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Bomber Command - January 1965


[HQ | Central Reconnaissance Establishment | No 1 Group | No 3 Group | Inactive Stations | Married Quarters]

Command HQ - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
HQ Bomber Command RAF High Wycombe  
HQ (Unit) Bomber Command RAF High Wycombe  
Satellite, High Wycombe Chenies

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RAF Aero-Medical Training Centre RAF North Luffenham Station in Signals Command
No 112 Signals Unit Stornoway (MoA)  

 

Central Reconnaissance Establishment

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
Central Reconnaissance Establishment RAF Brampton
Joint Air Reconnaissance Intelligence Centre (UK) RAF Brampton Functionally controlled by ACAS 1, station in TTC
No 7010 Reserve Flight RAF Brampton Administered by JSPI, RAF Bassingbourn
RAF Station Wyton    
No 51 Sqn RAF Wyton Canberra/Comet
No 58 Sqn RAF Wyton Canberra
No 543 Sqn RAF Wyton Valiant

 

No 1 (Bomber) Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
No 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Bassingbourn Canberra
Joint School of Photographic Interpretation RAF Bassingbourn  
HQ, No 1 Group RAF Bawtry  
No 7007 Reserve Flight RAF Bawtry  
No 388 Mobile Signals Unit Bishopbriggs Station in MPBW
RAF Station Cottesmore    
No 9 Sqn RAF Cottesmore Vulcan
No 12 Sqn RAF Cottesmore Vulcan
No 35 Sqn RAF Cottesmore Vulcan
RAF Station Finningley    
Bomber Command Development Unit RAF Finningley  
No 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Finningley Vulcan
Electronic Counter Measures Modification Unit RAF Finningley  
No 53 Mobile Signals Unit RAF Haydock Station in Signals Command
No 705 Mobile Signals Unit RAF Kenley Station in TTC
Bomber Command Bombing School RAF Lindholme Hastings/Varsity
No 721 Mobile Signals Unit RAF Lindholme  
Air Traffic Control Radar Unit RAF Lindholme Functionally controlled by MATO
RAF Hospital RAF Nocton Hall  
No 7015 Reserve Flight RAF Nocton Hall  
No 735 Signals Unit RAF Ouston Station in FTC
RAF Station Scampton   Detachment at Burtonwood
No 27 Sqn RAF Scampton Vulcan
No 83 Sqn RAF Scampton Vulcan
No 617 Sqn RAF Scampton Vulcan
Maintenance Detachment RAF Burtonwood  
RAF Station Waddington    
No 44 Sqn RAF Waddington Vulcan
No 50 Sqn RAF Waddington Vulcan
No 101 Sqn RAF Finningley Vulcan

 

No 3 Group

 
Unit Location/Address Notes
RAF Station Alconbury   Administered by USAF
RAF Station Bentwaters   Administered by the USAF
RAF Station Woodbridge   Satellite, Bentwaters
RAF Station Coningsby    
Satellite, Coningsby Wainfleet  
No 232 Operational Conversion Unit RAF Gaydon Valiant/Canberra
RAF Station Honington    
No 55 Sqn RAF Honington Victor
No 57 Sqn RAF Honington Victor
No 90 Sqn RAF Honington Valiant
RAF Station Lakenheath   Administered by USAF
RAF Station Manston    
RAF Station Marham    
No 49 Sqn RAF Marham Valiant
No 148 Sqn RAF Marham Valiant
No 207 Sqn RAF Marham Valiant
No 214 Sqn RAF Marham Valiant
Satellite, Marham Holbeach  
HQ, No 3 Group RAF Mildenhall Station administered by USAF
No 7008 Reserve Flight RAF Mildenhall  
Satellite, Mildenhall Wordwell  
RAF Station Molesworth   Administered by USAF
Bomber Command Range Unit Ramsey  
RAF Station Upper Heyford   Administered by USAF
RAF Station Wittering    
No 100 Sqn RAF Wittering Victor
No 139 Sqn RAF Wittering Victor
Bomber Command Armament School RAF Wittering  

 

Bomber Command, Inactive Stations

 
Inactive Station Parent Station Status
Aird Uig Stornoway  
Bardney Coningsby  
Barford St John Upper Heyford  
Barkway (Domestic Site) Bassingbourn  
Barnham Honington  
Booker High Wycombe  
Bruntingthorpe Cottesmore  
Chelveston Wyton  
Church Lawford Gaydon  
Coleby Grange Waddington  
Croughton Upper Heyford  
Donna Nook Coningsby  
Dunholme Lodge Scampton  
East Kirkby Coningsby  
Foreness Manston  
Hawkinge (G) Manston  
Langtoft Wittering  
Lord's Bridge Bassingbourn  
Mepal Wyton  
Misson Lindholme  
North Pickenham Marham  
St Margaret's Bay Manston  
Sandwich Manston  
Shepherd's Grove Feltwell  
Spilsby Coningsby  
Sturgate Hemswell  
Theddlethorpe Coningsby  
Tibenham Honington  
Wellesbourne Mountford Gaydon  

 

Married Quarters (at Detached sites)

 
Married Quarters Parenting Unit
Bardney Waddington
Barnham Honington
Booker High Wycombe
Bruntingthorpe Wittering
Church Lawford Gaydon
Dunkirk Manston
Hawkinge Manston
Honiley Gaydon
Kiryon-in-Lindsey Scampton
Langtoft Wittering
Melton Mowbray Cottesmore
Mepal Wyton
North Pickenham Marham
Peterborough Wittering
Polebrook Wittering
Sandwich Manston
Sturgate Scampton
Sutton Bridge Marham
Tuddenham Honington
Wellesbourne Mountford Gaydon

Squadrons on a Number Only basis: -

Source - SD161/1965(1) - January 1965

[HQ | Central Reconnaissance Establishment | No 1 Group | No 3 Group | Inactive Stations | Married Quarters]

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