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USAF Units in the UK - July 1965


Channel of administrative control for these units is through HQ 3rd Air Force, South Ruislip

 
Location Type of Unit Station in/Notes
*RAF Alconbury 10th Tactical Tactical Fighter Wing Bomber Command
RAF Molesworth Domestic Site Bomber Command, satellite Alconbury
Barkway Microwave Station Bomber Command
*RAF Bentwaters 81st Tactical Fighter Wing Bomber Command
Blackbushe Family Hosing Annex  
Botley Hill Microwave Station  
Bovingdon Microwave Station Transport Command
Bulbarrow Hill Microwave Station  
Burderop 7505th USAF Hospital

Storage Annex

Family Hosing Annex

 
RAF Burtonwood 7468th Support Group Bomber Command
Bushey Hall Dependants' School  
Carpenters Park Family Hosing Annex  
RAF Chelveston Family Hosing Annex

Microwave Station

Bomber Command
*RAF Chicksands Priory 6950th Security Wing Signals Command
Chisledon Recreation Annex  
Christmas Common Microwave Station  
Coldblow Lane Microwave Station NATO Base
Columbia Club (London) Officers' Club  
*RAF Croughton

Satellite: -

  • Barford St John
7562nd Air Base Sqn

2130th Communication Sqn

2130th Transmitter Site

Bomber Command
Crowland Microwave Station  
Daventry Microwave Station  
Daws Hill 2180th Communication Sqn

7500th Air Base Sqn Detachment

Air Weather Sqn Detachment

Microwave Station

Bomber Command, RAF Liaison by HQ (Unit) Bomber Command

Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip

RAF High Wycombe Satellite, Daws Hill Bomber Command
Dean Hill Microwave Station  
Douglas House (London) Airmen's Club  
Dunkirk Microwave Station  
Eastcote Dependents School

USAF Film Library

MPBW
*RAF Edzell US Navy Fighter Command
RAF Fairford Family Hosing Annex FTC
Fakenham Storage Annex  
Framlingham Storage Annex  
Fylingdales Tropo/Microwave Station Fighter Command
Garrowby Hill Microwave Station  
Golden Pot Microwave Station  
Great Bromley Microwave Station Fighter Command
RAF Greenham Common Family Housing Annex TTC
High Garnett Microwave Station  
Hopton Radio Beacon Site  
*RAF Kirknewton 6952nd Security Group Coastal Command
Kirton-in-Lindsey Microwave Station  
*RAF Lakenheath 48th Tactical Fighter Wing

Hospital

Microwave Station

Bomber Command
Liverpool Admin Port Facilities Gladstone Docks and Royal Liver Building
London US Navy

Admin Office (Keysign House)

Admin Office (London Airport)

 
Londonderry US Navy Coastal Command
RAF Marham AN/TRC Site Bomber Command
Martlesham Heath Tropo/Microwave Station  
RAF Menwith Hill (Harrogate) US Army RAF Liaison by OC, RAF Church Fenton
RAF Mildenhall MATS Terminal

US Navy Detachment

Microwave Station

Bomber Command

RAF Liaison through HQ (Unit), No 3 Group

Mormond Hill Tropo Station NATO Base
RAF Northolt HQ Third Air Force Admin Flying (VIP)

HQ Third Air Force Elements

HQ 28th Weather Sqn

Transport Command

Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip

Portland Microwave Station  
Prestwick 1631st Air Base Group

MATS Terminal

Air Rescue

2176th Communication Sqn
MoA

RAF Liaison through Senior RAF Control Officer

RAF Ridgewell Storage Annex FTC
Ringstead Tropo/Microwave Station  
RAF Shepherds Grove Family Hosing Annex Bomber Command
RAF South Ruislip HQ, Third Air Force

HQ, UK Communication Region

Hospital

MPBW

Resident Liaison Officer for HQ Staff Matters

Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip

RAF Spitalgate Microwave Station TTC
RAF St Mawgan Remote Communications Site Coastal Command
RAF Swingate Microwave Station Signals Command
*RAF Upper Heyford Dispersed Operating Base Bomber Command
RAF Uxbridge USAF Flight Service Centre

Admin Annex

Microwave Station

TTC

Admin control by 7500th Air Base Group, West Ruislip

Wattisham Anglian Radar Fighter Command
*RAF Welford 7234th Ammunition Support Sqn

Explosives Depot

Maintenance Command
RAF West Drayton Family Hosing Annex Fighter Command
RAF West Ruislip 7500th Air Base Group

HQ, AFEX

Maintenance Command

Resident Liaison Officer for HQ Staff Matters

*RAF Wethersfield 20th Tactical Fighter Wing Fighter Command
RAF Woodbridge 81st Tactical Fighter Wing Element

20th Tactical Fighter Wing Element

Bomber Command

RAF Liaison through OC, RAF Bentwaters

*Indicates Resident RAF Commander and Senior Liaison Officer

Source - SD161/1965(3) - July 1965

This page was last updated on 11/11/23©

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