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Coastal Command - October 1960


[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 1 (County of Hertford) Maritime HQ Unit RAuxAF RAF Northwood  
No 7301 Reserve Flight RAF Northwood  
HQ, No 10 RAF Police District RAF Sydenham Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
RAF Element, HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe/Allied Air Forces Northern Europe Oslo (Norway) Functionally controlled by SHAPE

No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Aldergrove    
No 202 Sqn RAF Aldergrove Hastings
Ulster Maritime Support, RAuxAF RAF Aldergrove  
No 7304 Reserve Flight RAF Aldergrove Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))
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  
C & M Party Barnton Quarry Established on RAF Turnhouse
No 1104 Marine Craft Unit Bridlington  
No 2 (City of Edinburgh) Maritime HQ Unit RAuxAF Edinburgh  
No 1113 Marine Craft Unit Holyhead  
RAF Station Kinloss    
No 120 Sqn RAF Kinloss Shackleton
No 7352 Reserve Flight RAF Kinloss  
RAF Station Kirknewton   Administered by the USAF
No 228 Sqn RAF Leconfield Whirlwind, 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 18 Group Communication Flt RAF Turnhouse Anson/Dakota
No 7303 (Misc) Reserve Flight RAF Turnhouse Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM))

 

No 19 (Reconnaissance) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 1102 Marine Craft Unit Falmouth  
No 1111 Marine Craft Unit Lyme Regis  
HQ, No 19 Group RAF Mount Batten  
Marine Craft Training School RAF Mount Batten  
School of Combat Survival & Rescue RAF Mount Batten  
No 3 (County of Devon) Maritime HQ Unit RAuxAF RAF Mount Batten  
No 7351 Reserve Flight RAF Mount Batten  
No 1107 Marine Craft Unit Newhaven  
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

 

RAF Gibraltar

 
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

 

Maritime HQ

 
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  
Collaton Cross Mount Batten  
Dalcross Kinloss  
Drummore Turnhouse  
Faraid Head Kinloss  
Hope Cove HQ (Unit) No 19 Group  
Kilchiaran Turnhouse  
Murlough Bay Ballykelly  
Nutts Corner Aldergrove  
St Eval St Mawgan  
St Merryn St Mawgan  
Scarinish Turnhouse  
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  
Wig Bay Turnhouse  

Source - SD161 (241st Edition) - October 1960

[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | Maritime HQ | Inactive Stations]

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