Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[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 |
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 Londonderry | ||
Anti-Submarine School | RAF Londonderry | |
RAF Station Long Kesh | ||
RAF Station Mullaghmore | ||
C & M Party | RAF Mullaghmore | |
RAF Station Ramsey | ||
No 1106 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Ramsey |
HQ - Pitreavie Castle, Rosyth, Dunfermline
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Alness | ||
RAF Station Amble | ||
No 1108 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Amble | |
RAF Station Boston | ||
No 1109 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Boston | |
RAF Station Bridlington | ||
No 1104 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Bridlington | |
RAF Station Immingham | ||
No 1110 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Immingham | |
RAF Station Invergordon | ||
No 1100 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Invergordon | |
RAF Station Kinloss | ||
No 6 OTU | RAF Kinloss | Various |
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 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 Pembroke Dock | Pembroke Dock, Pembrokeshire | |
No 4 OTU | RAF Pembroke Dock | Sunderland V/Spitfire V |
Prestwick | ||
RAF Unit | Prestwick | |
RAF Station St Davids | ||
C & M Party | RAF St Davids | |
Airborne Lifeboat Preparation Unit | RAF Thornaby | Station in Reserve Command |
HQ - Mount Wise, Plymouth
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
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 | |
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 | |
No 1102 Marine Craft Base Unit | RNAS Gosport | |
ATDU Detachment | RAF Halton | Station in TTC |
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 203 Sqn (Cadre) | RAF St Eval | Lancaster III |
No 8203 Sqn Servicing Echelon (Cadre) | RAF St Eval | |
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 |
Coastal Command Torpedo Servicing Unit | RAF Thorney Island |
Central Photographic Establishment
HQ - Fifield House, Benson, Oxfordshire
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Benson | Benson, Oxfordshire | |
No 58 Sqn | RAF Benson | Mosquito PR Mk 34 |
No 8058 Servicing Echelon | RAF Benson | |
No 82 Sqn | RAF Benson | Spitfire XIX/Lancaster PR 1 |
No 8082 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 Nuneham Park | ||
Central Interpretation Unit | RAF Nuneham Park |
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 (80th Edition) - May 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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