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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Far East Commands - March 1953
[FEAF | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya]
Command HQ - Changi, Singapore
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Changi | HQ (Unit) FEAF | |
| Changi | Air Publications and Forms Centre | |
| Changi | Base Accounts Office FEAF | |
| Rangoon | British Service Mission to Burma | |
| Air Formation Signals | ||
| Changi | HQ, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
| Changi | HQ, No 1 Sqn, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
| Changi | HQ, No 2 Sqn, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
| Changi | HQ, No 3 Sqn, No 19 Air Formation Signals Regiment | |
HQ - Hong Kong
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Clark Field (USAF) | RAF Detachment | |
| Hong Kong | No 367 Wireless Unit | |
| Hong Kong | Army/RAF Embarkation HQ | |
| Hong Kong | HQ, No 3 District (Hong Kong), RAF Police | |
| Hong Kong | No 69 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Hong Kong | No 117 Signals Unit | AMES |
| Hong Kong | No 743 Signals Unit | AMES (C & M) |
| Iwakuni (Japan) | RAF Station | |
| Iwakuni (Japan) | No 1903 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Iwakuni (Japan) | No 1913 (Light Liaison) Flight | Auster |
| Kai Tak | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Kai Tak | No 28 Sqn | Vampire |
| Kai Tak | No 80 Sqn | Hornet |
| Kai Tak | No 94 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Malaya) | |
| Kai Tak | Hong Kong Air Traffic Control Centre | |
| Kai Tak | No 43 Signals Unit | AMES |
| Kai Tak | Hong Kong Auxiliary Sqn | Auster/Harvard |
| Sek Kong | Satellite, RAF Kai Tak | |
| North Point | RAF Station |
HQ - Negombo, Ceylon
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| China Bay | RAF Station | |
| Colombo | RAF Station | |
| Colombo | HQ, No 1 District (Ceylon), RAF Police | |
| Colombo | No 61 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Colombo | No 41 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Colombo | RAF Services Supply Depot | |
| Diyatalawa | RAF Station | |
| Diyatalawa | Advanced Training School | |
| Diyatalawa | Convalescent Hospital | |
| Ekale | Ceylon Signals Centre (Detachment) | |
| Gangodawlia | Ceylon Signals Centre (Detachment) | |
| Negombo | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Negombo | Ceylon Air Traffic Control Centre | |
| Negombo | Ceylon Signals Centre | |
| Negombo | No 7 Mobile Oxygen Unit | |
| Negombo | Military Hospital | |
| Negombo | Radio Fitting Party | Functionally controlled by HQ, No 90 Group |
| Trincomalee | RAF Flying Boat Staging Post |
HQ - RAF Changi
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Bayan Lepas | No 487 Signals Unit | AMES (C & M) |
| Bukit Darah Estate | No 93 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Malaya) | |
| Butterworth | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Butterworth | No 33 Sqn | Hornet |
| Butterworth | No 27 Armament Practice Camp | Beaufighter |
| Changi | Far East Transport Wing | Station in No 230 Group |
| Changi | No 48 Sqn | Valetta |
| Changi | No 52 Sqn | Valetta |
| Changi | No 110 Sqn | Valetta |
| Changi | FEAF Communication Sqn | Valetta/Auster |
| Changi | FEAF Hygiene and Malaria Unit | |
| Changi | Staging Aircraft Servicing Section | |
| Changi | No 129 Signals Unit | AMES |
| Changi | No 259 Signals Unit | AMES |
| Fraser's Hill | RAF Detachment | |
| Kuala Lipis | No 1911 (Light Liaison) Flight | Auster |
| Kuala Lumper | RAF Station (Advanced HQ) AHQ Malaya | |
| Kuala Lumper | No 656 (AOP) Sqn HQ | |
| Kuala Lumper | Kuala Lumper (MAAF) Sqn | Tiger Moth/Harvard |
| Penang | Leave Centre (Tanjong Bungah) | |
| Penang | No 66 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Penang | Penang (MAAF) Wing | |
| Penang | Penang Fighter Sqn MAAF | Tiger Moth/Harvard |
| Penang | Penang Fighter Control Unit, MAAF | |
| Seletar | Far East Flying Boat Wing | Station in No 230 Group |
| Seletar | No 88 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Seletar | No 205 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Seletar | No 209 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Sembawang (RNAS) | No 303 Wing | |
| Sembawang (RNAS) | No 194 Sqn | Dragonfly |
| Sembawang (RNAS) | No 1907 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Seremban | No 1914 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Singapore | RAF Element, Security and Intelligence, Far East | |
| Singapore | HQ, No 2 District (Malaya), RAF Police | |
| Singapore | No 64 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Singapore | No 65 Flight, RAF Police | |
| Singapore | FEAF Police School | |
| Singapore | Singapore (MAAF) Wing | |
| Singapore | Singapore Fighter Control Unit, MAAF | |
| Taiping | No 1902 (AOP) Flight | Auster |
| Tengah | RAF Station | |
| Tengah | No 45 Sqn | Hornet |
| Tengah | No 60 Sqn | Vampire |
| Tengah | Singapore Fighter Sqn, MAAF | Spitfire/Harvard/Tiger Moth |
| Tengah | No 95 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Malaya) |
HQ - RAF Seletar
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Car Nicobar | RAF Detachment | |
| Changi | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Changi | RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot | |
| Changi | No 91 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Malaya) | |
| Changi | RAF Hospital | Functionally controlled by HQ FEAF |
| Changi | HQ Medical Board | |
| Changi | HQ, RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing | |
| Changi | HQ, No 4 Wing RAF Police | |
| Changi | Signals Centre, Singapore | |
| Changi | Command Cookery School | |
| Chia Kang | Signals Centre, Singapore (Detachment) | |
| Jurong | Signals Centre, Singapore (Detachment) | |
| Labaun | RAF Detachment | |
| Seletar | RAF Station | |
| Seletar | No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Service Test Centre | |
| Seletar | No 81 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Seletar | No 390 Maintenance Unit | Functionally controlled by HQ FEAF |
| Seletar | No 92 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment (Malaya) | |
| Seletar | FEAF Training Sqn | |
| Seletar | Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre (FE) | |
| Seletar | No 3 Radio Equipment Calibration Centre | Functionally controlled by AM (DAIS) |
| Seletar | RAF (Malaya) Training Centre | |
| Singapore | Army/RAF Embarkation HQ |
Source - SD161 (150th Edition) - March 1953
[FEAF | RAF Hong Kong | AHQ Ceylon | AHQ Malaya]
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