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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Other Home Commands/Units - March 1947
[Reserve Command | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | No 63 Group | No 64 Group | No 65 Group | No 66 Group | RAFNI | Bomb Disposal | Embarkation Units | RAF Regiment | Airfield Construction | Schools in Rhodesia]
HQ - RAF White Waltham
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Welsh Wing | Newport, Monmouthshire | |
| HQ Reserve Command Communication Sqn | RAF White Waltham |
HQ - RAF Kenley
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 615 (Country of Surrey) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 61 Group Communication Flight | RAF Kenley | |
| No 4 Reserve Centre | Rochester | |
| No 500 (County of Kent) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF West Malling | Mosquito/Oxford, station in Fighter Command |
No 62 (Southern Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Middle Wallop
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 501 (County of Gloucester) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Filton | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 62 Group Communication Flight | RAF Middle Wallop | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 22 Reserve Centre | RAF Pucklechurch | |
| No 23 Reserve Centre | RAF Titchfield | |
| No 8 Reserve Flying School | Woodley |
No 63 (Western & Welsh Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Hawarden
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 41 Reserve Centre | Cardiff (Llandaff) | |
| No 44 Reserve Centre | Castle Bromwich | |
| No 42 Reserve Centre | Fazakerley | |
| No 605 (County of Warwick) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Honiley | Mosquito/Oxford |
| No 610 (County of Chester) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Hooton Park | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 63 Group Communication Flight | RAF Hooton Park | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 614 (County of Glamorgan) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Llandow | Spitfire/Harvard, station in Maintenance Command |
| No 613 (City of Manchester) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Ringway | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 611 (West Lancashire) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Woodvale | Spitfire/Harvard |
No 64 (Northern Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Norton, Sheffield
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 65 Reserve Centre | Alvaston, Derby | |
| No 4 Reserve Flying School | Brough | |
| No 61 Reserve Centre | Doncaster | |
| No 616 (South Yorkshire) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Finningley | Mosquito/Oxford, station in Bomber Command |
| No 64 Group Communication Flight | RAF Finningley | Station in Bomber Command |
| No 504 (County of Nottingham) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Hucknall | Mosquito/Oxford, station in TTC |
| No 607 (County of Durham) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Ouston | Spitfire/Harvard, station in FTC |
| No 62 Reserve Centre | RAF Sutton-on-Hull | Station in TTC |
| No 608 (North Riding) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Thornaby | Mosquito/Oxford |
| No 609 (West Yorkshire) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Yeadon | Mosquito/Oxford |
HQ - RAF Hendon
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 600 (City of London) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Biggin Hill | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 601 (City of London) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Hendon | Spitfire/Harvard, station in Transport Command |
| No 604 (County of Middlesex) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Hendon | Spitfire/Harvard, station in Transport Command |
No 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Turnhouse
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn (Cadre) | RNAS Abbotsinch | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 101 Reserve Centre | RAF Bishopsbriggs | |
| No 612 (County of Aberdeen) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Dyce | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 11 Reserve Flying School | Perth | |
| No 103 Reserve Centre | Perth | |
| No 603 (City of Edinburgh) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Turnhouse | Spitfire/Harvard |
| No 66 Group Communication Flight | RAF Turnhouse | Station in Fighter Command |
RAF Northern Ireland (Coastal Command)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 502 (Ulster) Sqn (Cadre) | RAF Aldergrove | Mosquito/Oxford, station in Coastal Command |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| a) United Kingdom Administered by No 40 Group, Maintenance Command | ||
| HQ Bomb Disposal Wing | Abbots Ripton | |
| No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Rufforth | |
| No 6202 Flt | RAF Grangemouth | |
| No 6204 Flt | RAF Rufforth | |
| No 6235 Flt | 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 Biggin Hill | |
| No 6209 Flt | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| No 6226 Flt | RAF Chalgrove | |
| b) British Forces of Occupation (Germany) (Air Disarmament) | ||
| No 5135 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | No 84 Group | |
| No 6203 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6205 Flt, | No 84 Group | |
| No 6207 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| No 6229 Flt | No 84 Group | |
| 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 6228 Flt | No 84 Group | |
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 11 | Belfast | RAFNI |
| No 89 | Calais | RAF Delegation (France) |
| No 40 | Gibraltar | Gibraltar |
| No 8 | Glasgow | No 28 Group |
| No 86 | Hamburg | No 85 Group |
| No 21 | Hull | Mersey and District Ports Liverpool [sic] |
| No 3 | Liverpool | No 28 Group |
| No 1 | London | No 28 Group |
| No 6 | Newport | No 54 Wing [sic] |
| No 2 | Southampton | No 28 Group |
| No 90 | Toulon | RAF Delegation (France) |
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Number |
Group |
Location |
| i) RAF Regiment Wing HQs | ||
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1300 |
2 |
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1304 |
84 |
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1306 |
84 |
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1316 |
2 |
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| ii) Anti-Aircraft Squadrons | ||
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2700 |
22 |
Nethertown |
| iii) Armoured Squadrons | ||
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2757 |
2 |
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2777 |
84 |
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| iii) Rifle Squadrons | ||
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2713 |
2 | |
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2724 |
84 | |
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2750 |
2 |
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2770 |
2 |
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2786 |
2 |
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2798 |
84 |
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2827 |
2 | |
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2829 |
84 | |
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2865 |
84 | |
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2897 |
2 |
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Works Unit |
Flight |
Location |
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RAF Plant Depot No 40 Group, Maintenance Command |
Hatfield | |
| 5708 M & E Flight | ||
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No 5002 (Type A) Airfield Construction Sqn No 40 Group |
HQ |
Mill Green |
| 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 | ||
| No 5352 Airfield Construction Wing - No 85 Wing | ||
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No 6008 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
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No 6010 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
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No 6011 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
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No 6012 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
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No 6013 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
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No 6014 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 ACW |
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No 6015 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5352 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 6009 Airfield Construction Supervisory Unit No 5355 ACW |
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| No 5357 Airfield Construction Wing - No 2 Group | ||
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No 6001 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 52 Repair Unit (Plant) No 85 Wing |
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RAF Units in Southern Rhodesia
Administered by the Air Training Wing, Southern Rhodesia
| School | Location | Notes |
| HQ Air Training Wing |
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| Staging Post | Kumalo, Bulawayo | |
| RAF Station | Cranborne, Salisbury | |
| RAF Station | Thornhill, Gwelo | |
| RAF Station | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| Central Maintenance Unit | Heany, Bulawayo | |
| Area Control | Belvedere |
Source - SD161 (78th Edition) - March 1947
[Reserve Command | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | No 63 Group | No 64 Group | No 65 Group | No 66 Group | RAFNI | Bomb Disposal | Embarkation Units | RAF Regiment | Airfield Construction | Schools in Rhodesia]
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