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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Home Command | RAF Record Office | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | No 63 Group | No 64 Group | No 65 Group | No 66 Group | Inactive Stations]
HQ - RAF White Waltham
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Home Command Communication Sqn | RAF White Waltham | Anson/Balliol/Chipmunk |
| Home Command Examining Unit | RAF White Waltham | Anson/Chipmunk/Mosquito |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| HQ, RAF Record Office | RAF Gloucester | |
| Medical Survey Office | RAF Gloucester | Functionally controlled by HQ Home Command (PMO) |
| RAF Station Innsworth | ||
| Educational Book Depot | RAF Innsworth | Functionally controlled by AM (DES) |
| No 1 Personnel Holding Unit | RAF Innsworth | |
| No 5 Personnel Despatch Centre | RAF Innsworth | |
| HQ, No 33 Wing, RAF Regiment | RAF Innsworth | |
| No 33/15 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Innsworth | |
| No 33/16 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | RAF Innsworth | |
| Base Accounts Office | Innsworth (Elmbridge Court) | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (B) - P7) |
HQ - RAF Kenley
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 2600 (City of London) (LAA) Sqn (RAuxAF) | RAF Biggin Hill | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 1 Air Intelligence Unit RAFVR | RAF Biggin Hill | |
| No 58 Recruiting Centre | Blackheath | |
| RAF Station Booker | ||
| University of London Air Sqn | RAF Booker | Chipmunk, station in No 62 Group |
| No 55 Recruiting Centre | Brighton | |
| Cambridge UAS | Cambridge | Chipmunk/Harvard |
| Cambridge University Fighter Control Flight | Cambridge | |
| No 2 Air Intelligence Unit RAFVR | Cambridge | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (I)) |
| No 45 Recruiting Centre | Cambridge | |
| No 53 Recruiting Centre | Chatham | |
| RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit | RAF Chessington | |
| RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Western Command HQ | Chester | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| No 52 Recruiting Centre | Croydon | |
| RAF Station Detling | ||
| Home Command Gliding Instructors' School | RAF Detling | |
| No 57 Recruiting Centre | Ealing | |
| RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Scottish Command HQ | Edinburgh | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| RAF Hospital | Ely | |
| RAF Unit (M of S) Farnborough | Farnborough (MoS) | |
| Institute of Aviation Medicine | Farnborough (MoS) | Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS) |
| Meteorological Research Flight | Farnborough (MoS) | Hastings/Mosquito |
| RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit | RAF Headley Court | |
| No 1958 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Hendon | Auster, station in Transport Command |
| No 1959 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Henlow | Auster, station in TTC |
| No 1961 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Henlow | Auster, station in TTC |
| No 1 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | RAF Hornchurch | Spitfire/Chipmunk, station in FTC |
| RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Eastern Command HQ | Hounslow | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| No 50 Recruiting Centre | Ilford | |
| No 47 Recruiting Centre | Ipswich (Town) | |
| RAF Station Kenley | ||
| No 61 Group Reserve Centre | RAF Kenley | |
| No 61 Group Communication Flight | RAF Kenley | Chipmunk/Oxford |
| No 661 (AOP) RAuxAF Sqn HQ | RAF Kenley | |
| No 3661 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF | RAF Kenley | |
| No 1957 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Kenley | Auster |
| No 1960 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Kenley | Auster |
| No 4 MT Sqn | RAF Kidbrooke |
Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| RAF Movements School | RAF Kidbrooke |
Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| No 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | RAF Langham | Spitfire |
| AMMRU (O & M) | London | Functionally controlled by AM (D of O) |
| Central Medical Establishment | London | Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS) |
| No 1 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | London | Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov) |
| Central Recruiting Office | London | Kingsway, WC2 |
| University of London Fighter Control Flight | London | |
| RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), London District HQ | London | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| HQ, UK Provost and Security Services | London (Acton) | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS) |
| No 49 Recruiting Centre | Norwich | |
| Air Ministry Unit | RAF Ruislip | |
| HQ, No 5 RAF Police District (UK) | RAF Ruislip | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
| No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit | RAF Ruislip | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops 3) |
| No 3 Joint Services Trials Unit | RAF Ruislip | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR)) |
| No 6 Joint Services Trials Unit | RAF Ruislip | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR)) |
| No 8 Joint Services Trials Unit | RAF Ruislip | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR)) |
| No 12 Joint Services Trials Unit | RAF Ruislip | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR)) |
| No 1 Central Unit Detention Room | RAF Ruislip | |
| RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Southern Command HQ | Salisbury | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
| No 60 Recruiting Centre | Surbiton | |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Uxbridge | Station in TTC |
| RAF Station West Drayton | Administered by USAF | |
| RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Northern Command HQ | York | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov) |
HQ - RAF Pucklechurch
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Staff College | Bracknell | Functional control by AM (DST) |
| No 36 Recruiting Centre | Bristol | |
| No 662 (AOP) RAuxAF Sqn HQ | RAF Colerne | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 3662 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF | RAF Colerne | |
| No 1956 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Colerne | Auster |
| No 1963 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Colerne | Auster |
| RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit | RAF Collaton Cross | |
| No 3/4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | Exeter (Airfield) | Mosquito/Vampire |
| No 37 Recruiting Centre | Exeter (Town) | |
| Bristol UAS | RAF Filton | Chipmunk/Harvard, station in Fighter Command |
| No 2501 (County of Gloucestershire) (LAA) Sqn, RAuxAF | RAF Filton | |
| Princess Mary's RAF Hospital | RAF Halton | Station in TTC |
| RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine | RAF Halton | |
| Dental Training Establishment | RAF Halton | Functionally controlled by M (DGMS through DDS) |
| Oxford UAS | RAF Kidlington | Chipmunk, station in Maintenance Command |
| No 1962 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Middle Wallop | Auster, station in Fighter Command |
| No 39 Recruiting Centre | Oxford | |
| Oxford University Fighter Control Flight | Oxford | |
| No 40 Recruiting Centre | Plymouth | |
| RAF Station Pucklechurch | ||
| No 62 Group Reserve Centre | RAF Pucklechurch | |
| No 42 Recruiting Centre | Reading | |
| Southampton UAS | Southampton | Chipmunk |
| No 44 Recruiting Centre | Southampton | |
| No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | Southampton | Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov) |
| Southampton University Technical Flight | Southampton | |
| MEAF Base Accounts Office | RAF Titchfield | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (B)) |
| Central Depository | RAF Titchfield | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry AMP (P1) |
| RAF Hospital | Wroughton | |
| Satellite of RAF Hospital, Wroughton | Burderop Park | Allocated to USAF |
HQ - RAF Hawarden
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Unit (MOS) Aberporth | Aberporth | Functionally controlled by M of S |
| No 21 Recruiting Centre | Birmingham | |
| University of Birmingham Airfield Construction Flight | Birmingham | |
| No 22 Recruiting Centre | Cardiff | |
| RAF Station Castle Bromwich | ||
| No 1954 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Castle Bromwich | Auster |
| University of Birmingham Air Sqn | RAF Castle Bromwich | Chipmunk |
| HQ, No 7 RAF Police District (UK) | RAF Castle Bromwich | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Cosford | Station in TTC |
| No 25 Recruiting Centre | Coventry | |
| RAF Station Cranage | Administered by the USAF | |
| RAF Station Fazakerley | ||
| RAF Station Hawarden | ||
| No 63 Group Reserve Centre | RAF Hawarden | |
| No 63 Group Communication Flight | RAF Hawarden | |
| No 2605 (County of Warwick) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Honiley | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 663 (AOP) RAuxAF Sqn HQ | RAF Hooton Park | Station in Fighter Command |
| No 3663 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF | RAF Hooton Park | |
| No 1953 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Hooton Park | Auster |
| No 1955 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Hooton Park | Auster |
| No 26 Recruiting Centre | Liverpool | |
| No 3 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | Liverpool | Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov) |
| No 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | Llanbedr | Vampire/Spitfire/Mosquito |
| No 1952 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Llandow | Auster |
| No 27 Recruiting Centre | Manchester | |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Padgate | Station in TTC |
| No 29 Recruiting Centre | Preston | |
| RAF Station Ringway | ||
| No 1951 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Ringway | Auster |
| RAF Hospital | RAF St Athan | Station in TTC |
| No 32 Recruiting Centre | Swansea | |
| Transient Families Unit | RAF Warton | Station in Maintenance Command, functionally control by AM (DPS) |
| Medical Training Establishment | RAF Warton | Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS) |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Weeton | Station in TTC |
| RAF Hospital | RAF West Kirby | Station in TTC |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Wilmslow | Station in TTC |
| No 34 Recruiting Centre | Wolverhampton | |
| RAF Station Woodvale | ||
| Manchester UAS | RAF Woodvale | Chipmunk |
| University of Liverpool Air Sqn | RAF Woodvale | Chipmunk |
| No 2611 (West Lancashire) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Woodvale | |
| No 35 Recruiting Centre | Worcester | |
| No 30 Recruiting Centre | Wrexham |
HQ - RAF Rufforth, York
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Air Crew Allocation Unit | Alvaston, Derby | Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DD Sel) |
| No 8 Recruiting Centre | Bradford | |
| No 23 Recruiting Centre | Carlisle | |
| No 9 Recruiting Centre | Derby | |
| RAF Unit | RAF Harrogate | |
| No 664 (AOP) Sqn RAuxAF HQ | Hucknall | Station in Maintenance Command |
| No 3664 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF | Hucknall | |
| No 1970 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | Hucknall | Auster |
| No 2504 (County of Nottingham) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | Hucknall | |
| No 11 Recruiting Centre | Hull | |
| Hull UAS | Hull | Chipmunk |
| No 14 Recruiting Centre | Leeds | |
| Leeds University Airfield Construction Flight | Leeds | |
| No 12 Recruiting Centre | Leicester | |
| No 13 Recruiting Centre | Lincoln | |
| No 15 Recruiting Centre | Middlesborough | |
| No 16 Recruiting Centre | Newcastle | |
| Nottingham UAS | RAF Newton | Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Hospital | RAF Nocton Hall | |
| No 2616 (South Yorkshire) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Norton | Station in No 90 Group |
| No 17 Recruiting Centre | Nottingham | |
| Nottingham University Technical Flight | Nottingham | |
| RAF Station Rufforth | ||
| No 64 Group Reserve Centre | RAF Rufforth | |
| No 64 Group Communication Flight | RAF Rufforth | |
| No 19 Recruiting Centre | Sheffield | |
| No 2608 (North Riding) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Thornaby | |
| Durham UAS | RAF Usworth | Chipmunk |
| No 1965 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Usworth | Auster |
| No 1969 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Wymeswold | Auster, station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Station Yeadon | ||
| No 2609 (West Riding) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Yeadon | |
| Leeds UAS | RAF Yeadon | Chipmunk |
| No 1964 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Yeadon | Auster |
HQ - Butlaw Camp, Port Edgar (RN)
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 1 Recruiting Centre | Aberdeen | |
| No 2602 (City of Glasgow) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Bishopbriggs | Station in No 90 Group |
| St Andrews UAS | RNAS Crail | Chipmunk |
| No 3 Recruiting Centre | Dundee | |
| No 2612 (County of Aberdeen) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Dyce | Station in Fighter Command |
| Aberdeen UAS | RAF Dyce | Chipmunk |
| No 4 Recruiting Centre | Edinburgh | |
| No 5 Recruiting Centre | Glasgow | |
| No 6 Recruiting Centre | Inverness | |
| Glasgow UAS | Perth | Chipmunk |
| No 66 Group Reserve Centre | Perth | |
| No 666 (AOP) RAuxAF Sqn HQ | Perth | |
| No 3666 (AOP) Mobile Servicing Section RAuxAF | Perth | |
| No 1966 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | Perth | Auster |
| No 1967 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | Perth | Auster |
| Edinburgh UAS | RAF Turnhouse | Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command |
| No 1968 (AOP) Flight RAuxAF | RAF Turnhouse | Auster |
| No 2603 (City of Edinburgh) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Turnhouse |
No 67 (Northern Ireland) Group
HQ - Whiteabbey
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| No 67 Group Communication Flight | RAF Aldergrove | Station in Coastal Command |
| No 2502 (Ulster) (LAA) Sqn RAuxAF Regiment | RAF Aldergrove | |
| No 59 Recruiting Centre | Belfast | |
| Northern Ireland Signals Centre | Dundonald | |
| Queen's UAS | RAF Sydenham | Chipmunk/Harvard |
Home Command, Inactive Stations
| Inactive Station | Parent Station | Status |
| Anstruther (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Aston Hill (W/T Station) | Hawarden | |
| Borve Castle (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Brenish (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Burifa Hill (GEE) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Calveley | Hawarden | |
| Capenhurst (M/F D/F) | Hawarden | |
| Croft | Ringway | |
| Crustan (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Cuxton | Detling | |
| Deerness (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Doonies Hill (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Dunnet Head (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Eorodale (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Fairoaks | HQ (Unit) Home Command | |
| Greian Head (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Kilchiaran (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Marston Moor | Rufforth | |
| Noss Hill (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Poulton | Hawarden | |
| Rhuddlan (Radar) | Hawarden | |
| St Cyrus (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Saligo Bay (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Saxa Vord (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Scousborough (GEE) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Skaw (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Ulbster (Radar) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Windy Head (GEE) | HQ No 66 Group | |
| Wrexham | Hawarden | |
| York | Rufforth |
Source - SD161 (173rd Edition) - February 1955
[Home Command | RAF Record Office | No 61 Group | No 62 Group | No 63 Group | No 64 Group | No 65 Group | No 66 Group | Inactive Stations]
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