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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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USAF Units in the UK - September 1956
| Location | Unit | Notes |
| RAF Abingdon | Detachment 2, 7501st Support Sqn (Southern Installation District) | Station in Transport Command |
| RAF Alconbury | 7560th Air Base Group 7560th Air Base Sqn 7560th Materiel Sqn 86th Bomb Sqn (T) 620th Engineer Maintenance Company |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Barford St John | Detachment 2, 7562nd Air Base Sqn | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Bentwaters | 81st Fighter Bomber Wing 512th Fighter Interception Sqn 91st Fighter Bomber Sqn 81st Air Base Group 81st Maintenance Supply Group 81st Tactical Hospital 7581st Air Base Group |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Blyton | Detachment 1, 7536th Materiel Sqn | Station in Fighter Command |
| Bovingdon | 7531st Air Base Sqn | MCA Airfield |
| RAF Brize Norton | 7530th Air Depot Group 3920th Air Base Group 3920th Operations Sqn 4th Aviation Field Depot Sqn 92nd AAA Battalion |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Burderop Park | 7505th USAF Hospital | Station in Home Command |
| RAF Burtonwood | Northern Air Materiel Area 7559th Air Base Group 7559th Supply Group 7559th Transport Group 7559th Maintenance Group 7559th USAF Hospital |
Station in Maintenance Command |
| Bushey Hall (War Office) | 32nd AAA Brigade HQ 6th Chemical Battalion HQ 7726th Army Unit 1 7726th Army Unit 2 |
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| RAF Bushey Park (Ministry of Works) | 7533rd Air Base Sqn 9th Air Rescue Group 28th Weather Sqn 1969th AACS Sqn |
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| RAF Chelveston | 817th Aviation Engineer Battalion 3914th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Maintenance Group |
| Chicksands Priory | 6950th Security Group 6951st Radio Sqn (Mobile) 7534th Air Base Sqn |
Station in No 90 Group |
| Colliers End Camp (War Office) | 928th Engineer Aviation Group | |
| RAF Cranage | 7523rd Support Sqn 1st Motor Transport Maintenance Sqn |
Station in Home Group |
| Cranwich Camp (War Office) | 53rd Ordnance Survey Company | |
| RAF Croft | Station in Maintenance Command | |
| RAF Croughton | 7562nd Air Base Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Dengie Flats Range | Detachment 1, 7520th Air Base Sqn | |
| Denham Studios | 7500th Air Base Group 7532nd Materiel Sqn |
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| Eastcote | Detachment 7, 7501st Composite Sqn (Dependents School) | |
| RAF East Kirkby | 3917th Air Base Group 3917th Air Base Sqn 3917th Maintenance Support Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Elvington | Station in Fighter Command | |
| RAF Fairford | 3919th Air Base Group 3919th Operations Sqn 2nd Aviation Depot Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Full Sutton | 3930th Air Base Sqn | Station in FTC |
| RAF Greenham Common | 3909th Air Base Group 3909th Operations Sqn 804th Engineer Battalion HQ 39th AAA Battalion HQ |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Heston | MTCA Airfield | |
| RAF High Wycombe | 485th Communication Sqn 3929th Air Base Sqn 14th Air Rescue Group |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor | 7536th Materiel Sqn | Station in Fighter Command |
| Homewood Park | 3915th Air Base Sqn Detachment 7, 12th Radar Bomb Sqn |
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| Kirkby | Detachment 3, 7559th Transport Group | |
| RAF Kirknewton | 6952nd Radio Sqn (Mobile) 7535th Air Base Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Lakenheath | 3910th Air Base Group 3910th Operations Sqn 3912th Air Base Sqn 60th AAA Battalion HQ 8th Aviation Depot Sqn |
Station in Bomber Command |
| Langham Camp (War Office) | 50th Radio Detachment 7726th Army Unit 3 |
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| 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 | Base Service Sqn Technical Service Sqn Detachment 2, 7520th USAF Hospital Detachment 9, 7501st Support Sqn Detachment 1, 7370th Flight Service Sqn (Uxbridge Control Centre) |
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| RAF Manston | 92nd Fighter Bomber Sqn 406th Fighter Interception Wing 406th Air Base Group 406th Maintenance Supply Group 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 |
3913th Air Base Group |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Molesworth | 582nd Air Resupply Group 582nd Air Resupply Sqn 582nd Materiel Sqn 7582nd Air Base Sqn 7582nd Materiel Sqn 801st Engineer Battalion HQ |
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| Newmarket | Detachment 3, 7501st Support Sqn (Eastern Installation District) | |
| Northolt | Detachment 13, 7501st Support Sqn | MTCA Airfield |
| RAF North Pickenham | 7559th Ammunition Supply Sqn | Station in Maintenance Command |
| Prestwick | 1631st Air Base Group 1631st Air Base Sqn 1631st Materiel Sqn 67th Air Rescue Sqn |
MTCA Airfield |
| Retford | Detachment 1, 7501st Support Sqn (Northern Installation District) | |
| RAF Sculthorpe | HQ 49th Air Division 47th Bombardment Wing (Light) 47th Air Base Group 55th Fighter Bomber Sqn 84th Bomb Sqn (T) 85th Bomb Sqn (T) 47th Maintenance Supply Group 1st Tactical Depot Sqn 47th Tactical Hospital 19th Tactical Reconnaissance Sqn 603rd Communications Operations Sqn 7565th USAF Hospital |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Sealand | 7558th Air Depot Group 7558th Air Base Sqn 7558th Supply Sqn 3rd Motor Transport Sqn 7556th Medical Materiel Sqn 7557th Supply Sqn 916th Engineer Supply Point Company |
Station in Maintenance Command |
| Shaftesbury | 7551st Personnel Processing Sqn | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF Shellingford | 7568th Materiel Sqn 6th Signal Detachment |
Station in Transport Command |
| RAF Shepherds Grove |
77th Fighter Bomber Sqn 78th Fighter Bomber Sqn 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 7520th USAF Hospital 11th Communication Sqn 7500th Air Base Sqn 7501st Support Sqn |
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| Stanstead Mountfitchet | 803rd Engineer Battalion
HQ Detachment 2, 7523rd Support Sqn |
MTCA |
| Stiffkey Range | ||
| RAF Sturgate | 3928th Air Base Group 3928th Supply Sqn 3928th Operations Sqn |
Station in Fighter Command |
| RAF Tuddenham | Detachment 2, 7559th Ammunition Supply Sqn | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF Upper Heyford | 3918th Air Base Group 3918h Supply Sqn 3918h Operations Sqn 1st Aviation Depot Sqn 4th AAA Battalion HQ 83rd Chemical Company 98th Chemical Company |
Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Waddington | Station in Bomber Command | |
| RAF Welford | 7531st Ammunition Supply Sqn | Station in Maintenance Command |
| RAF West Drayton | 3911th Air Base Group 3911th Supply Sqn 3911th Operations Sqn 3921st Reconnaissance Technical Sqn |
Station in Home Command |
| RAF Wethersfield | 20th Fighter Bomber Wing 20th Air Base Group 20th Maintenance Supply Group 20th Supply Sqn 20th Tactical Hospital 7520th Air Base Sqn 7566th USAF Hospital |
Station in Fighter Command |
| Wimpole Park | 7510th USAF Hospital | Station in Bomber Command |
| RAF Woodbridge | 79th Fighter Bomber Sqn | Station in Fighter Command |
Source - SD161 (192nd Edition) - September 1956
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