230 Group

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HQ No 230 Group Personnel, locations and units

[Jun 1944 | Jun 1945 | Apr 1952 | May 1952 | Jun 1952 | Jul 1952 | Aug 1952 | Sep 1952 | Oct 1952 | Nov 1952 | Dec 1952 | Jan 1953 | Feb 1953]

This Group was formed on 15 December 1943 at Barrackpore as No 230 (Maintenance) Group from personnel of No 186 Wing'

June 1944

Location

Command

Controlled

Barrackpore

Air Command, South East Asia

Wings: -

No 186 Wing - Calcutta

Stations: -

SHQ RAF Kanchrapara

Other Units: -

No 302 Maintenance Unit - Manauri
No 304 Maintenance Unit - Chittagong
No 308 Maintenance Unit - Allahabad
No 313 Maintenance Unit - Kankinara
No 321 Maintenance Unit - Mymensingh
No 325 Maintenance Unit - Jamalpur
No 326 Maintenance Unit - Bishnapur
No 327 Maintenance Unit - Calcutta
No 329 Maintenance Unit - Calcutta
No 333 Maintenance Unit - Comilla
No 335 Maintenance Unit - Tollygunge
No 340 Maintenance Unit - Manipur Road
No 342 Maintenance Unit - Jorhat
No 345 Maintenance Unit - Chittagong
No 32 Air Stores Park - Cox's Bazaar
No 39 Air Stores Park - Chandpur
No 75 Air Stores Park - Calcutta
No 85 Air Stores Park - Deuchapalong
No 91 Air Stores Park - Kharagpur
No 92 Air Stores Park - Chittagong
No 94 Air Stores Park - Silchar
No 98 Air Stores Park - Imphal
No 99 Air Stores Park - Barrackpore
No 3 Repair and Salvage Unit - Deuchapalong
No 83 Repair and Salvage Unit - Dohazari
No 124 Repair and Salvage Unit - Silchar
No 126 Repair and Salvage Unit - Chittagong
No 131 Repair and Salvage Unit - Ramu
No 132 Repair and Salvage Unit - Tulihal
No 134 Repair and Salvage Unit - Calcutta
No 135 Repair and Salvage Unit - Salbani
No 136 Repair and Salvage Unit - Jessore
No 137 Repair and Salvage Unit - Dacca
No 142 Repair and Salvage Unit - Singarbil
No 143 Repair and Salvage Unit - Bishnapur
No 146 Repair and Salvage Unit - Chittagong
No 147 Repair and Salvage Unit - Karagpur
No 148 Repair and Salvage Unit - Silchar
No 149 Repair and Salvage Unit - Dohazari
No 150 Repair and Salvage Unit - Comilla
No 11 Medical Board - Calcutta
No 1 Mobile Surgical Unit - Calcutta
Base HQ - calcutta
No 5 Base Postal Unit - Calcutta
No 8 Base Postal Unit - Imphal
No 3 Base Signals Unit - Calcutta

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	Paul S Blockey		Air Officer Commanding, later AVM
Maintenance Staff
Gp Capt	C L Gilbert	8 Jan 1944
Sqn Ldr	C V G Ussher	12 Jan 1944
Sqn Ldr	A L Allen	8 Jan 1944
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	B M Cary	5 Jan 1944	Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr	R Banks	17 Jan 1944	Personnel
Sqn Ldr	W A Naylor	18 Jan 1944
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr	M L Formby	4 Jan 1944
Armament
Sqn Ldr	A E T Fewes	1 Jan 1944
Equipment
Wg Cdr	W A Glasper	4 Jan 1944
Sqn Ldr	J W C N Young	20 Jan 1944

Source - June 1944 Confidential Air Force List

It disbanded on 16 May 1945 into AHQ Burma.

June 1945

Location	Command	Controlled
Barrackpore	AHQ Burma	Unable to list units at present

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	Paul S Blockey		Air Officer Commanding, later AVM
Maintenance Staff
Gp Capt	J D Rutherford	8 Jun 1944
Gp Capt	W A Glasper	26 Oct 1944
Sqn Ldr	C V G Ussher	12 Jan 1944
Sqn Ldr	E L Cowen	20 Nov 1944
Sqn Ldr	D E Touch	20 Dec 1944
Administrative Staff
Wg Cdr	R C Whitle	28 Aug 1944	Senior Officer i/c Administration
Sqn Ldr	S Broadhead	12 Dec 1944
Sqn Ldr	G M Eastern	25 Oct 1944
Staffs of the Services
Engineer
Wg Cdr	F J Smethan-Jones	21 Mar 1944
Sqn Ldr	R Ryley	1 Apr 1944
Sqn Ldr	Romer F J Barber	18 Dec 1944	later A/Cdre
Sqn Ldr	N Bangs	1 Oct 1944
Signals
Wg Cdr	F D Clarke	1 Feb 1944
Sqn Ldr	R C Couzens	29 Apr 1944
Armament
Sqn Ldr	W A Jones	26 Aug 1944
Equipment
Wg Cdr	R W S Cross	12 Jan 1945
Sqn Ldr	D W Withington	4 Sep 1944
Sqn Ldr	A Yates	26 Apr 1944

Source - June 1945 Confidential Air Force List

It was reformed on 1 March 1952 at Seletar to control all units in Singapore.

April 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	SHQ, RAF Changi RAF Hospital SHQ, RAF Seletar No 390 Maintenance Unit

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - April 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

May 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	SHQ, RAF Changi RAF Hospital SHQ, RAF Singapore No 390 Maintenance Unit

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - May 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

June 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi FEAF Transport Wing No 48 Squadron No 52 Squadron No 110 Squadron Casualty Evacuation Flight FEAF Communication Squadron RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment No 94 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police SHQ, RAF Seletar Far East Flying Boat Wing No 88 Squadron No 205 Squadron No 209 Squadron No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 2 District (Malaya) RAF Police No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - June 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

July 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi FEAF Transport Wing No 48 Squadron No 52 Squadron No 110 Squadron Casualty Evacuation Flight FEAF Communication Squadron RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot No 94 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police SHQ, RAF Seletar Far East Flying Boat Wing No 88 Squadron No 205 Squadron No 209 Squadron No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 2 District (Malaya) RAF Police No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - July 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5418)

August 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot No 94 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - August 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

September 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing Base Accounts Office, FEAF SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - September 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

October 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing Base Accounts Office, FEAF SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - October 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

November 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing Base Accounts Office, FEAF SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - November 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

December 1952

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing Base Accounts Office, FEAF SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - December 1952 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5419)

January 1953

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing Base Accounts Office, FEAF SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre No 3 Radio Equipment Calibration Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - January 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5420)

February 1953

Location	Command	Controlled
RAF Seletar	Far East Air Force	RAF Station (Staging Post) - Changi RAF Regiment (Malaya) Depot RAF Hospital No 4 Wing RAF Police RAF Regiment (Malaya) Wing SHQ, RAF Seletar No 81 Squadron No 390 Maintenance Unit No 92 (Rifle) Squadron, RAF Regiment (Malaya) FEAF Training Squadron Joint Air Photographic Intelligence Centre No 2 Aeronautical Inspection Services Test Centre No 3 Radio Equipment Calibration Centre

Rank	Name	Date	Notes
A/Cdre	William M L MacDonald	1 Mar 1952	Air Officer Commanding, CBE, DFC, later ACM

Source - February 1953 Confidential Air Force List (AIR 10/5420)

It was redesignated AHQ Singapore on 16 February 1953.

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