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2nd Tactical Air Force - November 1953


[2nd TAF | No 2 Group | No 83 Group]

HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force

HQ, 2nd Tactical Air Force - Bad Eilsen

 
Unit Location Notes
No 72 Signals Unit Adenau Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 1 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park Alphen Riel Holland
C & M Altona  
2nd TAF Signals Centre RAF Bad Eilsen  
No 3 RAF Regional Band RAF Bad Eilsen  
Air Traffic Control Centre RAF Bad Eilsen  
No 31 Signals Unit RAF Bad Eilsen Mobile Signals Unit
No 64 Signals Unit RAF Bad Eilsen Mobile Signals Unit
No 523 Signals Unit RAF Bad Eilsen Mobile Signals Unit
No 524 Signals Unit RAF Bad Eilsen Mobile Signals Unit
No 716 Signals Unit RAF Bad Eilsen Mobile Signals Unit
General Equipment Park RAF Bruggen Station in No 83 Group
RAF Station Buckeburg    
2nd TAF Communication Sqn RAF Buckeburg  
HQ, No 2 Wing, RAF Police RAF Buckeburg  
2nd TAF Police School RAF Buckeburg  
No 107 Flight, RAF Police RAF Buckeburg
2nd TAF Drafting Unit RAF Buckeburg  
No 6209 Bomb Disposal Flight RAF Buckeburg Functionally controlled by AM (Arm Eng 1 (BD))
No 1912 (Light Liaison) Flight RAF Buckeburg  
No 52 Repair Unit (Plant) RAF Butzweilerhof Station in No 83 Group
No 266 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 284 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 330 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 615 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 953 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
RAF Station Eindhoven    
No 1 Mobile Light Repair Unit RAF Fassberg Station in No 2 Group
No 550 Signals Unit Fort Spijkerboor AMES, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
Casualty Air  Evacuation Centre Fuhlsbuttel  
C & M Party RAF Gatow
Air Safety Centre (RAF Element) RAF Gatow
No 102 Flight, RAF Police RAF Gatow
No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Gutersloh Station in No 2 Group
No 291 Signals Unit Hambuhren  
No 86 Movements Unit (Embarkation) Hamburg Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 398 Maintenance Unit Hesedorf  
No 110 Movements Unit (Embarkation) Hook of Holland Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 646 Signals Unit Obenkirchen ASRU
HQ, No 5352 Airfield Construction Wing RAF Oldenburg Station in No 2 Group
RAF Hospital Rinteln  
RAF Hospital Rostrup  
2nd TAF Rest Centre Scharfoldendorf  
RAF Station Schwechat Austria
RAF Station Klagenfurt Satellite, Schwechat
Moral Leadership Centre (RC) Seigburg
HQ, No 5357 Airfield Construction Wing RAF Sundern Station in No 2 Group
No 2 Mobile Light Repair Unit RAF Sundern Station in No 2 Group
Moral Leadership Centre (C of E, PMUB) Surth
RAF Station Uetersen    
No 317 Supply and Transport Column RAF Uetersen
No 5 (Signals) Wing RAF Uetersen Functionally controlled by AM (DDS (B))
No 755 Signals Unit RAF Uetersen  
No 889 Signals Unit RAF Wahn GH, station in No 83 Group

Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command

RAF Hospital Wegberg  
2nd TAF Medical Equipment Depot RAF Wildenrath Station in No 83 Group
No 1 Signals HQ RAF Wildenrath Operationally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 757 Signals Unit Winterburg GH, Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command

No 2 Group

HQ - RAF Sundern

 
Unit Location Notes
No 125 Wing, Ahlhorn RAF Ahlhorn  
No 96 Sqn RAF Ahlhorn Meteor
No 256 Sqn RAF Ahlhorn Meteor
No 15 GCA Unit RAF Ahlhorn  
No 652 (AOP) Sqn RAF Detmold  
No 1901 (AOP) Flight RAF Detmold  
No 1904 (AOP) Flight RAF Detmold  
No 1905 (AOP) Flight RAF Detmold
No 1909 (AOP) Flight RAF Detmold
No 3652 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section RAF Detmold  
No 401 Air Stores Park RAF Eindhoven Station controlled by HQ snd TAF
No 121 Wing, Fassberg RAF Fassberg
No 14 Sqn RAF Fassberg Venom
No 98 Sqn RAF Fassberg Venom
No 118 Sqn RAF Fassberg Venom
No 103 Flight, RAF Police RAF Fassberg
HQ, No 1 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 22 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 23 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 57 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 34 Wing, Gutersloh RAF Gutersloh  
No 79 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Meteor
No 541 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Meteor
No 2 Group Communication Flight RAF Gutersloh Anson/Mosquito
HQ, No 16 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 19 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 20 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 60 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 2 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Gutersloh  
No 11 Mobile GCA Unit RAF Gutersloh  
Instrument Training Flight RAF Gutersloh Meteor
No 469 Signal Unit Handorf Forward Director Post
No 122 Wing, Jever RAF Jever  
No 4 Sqn RAF Jever Vampire
No 93 Sqn RAF Jever Vampire
HQ, No 4 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Jever  
No 3 (Armoured Car) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Jever  
No 30 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Jever  
No 33 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Jever  
No 300 Signals Unit Moorhousen  
No 124 Wing, Oldenburg RAF Oldenburg  
No 20 Sqn RAF Oldenburg Vampire
No 26 Sqn RAF Oldenburg Vampire
No 234 Sqn RAF Oldenburg Vampire
No 104 Flight, RAF Police RAF Oldenburg  
No 3 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Oldenburg  
No 124 Signals Unit Osnabruck (Roberts Barracks) Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
RAF Station Schleswigland
RAF Station Sundern    
No 3 Area (South), RAF Police RAF Sundern  
No 110 Flight, RAF Police RAF Sundern  
No 2 Group Mobile Operations Room RAF Sundern  
No 13 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 60 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 114 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 292 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 324 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 341 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 350 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 395 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 417 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 443 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 479 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 492 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 506 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 510 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 521 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 526 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 527 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 529 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 530 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 540 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 547 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 555 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 610 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 630 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 668 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 700 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 752 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 764 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 767 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 775 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 797 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 804 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 808 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 833 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 956 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 957 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 973 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
RAF Station Sylt    
Armament Practice Station RAF Sylt Tempest
No 123 Wing, Wunstorf RAF Wunstorf
No 5 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Venom
No 11 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Venom
No 266 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Venom
HQ, No 7 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 31 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 32 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 1 (Armoured Car) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 4 Mobile GCA Unit RAF Wunstorf  

 

No 83 Group

HQ - RAF Wahn

 
Unit Location Notes
No 901 Signals Unit Bad Lipperspringe  
No 135 Wing, Bruggen RAF Bruggen  
No 112 Sqn RAF Bruggen Vampire
No 130 Sqn RAF Bruggen Vampire
HQ, No 55 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Bruggen
No 85 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Bruggen
No 89 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Bruggen
No 5004 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn RAF Bruggen Functionally controlled by HQ, 2nd TAF
No 111 Flight, RAF Police RAF Bruggen
RAF Station Butzweilerhof    
No 1 Mobile Oxygen Production Unit RAF Butzweilerhof
2nd TAF Forward Repair Unit RAF Butzweilerhof
No 139 Wing, Celle RAF Celle  
No 16 Sqn RAF Celle Vampire/Meteor
No 94 Sqn RAF Celle Vampire/Meteor
No 145 Sqn RAF Celle Vampire/Meteor
HQ, No 6 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 17 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 18 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 51 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 2 Area (Central), RAF Police RAF Celle  
No 106 Flight, RAF Police RAF Celle
No 1 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Celle
No 138 Wing, Geilenkirchen RAF Geilenkirchen  
HQ, No 25 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Geilenkirchen  
No 75 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Geilenkirchen  
No 80 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Geilenkirchen  
No 2 Mobile Oxygen Production Unit RAF Geilenkirchen
No 109 Flight, RAF Police RAF Geilenkirchen
RAF Station Luneburg    
No 105 Flight, RAF Police RAF Luneburg  
HQ, No 38 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Luneburg  
HQ, No 51 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Luneburg
No 100 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Luneburg
No 104 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Luneburg
No 168 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Luneburg
No 199 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Luneburg
No 148 Wing, Wahn RAF Wahn  
No 2 Sqn RAF Wahn Meteor
No 68 Sqn RAF Wahn Meteor
No 87 Sqn RAF Wahn Meteor
No 83 Group Communication Flight RAF Wahn Anson
High Commissioner's Flight RAF Wahn  
No 5 GCA Unit RAF Wahn  
No 1 Area (North), RAF Police RAF Wahn  
No 101 Flight, RAF Police RAF Wahn
2nd TAF MT Storage Unit RAF Wahn Functionally controlled by HQ, 2nd TAF
Field Punishment and Detention Unit RAF Wahn  
No 137 Wing, Wildenrath RAF Wildenrath  
No 67 Sqn RAF Wildenrath Sabre
No 71 Sqn RAF Wildenrath Sabre
2nd TAF Sabre Conversion Flight RAF Wildenrath Sabre
HQ, No 2 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 24 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 25 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 54 (Rifle) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 724 Signals Unit RAF Wildenrath Forward Director Post
No 108 Flight, RAF Police RAF Wildenrath
No 4 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Wildenrath
No 402 Air Stores Park RAF Wildenrath

Source - SD161 (158th Edition) - November 1953

[2nd TAF | No 2 Group | No 83 Group]

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