Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation


Home Page

Main Menu

Quick Menu

Members' Area

What New?

About this site

Reunions

Help Needed?

Glossary

Bibliography

Sign Guest Book

View Guest Book

Link to Amazon

Online Store

Contact Me


2nd Tactical Air Force - July 1957


[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 953 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    
HQ, No 41 RAF Police District RAF Buckeburg  
2nd TAF Modification Unit RAF Buckeburg  
RAF Station Butzweilerhof    
No 6209 Bomb Disposal Flight RAF Butzweilerhof  
2nd TAF Forward Repair Unit RAF Butzweilerhof
No 420 Repair and Salvage Sqn RAF Butzweilerhof
HQ, No 1 (Signals) Wing 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 757 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
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 588 Signals Unit RAF Butzweilerhof  
No 3 RAF Regional Band RAF Butzweilerhof  
Moral Leadership Centre (C of E, PMUB) Cologne (Trinity House)  
Moral Leadership Centre (RC) Dominikaner Kloster
No 398 Maintenance Unit Duren  
No 1 Mobile Oxygen Production Unit Duren  
RAF Station Eindhoven    
No 401 Air Stores Park RAF 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
No 2 Mobile Oxygen Production Unit RAF Geilenkirchen Station in No 83 Group
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 615 Signals Unit Kalmit Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
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  
No 450 Signals Unit 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  
RAF Station Schleswigland    
No 889 Signals Unit RAF Schleswigland GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
HQ, No 5352 Airfield Construction Wing RAF Sundern Station in No 2 Group
Armament Practice Station RAF Sylt Meteor/Mosquito
No 72 Signals Unit Trois Epis Ligne (France)  
No 348 Signals Unit Uedem  
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 Medicine Centre and Medical Equipment Depot RAF Wildenrath Station in No 83 Group
2nd TAF Communication Sqn RAF Wildenrath  
No 402 Air Stores Park RAF Wildenrath
No 205 Signals Unit Winterburg  
No 124 Signals Unit Xanten Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command

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 296 Signals Unit Breckendorf  
No 101 Signals Unit Brockzetel  
No 139 Wing, Celle RAF Celle  
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 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 121 Wing, Gutersloh RAF Gutersloh  
No 59 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Canberra
No 79 Sqn RAF Gutersloh Swift
No 7 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Gutersloh  
No 2 Group Communication Flight RAF Gutersloh Anson
HQ, No 1 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 22 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 23 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
No 57 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Gutersloh  
RAF Station Handorf
No 579 Signals Unit (Handorf) RAF Handorf
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 Hunter
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
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 5 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Venom
No 11 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Venom
No 266 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Venom
No 541 Sqn RAF Wunstorf Meteor
No 5 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 83 Group

 
Unit Location Notes
No 210 Signals Unit Borgentreich  
No 135 Wing, Bruggen RAF Bruggen  
No 80 Sqn RAF Bruggen Canberra
No 87 Sqn RAF Bruggen Meteor
No 8 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Bruggen  
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 138 Wing, Geilenkirchen RAF Geilenkirchen  
No 2 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Swift
No 3 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Hunter
No 234 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Hunter
No 2 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Geilenkirchen  
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 618 Signals Unit RAF Geilenkirchen  
RAF Station Goch
2nd TAF Base Personnel Office RAF Goch  
No 34 Wing, Laarbruch RAF Laarbruch  
No 31 Sqn RAF Laarbruch Canberra
No 68 Sqn RAF Laarbruch Meteor
No 69 Sqn RAF Laarbruch Canberra
No 3 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Laarbruch  
No 6 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  
HQ, No 83 Group RAF Wahn  
No 148 Wing, Wahn RAF Wahn  
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 17 Sqn RAF Wildenrath Canberra
No 88 Sqn RAF Wildenrath Canberra
No 1 Mobile Field Photographic Section RAF Wildenrath  
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  

 

Air Formation Signals - 2nd TAF

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

Source - SD161 (202nd Edition) - July 1957

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

This page was last updated on 20/09/23©  

[Top of Page]