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2nd Tactical Air Force - July 1956


[2nd TAF | No 2 Group | No 83 Group | Air Formation Signals]

HQ 2nd Tactical Air Force

HQ, 2nd Tactical Air Force - Munchen Gladbach

 
Unit Location Notes
No 72 Signals Unit Adenau Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 86 Movements Unit (Embarkation) Antwerp  
General Equipment Park RAF Bruggen Station in No 83 Group
No 317 MT Sqn RAF Bruggen
2nd TAF MT Storage Unit RAF Bruggen
RAF Station Buckeburg    
No 6209 Bomb Disposal Flight RAF Buckeburg Functionally controlled by AM (Arm Eng 1 (BD))
HQ, No 41 RAF Police District (2nd TAF) RAF Buckeburg  
2nd TAF Modification Unit RAF Buckeburg  
RAF Station Butzweilerhof    
No 52 Repair Unit (Plant) RAF Butzweilerhof
2nd TAF Forward Repair Unit RAF Butzweilerhof
No 284 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 330 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Satellite, Sylt
No 615 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 757 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 953 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
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 477 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof Mobile Signals Unit
No 3 RAF Regional Band RAF Butzweilerhof  
No 398 Maintenance Unit Duren  
RAF Station Eindhoven    
Alphen Riel (Holland)   Satellite, Eindhoven
No 550 Signals Unit Fort Spijkerboor AMES, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
C & M Party RAF Gatow
Air Safety Centre (RAF Element) RAF Gatow
RAF Station Goch
2nd TAF Base Personnel Office RAF Goch  
No 124 Signals Unit RAF Goch Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 755 Signals Unit Hambuhren  
Air Traffic Control Centre Hanover Lagenhagen Airfield
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 266 Signals Unit Luneburg (Army) Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
HQ Provost and Security Services (2nd TAF) Munchen Gladbach  
HQ (Unit) 2nd TAF Munchen Gladbach  
2nd TAF Signals Centre Munchen Gladbach  
No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section Munchen Gladbach  
No 646 Signals Unit Obenkirchen ASRU
RAF Hospital Rostrup  
No 5 (Signals) Wing Scharfoldendorf Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (B))
No 291 Signals Unit Scharfoldendorf  
Moral Leadership Centre (RC) Seigburg
HQ, No 5352 Airfield Construction Wing RAF Sundern Station in No 2 Group
RAF Station Sylt    
Armament Practice Station RAF Sylt Meteor/Mosquito
No 889 Signals Unit RAF Schleswigland GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command, station satellite of Sylt
No 338 Signals Unit Uelsen  
2nd TAF Police School RAF Wahn Station in No 83 Group
HQ, No 42 RAF Police District RAF Wahn Station in No 83 Group
HQ, No 5357 Airfield Construction Wing RAF Wahn  
RAF Hospital Wegberg  
2nd TAF Aviation Medical Centre and Medical Equipment Depot RAF Wildenrath Station in No 83 Group
2nd TAF Communication Sqn RAF Wildenrath  
HQ, No 1 (Signals) Wing RAF Wildenrath Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
No 205 Signals Unit Winterburg  

No 2 Group

 
Unit Location Notes
No 125 Wing, Ahlhorn RAF Ahlhorn  
No 96 Sqn RAF Ahlhorn Meteor
No 213 Sqn RAF Ahlhorn Canberra
No 256 Sqn RAF Ahlhorn Meteor
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 5 Sqn RAF Fassberg Venom
No 11 Sqn RAF Fassberg Venom
No 266 Sqn RAF Fassberg Venom
HQ, No 1 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 22 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 23 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 57 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Fassberg  
No 551 Wing, Gutersloh RAF Gutersloh  
No 102 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Canberra
No 103 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Canberra
No 104 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Canberra
No 149 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Canberra
No 2 Group Communication Flight RAF Gutersloh Anson
No 469 Signal Unit Handorf Forward Director Post
No 122 Wing, Jever RAF Jever  
No 4 Sqn RAF Jever Hunter
No 93 Sqn RAF Jever Hunter
No 98 Sqn RAF Jever Hunter
No 118 Sqn RAF Jever Hunter
No 124 Wing, Oldenburg RAF Oldenburg  
No 14 Sqn RAF Oldenburg Hunter
No 20 Sqn RAF Oldenburg Sabre
No 26 Sqn RAF Oldenburg Hunter
HQ, No 4 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Oldenburg
No 3 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Oldenburg
No 33 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Oldenburg
No 60 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Oldenburg
No 3 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Oldenburg  
No 300 Signals Unit RAF Oldenburg  
RAF Station Sundern    
HQ, No 2 Group RAF Sundern  
No 13 Signals Unit RAF Sundern Mobile Signals Unit
No 123 Wing, Wunstorf RAF Wunstorf
No 79 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Swift
No 541 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Meteor
No 5 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Wunstorf  
No 7 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Wunstorf  
HQ, No 7 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 1 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 31 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 32 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wunstorf  
No 579 Signals Unit RAF Wunstorf MRCP

 

No 83 Group

 
Unit Location Notes
No 537 Signals Unit Borgentreich Mobile Signals Unit
No 135 Wing, Bruggen RAF Bruggen  
No 67 Sqn RAF Bruggen Sabre
No 71 Sqn RAF Bruggen Hunter
No 112 Sqn RAF Bruggen Hunter
No 130 Sqn RAF Bruggen Hunter
HQ, No 55 (LAA) 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 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 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 17 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 18 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 51 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Celle  
No 1 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Celle
No 138 Wing, Geilenkirchen RAF Geilenkirchen  
No 2 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Swift
No 3 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Hunter
No 234 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Hunter
HQ, No 25 (LAA) 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 618 Signals Unit RAF Geilenkirchen  
No 34 Wing, Laarbruch RAF Laarbruch  
No 31 Sqn RAF Laarbruch Canberra
No 69 Sqn RAF Laarbruch Canberra
No 80 Sqn RAF Laarbruch Canberra
No 3 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Laarbruch  
No 6 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Laarbruch  
No 8 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Laarbruch  
HQ, No 16 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Laarbruch  
No 19 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Laarbruch  
No 20 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Laarbruch  
No 30 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Laarbruch  
No 2 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Laarbruch  
HQ, No 83 Group RAF Wahn  
No 148 Wing, Wahn RAF Wahn  
No 17 Sqn RAF Wahn Canberra
No 68 Sqn RAF Wahn Meteor
No 87 Sqn RAF Wahn Meteor
HQ, No 38 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Wahn  
No 100 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wahn
No 104 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wahn
No 83 Group Communication Flight RAF Wahn Anson
No 11 Signals Unit RAF Wahn Mobile Signals Unit
No 137 Wing, Wildenrath RAF Wildenrath  
No 88 Sqn RAF Wildenrath Canberra
HQ, No 2 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 24 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 25 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 54 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Wildenrath  
No 1912 (Light Liaison) Flight RAF Wildenrath  
No 724 Signals Unit RAF Wildenrath Forward Director Post
No 4 Mobile Repair and Salvage Unit RAF Wildenrath
No 402 Air Stores Park RAF Wildenrath

 

Air Formation Signals - 2nd TAF

Location/Address Unit Notes
Goch HQ, No 10 AFS Regiment
Sundern HQ, No 11 AFS Regiment
Wahn HQ, No 12 AFS Regiment

 

Source - SD161 (190th Edition) - July 1956

[2nd TAF | No 2 Group | No 83 Group | Air Formation Signals]

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