Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
RAF Germany (2nd Tactical Air Force) - September 1959
[RAF Germany 2nd TAF) | Air Formation Signals | 2 ATAF]
Unit | Location | Notes |
No 210 Signals Unit (Borgentreich) | Borgentreich | |
No 757 Signals Unit (Borgentreich) | Borgentreich | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
No 296 Signals Unit (Breckendorf) | Breckendorf | |
No 101 Signals Unit (Brockzetel) | Brockzetel | |
HQ No 135 Wing (Bruggen) | RAF Bruggen | |
No 80 Sqn | RAF Bruggen | Canberra |
No 87 Sqn | RAF Bruggen | Javelin |
No 213 Sqn | RAF Bruggen | Canberra |
No 8 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Bruggen | |
General Equipment Park | RAF Bruggen | |
No 317 MT Sqn | RAF Bruggen | |
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) MT Storage Unit | RAF Bruggen | |
RAF Station Butzweilerhof | ||
No 6209 Bomb Disposal Flight | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) Forward Repair Unit | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
No 420 Repair and Salvage Sqn | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
No 3 RAF Regional Band | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
HQ, No 1 (Signals) Wing | RAF Butzweilerhof | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
HQ No 5 (Signals) Wing | RAF Butzweilerhof | Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (B)) |
Works Area (Germany) (AMWD) | RAF Butzweilerhof | |
Moral Leadership Centre (C of E, PMUB) | Cologne (Trinity House) | |
Moral Leadership Centre (RC) | Dominikaner Kloster | |
No 398 Maintenance Unit | Duren | |
Mobile Compressed Gasses Production Unit | Duren | |
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) Police School | Duren | |
RAF Station Eindhoven | ||
C & M Party | Alphen Riel (Holland) | Satellite, Eindhoven |
C & M Party | RAF Gatow | |
Air Safety Centre (RAF Element) | RAF Gatow | |
HQ No 138 Wing (Geilenkirchen) | RAF Geilenkirchen | |
No 3 Sqn | RAF Geilenkirchen | Javelin |
No 11 Sqn | RAF Geilenkirchen | Meteor |
No 59 Sqn | RAF Geilenkirchen | Canberra |
RAF Station Goch | ||
HQ No 121 Wing (Gutersloh) | RAF Gutersloh | |
No 14 Sqn | RAF Gutersloh | Hunter |
No 20 Sqn | RAF Gutersloh | Hunter |
No 26 Sqn | RAF Gutersloh | Hunter |
No 79 Sqn | RAF Gutersloh | Swift |
No 7 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Gutersloh | |
Air Traffic Control Centre | Hanover | Lagenhagen Airfield |
No 110 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | Hook of Holland | |
No 140 Signals Unit (Iburg) | Iburg | |
No 330 Signals Unit (Ingolstadt) | Ingolstadt | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
HQ No 122 Wing (Jever) | RAF Jever | |
No 2 Sqn | RAF Jever | Swift |
No 4 Sqn | RAF Jever | Hunter |
No 93 Sqn | RAF Jever | Hunter |
No 2 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Jever | |
No 416 Signals Unit (Kuppendorf) | Kuppendorf | |
HQ, No 34 Wing (Laarbruch) | RAF Laarbruch | |
No 5 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Meteor |
No 16 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Canberra |
No 31 Sqn | RAF Laarbruch | Canberra |
No 3 Mobile Field Photographic Section | RAF Laarbruch | |
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) Modification Unit | RAF Laarbruch | |
HQ Provost and Security Services, RAF Germany (2nd TAF) | Munchen Gladbach | |
HQ (Unit) RAF Germany (2nd TAF) | Munchen Gladbach | |
RAF Communication Centre | Munchen Gladbach | |
No 4 Mobile Field Photographic Section | Munchen Gladbach | |
RAF Station Nordhorn | ||
No 615 Signals Unit (Obenkirchen) | Obenkirchen | Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
RAF Element, Supreme HQ, Allied Powers, Europe | Paris (Rocquencourt) | Functionally controlled by SHAPE |
No 646 Signals Unit (Scharfoldendorf) | Scharfoldendorf | |
No 889 Signals Unit (Schleswigland) | RAF Schleswigland | GH, functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command |
RAF Station Sundern | ||
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) Radio Relay Sqn | RAF Sundern | |
Armament Practice Station | RAF Sylt | Meteor/Sycamore/Vampire |
No 348 Signals Unit (Uedem) | Uedem | |
No 338 Signals Unit (Uelsen) | Uelsen | |
RAF Hospital | Wegberg | |
HQ 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 | |
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) Aviation Medicine Centre and Medical Equipment Depot | RAF Wildenrath | |
RAF Germany (2nd TAF) Communication Sqn | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 402 Air Stores Park | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 86 Movement Unit | RAF Wildenrath | |
No 205 Signals Unit (Winterburg) | Winterburg |
Air Formation Signals - 2nd TAF
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
Wildenrath | HQ, No 10 AFS Regiment | |
Sundern | HQ, No 11 AFS Regiment | |
Laarbruch | HQ, No 12 AFS Regiment |
Second Allied Tactical Air Force (British Element)
Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
No 1 Tactical Operations Centre (BE) | RAF Goch | |
HQ, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force (BE) | Munchen-Gladbach | |
HQ, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force Communications Support Group (BE) | Munchen-Gladbach | |
International Support Unit (BE) | Munchen-Gladbach | |
No 2 Tactical Operations Centre (BE) | RAF Sundern |
Source - SD161 (228th Edition) - September 1959
[RAF Germany 2nd TAF) | Air Formation Signals | 2 ATAF]
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