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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Reserve Command and Other Home Units - December 1949
[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]
HQ - RAF White Waltham
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| HQ Reserve Command Communication Sqn | RAF White Waltham | Various |
HQ - RAF Kenley
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Biggin Hill | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 5 RAF RAF Reserve Centre | Cambridge | |
| No 22 Reserve Flying School | Cambridge | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| Cambridge UAS | Cambridge | |
| Reserve Command Gliding Instructors' School | RAF Detling | |
| No 1958 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Hendon | Auster, station in Transport Command |
| No 1959 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Henlow | Auster, station in TTC |
| No 1961 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Henlow | Auster, station in TTC |
| No 3619 (County of Suffolk) Fighter Control Unit | Ipswich | |
| No 61 Group Communication Flight | RAF Kenley | |
| No 661 (AOP) Sqn HQ | RAF Kenley | |
| No 3661 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section | RAF Kenley | |
| No 1957 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Kenley | Auster |
| No 1960 (AOP) Flight Type 'B' | RAF Kenley | Auster |
| No 3620 (County of Norfolk) Fighter Control Unit | Old Catton, Norwich | |
| No 4 RAF Reserve Centre | Rochester | |
| No 24 Reserve Flying School | Rochester | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 3500 (County of Kent) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Sandwich | Station in Fighter Command |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF West Malling | Station in Fighter Command |
No 62 (Southern Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Middle Wallop
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 3617 (County of Hampshire) Fighter Control Unit | Bournemouth | |
| No 662 (AOP) Sqn HQ | RAF Colerne | Station in Maintenance Command |
| No 3662 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section | RAF Colerne | |
| No 1956 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Colerne | Auster |
| No 1963 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Colerne | Auster |
| No 27 RAF Reserve Centre | Exeter | |
| No 3512 (County of Devon (Exeter)) Fighter Control Unit | Exeter | |
| No 10 Reserve Flying School | Exeter | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 12 Reserve Flying School | Filton | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 14 Reserve Flying School | Hamble | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| Oxford UAS | Kidlington | Station in Maintenance Command |
| No 62 Group Communication Flight | RAF Middle Wallop | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 1962 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Middle Wallop | Auster |
| RAF Station Pershore |
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| No 1 RAF Police Wing | RAF Pershore | |
| No 21 RAF Reserve Centre | Plymouth | |
| No 3513 (County of Devon (Plymouth)) Fighter Control Unit | Plymouth | |
| No 22 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Pucklechurch | |
| No 24 RAF Reserve Centre | Reading | |
| No 3507 (County of Somerset) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Rudloe Manor | |
| Southampton UAS | Southampton | |
| RAF Station Staverton |
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| RAF Police Dog Training Centre | RAF Staverton | |
| No 23 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Titchfield | |
| No 3618 (County of Sussex) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Wartling | |
| No 8 Reserve Flying School | Woodley | Tiger Moth/Anson |
No 63 (Western & Welsh Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Hawarden
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 2 Reserve Flying School | Barton, Manchester | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 43 RAF Reserve Centre | Bowlee | |
| No 3613 (City of Manchester) Fighter Control Unit | Bowlee | |
| No 1 Welsh Wing | Cardiff (Llandaff) | |
| No 41 RAF Reserve Centre | Cardiff (Llandaff) | |
| No 3614 (County of Glamorgan) Fighter Control Unit | Cardiff (Llandaff) | |
| No 3 Reserve Flying School | Cardiff Airport | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 44 RAF Reserve Centre | Castle Bromwich | |
| No 5 Reserve Flying School | Castle Bromwich | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 3605 (County of Warwick) Fighter Control Unit | Castle Bromwich | |
| Birmingham UAS | Castle Bromwich | |
| No 42 RAF Reserve Centre | Fazakerley | |
| No 3611 (West Lancashire) Fighter Control Unit | Fazakerley | |
| RAF Station Hawarden | ||
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Honiley | |
| Command Major Servicing Unit | RAF Honiley | |
| Instrument Training Flight | RAF Honiley | Harvard |
| No 63 Group Communication Flight | RAF Hooton Park | |
| No 663 (AOP) Sqn HQ | RAF Hooton Park | |
| No 3663 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section | RAF Hooton Park | |
| No 1953 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Hooton Park | Auster |
| No 1955 (AOP) Flight Type 'B' | RAF Hooton Park | Auster |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Hooton Park | |
| No 1952 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Llandow | Auster, station in Maintenance Command |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Llandow | |
| Manchester UAS | Manchester | |
| No 1951 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | Ringway | Auster |
| No 3509 (County of Stafford) Fighter Control Unit | Stoke-on-Trent | |
| No 45 RAF Reserve Centre | Wolverhampton | |
| No 25 Reserve Flying School | Wolverhampton | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 1954 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | Wolverhampton | Auster |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Woodvale |
No 64 (Northern Reserve) Group
HQ - Heslington, York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 65 RAF Reserve Centre | Alvaston, Derby | |
| Leeds UAS | RAF Church Fenton | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 16 Reserve Flying School | Derby | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 69 RAF Reserve Centre | Desford | |
| No 7 Reserve Flying School | Desford | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 1969 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | Desford | Auster |
| No 61 RAF Reserve Centre | Doncaster | |
| No 9 Reserve Flying School | Doncaster | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Finningley | |
| No 664 (AOP) Sqn HQ | Hucknall | |
| No 3664 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section | Hucknall | |
| No 1970 (AOP) Flight Type 'B' | Hucknall | Auster |
| No 64 Group Communication Flight | RAF Linton-on-Ouse | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 64 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Long Benton | |
| No 3508 (County of Northumberland) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Long Benton | |
| Nottingham UAS | RAF Newton | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 3504 (County of Nottingham) Fighter Control Unit | Nottingham | |
| No 1965 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Ouston | Auster |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Ouston | |
| No 3506 (County of Northampton) Fighter Control Unit | Peterborough | |
| No 3505 (East Riding) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Sutton-on-Hull | Station in TTC |
| No 2 RAF Reserve Centre | Sywell | Station in FTC |
| No 6 Reserve Flying School | Sywell | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 3608 (North Riding) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Thornaby | |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Thornaby | |
| RAF Station Usworth | ||
| No 23 Reserve Flying School | RAF Usworth | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| Durham UAS | RAF Usworth | |
| RAF Station Wymeswold | ||
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Wymeswold | |
| No 3609 (West Yorkshire) Fighter Control Unit | Yeadon | |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | Yeadon | |
| No 1964 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | Yeadon | Auster |
HQ - RAF Hendon
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 84 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Chessington | Station in TTC |
| London UAS | Fairoaks | |
| No 18 Reserve Flying School | Fairoaks | Tiger Moth |
| No 86 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Hornchurch | Station in TTC |
| No 17 Reserve Flying School | RAF Hornchurch | Tiger Moth/Anson, station in TTC |
| No 85 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Kenley | |
| No 3604 (County of Middlesex) Fighter Control Unit | London | |
| No 81 RAF Reserve Centre | London | |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF North Weald | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 1 Reserve Flying School | Panshanger | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 15 Reserve Flying School | Redhill | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 83 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Stanmore | Station in Fighter Command |
No 66 (Scottish Reserve) Group
HQ - RAF Turnhouse
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Glasgow UAS | RNAS Abbotsinch | |
| No 3612 (County of Aberdeen) Fighter Control Unit | Aberdeen | |
| No 101 RAF Reserve Centre | RAF Bishopsbriggs | |
| No 3602 (City of Glasgow) Fighter Control Unit | RAF Bishopsbriggs | |
| No 3511 (City of Dundee) Fighter Control Unit | Dundee | |
| Aberdeen UAS | RAF Dyce | |
| No 3603 (City of Edinburgh) Fighter Control Unit | Edinburgh | |
| No 3510 (County of Inverness) Fighter Control Unit | Inverness | |
| St Andrews UAS | RAF Leuchars | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 11 Reserve Flying School | Perth | Tiger Moth/Anson |
| No 103 RAF Reserve Centre | Perth | |
| No 666 (AOP) Sqn HQ | Perth | |
| No 3666 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section | Perth | |
| No 1966 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | Perth | Auster |
| No 66 Group Communication Flight | RAF Turnhouse | |
| Edinburgh UAS | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 1968 (AOP) Flight Type 'A' | RAF Turnhouse | Auster |
RAF Northern Ireland (Coastal Command)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAuxAF Air Traffic Control | RAF Aldergrove | Station in Coastal Command |
| Queen's UAS | RAF Sydenham | |
| No 3502 (Ulster) Fighter Control Unit | Whiteabbey |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| HQ Bomb Disposal Wing | RAF North Coates | Administered by No 24 Group, Technical Training Command |
| No 5131 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Rufforth | |
| No 6202 Flt | RAF Kirknewton | |
| No 6204 Flt | RAF Rufforth | |
| No 6235 Flt | RAF Dishforth | |
| No 5133 Bomb Disposal Sqn comprising: - | RAF Waterbeach | |
| 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 Rye |
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 86 | Hamburg | No 85 Group |
| No 110 | Hook of Holland | No 85 Group |
| No 21 | Hull | Mersey and District Ports Liverpool |
| No 3 | Liverpool | No 28 Group |
| No 1 | London | No 28 Group |
| No 2 | Southampton | No 28 Group |
RAF and RAuxAF Regiment Squadrons (Home)
|
Number |
Wing |
Group |
Location |
| i) RAF Regiment Wing HQs | |||
| 1 | - |
85 |
RAF Utersen |
| 2 | - |
38 |
RAF Upavon |
| 4 | - | 85 | RAF Luneburg |
| 6 | - | 2 | RAF Celle |
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16 |
- | 2 | RAF Sundern |
| ii) Anti-Aircraft Squadrons | |||
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15 |
- |
38 |
RAF Nethertown |
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16 |
- |
38 |
RAF Watchet |
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17 |
- |
2 |
RAF Celle |
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18 |
- |
2 |
RAF Celle |
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19 |
- |
2 |
RAF Sundern |
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20 |
- |
2 |
RAF Sundern |
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2501 (County of Gloucestershire) (RAuxAF) |
- |
62 |
Filton |
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2502 (Ulster) (RAuxAF) |
- |
RAFNI |
RAF Aldergrove |
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2504 (County of Nottingham) (RAuxAF) |
- |
64 |
Hucknall |
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2600 (City of London) (RAuxAF) |
- |
65 |
RAF Stanmore |
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2602 (City of Glasgow) (RAuxAF) |
- |
66 |
RAF Bishopbriggs |
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2603 (City of Edinburgh) (RAuxAF) |
- |
66 |
RAF Turnhouse |
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2605 (County of Warwick) (RAuxAF) |
- |
63 |
RAF Honiley |
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2608 (North Riding) (RAuxAF) |
- |
64 |
RAF Thornaby |
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2609 (West Riding) (RAuxAF) |
- |
64 |
Yeadon |
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2611 (West Lancashire) (RAuxAF) |
- |
63 |
RAF Woodvale |
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2612 (County of Aberdeen) (RAuxAF) |
- |
66 |
RAF Dyce |
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2616 (South Yorkshire) (RAuxAF) |
- |
64 |
Doncaster |
| iii) Armoured Squadrons | |||
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1 |
4 | 85 | RAF Luneburg |
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3 |
4 | 85 | RAF Luneburg |
| iii) Rifle Squadrons | |||
|
51 |
1 | 85 | RAF Utersen |
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54 |
4 | 85 | RAF Luneburg |
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56 |
4 | 85 | RAF Luneburg |
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57 |
1 |
85 |
RAF Utersen |
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60 |
1 |
85 |
RAF Utersen |
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63 |
2 | 38 | RAF Upavon |
Source - SD161 (111th Edition) - December 1949
[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]
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