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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 81 Group | Inactive Stations]
Command HQ - RAF Stanmore, Middlesex
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Air Traffic Control Centre | Barton Hall (MTCA) | |
| No 7259 Reserve Flight | Barton Hall (MTCA) | |
| RAF Station Bovingdon | ||
| Fighter Command Communication Sqn | RAF Bovingdon | Anson/Chipmunk/Meteor |
| No 7283 Reserve Flight | RAF Bovington | |
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Satellite, Bovingdon |
Chenies |
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| Joint Experimental Helicopter Unit | RAF Middle Wallop | Functionally controlled by the War Office, station in No 81 Group |
| Air Defence Operations Centre | RAF Stanmore | |
| HQ, Royal Observer Corps | RAF Stanmore | |
| Air Defence Notification Centre (South) | Stanmore (Hill House) | |
| HQ (Unit) | RAF Stanmore Park | |
| No 7132 Reserve Flight | RAF Stanmore Park | |
| No 7133 Reserve Flight | RAF Stanmore Park | |
| No 7172 Reserve Flight | RAF Stanmore Park | |
| No 7204 Reserve Flight | RAF Stanmore Park |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Air Traffic Control Centre | RAF Gloucester | Station in Home Command |
| No 7256 Reserve Flight | RAF Gloucester | Station in Home Command |
| HQ, No 11 Group | Hillingdon | |
| Air Traffic Control Centre (Uxbridge) | Hillingdon | |
| No 7135 Reserve Flight | Hillingdon | |
| No 7258 Reserve Flight | Hillingdon | |
| RAF School of Land/Air Warfare | RAF Old Sarum | Anson/Chipmunk/Vampire, functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (Ops)) |
| RAF Component, Joint School of Chemical Warfare | Salisbury | Functionally controlled by AM (DGD) |
| Southern Sector | ||
| No 3617 (County of Hampshire) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Bournemouth | |
| C & M Party | RAF Box | |
| No 3507 (County of Somerset) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Bristol | |
| No 229 Operational Conversion Unit | RAF Chivenor | Hunter/Vampire |
| No 7216 Reserve Flight | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 7217 Reserve Flight | RAF Chivenor | |
| No 1 Fighter Command Modification Centre | RAF Driffield | Station in No 13 Group |
| C & M Party | RAF Filton | |
| No 405 Signals Unit (Hartland Point) | Hartland Point | |
| School of Fighter Control | Hope Cove | |
| No 7180 Reserve Flight | Hope Cove | |
| No 228 Operational Conversion Unit | RAF Leeming | Meteor/Javelin |
| C & M Party | RAF Llandaff (Cardiff) | |
| RAF Station Middle Wallop | ||
| RAF Station Odiham | ||
| No 46 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Javelin |
| No 54 Sqn | RAF Odiham | Hunter |
| No 7118 Reserve Flight | RAF Odiham | |
| C & M Party | RAF Pembrey | |
| No 815 Signals Unit (Portland ) | Portland (The Verne) | CEW |
| No 7177 Reserve Flight | Portland (The Verne) | |
| No 991 Signals Unit (St Twynnells) | St Twynnells | |
| C & M Party | Sennen | |
| No 227 Signals Unit (Sopley) | RAF Sopley | GCI |
| No 7211 Reserve Flight | RAF Sopley | |
| RAF Station Tangmere | ||
| No 1 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Hunter |
| No 25 Sqn | RAF Tangmere | Meteor |
| No 7119 Reserve Flight | RAF Tangmere | |
| No 644 Signals Unit (Treleaver) | Treleaver | GCI |
| Satellite, Treleaver | Drytree | CH |
| Satellite, Treleaver | Trelanvean | CH |
| C & M Party | Trerew | |
| C & M Party | Truleigh Hill | |
| No 23 Signals Unit (Ventnor) | Ventnor | CH, CHL (+CMH), CHEL |
| No 7179 Reserve Flight | Ventnor | |
| No 307 Signals Unit (West Myne) | West Myne | |
| Metropolitan Sector | ||
| No 144 Signals Unit (Bawdsey) | RAF Bawdsey | CH, CHL, CHEL |
| No 7205 Reserve Flight | RAF Bawdsey | |
| Satellite, Bawdsey | Trimley Heath | |
| No 880 Signals Unit (Beachy Head) | Beachy Head | CEW |
| No 7168 Reserve Flight | Beachy Head | |
| No 3701 Radar Reporting Unit RAuxAF | Brighton | |
| RAF Station Duxford | ||
| No 64 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Meteor |
| No 65 Sqn | RAF Duxford | Hunter |
| HQ, No 4 RAF Police District | RAF Duxford | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
| No 7114 Reserve Flight | RAF Duxford | |
| No 7276 (Misc) Reserve Flight | RAF Duxford | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
| No 3618 (County of Sussex) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Eastbourne | |
| No 229 Signals Unit (Fairlight) | Fairlight | CHEL |
| No 7189 Reserve Flight | Fairlight | |
| No 993 Signals Unit (Foreness) | Foreness | CHEL |
| No 3619 (County of Suffolk) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Ipswich (Airfield) | |
| Metropolitan Sector Operations Centre | Kelvedon Hatch | |
| No 3604 (County of Middlesex) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | London (Queen's Square) | |
| RAF Station Manston | Administered by the USAF | |
| No 3500 (County of Kent) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Margate | |
| RAF Station Martlesham Heath | ||
| No 11 Group Communication Flight | RAF Martlesham Heath | |
| RAF Station North Weald | ||
| No 111 Sqn | RAF North Weald | Hunter |
| No 2 Fighter Command Modification Centre | RAF North Weald | |
| No 7167 Reserve Flight | RAF North Weald | |
| C & M Party | St Margaret's Bay | |
| RAF Station Sandwich | ||
| No 7170 Reserve Flight | RAF Sandwich | |
| RAF Station Stradishall | ||
| No 89 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Venom |
| No 152 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Meteor |
| No 263 Sqn | RAF Stradishall | Hunter |
| No 7112 Reserve Flight | RAF Stradishall | |
| No 919 Signals Unit (Wartling) | RAF Wartling | GCI |
| No 7208 Reserve Flight | RAF Wartling | |
| Satellite, No 919 Signals Unit | Pevensey | CH |
| RAF Holding Party | RAF Wattisham | |
| No 7113 Reserve Flight | RAF Wattisham | |
| RAF Holding Party | RAF West Malling | |
| RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition | RAF West Malling | |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| RAF Station Newton | ||
| HQ, No 12 Group | RAF Newton | |
| No 12 Group Communication Flight | RAF Newton | |
| No 7136 Reserve Flight | RAF Newton | |
| No 7144 Reserve Flight | RAF Newton | |
| RAF Station Shepherds Grove | Administered by USAF | |
| No 7271 Reserve Flight | RAF Shepherds Grove | |
| RAF Element, Joint Guided Weapons Trials Unit | Ty Croes (Army) | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (AD)) |
| Guided Weapons Development Sqn | RAF Valley | Station in FTC |
| Air Traffic Control Centre | RAF Watnall | |
| No 7255 Reserve Flight | RAF Watnall | |
| Central Fighter Establishment | RAF West Raynham | Hunter |
| No 7108 Reserve Flight | RAF West Raynham | |
|
Eastern Sector |
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| Eastern Sector Operations Centre | RAF Bawburgh | |
| RAF Station Bentwaters | Administered by the USAF | |
| No 7270 Reserve Flight | RAF Bentwaters | |
| RAF Station Woodbridge | Satellite, Bentwaters | |
| RAF Station Coltishall | ||
| No 23 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Javelin |
| No 41 Sqn | RAF Coltishall | Hunter |
| No 7109 Reserve Flight | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 7203 Reserve Flight | RAF Coltishall | |
| No 39 Signals Unit (Goldsborough) | Goldsborough | |
| No 7161 Reserve Flight | Goldsborough | |
| No 250 Signals Unit (Hopton) | Hopton | CHEL |
| No 7192 Reserve Flight | Hopton | |
| RAF Station Horsham St Faith | ||
| No 74 Sqn | RAF Horsham St Faith | Hunter |
| No 7110 Reserve Flight | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| No 7202 Reserve Flight | RAF Horsham St Faith | |
| C & M Party | RAF Langtoft | |
| No 271 Signals Unit (Neatishead) | RAF Neatishead | GCI |
| RAF Station North Coates | ||
| RAF Station North Luffenham | ||
| No 3620 (County of Norfolk) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Old Catton, Norwich | |
| No 3506 (County of Northampton) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Peterborough | |
| C & M Party | Skendleby | |
| No 432 Signals Unit (Trimmingham) | Trimmingham | CHEL |
| No 7166 Reserve Flight | Trimmingham | |
| RAF Station Waterbeach | ||
| No 56 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Hunter |
| No 63 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Hunter |
| No 153 Sqn | RAF Waterbeach | Meteor |
| No 7111 Reserve Flight | RAF Waterbeach | |
| No 7269 Reserve Flight | RAF Woodbridge | |
| No 3609 (West Yorkshire) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | RAF Yeadon | Station in Home Command |
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Western Sector |
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| No 146 Signals Unit (Bempton) | Bempton | CHL, CHEL |
| No 7160 Reserve Flight | Bempton | |
| RAF Station Church Fenton | ||
| No 19 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Hunter |
| No 72 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Meteor |
| No 85 Sqn | RAF Church Fenton | Meteor |
| No 7106 Reserve Flight | RAF Church Fenton | |
| C & M Party | Hack Green | |
| RAF Holding Party | RAF Leconfield | |
| No 336 Signals Unit (Patrington) | RAF Patrington | GCI |
| No 7227 Reserve Flight | RAF Patrington | |
| No 130 Signals Unit (Prestatyn) | Prestatyn | |
| C & M Party | RAF Ringway | |
| C & M Party | St Annes | |
| No 3505 (East Riding) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | RAF Sutton-on-Hull | Station in TTC |
| No 7175 Reserve Flight | RAF Warton | Station in Home Command |
| Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
| Air Traffic Control Centre | Prestwick (MTCA) | |
| No 7257 Reserve Flight | Prestwick (MTCA) | |
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Northern Sector |
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| RAF Station Acklington | ||
| No 29 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Javelin |
| No 66 Sqn | RAF Acklington | Hunter |
| Fighter Squadrons' Support Section (NI) | RAF Aldergrove | Station in Coastal Command |
| RAF Station Bishop's Court | ||
| No 255 Signals Unit (Killard Point) | RAF Bishop's Court | |
| No 7231 Reserve Flight | RAF Bishop's Court | |
| Satellite, Bishop's Court | Killard Point | |
| No 500 Signals Unit (Boulmer) | Boulmer | |
| No 7229 Reserve Flight | Boulmer | |
| No 891 Signals Unit (Cold Hesledon) | Cold Hesledon | CEW |
| No 7162 Reserve Flight | Cold Hesledon | |
| RAF Station Driffield | ||
| RAF Station Edenmore | ||
| No 3502 (Ulster) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | RAF Edenmore | |
| HQ, No 10 RAF Police District | RAF Edenmore | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
| No 7280 (Misc) Reserve Flight | RAF Edenmore | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
| RAF Station Elvington | Administered by the USAF | |
| No 33 Sqn | RAF Leeming | Meteor, station in No 11 Group |
| No 7225 Reserve Flight | RAF Leeming | |
| RAF Station Middle St George | ||
| No 7281 Reserve Flight | RAF Middle St George | |
| No 212 Signals Unit (Murlough Bay) | Murlough Bay | |
| No 3508 (County of Northumberland) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Newcastle | |
| RAF Station Ouston | ||
| HQ, No 13 Group | RAF Ouston | |
| No 13 Group Communication Flight | RAF Ouston | |
| No 7104 Reserve Flight | RAF Ouston | |
| No 7137 Reserve Flight | RAF Ouston | |
| C & M Party | Seaton Snook | |
| C & M Party | RAF Shipton | |
| RAF Station Thornaby | ||
| No 92 Sqn | RAF Thornaby | Hunter |
| No 3608 (North Riding) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | RAF Thornaby | |
|
Caledonian Sector |
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| No 3612 (County of Aberdeen) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Aberdeen | |
| No 71 Signals Unit (Aird Uig) | Aird Uig | C & M |
| C & M Party | Anstruther | |
| No 7233 Reserve Flight | RAF Ballykelly | Station in Coastal Command |
| Air Defence Notification Centre (North) | Barnton Quarry | |
| RAF Station Benbecula | ||
| No 409 Signals Unit (Buchan) | Buchan | |
| No 7238 Reserve Flight | Buchan | |
| No 7254 Reserve Flight | Buchan | |
| No 617 Signals Unit (Crosslaw) | Crosslaw | |
| No 7152 Reserve Flight | Crosslaw | |
| No 3511 (City of Dundee) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Dundee | |
| No 3603 (City of Edinburgh) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Edinburgh | |
| C & M Party | Faraid Head | |
| Satellite, Faraid Head | Sango | |
| No 3602 (City of Glasgow) Fighter Control Unit RAuxAF | Glasgow | |
| No 977 Signals Unit (Inverbervie) | Inverbervie | |
| No 7241 Reserve Flight | Inverbervie | |
| No 127 Signals Unit (Kilchiaran) | Kilchiaran | |
| RAF Station Leuchars | ||
| No 43 Sqn | RAF Leuchars | Hunter |
| No 151 Sqn | RAF Leuchars | Javelin |
| No 7101 Reserve Flight | RAF Leuchars | |
| C & M Party | Netherbutton | |
| No 91 Signals Unit (Saxa Vord) | Saxa Vord | C & M |
| C & M Party | Scarinish | |
| RAF Station Turnhouse | ||
| RAF Turnhouse Communication Sqn | RAF Turnhouse | |
| HQ, No 1 RAF Police District | RAF Turnhouse | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
| No 7102 Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 7235 Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 7242 Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 7249 Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 7282 Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | |
| No 7284 (Misc) Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
Fighter Command, Inactive Stations
| Inactive Station | Parent Station | Status |
| Alvaston | Watnall | |
| Beccles | Horsham St Faith | |
| Birch | Wattisham | |
| Bottisham | Waterbeach | |
| Boxted | Wattisham | |
| Bradwell Bay | Wattisham | |
| Branscombe (Radar) | Hope Cove | |
| Breighton | Church Fenton | |
| Bullbarrow Hill (Radar) | Sopley | |
| Bungay | Horsham St Faith | |
| Burn | Church Fenton | |
| Carnaby | Driffield | |
| Castle Camps | Stradishall | |
| Charmy Down | Rudloe Manor | |
| Chipping Onger | North Weald | |
| Cocklaw (Radar) | ||
| Cottam | Driffield | |
| Creswell (Radar) | Acklington | |
| Danby Beacon | Goldsborough | |
| Debach | Wattisham | |
| Detling | West Malling | |
| Douglas Wood | Anstruther | |
| Drem | Turnhouse | |
| Drone Hill | Crosslaw | |
| Dunkirk | Sandwich | |
| Dunsfold | Odiham | |
| Easington (Radar) | Patrington | |
| East Fortune | Turnhouse | |
| Edzell | Leuchars | |
| Escrick | Church Fenton | |
| Eshott | Acklington | |
| Exminster | Hope Cove | |
| Framlingham | Martlesham Heath | |
| Fraserburgh | Dyce | |
| Fullarton (Radar) | ||
| Gailes | ATCC Prestwick (MTCA) | |
| Gibbet Hill (Radar) | Odiham | |
| Gorleston | Horsham St Faith | |
| Great Massingham | West Raynham | |
| Halesworth | Horsham St Faith | |
| Happisburgh (Radar) | Coltishall | |
| Hardwick | Horsham St Faith | |
| Hawkshill Down | Sandwich | |
| High Street, Darsham | Horsham St Faith | |
| Hill Head | Buchan | |
| Holme-on-Spalding Moor | Church Fenton | |
| Holmsley South | Sopley | |
| Hucknall (RAF Site) | Watnall | |
| Husbands Bosworth | North Luffenham | |
| Ibsley | Sopley | |
| Lasham | Odiham | |
| Lavenham | Stradishall | |
| Leiston | Martlesham Heath | |
| Leuchars (Radar) | Leuchars | |
| Little Walden | Duxford | |
| Longley Lane | ATCC Barton Hall (MTCA) | |
| Ludham | Coltishall | |
| Macmerry (Technical Site) | Turnhouse | |
| Matching | North Weald | |
| Melbourne | Leconfield | |
| Neasham (Croft) | Middle St George | |
| Northan (Radar) | Chivenor | |
| Nuthampstead | Duxford | |
| Old Buckenham | Horsham St Faith | |
| Pocklington | Leconfield | |
| Poling | Tangmere | |
| Ponteland (M/F D/F) | Acklington | |
| Rattlesden | Wattisham | |
| Raydon | Wattisham | |
| Ridgewell | Stradishall | |
| Ringstead | Portland | |
| Rosehearty (Radar) | Aberdeen (No 3612 FCU) | |
| Rye | Wartling | |
| School Hill | Buchan | |
| Seething | Horsham St Faith | |
| Sherburn-in-Elmet | Church Fenton | |
| Southburn | Driffield | |
| Staxton Wold | Driffield | |
| Stoke Holy Cross | Horsham St Faith | |
| Sudbury | Stradishall | |
| Sutton Valence (Radar) | West Malling | |
| Tarrant Rushton | Old Sarum | |
| Tealing | Leuchars | |
| Tibenham | Horsham St Faith | |
| Truleigh Hill (Radar) | Truleigh Hill | |
| Usworth | Ouston | |
| Warmwell | Portland | |
| West Beckham | Coltishall | |
| West Prawle (Radar) | Hope Cove | |
| Whittingham Lane | ATCC Barton Hall (MTCA) | |
| Winkleigh | Chivenor | |
| Winterton | Coltishall | |
| Wrafton (Radar) | Chivenor |
Source - SD161 (212th Edition) - May 1958
County names used are those in use at the time
[Command HQ | No 11 Group | No 12 Group | No 13 Group | No 81 Group | Inactive Stations]
This page was last updated on 05/10/23©
