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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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USAF Units in the UK - March 1955
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| RAF Abingdon | Detachment 2, 7501st Support Sqn (Southern Installation District) | Station in Transport Command |
| RAF Alconbury | 7560th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Barford St John | Detachment 2, 7562nd Air Base Sqn | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Bentwaters | HQ, 81st Fighter Bomber Wing HQ, 81st Fighter Bomber Group 91st Fighter Bomber Sqn HQ, 81st Air Base Group HQ, 81st Maintenance Supply Group |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Blyton | 7536th Air Base Sqn | Station in Fighter Command |
| Bovingdon | 7531st Air Base Sqn | MCA Airfield |
| Brigstock Camp (War Office) | 32nd AAA Brigade School Detachment | |
| RAF Brize Norton | HQ, 7530th Air Depot Group HQ, 3920th Air Base Group 4th Aviation Field Depot Sqn 92nd AAA Battalion |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Burderop Park | 7505th USAF Hospital | Station in Home Command |
| RAF Burtonwood | HQ, Northern Air Materiel Area HQ, 7559th Air Base Group HQ, 7559th Supply Group HQ, 7559th Transport Group HQ, 7559th Maintenance Group 7559th USAF Hospital |
Station in Maintenance Command |
| Bushey Hall (War Office) | HQ, 32nd AAA Brigade HQ, 6th Chemical Smoke Generating Battalion |
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| RAF Bushey Park (Ministry of Works) | 7533rd Air Base Sqn HQ, 9th Air Rescue Group HQ, 28th Weather Sqn |
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| RAF Chelveston | HQ, 817th Aviation Engineer Battalion | Station in Maintenance Group |
| Chicksands Priory | 6950th Security Group 10th Radio Sqn (Mobile) 7534th Air Base Sqn |
Station in No 90 Group |
| Colliers End Camp (War Office) | HQ, 928th Engineer Aviation Group | |
| RAF Cranage | 7523rd Air Base Group 620th Engineer Aviation Maintenance Company 916th Engineer Aviation Supply Point Company 1st Motor Transport Maintenance Sqn |
Station in Home Group |
| Cranwich Camp (War Office) | 53rd Ordnance Survey Company 83rd Chemical Smoke Generating Battalion |
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| RAF Croughton | 7562nd Air Base Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Dengie Flats Range | Detachment 1, 20th Air Base Group | |
| Denham Studios | HQ, 7500th Air Base Group 7532nd Materiel Sqn |
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| Eastcote | Detachment 7, 7501st Support Sqn (Dependents School) | |
| RAF East Kirkby | HQ, 3917th Air Base Group 3931st Air Base Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Elvington | Detachment 3, 7523rd Support Sqn | Station in FTC |
| RAF Fairford | HQ, 3919th Air Base Group 2nd Aviation Field Depot Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Finmere | Detachment 3, 7559th Supply Sqn (Ammunition) | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF Full Sutton | 3930th Air Base Sqn | Station in FTC |
| RAF Greenham Common | HQ, 3909th Air Base Group HQ, 804th Engineer Aviation Battalion HQ, 39th AAA Battalion |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Heston | Detachment 7, 12th Radar Bombing Scoring Sqn | MTCA Airfield |
| RAF High Wycombe | 485th Communication Sqn 3929th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor | Detachment | Station in Fighter Command |
| Homewood Park | Detachment 1, 3915th Air Base Sqn | |
| Kirkby | Detachment 3, 7559th Transport Group | |
| RAF Kirknewton | 37th Radio Sqn (Mobile) 7535th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Lakenheath | 3912th Air Base Sqn 3913th Air Base Sqn 3932nd Air Base Sqn 3934th Air Base Sqn 60th AAA Battalion 8th Aviation Field Depot Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Langham Camp (War Office) | 50th Radio Controlled Aircraft Target Detachment | |
| RAF Lindholme | 3916th Air Base Sqn | Station in Bomber Command |
| Liverpool | Detachment 1, 7559th Transport Group Detachment 4, 7557th Support Sqn |
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| London | Detachment 2, 494th USAF Hospital Detachment 9, 7501st Support Sqn 7480th Supply Sqn Flight 'A', 7370th Flight Service Sqn (Uxbridge Control Centre) Technical Service Sqn (Provisional) |
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| RAF Manston | HQ, 406th Fighter Interception Wing HQ 406th Air Base Group HQ, 406th Maintenance Supply Group HQ, 406th Fighter Interception Group: -
406th Tactical Hospital 66th Air Rescue Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Mepal | Detachment 2, 7557th Supply Sqn | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Middleton Stoney | Detachment 3, 7562nd Air Base Sqn | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Mildenhall |
HQ, 3910th Air Base Group |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Molesworth | 582nd Air Resupply Group 7582nd Air Base Sqn 7582nd Materiel Sqn HQ, 801st Engineer Aviation Battalion |
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| Newmarket | Detachment 3, 7501st Support Sqn (Eastern Installation District) | |
| Northolt | Detachment 13, 7501st Support Sqn | MTCA Airfield |
| RAF North Pickenham | HQ, 7559th Ammunition Supply Sqn | Station in Maintenance Command |
| Northwood | Detachment 4, 7501st Support Sqn (South Eastern Installation District) | Station in Coastal Command |
| Prestwick | 1631st Air Base Group 67th Air Rescue Sqn |
MTCA Airfield |
| Retford | Detachment 1, 7501st Support Sqn (Northern Installation District) | |
| RAF Sculthorpe | HQ 49th Air Division HQ, 47th Bombardment Wing (Light) 47th Air Base Group
47th Maintenance Supply Group 1st Tactical Depot Sqn 19th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn 603rd Communications Operations Sqn 7565th USAF Hospital |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Sealand | HQ, 7558th Air Depot Group 3rd Motor Transport Sqn 7502nd Retraining Sqn |
Station in Maintenance Command |
| Shaftesbury | 7551st Personnel Processing Sqn | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF Shepherds Grove |
7519th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| Southampton | Detachment 2, 7559th Transport Sqn | |
| RAF South Ruislip | HQ 3rd Air Force HQ, 7th Air Division 494th USAF Hospital 11th Communication Sqn 7500th Air Base Sqn 7501st Support Sqn |
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| Stanstead Mountfitchet | HQ, 803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
Detachment 2, 7523rd Support Sqn |
MTCA |
| RAF Sturgate | 3928th Air Base Group | Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Tuddenham | Detachment 2, 7559th Supply Sqn (Ammunition) | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF Upper Heyford | HQ, 3918th Air Base Group 1st Aviation Field Depot Sqn 4th AAA Battalion |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Uxbridge | 1969th AACS Sqn | MTCA |
| RAF Waddington | 3914th Air Base Sqn | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF West Drayton | HQ, 3911th Air Base Group 3915th Air Base Sqn 3921st Reconnaissance Technical Sqn |
Station in Home Command |
| RAF Wethersfield | HQ, 20th Fighter Bomber Wing HQ, 20th Fighter Bomber Group
HQ, 20th Air Base Group HQ, 20th Maintenance Supply Group 7566th USAF Hospital |
Station in Fighter Command |
| Wimpole Park | 7510th USAF Hospital | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Wing | Detachment 4, 7559th Supply Sqn (Ammunition) | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF Woodbridge | 79th Fighter Bomber Sqn 3938th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Maintenance Command |
Source - SD161 (174th Edition) - March 1955
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