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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Near/Middle East Commands - April 1963
[Near East Air Force | RAF Malta | Middle East Command | Air Forces Middle East]
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Akrotiri | RAF Station | Anson/Venom |
| Akrotiri | No 6 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 13 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 32 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 73 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 249 Sqn | Canberra |
| Akrotiri | No 103 Maintenance Unit | |
| Akrotiri | RAF Hospital (Akrotiri) | |
| Akrotiri | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Akrotiri | HQ, No 3 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 27 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 34 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Akrotiri | No 5001 Airfield Construction Sqn (Light) | |
| Ayos Nicolaos | RAF Communication Centre (Cyprus) | Administered by RAF Pergamos |
| Cape Gata | No 280 Signals Unit | |
| El Adem | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| El Adem | No 425 Signals Unit | |
| Tobruk | Satellite, El Adem | |
| Episkopi | HQ NEAF | |
| Episkopi | HQ P & SS (NEAF) | |
| Episkopi | RAF Unit, Episkopi | |
| Episkopi | Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (Near East) | |
| Episkopi | No 6 Regional Band | |
| Farmagusta | No 20 Movement Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Izmir, Turkey | HQ, 6th Allied Tactical Air Force (RAF Element) | |
| Limmasol | No 1153 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Nicosia | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Nicosia | No 29 Sqn | Javelin |
| Nicosia | No 70 Sqn | Hastings/Valetta/Pembroke |
| Nicosia | No 103 Sqn | Sycamore |
| Nicosia | No 113 Maintenance Unit | |
| Nicosia | Air Traffic Control Centre | |
| Nicosia | HQ, No 5 (LAA) Wing, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | No 26 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | No 28 (LAA) Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Nicosia | RAF Element, Joint Air Terminal | |
| Pergamos | RAF Station | |
| Pergamos | No 264 Signals Unit | Functionally controlled by AM (DD Radio 2) |
| Pergamos | No 33 Signals Unit | Functionally controlled by AM (ACAS (1)) |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Floriana | AHQ, Malta | |
| Floriana | AHQ (Unit) | |
| Idris (Tripolitania) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Idris (Tripolitania) | Overseas Experimental Unit | Functionally controlled by MoA |
| Luqa | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Luqa | No 38 Sqn | Shackleton |
| Luqa | No 39 Sqn | Canberra |
| Luqa | Malta Communication Flight | Devon/Meteor/Valetta |
| Madalena | RAF Station | |
| Marsaxlokk | No 1151 Marine Craft Unit | |
| Naples | RAF Element, HQ, Allied Forces, Southern Europe/Allied Air Forces, Southern Europe | Functionally controlled by SHAPE |
| Safi | HQ No 9 RAF Police District | Controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
| Safi | RAF Maintenance Base | |
| Qrendi | Satellite, Safi | |
| St Lucien | Satellite, Safi | |
| Siggiewi | RAF Communication Centre (Malta) | |
| Il Kortin, Gozo | Forward Scatter Station | Established on RAF Commcen (Malta) |
| Takali | RAF Station | |
| Valetta | HQ, Allied Forces, Mediterranean (British Element) | Functionally controlled by SHAPE |
| Valetta | No 52 Movement Unit (Embarkation) |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Steamer Point | HQ, Middle East Command | Unified Command |
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| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | HQ, RAF (Persian Gulf) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 152 Sqn | Twin Pioneer/Pembroke |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | RAF Hospital | |
| Eastleigh | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Eastleigh | HQ RAF East Africa | |
| Eastleigh | No 21 Sqn | Twin Pioneer |
| Eastleigh | No 30 Sqn | Beverley |
| Eastleigh | RAF Communication Centre (Eastleigh) | |
| Khormaksar | RAF Station | |
| Khormaksar | No 8 Sqn | Hunter |
| Khormaksar | No 26 Sqn | Belvedere |
| Khormaksar | No 37 Sqn | Shackleton |
| Khormaksar | No 43 Sqn | Hunter |
| Khormaksar | No 78 Sqn | Twin Pioneer |
| Khormaksar | No 84 Sqn | Beverley |
| Khormaksar | No 105 Sqn | Argosy |
| Khormaksar | No 208 Sqn | Hunter |
| Khormaksar | No 233 Sqn | Valetta |
| Khormaksar | Middle East Communication Sqn | |
| Khormaksar | No 131 Maintenance Unit | |
| Khormaksar | Area Traffic Control Centre, Aden | |
| Khormaksar | Command Photographic Centre | |
| Khormaksar | RAF Hospital (Federal Army) | |
| Khormaksar | No 5004 Airfield Construction (Light) Sqn | |
| Masirah (Muscat) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | Functionally controlled by HQ, AFAP |
| Riyan | RAF Detachment (Staging Post) | |
| Salalah (Muscat) | RAF Detachment (Staging Post) | |
| Sharjah (Trucial Oman) | RAF Station (Staging Post) | |
| Steamer Point | RAF Station | |
| Steamer Point | HQ, Provost & Security Services (Middle East) | Functionally controlled by AM (DPS (PM)) |
| Steamer Point | No 114 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Steamer Point | No 22 Tactical Signals Unit | |
| Steamer Point | No 50 Movements Unit (Embarkation) | |
| Steamer Point | RAF Hospital | |
| Steamer Point | Middle East Pest Control Unit | |
| Steamer Point | RAF Communication Centre (Aden) | |
| Steamer Point | Aden Supply Depot | |
| Salt Pans | No 10 (Aden) Radio Fitting Party | Functionally controlled by Signals Command |
Source - SD161/1963(2) - April 1963
[Near East Command | Near East Air Force | RAF Malta | Middle East Command | Air Forces Middle East]
This page was last updated on 07/11/23©
