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Coastal Command - July 1963


[No 18 Group | No 19 Group | RAF Gibraltar | 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
HQ Coastal Command RAF Northwood  
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  
RAF Element, HQ Allied Forces Northern Europe/Allied Air Forces Northern Europe Oslo (Norway) Functionally controlled by SHAPE
HQ, No 10 RAF Police District RNAS Sydenham Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)

No 18 (Reconnaissance) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Aldergrove    
No 202 Sqn RAF Aldergrove Hastings
No 7312 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  
Ulster Maritime Support, RAuxAF Belfast  
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
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  
Satellite, Pitreavie Castle RAF Turnhouse  
HQ, No 1 RAF Police District RAF Turnhouse Functionally controlled by DPM (UK)
No 18 Group Communication Flt RAF Turnhouse Anson/Dakota
No 1114 Marine Craft Unit Ramsey  

 

No 19 (Reconnaissance) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 1102 Marine Craft Unit Falmouth  
RAF Station Mount Batten    
HQ, No 19 Group 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  
Satellite, Mount Batten Lyme Regis  
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
AHQ Gibraltar RAF New Camp
HQ, No 8 RAF Police District RAF New Camp Functionally controlled by HQ, P & SS (UK)
RAF Station North Front    
No 224 Sqn RAF North Front Shackleton

 

Coastal Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Alness Kinloss  
Collaton Cross Mount Batten  
Dalcross Kinloss  
Dundonald Aldergrove  
Faraid Head Kinloss  
Hope Cove HQ (Unit) No 19 Group  
St Eval St Mawgan  
Tain Kinloss  
Trelanvean St Mawgan  
Treleaver St Mawgan  
Trerew St Mawgan  
West Prawle (Radar) HQ (Unit) No 19 Group  
Wick Kinloss  

Source - SD161/1963(3) - July 1963

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

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