Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
2nd Tactical Air Force - February 1955
[2nd TAF | No 2 Group | No 83 Group]
HQ, 2nd Tactical Air Force - Munchen Gladbach
Unit | Location | Notes |
No 1 Aviation Fuel and Ammunition Park | Alphen Riel | Holland |
HQ (Unit) 2nd TAF | RAF Bad Eilsen | |
2nd TAF Signals Centre | RAF Bad Eilsen | |
No 3 RAF Regional Band | RAF Bad Eilsen | |
Air Traffic Control Centre | RAF Bad Eilsen | |
No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section | 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 |
No 957 Signals Unit | RAF Bad Eilsen | Mobile Signals Unit |
General Equipment Park | RAF Bruggen | Station in No 83 Group |
RAF Station Buckeburg | ||
No 6209 Bomb Disposal Flight | RAF Buckeburg | Functionally controlled by AM (Arm Eng 1 (BD)) |
No 537 Signals Unit | RAF Buckeburg | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 107 Flight, RAF Police | RAF Buckeburg | |
HQ, No 2 Wing, RAF Police | Buckeburg Town | |
2nd TAF Base Personnel Office | Buckeburg Town | |
No 52 Repair Unit (Plant) | RAF Butzweilerhof | Station in No 83 Group |
2nd TAF Forward Repair Unit | RAF Butzweilerhof | Station in No 83 Group |
RAF Station Eindhoven | ||
No 1 Mobile Light Repair Unit | RAF Fassberg | Station in No 2 Group |
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 5 (Signals) Wing | Hambuhren | Functionally controlled by AM (DDS (B)) |
No 291 Signals Unit | Hambuhren | |
No 86 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | Hamburg | Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov) |
No 105 Flight, RAF Police | Hamburg | |
No 398 Maintenance Unit | Hesedorf | |
No 110 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | Hook of Holland | Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov) |
No 140 Signals Unit | Iburg | |
No 416 Signals Unit | Kuppendorf | |
No 615 Signals Unit | Luneburg (Army) | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 646 Signals Unit | Obenkirchen | ASRU |
HQ, No 5352 Airfield Construction Wing | RAF Oldenburg | Station in No 2 Group |
RAF Hospital | Rostrup | |
C & M Party | Scharfoldendorf | |
RAF Station Schwechat | Austria | |
RAF Station Klagenfurt | Satellite, Schwechat | |
Moral Leadership Centre (RC) | Seigburg | |
No 2 Mobile Light Repair Unit | RAF Sundern | Station in No 2 Group |
Moral Leadership Centre (C of E, PMUB) | Surth | |
RAF Station Sylt | ||
Armament Practice Station | RAF Sylt | Meteor/Mosquito |
No 103 Flight, RAF Police | RAF Sylt | |
RAF Station Schleswigland | Satellite, Sylt | |
No 338 Signals Unit | Uelsen | |
RAF Station Uetersen | ||
No 755 Signals Unit | RAF Uetersen | |
2nd TAF Police School | RAF Wahn | Station in No 83 Group |
No 889 Signals Unit | Wasserkuppe (Fulda) | GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
RAF Hospital | Wegberg | |
2nd TAF Medical Equipment Depot | RAF Wildenrath | Station in No 83 Group |
2nd TAF Communication Sqn | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 757 Signals Unit | Winterburg | GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 205 Signals Unit | Winterburg |
HQ - RAF Sundern
Unit | Location | Notes |
No 125 Wing, Ahlhorn | RAF Ahlhorn | |
No 96 Sqn | RAF Ahlhorn | Meteor |
No 149 Sqn | RAF Ahlhorn | Canberra |
No 256 Sqn | RAF Ahlhorn | Meteor |
No 15 GCA Unit | RAF Ahlhorn | |
No 60 Signals Unit | Cuxhaven | |
No 652 (AOP) Sqn | RAF Detmold | Auster |
No 1901 (AOP) Flight | RAF Detmold | Auster |
No 1904 (AOP) Flight | RAF Detmold | Auster |
No 1905 (AOP) Flight | RAF Detmold | Auster |
No 1909 (AOP) Flight | RAF Detmold | Auster |
No 3652 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section | RAF Detmold | |
No 401 Air Stores Park | RAF Eindhoven | Station controlled by HQ 2nd 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 |
HQ, No 1 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Fassberg | |
No 1/22 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Fassberg | |
No 1/23 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Fassberg | |
No 57 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Fassberg | |
No 551 Wing, Gutersloh | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 102 Sqn | RAF Gutersloh | Canberra |
No 103 Sqn | RAF Gutersloh | Canberra |
HQ, No 16 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 16/19 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 16/20 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 60 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 2 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 469 Signal Unit | Handorf | Forward Director Post |
No 124 Signals Unit | Iburg | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 122 Wing, Jever | RAF Jever | |
No 4 Sqn | RAF Jever | Sabre |
No 93 Sqn | RAF Jever | Sabre |
HQ, No 4 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Jever | |
No 4/30 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Jever | |
No 4/33 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Jever | |
No 3 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Jever | |
No 34 Wing, Laarbruch | RAF Laarbruch | |
No 69 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Canberra |
No 79 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Meteor |
No 541 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Meteor |
No 682 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Canberra |
No 2 Group Communication Flight | RAF Laarbruch | Anson |
No 2 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Laarbruch | |
No 5 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Laarbruch | |
No 114 Signals Unit | Luneburg (Army) | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 124 Wing, Oldenburg | RAF Oldenburg | |
No 20 Sqn | RAF Oldenburg | Sabre |
No 26 Sqn | RAF Oldenburg | Sabre |
HQ, No 51 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Oldenburg | |
No 51/168 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Oldenburg | |
No 51/199 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Oldenburg | |
No 104 Flight, RAF Police | RAF Oldenburg | |
No 3 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit | RAF Oldenburg | |
No 300 Signals Unit | RAF Oldenburg | |
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 26 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 29 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 63 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 77 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 89 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 105 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 108 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 369 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 395 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 404 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 417 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 419 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 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 553 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 717 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 727 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 781 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 788 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 973 Signals Unit | RAF Sundern | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 492 Signals Unit | Waggum | Mobile Signals Unit |
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 7/31 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wunstorf | |
No 7/32 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wunstorf | |
No 1 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wunstorf | |
No 4 Mobile GCA Unit | RAF Wunstorf | |
No 579 Signals Unit | RAF Wunstorf | MRCP |
No 618 Signals Unit | RAF Wunstorf | MRDB |
HQ - RAF Wahn
Unit | Location | Notes |
No 72 Signals Unit | Adenau | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 901 Signals Unit | Bad Lipperspringe | |
No 135 Wing, Bruggen | RAF Bruggen | |
No 112 Sqn | RAF Bruggen | Sabre |
No 130 Sqn | RAF Bruggen | Sabre |
HQ, No 55 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Bruggen | |
No 55/85 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Bruggen | |
No 55/89 (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 | |
No 317 MT Sqn | RAF Bruggen | |
2nd TAF MT Storage Unit | RAF Bruggen | Functionally controlled by HQ, 2nd TAF |
RAF Station Butzweilerhof | ||
No 1 Mobile Oxygen Production Unit | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
No 4 (2nd TAF) Radio Fitting Party | RAF Butzweilerhof | Functionally controlled by HQ No 90 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 953 Signals Unit | RAF Butzweilerhof | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 477 Signals Unit | RAF Butzweilerhof | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 139 Wing, Celle | RAF Celle | |
No 16 Sqn | RAF Celle | Venom |
No 94 Sqn | RAF Celle | Venom |
No 145 Sqn | RAF Celle | Venom |
HQ, No 6 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Celle | |
No 6/17 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Celle | |
No 6/18 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Celle | |
No 51 (Field) 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 550 Signals Unit | Fort Spijkerboor | AMES, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 138 Wing, Geilenkirchen | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 3 Sqn | RAF Geilenkirchen | Sabre |
No 234 Sqn | RAF Geilenkirchen | Sabre |
HQ, No 25 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 25/75 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 25/80 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 11 Mobile GCA Unit | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 2 Mobile Oxygen Production Unit | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 109 Flight, RAF Police | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 148 Wing, Wahn | RAF Wahn | |
No 2 Sqn | RAF Wahn | Meteor |
No 68 Sqn | RAF Wahn | Meteor |
No 87 Sqn | RAF Wahn | Meteor |
HQ, No 38 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Wahn | |
No 38/100 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wahn | |
No 38/104 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wahn | |
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 | |
HQ, No 5357 Airfield Construction Wing | RAF Wahn | |
Field Punishment and Detention Unit | RAF Wahn | |
No 3 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Wahn | |
No 11 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 18 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 55 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 66 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 70 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 95 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 102 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 116 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 119 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 125 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 132 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 135 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 138 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 155 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 157 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 193 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 202 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 261 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 302 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 333 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 342 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 376 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 449 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 517 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 622 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 650 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 684 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 686 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 688 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 691 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 775 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 817 Signals Unit | RAF Wahn | Mobile Signals Unit |
No 137 Wing, Wildenrath | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 67 Sqn | RAF Wildenrath | Sabre |
No 71 Sqn | RAF Wildenrath | Sabre |
HQ, No 2 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 2/24 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 2/25 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 54 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 1912 (Light Liaison) Flight | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 1 Signals HQ | RAF Wildenrath | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
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 (173rd Edition) - February 1955
[2nd TAF | No 2 Group | No 83 Group]
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