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Home Command - June 1958


[Home Command | RAF Record Office | No 61 Group | No 64 Group | Inactive Stations]

Home Command

HQ - RAF White Waltham

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Staff College RAF Bracknell Functional control by AM (DST)
RAF Station Christmas Island    
RAF Christmas Island Reinforcement Party RAF Christmas Island Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (Ops))
HQ, Task Force 'Grapple 'Y' RAF Christmas Island Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (Ops))
RAF Staging Post Honolulu (Hickham AFB)  
RAF Support Unit (Australia) RAAF Edinburgh  
RAF Holding Unit (Australia) RAAF Edinburgh  
No 8 Joint Services Trials Unit RAAF Edinburgh Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (AD))
No 12 Joint Services Trials Unit RAAF Edinburgh Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR))
Home Command Communication Sqn RAF White Waltham Anson/Balliol/Chipmunk
Home Command Examining Unit RAF White Waltham Anson/Chipmunk/Mosquito
No 4 Joint Services Trials Unit RAF White Waltham Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (ACAS (OR))

RAF Record Office

Unit Location/Address Notes
HQ, RAF Record Office RAF Gloucester Functionally controlled by AM (DGM)
Medical Survey Office RAF Gloucester Functionally controlled by HQ Home Command (PMO)
No 1 Base Accounts Office Innsworth (Elmbridge Court) Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (B) - P7)
RAF Station Innsworth    
No 1 Personnel Holding Unit RAF Innsworth Functionally controlled by HQ RAF Record Office
No 5 Personnel Despatch Centre RAF Innsworth Functionally controlled by HQ RAF Record Office
No 7803 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Innsworth Functionally controlled by AM (DGM)
No 7804 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Innsworth  
No 7821 Reserve Flight RAF Innsworth  
No 7852 Reserve Flight RAF Innsworth  
HQ, No 33 Wing, RAF Regiment RAF Innsworth  
No 15 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Innsworth  
No 16 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Ballykelly Station in Coastal Command
No 48 (Field) Sqn, RAF Regiment RAF Aldergrove Station in Coastal Command

No 61 (Southern) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 7850 Reserve Flight RAF Abingdon Station in Transport Command
RAF Station Alconbury   Administered by USAF
No 7845 Reserve Flight RAF Andover Station in Maintenance Command
RAF Unit (M of S) Bedford Bedford
RAF Station Biggin Hill    
University of London Air Sqn RAF Biggin Hill Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
No 61 Group Communication Flight RAF Biggin Hill Chipmunk/Anson
No 58 Recruiting Centre Blackheath  
Air Crew Allocation Unit Booker Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (DD Sel)
Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment RAF Boscombe Down Functionally controlled by Ministry of Supply
RAF Handling Sqn RAF Boscombe Down Functionally controlled by AM (DTF)
No 7833 Reserve Flight RAF Brampton Station in TTC
No 55 Recruiting Centre Brighton  
No 36 Recruiting Centre Bristol  
Bristol UAS Bristol Chipmunk
RAF Station Brize Norton   Administered by USAF
Cambridge UAS Cambridge Chipmunk/Harvard
Cambridge University Fighter Control Flight Cambridge  
No 45 Recruiting Centre Cambridge  
No 53 Recruiting Centre Chatham  
RAF Station Chelveston   Administered by USAF
RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit RAF Chessington
RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Western Command HQ Chester Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)
RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit RAF Collaton Cross
No 52 Recruiting Centre Croydon  
Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit Culdrose (RNAS) Functionally controlled by Ministry of Supply
No 57 Recruiting Centre Ealing  
RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Scottish Command HQ Edinburgh Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)
RAF Hospital Ely  
No 7808 Reserve Flight Ely  
No 7818 Reserve Flight Ely  
No 7819 Reserve Flight Ely  
No 3/4 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit Exeter (Airfield) Mosquito/Oxford/Vampire
No 37 Recruiting Centre Exeter (Town)  
RAF Station Fairford   Administered by USAF
RAF Unit (M of S) Farnborough Farnborough (MoS)
Institute of Aviation Medicine Farnborough (MoS) Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS)
Meteorological Research Flight Farnborough (MoS) Canberra/Hastings/Varsity
RAF Station Greenham Common   Administered by USAF
Princess Mary's RAF Hospital RAF Halton Station in TTC
RAF Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine RAF Halton  
Dental Training Establishment RAF Halton Functionally controlled by AM (DDS)
No 7809 Reserve Flight RAF Halton  
Southampton UAS Hamble Chipmunk
Home Command Gliding Centre RAF Hawkinge Station in TTC
RAF Medical Rehabilitation Unit RAF Headley Court
RAF Station Hendon    
Joint Service Air Trooping Centre RAF Hendon Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
RAF School of Work Study Hendon (Tenterden Grove) Functionally controlled by AM (DWS)
Parachute Test Unit RAF Henlow Functionally controlled by Ministry of Supply, station in TTC
No 7840 Reserve Flight RAF Horsham St Faith Station in Fighter Command
RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Eastern Command HQ Hounslow Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)
No 50 Recruiting Centre Ilford  
No 47 Recruiting Centre Ipswich (Town)  
RAF Station Kenley
HQ, No 61 Group RAF Kenley  
No 7842 Reserve Flight RAF Kenley  
No 4 MT Sqn RAF Kidbrooke

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)

RAF Movements School RAF Kidbrooke

Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)

Air Publications and Forms Store RAF Kidbrooke Functionally controlled by AM (D of E (C)
No 7870 Reserve Flight RAF Kidbrooke  
Oxford UAS RAF Kidlington Chipmunk
RAF Station Lakenheath   Administered by USAF
No 2 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Langham Mosquito/Vampire
No 7856 Reserve Flight RAF Leighton Buzzard Station in FTC
RAF Central Work Study Unit London Functionally controlled by AM (DWS)
Central Medical Establishment London Functionally controlled by AM (DGMS)
No 1 Movements Unit (Embarkation) London Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 7805 (Misc) Reserve Flight London Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
Central Recruiting Office London Kingsway, WC2
University of London Fighter Control Flight London  
RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), London District HQ London Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)
HQ, Provost and Security Services (UK) London (Acton) Functionally controlled by AM (DPS)
No 7851 Reserve Flight RAF Lyneham Station in Transport Command
No 7841 Reserve Flight RAF Mildenhall Station in Bomber Command
RAF Station Molesworth   Administered by USAF
RAF Element, Home Office Fire Service Training Centre Moreton-in-Marsh (MOW)  
No 7848 Reserve Flight RAF Mount Batten Station in Coastal Command
No 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit RAF Northolt Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D of Ops 3)

Station in Transport Command

RAF Station North Pickenham   Administered by USAF
RAF Station Tuddenham   Satellite, North Pickenham
No 7838 Reserve Flight RAF North Weald Station in Fighter Command
No 49 Recruiting Centre Norwich  
No 39 Recruiting Centre Oxford  
Oxford University Fighter Control Flight Oxford  
No 40 Recruiting Centre Plymouth  
No 42 Recruiting Centre Reading  
Air Ministry Unit RAF Ruislip  
HQ, No 5 RAF Police District (UK) RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 7832 Reserve Flight RAF Ruislip  
No 7883 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
No 7884 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
No 7802 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (Ops))
No 6 Joint Services Trials Unit RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (OR))
No 7887 (Misc) Reserve Flight (Movement Unit (Road and Rail)) RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
Travel Control Security (RAF) RAF Ruislip  
No 7891 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Ruislip Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
RAF Station Ruislip (West)   Administered by the USAF
No 7849 Reserve Flight RAF St Eval Station in Coastal Command
RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Southern Command HQ Salisbury Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
RAF Station Sculthorpe   Administered by USAF
No 7846 Reserve Flight RAF Sopley Station in Fighter Command
No 44 Recruiting Centre Southampton  
No 2 Movements Unit (Embarkation) Southampton Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 7806 (Misc) Reserve Flight Southampton Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 7889 (Misc) Reserve Flight (Bristol Channel Movements Area) Southampton Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
Southampton University Technical Flight Southampton  
No 60 Recruiting Centre Surbiton  
RAF Station Swanton Morley    
Central Servicing Development Establishment RAF Swanton Morley Functionally controlled by AM (DG Eng)
No 7844 Reserve Flight RAF Tangmere Station in Fighter Command
No 2 Base Accounts Office RAF Titchfield Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (B))
Central Depository RAF Titchfield  
No 7888 Reserve Flight RAF Titchfield  
RAF Station Upper Heyford   Administered by USAF
RAF Hospital RAF Uxbridge Station in TTC
No 7831 Reserve Flight RAF Uxbridge  
No 7839 Reserve Flight RAF Wattisham Station in Fighter Command
RAF Station Welford   Administered by USAF
'D' Unit RAF West Drayton RAF West Drayton administered by USAF
No 7830 Reserve Flight RAF West Drayton  
No 7843 Reserve Flight RAF West Malling Station in Fighter Command
RAF Station Wethersfield   Administered by USAF
RAF Hospital Wroughton  
No 7810 Reserve Flight RAF Wroughton  
RAF Movement Unit (Road & Rail), Northern Command HQ York Functionally controlled by Air Ministry (D Mov)

 

No 64 (Northern) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 1 Recruiting Centre Aberdeen  
RAF Unit (MOS) Aberporth Aberporth Functionally controlled by M of S
Satellite, Aberporth Llanbedr (M of S)  
No 7861 Reserve Flight RAF Aldergrove  
No 7837 Reserve Flight RAF Bawtry Station in Bomber Command
No 59 Recruiting Centre Belfast  
No 21 Recruiting Centre Birmingham  
University of Birmingham Airfield Construction Flight Birmingham  
No 8 Recruiting Centre Bradford  
Hull UAS Brough Chipmunk
RAF Station Bruntingthorpe   Administered by USAF
No 7868 Reserve Flight RAF Buchan Station in Fighter Command
RAF Station Burtonwood   Administered by USAF
RAF Station Croft   Satellite, Burtonwood
No 22 Recruiting Centre Cardiff  
No 23 Recruiting Centre Carlisle (Town)  
No 7866 Reserve Flight RAF Carlisle Station in Maintenance Command
C & M Party RAF Castle Bromwich  
No 7864 Reserve Flight RAF Catterick Station in TTC
RAF Hospital RAF Cosford Station in TTC
No 7811 Reserve Flight RAF Cosford  
No 25 Recruiting Centre Coventry  
No 9 Recruiting Centre Derby  
No 3 Recruiting Centre Dundee  
Aberdeen UAS Dyce (MTCA) Chipmunk
RAF Station East Kirkby   Administered by the USAF
No 4 Recruiting Centre Edinburgh  
RAF Station Fazakerley    
No 5 Recruiting Centre Glasgow  
RAF Unit RAF Harrogate  
No 7855 Reserve Flight RAF Hartlebury Station in Maintenance Command
No 11 Recruiting Centre Hull  
No 6 Recruiting Centre Inverness  
No 7860 Reserve Flight Jurby  
No 7869 Reserve Flight RAF Kinloss Station in Coastal Command
RAF Station Kirknewton   Administered by the USAF
No 30 Air Material Base Langer Functionally and administratively controlled by RCAF
No 7862 Reserve Flight RAF Leconfield Station in Fighter Command
No 14 Recruiting Centre Leeds  
Leeds University Airfield Construction Flight Leeds  
No 12 Recruiting Centre Leicester  
St Andrews UAS RAF Leuchars Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
No 13 Recruiting Centre Lincoln  
No 26 Recruiting Centre Liverpool  
No 3 Movements Unit (Embarkation) Liverpool Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 7807 (Misc) Reserve Flight Liverpool Functionally controlled by AM (D Mov)
No 27 Recruiting Centre Manchester  
No 7858 Reserve Flight RAF Market Drayton Station in TTC
No 15 Recruiting Centre Middlesborough  
No 16 Recruiting Centre Newcastle  
Nottingham UAS RAF Newton Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
RAF Hospital RAF Nocton Hall  
No 7817 Reserve Flight RAF Nocton Hall  
No 7820 Reserve Flight RAF Nocton Hall  
No 17 Recruiting Centre Nottingham  
Nottingham University Technical Flight Nottingham  
Durham UAS RAF Ouston Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
No 2 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit RAF Ouston  
No 7865 Reserve Flight RAF Ouston  
Radar Research Flying Unit Pershore (MoS) Functionally controlled by Ministry of Supply
Glasgow UAS Perth Chipmunk
No 1 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit Perth  
No 7867 Reserve Flight RAF Pitreavie Castle Station in Coastal Command
No 29 Recruiting Centre Preston  
RAF Station Rufforth    
HQ, No 64 Group RAF Rufforth  
No 64 Group Communication Flight RAF Rufforth  
No 7863 Reserve Flight RAF Rufforth  
RAF Hospital RAF St Athan Station in TTC
No 7816 Reserve Flight RAF St Athan  
No 7853 Reserve Flight RAF St Athan  
University of Birmingham Air Sqn RAF Shawbury Chipmunk, station in FTC
No 19 Recruiting Centre Sheffield  
RAF Station Sturgate   Administered by the USAF
No 32 Recruiting Centre Swansea  
No 7835 Reserve Flight RAF Swinderby Station in FTC
Queen's UAS RAF Sydenham Chipmunk/Provost
No 3 Civilian Fighter Control Co-operation Unit RAF Sydenham  
Edinburgh UAS RAF Turnhouse Chipmunk, station in Fighter Command
RAF Station Warton    
Transient Families Unit RAF Warton Functionally control by AM (DPS)
RAF Element, Home Office Fire Service Training Centre Washington Hall, Chorley  
No 7836 Reserve Flight RAF Watnall Station in Fighter Command
RAF Hospital RAF Weeton Station in TTC
No 7813 Reserve Flight RAF Weeton  
No 7857 Reserve Flight RAF Wellesbourne Mountford Station in Maintenance Command
RAF Unit (MOS), West Freugh West Freugh (MoS) Functionally controlled by Ministry of Supply
RAF Hospital RAF Wilmslow Station in TTC
No 7815 Reserve Flight RAF Wilmslow  
No 7859 Reserve Flight RAF Wilmslow  
C & M Party RAF Winthorpe  
No 7834 Reserve Flight RAF Wittering Station in Bomber Command
No 34 Recruiting Centre Wolverhampton  
RAF Station Woodvale    
Manchester UAS RAF Woodvale Chipmunk/Anson
University of Liverpool Air Sqn RAF Woodvale Chipmunk
No 5 Civilian Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF Woodvale  
No 35 Recruiting Centre Worcester  
No 30 Recruiting Centre Wrexham (Town)  
RAF Station Yeadon    
Leeds UAS RAF Yeadon Chipmunk

 

Home Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Acaster Malbis Rufforth
Attlebridge Swanton Morley  
Barford St John Upper Heyford  
Castle Kennedy West Freugh  
Cottingwith Rufforth  
Croughton Upper Heyford  
Fairoaks HQ (Unit) Home Command  
Foulsham Swanton Morley  
Hockering Swanton Morley  
Marston Moor Rufforth  
North Cairn (AMES) West Freugh  
Nuneaton Castle Bromwich  
Riccall Rufforth  
Wendling Swanton Morley  
Wig Bay West Freugh  
Wigtown West Freugh  
York Rufforth  

Source - SD161 (213th Edition) - June 1958

[Home Command | RAF Record Office | No 61 Group | No 64 Group | Inactive Stations]

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