Craft Base Unit	RAF Immingham
RAF Station Lyme Regis
No 1111 Marine Craft Base Unit	RAF Lyme Regis
RAF Station Newhaven
No 1107 Marine Craft Base Unit	RAF Newhaven
RAF Station Porthcawl
No 1105 Marine Craft Base Unit	RAF Porthcawl
RAF Station St Eval	St Eval, nr Wadebridge, Cornwall
No 210 Sqn (Cadre)	RAF St Eval	Lancaster III
No 8210 Servicing Echelon (Cadre)	RAF St Eval
No 224 Sqn (Cadre)	RAF St Eval	Lancaster III
No 8224 Servicing Echelon (Cadre)	RAF St Eval
No 7 GCA Unit	RAF St Eval
RAF Station Thorney Island	Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire
Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit	RAF Thorney Island	Various
No 42 Sqn	RAF Thorney Island	Beaufighter
No 8042 Servicing Echelon	RAF Thorney Island
No 36 Sqn	RAF Thorney Island	Mosquito
No 8036 Servicing Echelon	RAF Thorney Island
Survival and Rescue Training Unit	RAF Thorney Island	Sea Otter
No 1 Torpedo Training Unit	RAF Thorney Island	Beaufighter X
No 22 Mobile Servicing Unit (Torpedo)	RAF Thorney Island

Central Photographic Establishment

HQ - Fifield House, Benson, Oxfordshire

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Benson	Benson, Oxfordshire
No 82 Sqn	RAF Benson	Spitfire XIX/Lancaster PR 1
No 8082 Servicing Echelon	RAF Benson
No 58 Sqn	RAF Benson	Mosquito PR Mk 34
No 8058 Servicing Echelon	RAF Benson
Photographic Reconnaissance Development Unit	RAF Benson	Mosquito/Spitfire
RAF Station Chalgrove		Satellite, Benson
No 8 OTU	RAF Chalgrove	Various
No 21 Air Crew Holding Unit	RAF Chalgrove
RAF Station Mount Farm
C & M Party	RAF Mount Farm
RAF Station Nuneham Park
Central Interpretation Unit	RAF Nuneham Park

RAF Gibraltar

HQ - Gibraltar

 

Unit	Location/Address	Notes
RAF Station Gibraltar (North Front)
No 301 AMES	RAF Gibraltar
No 202 Sqn (Detachment)	RAF Gibraltar
Station Equipment Section	RAF Gibraltar

Source - SD161 (76th Edition) - January 1947

County names used are those in use at the time

[RAF Northern Ireland | No 18 Group | No 19 Group | Central Photographic Establishment | RAF Gibraltar]

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