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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Far East Commands - February 1948
[ACFE | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya | RAF Mauripur]
Command HQ - Changi, Singapore
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Changi | ACFE HQ Unit | |
| Changi | ACFE Communication Sqn | |
| Changi | No 4 RAF Police Wing HQ | |
| Colombo | No 61 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Colombo | No 1 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Kowloon | No 3 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Kowloon | No 69 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Kowloon | No 70 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Kuala Lumper | No 67 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Mingaladon | RAF Detachment Burma | |
| Paya Lebar | No 2 District HQ, RAF Police | |
| Paya Lebar | No 64 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Paya Lebar | No 65 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Penang | No 66 Flight, Provost and Security Services | |
| Rangoon | RAF Security and Intelligence | |
| Rangoon | No 1 Detachment, Base Personnel Office | |
| Rangoon | British Service Mission to Burma | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Rangoon | HQ, No 1 Sqn, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 2 Sqn, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 3 Sqn, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
HQ - Hong Kong
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Hong Kong | No 367 Wireless Unit | |
| Hong Kong | No 3 Detachment, Base Personnel Office | |
| Kai Tak | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Kai Tak | Area Control Centre, Hong Kong | |
| Kai Tak | No 88 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Kai Tak | Air Booking Centre | |
| Kai Tak | No 2 Ground Combat Training School |
HQ - Katukurunda, Ceylon
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Colombo | Air Priorities Board (Air Movements, Colombo) | |
| Colombo | Air Booking Centre (Air Movements, Colombo) | |
| Diyatalawa | No 3 Ground Combat Training School | |
| Gangodawlia | RAF Signals Centre, Colombo | |
| Katukurunda | RAF Station | |
| Koggala | RAF Station | |
| Koggala | No 205 Sqn (Cadre) | Sunderland |
| Kurunegala | No 338 Maintenance Unit ('X) | Explosive Storage Unit |
| Negombo | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Negombo | Area Control Centre, Colombo | |
| Negombo | No 45 Sqn | Beaufighter |
| Tria Gala | Bombing and Air Firing Range | Section of SHQ Katukurunda |
HQ - RAF Changi
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Butterworth | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Changi | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Changi | No 48 Sqn | Dakota |
| Changi | RAF Hospital | |
| Changi | Base Accounts Office | |
| Changi | Base Personnel Office | |
| Changi | HQ Medical Board | |
| Changi | Signals Centre, Singapore | |
| Changi | No 5790 ACPR Flight | |
| Changi | No 81 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Changi | No 110 Sqn | Dakota |
| Changi | No 84 Sqn | Beaufighter |
| Changi | No 52 Sqn | Dakota |
| Changi | No 1914 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Katong | Base HQ | |
| Katong | 7 MT Base Repair Depot | |
| Kuala Lumpur | RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot | |
| Kuala Lumpur | No 1 Ground Combat Training School | |
| Paya Lebar | No 8 MT Storage Unit | |
| Paya Lebar | No 2 Base Radio Repair Unit | |
| Paya Lebar | RAF Telecommunications Research Establishment (Asia) Support Unit | |
| Penang | Leave Centre | |
| Port Swettenham | RAF Station Kuala Lumpur (Staging Post) (Detachment) | |
| Seletar | Base HQ | |
| Seletar | No 314 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Servicing Unit |
| Seletar | No 389 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Seletar | No 390 Maintenance Unit | Base Repair Depot |
| Seletar | No 209 Sqn (Cadre) | Sunderland |
| Seletar | Command Photographic Reproduction Section | |
| Seletar | Air Publications and Forms Store, Far East | |
| Seletar | ACFE Hygiene and Malaria Unit | |
| Singapore | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (SEA) | |
| Singapore | RAF Element, Security and Intelligence, Far East | |
| Singapore | Air Booking Centre | |
| Singapore | No 68 Movement Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Tebrau | No 60 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Tengah | RAF Station | |
| Tengah | No 28 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tengah | No 60 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tengah | No 15138 AMES |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Bombay (India) | Embarkation HQ (RAF Element) | |
| Jiwani (Pakistan) | RAF Staging Post Mauripur (Detachment) | |
| Karachi (Pakistan) | RAF General Hospital | |
| Karachi (Pakistan) | Embarkation HQ (RAF Element) | |
| Mauripur (Pakistan) | RAF Staging Post | |
| Mauripur (Pakistan) | RAF Communication Flight | Dakota |
| Mauripur (Pakistan) | Release and Embarkation Camp | |
| Palam (India) | RAF Communication Flight (Detachment) | Dakota |
| Peshawar (Pakistan) | RAF Communication Flight (Detachment) | Dakota |
Source - SD161 (89th Edition) - February 1948
[ACFE | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya | RAF Mauripur]
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