Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | Maritime HQ | Inactive Stations]
Command HQ - RAF Northwood, Middlesex
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
Air/Sea Warfare Development Unit | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton/Sycamore, station in No 18 Group |
Coastal Command Communication Flight | RAF Bovingdon | Station in Fighter Command |
RAF Element, Joint Anti-Submarine School | Londonderry | Shackleton |
No 7301 Reserve Flight | RAF Northwood | |
RAF Element, HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe/Allied Air Forces Northern Europe | Oslo (Norway) | Functionally controlled by SHAPE |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station Aldergrove | ||
No 202 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Hastings |
No 7312 Reserve Flight | RAF Aldergrove | |
No 1100 Marine Craft Unit | Alness | |
RAF Station Ballykelly | ||
No 203 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton |
No 204 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton |
No 210 Sqn | RAF Ballykelly | Shackleton |
No 7313 Reserve Flight | RAF Ballykelly | |
No 1106 Marine Craft Unit | Drummore | |
No 1113 Marine Craft Unit | Holyhead | |
RAF Station Kinloss | ||
No 120 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Shackleton |
Maritime Operational Training Unit | RAF Kinloss | Shackleton |
No 7352 Reserve Flight | RAF Kinloss | |
No 275 Sqn | RAF Leconfield | Sycamore, station in Fighter Command |
No 18 Group Communication Flt | RAF Leuchars | Anson/Dakota, station in Fighter Command |
HQ, No 18 Group | RAF Pitreavie Castle | |
No 7311 Reserve Flight | RAF Pitreavie Castle | |
No 1114 Marine Craft Unit | Ramsey |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 1102 Marine Craft Unit | Falmouth | |
No 1103 Marine Craft Unit | RAF Felixstowe | Station in TTC |
C & M Party | Hope Cove | |
No 1111 Marine Craft Unit | Lyme Regis | |
HQ, No 19 Group | RAF Mount Batten | |
Marine Craft Training School | RAF Mount Batten | |
No 7351 Reserve Flight | RAF Mount Batten | |
No 1107 Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | |
No 19 Group Communication Flt | Roborough (MTCA) | Anson/Prentice |
RAF Station St Eval | ||
RAF Station St Mawgan | ||
No 22 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Whirlwind |
No 42 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Shackleton |
No 201 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Shackleton |
No 206 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Shackleton |
No 217 Sqn | RAF St Mawgan | Whirlwind |
No 7353 Reserve Flight | RAF St Eval |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Station North Front | ||
No 224 Sqn | RAF North Front | Shackleton |
HQ, No 8 RAF Police District | RAF North Front | Functionally controlled by HQ, P & SS (UK) |
No 9 (Gibraltar) Radio Fitting Party | RAF North Front | |
No 331 Signals Unit (North Front) | RAF North Front | |
AHQ Gibraltar | RAF North Front |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
RAF Element, Maritime HQ | Chatham | |
No 7302 Reserve Flight | Chatham |
Coastal Command, Inactive Stations
Inactive Station | Parent Station | Status |
Alness | Kinloss | |
Ballyhalbert | Aldergrove | |
Castle Archdale | Ballykelly | |
Collaton Cross | Mount Batten | |
Comber (Belfast) (M/F D/F) | Aldergrove | |
Dalcross | Kinloss | |
Dallachy | Kinloss | |
Downderry (Radar) | Mount Batten | |
Drummossie | Kinloss | |
Exminster | HQ (Unit) No 19 Group | |
Faraid Head | Kinloss | |
Forres | Kinloss | |
Fowey | Mount Batten | |
Greencastle | Aldergrove | |
Greystones (Radar) | Aldergrove | |
Kilkeel (Radar) | Aldergrove | |
Kirkistown | Aldergrove | |
Murlough Bay | Ballykelly | |
Newford (Radar) | St Eval | |
Nutts Corner | Aldergrove | |
Pendeen (Radar) | St Mawgan | |
Rosevalley | Kinloss | |
St Merryn | St Eval | |
Scousborough (GEE) | Kinloss | |
Stornoway (Radar) | Kinloss | |
Sumburgh (M/F D/F) | Kinloss | |
Tain | Kinloss | |
Trerew | St Mawgan | |
West Prawle (Radar) | HQ (Unit) No 19 Group | |
Wick (Radar) | Kinloss | |
Windy Head (GEE) | Kinloss |
Source - SD161 (223rd Edition) - April 1959
[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | Maritime HQ | Inactive Stations]
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