Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Fighter Command - February 1947
[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group]
Command HQ - RAF Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Fighter Command Communication Sqn | Bovingdon (MCA) | |
RAF Station Dalcross | ||
C & M Party | RAF Dalcross | |
RAF Station East Fortune | Satellite airfield (Dalcross) | |
RAF Station Grimsetter | Satellite airfield (Dalcross) | |
RAF Station Wick | Satellite airfield (Dalcross) | |
RAF Station Stanmore Park | ||
No 1 Film Production Unit | RAF Stanmore Park |
HQ - Uxbridge, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Southern Sector | ||
RAF Station Middle Wallop | ||
Sector HQ | RAF Middle Wallop | |
No 1012 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Middle Wallop | |
RAF Station Chilbolton | Satellite, Middle Wallop | |
RAF Station Ibsley | Satellite, Middle Wallop | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Ibsley | |
RAF Station Bolt Head | Satellite, Middle Wallop | |
Care & Maintenance Party | RAF Bolthead | |
RAF Station Odiham | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
No 54 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | Vampire |
No 6054 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | |
No 63 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | Spitfire |
No 6063 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | |
No 72 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | Vampire |
No 6072 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | |
No 247 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | Vampire |
No 6247 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Odiham | |
No 1007 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Odiham | |
RAF Station Predannack | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
RAF Station Tangmere | Forward airfield, Southern Sector | |
No 1 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Tangmere | Meteor |
No 6001 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Tangmere | |
No 85 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Tangmere | Mosquito |
No 6085 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Tangmere | |
No 222 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Tangmere | Meteor |
No 6222 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Tangmere | |
No 1 Refuelling & Re-arming Party | RAF Tangmere | |
No 1013 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Tangmere | |
RAF Station Friston | Satellite airfield, Tangmere | |
C & M Party | RAF Friston | |
Metropolitan Sector | ||
RAF Station North Weald | North Weald, Epping, Essex | Station in TTC |
Sector HQ | RAF North Weald | |
RAF Station Duxford | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
No 66 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Duxford | Meteor |
No 6066 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Duxford | |
No 92 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Duxford | Meteor |
No 6092 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Duxford | |
No 1011 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Duxford | |
RAF Station Wattisham | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector | |
No 56 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Wattisham | Meteor |
No 6056 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Wattisham | |
No 1002 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Wattisham | |
No 266 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Wattisham | Meteor |
No 6266 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Wattisham | |
No 1008 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Wattisham | |
RAF Station Boxted | Satellite airfield, Wattisham | |
RAF Station Bradwell Bay | Satellite airfield, Wattisham | |
RAF Station West Malling | Maidstone, Kent | Forward airfield, Metropolitan Sector |
C & M Party | RAF West Malling | |
No 29 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF West Malling | Mosquito |
No 6029 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF West Malling | |
No 25 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF West Malling | Mosquito |
No 6025 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF West Malling | |
No 1019 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF West Malling | |
Non-Operational Stations | ||
RAF Chivenor | ||
No 691 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Chivenor | Various |
RAF Station Exeter | Exeter Air Port, Honiton Clyst, Devon | Satellite airfield, Chivenor |
RAF Station Weston Zoyland | Satellite airfield, Chivenor | |
RAF Station Hartlebury | ||
W/T Station | RAF Hartlebury | |
RAF Northolt (MCA) | ||
Fighter Command Communication Flight | RAF Northolt | |
No 11 Group Communication Flight | RAF Northolt | |
RAF Station Old Sarum | ||
RAF School of Air Support | RAF Old Sarum | Various |
RAF Pembrey | ||
No 595 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Pembrey | Various |
RAF Station Fairwood Common | Satellite airfield, Pembrey | |
RAF Station Talbenny | Satellite airfield, Pembrey | |
C & M Party | RAF Talbenny | |
RAF Station Podington | ||
C & M Party | RAF Podington | |
RAF Station Rudloe Manor | ||
Fighter Command Control and Reporting School | RAF Rudloe Manor | Spitfire |
RAF Station Uxbridge | ||
Air Traffic HQ | RAF Uxbridge | |
Advanced Landing Grounds | ||
Selsey |
HQ - RAF Newton, 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 257 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Church Fenton | Meteor |
No 6257 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 263 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Church Fenton | Meteor |
No 6263 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 1009 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
No 1010 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Church Fenton | |
RAF Station Linton-on-Ouse | Forward airfield, Yorkshire Sector | |
No 64 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Hornet |
No 6064 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
No 65 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Hornet |
No 6065 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
No 74 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Meteor |
No 6074 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
No 245 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Meteor |
No 6245 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
No 264 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Mosquito |
No 6264 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
No 1004 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | |
RAF Station East Moor | Satellite airfield, Linton-on-Ouse | |
Eastern Sector |
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RAF Station Coltishall | Scottow, Norwich, Norfolk | Forward airfield, Eastern Sector. |
Sector HQ | RAF Coltishall | |
No 23 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Coltishall | Mosquito |
No 6023 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Coltishall | |
No 141 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Coltishall | Mosquito |
No 6141 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Coltishall | |
No 1014 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Coltishall | |
RAF Station Bentwaters | Forward airfield, Eastern Sector. | |
No 226 OCU | RAF Bentwaters | |
No 1006 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Bentwaters | |
RAF Station Hethal | Forward airfield, Eastern Sector. | |
C & M Party | RAF Hethal | |
RAF Station Hardwick | Satellite airfield, Hethal | |
RAF Station Horsham St Faith | Norwich, Norfolk | |
No 695 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
RAF Station Wittering | Forward airfield, Eastern Sector | |
No 19 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Wittering | Hornet |
No 6019 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Wittering | |
No 41 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Wittering | Hornet |
No 6041 Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF Wittering | |
Non-Operational Stations |
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RAF Station Acklington | Acklington, Morpeth, Northumberland | |
No 1005 Servicing Wing HQ | RAF Acklington | |
RAF Station Andover | ||
No 43 OTU | RAF Andover | Various |
No 657 Sqn | RAF Andover | |
No 1900 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Andover | |
No 1901 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Andover | |
RAF Station Barton Hall | ||
RAF Station Blakelaw | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
Operations Room (C & M) | RAF Blakelaw | |
RAF Cardington | Balloon Development Unit | Station in TTC |
RAF Station Keevil | ||
No 61 OTU | RAF Keevil | Various |
RAF Wing of VISTRE | RAF Keevil | |
RAF Station Leeming | ||
No 54 OTU (Cadre) | RAF Leeming | Various |
RAF Station Llanbedr | ||
No 631 (AAC) Sqn | RAF Llanbedr | Spitfire/Martinent |
RAF Station Middleton St George | ||
No 13 OTU (Cadre) | RAF Middleton St George | Various |
C & M Party | RAF Middleton St George | |
RAF Station Croft | Satellite, Middleton St George | |
RAF Station Newton | ||
No 12 Group Communication Flt | RAF Newton | |
RAF Station Watnall | Satellite, Newton | |
Twinwood Farm | Ministry of Supply Station | |
AI Conversion Flight | Twinwood Farm | Beaufighter |
C & M Party | Twinwood Farm | |
RAF Station West Raynham | ||
Central Fighter Establishment | RAF West Raynham | Various |
RAF Station Great Massingham | Satellite airfield, West Raynham | |
C & M Party | RAF Milfield | |
RAF Station Walcot Hall | Satellite, West Raynham | |
C & M Party | RAF Walcot Hall |
Source - SD161 (77th Edition) - February 1947
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group]
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