Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Coastal Command - October 1959
[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 |
RAF Element, HQ Air Eastlant/RAF Element, Allied Maritime C-in-C Channel Command | RAF Northwood | |
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 118 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Sycamore |
No 202 Sqn | RAF Aldergrove | Hastings |
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 1104 Marine Craft Unit | Bridlington | |
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 228 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 | |
RAF Station Turnhouse | ||
HQ, No 1 RAF Police District | RAF Turnhouse | Functionally controlled by DPM (UK) |
No 7303 (Misc) Reserve Flight | RAF Turnhouse | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
Unit | Location/Address | Notes |
No 1102 Marine Craft Unit | Falmouth | |
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 | |
School of Search. Survival & Rescue | RAF Mount Batten | |
No 7351 Reserve Flight | RAF Mount Batten | |
No 1107 Marine Craft Unit | Newhaven | |
No 19 Group Communication Flt | Roborough (MTCA) | Anson/Chipmunk |
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 |
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 | |
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 | |
Bishopbriggs | Turnhouse | |
Castle Archdale | Ballykelly | |
Castle Kennedy | HQ (Unit) No 18 Group | |
Collaton Cross | Mount Batten | |
Dalcross | Kinloss | |
East Fortune | Turnhouse | |
Faraid Head | Kinloss | |
Fowey | Mount Batten | |
Greencastle | Aldergrove | |
Kilchiaran | Turnhouse | |
Kirkistown | Aldergrove | |
Macmerry (Technical Site) | Turnhouse | |
Murlough Bay | Ballykelly | |
North Cairn (AMEU) | HQ (Unit) No 18 Group | |
Nutts Corner | Aldergrove | |
Rosevalley | Kinloss | |
St Eval | St Mawgan | |
St Merryn | St Mawgan | |
Scarinish | Turnhouse | |
Scousborough (GEE) | Kinloss | |
Sennen | St Mawgan | |
Stornoway (Radar) | Kinloss | |
Sumburgh (M/F D/F) | Kinloss | |
Tain | Kinloss | |
Treleaver | St Mawgan | |
Trerew | St Mawgan | |
West Prawle (Radar) | HQ (Unit) No 19 Group | |
Wick (Radar) | Kinloss | |
Wig Bay | HQ (Unit) No 18 Group |
Source - SD161 (229th Edition) - October 1959
[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | Maritime HQ | Inactive Stations]
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