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RAF Germany (2nd Tactical Air Force) - May 1960


[RAF Germany 2nd TAF) | Air Formation Signals | NATO Units]

HQ RAF Germany (2nd TAF)

 
Unit Location Notes
RAF Unit (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  
RAF Station 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)  
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
RAF Station Geilenkirchen  
No 3 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Javelin
No 11 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Meteor
No 59 Sqn RAF Geilenkirchen Canberra
Moral Leadership Centre (RC) RAF Geilenkirchen
RAF Station Goch
RAF Station 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
RAF Station 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  
RAF Station 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  
No 889 Signals Unit (Ludwigsberg) Ludwigsberg, Schleswigland Functionally controlled by HQ Bomber Command
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 646 Signals Unit (Scharfoldendorf) Scharfoldendorf Functionally controlled by AM (DD of S (EW))
RAF Station Sundern    
Armament Practice Station RAF Sylt Meteor/Sycamore/Vampire
No 348 Signals Unit (Uedem) Uedem  
No 338 Signals Unit (Uelsen) Uelsen  
RAF Hospital Wegberg  
RAF Station 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
Eindhoven 617th Signal Troop (Air Formation Stores)  
Laarbruch 21st Signal Regiment
Sundern 220th Signal Regiment
Wildenrath 221st Signal Sqn (Air Formation)

NATO Units (RAF Element) Second Tactical Air Force

Location/Address Unit Notes
HQ, Aircent (RAF Element) Fontainebleau, France  
No 1 Tactical Operations Centre (RAF Element) RAF Goch
HQ, 6th Allied Tactical Air Force (RAF Element) Izmir, Turkey
HQ, RAF Mission to German Air Force Landsberg Station controlled by GAF
HQ, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force (RAF Element) Munchen-Gladbach Located with HQ, RAF Germany (2nd TAF)
HQ, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force Communications Support Group (RAF Element) Munchen-Gladbach
HQ, 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force International Support Unit (RAF Element) Munchen-Gladbach
Supreme HQ, Allied Powers, Europe (RAF Element) Paris  
No 2 Tactical Operations Centre (RAF Element) RAF Sundern

Source - SD161 (236th Edition) - May 1960

[RAF Germany 2nd TAF) | Air Formation Signals | NATO Units]

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