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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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[Jessore | Jever | Jharsaguda | Jiwani | Jodhpur | Juba | Juhu | Jui | Jurby | Jurby Head]
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Main units: - 615 Sqn (17 Jun - 6 Dec 1942) 607 Sqn (23 Aug - 16 Dec 1942) HQ No 166 Wing (1 Oct - Dec 1942) No 6 Care & Maintenance Party (7 May - Jul 1943) No 7 Static Administrative Unit (21 Jan - 22 Dec 1944) Detachments**
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: Height Above Sea Level: |
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Operational Control: - SHQ opened - SHQ closed - 1 Oct 1942 (on formation of No 166 Wing) SHQ re-opened - 22 Dec 1944 No 231 Group (22 Dec 1944 - xx xxx xxxx) |
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Main units: - 664 Sqn (1 -12 Sep 1945) 4 Sqn (1 Mar 1952 - 30 Dec 1960, 16 Mar - 6 Sep 1961) 93 Sqn (3 Mar 1952 - 30 Dec 1960) 112 Sqn (7 Mar 1952 - 6 Jul 1953) 20 Sqn (14 Jun - 28 Jul 1952) HQ, No 122 (Day Fighter) Wing (1 Apr 1953 - 1 Jan 1960) 98 Sqn (19 Apr 1955 - 25 Jul 1957) 118 Sqn (6 May 1955 - 22 Aug 1957) 2 Sqn (10 Oct 1957 - 9 Sep 1961) No 6014 Servicing Echelon (16 Mar - 6 Sep 1961) RAF Support Unit Jever (10 Jan 1964 - 31 Mar 1968) Detachments** No 427 Refuelling and Re-arming Party (May - Oct 1945) |
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Location Country: - Germany Lat/Long: 53:32:06N 07:52:48E Height Above Sea Level: |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1936 (Luftwaffe) Closed - 1945 Re-opened (RAF) - 1952 Closed - 1961 (transferred to GAF) |
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Notes It was built for the Luftwaffe and opened in 1936. It was originally designated B117 by the RAF. Between 1945 and 1951 it was used as a camp for displaced persons and in 1951 was extended by the RAF, opening in early 1952. It was transferred back to the German Air Force in 1961 |
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Main units: - No 136 Staging Post (8 Nov - 19 Dec 1944) HQ, No 341 Wing (19 Dec 1944 - 28 Jan 1945) HQ, No 342 Wing (19 Dec 1944- 26 Jan 1945) No 9 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (19 Dec 1944 - 26 Feb 1945) No 10 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (19 Dec 1944 - 26 Feb 1945) No 11 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (19 Dec 1944 - 20 Mar 1945) No 13 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (19 Dec 1944 - 21 Mar 1945) No 14 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (19 Dec 1944 - 14 Mar 1945) No 10 Casualty Air Evacuation Unit (19 Dec 1944 - 31 Jan 1945) No 128 Staging Post (25 Jan - 10 Feb 1945) HQ, No 345 Wing (1 Mar - 30 Apr 1945) No 205 Staging Post (13 Jul 1945 - Jan 1946) |
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Location Country - India Lat/Long: 21:51N 84:01E Approx Height Above Sea Level: 715 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened (airfield) - xx xxx 1943 SHQ opened - 12 Dec 1944 No 229 Group (12 Dec 1944 - 15 Mar 1946) SHQ disbanded - 15 Mar 1946 |
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Main Units: - Reinforcement Staging Post (20 Feb 1943 - 1 Sep 1944) No 26 Staging Post (1 Sep 1944 - 7 Jan 1946) No 135 Staging Post (8 Nov - 19 Dec 1944) |
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Main units: - Detachment**- 60 Sqn (Sep 1940 - Feb 1941) Detachment**- 212 Sqn (Dec 1942 - May 1945) Detachment**- 191 Sqn (May 1943 - Nov 1944) Reinforcement Staging Post (Oct 1943 - 1 Sep 1944) No 241 Air-Sea Rescue Unit (15 May 1944 - 8 May 1945) No 45 Staging Post (1 Sep 1944 - 1 Aug 1945) |
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Location Country - Balochistan, Pakistan Lat/Long: Height above sea level: 186 ft |
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Operational Control: - SHQ opened - 1 Aug 1945 (from No 45 Staging Post) |
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Notes It is now a small civil airport. |
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Main units: - No 319 Maintenance Unit (Jan 1943 - 15 Dec 1945) Reinforcement Staging Post/Party (10 Jan - 1 Sep 1944) Elementary Flying Training School, RIAF (xx xxx xxxx - 4 Jun 1947) |
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Location Country - Bangalore, Rajasthan, India Lat/Long: 26:15:05N 73:02:53E Height above sea level: 717 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened (airfield) - xx xxx xxxx SHQ opened - 23 Mar 1945 No 226 Group (23 Mar 1945 - 4 Jun 1947) Closed - 4 Jun 1947 |
Detachments** No 8 Repair & Salvage Section (Aug - Dec 1943) |
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Notes SHQ absorbed into EFTS on 4 June 1947. Currently an active Indian Air Force station |
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Main units: - 47 Sqn (xx xxx xxxx - xx xxx xxxx) Staging Post (1 Aug 1942 - 8 Mar 1943) No 29 Staging Post (8 Mar 1943 - 1 Aug 1945) |
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Location County: - Sudan Lat/Long: 4:52:19N 31:36:4E Height above sea level: 1,511 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened (Airfield) - xx xxx xxxx Opened as RAF Unit Juba - 1 Aug 1945 (from No 29 Staging Post) disbanded and evacuated - 4 Apr 1947 |
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Notes. It was renamed and RAF Juba (SP) on 1 June 1946. |
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Main units: - No 2 Coast Defence Flight (IAFVR) (15 Dec 1940 - 1 Apr 1942) Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Flight (IAFVR) (21 Jan - 31 Mar 1942) No 102 Coast Defence Flight (IAFVR) (1 Apr - 1 Dec 1942) Flying Section, General Reconnaissance School (27 Jun - 24 Oct 1942) No 225 Group Calibration Flight (1) (29 Sep 1942 - 14 Mar 1943) Flying Section, General Reconnaissance and Air Navigation School (24 Oct 1942 - 2 Jun 1943) 'C' Flight, No 22 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (3 Dec 1942 - 27 Jul 1943) No 227 Group Communication Flight (1 Apr - xx Aug 1943) No 6 (Civilian) School of Technical Training (15 May 1943 - 4 Mar 1944) Aircraft Recognition School (25 Jun - 20 Aug 1943) Central Visual Aircraft Recognition Instructors' School (20 Aug - xx Oct 1943) 656 Sqn (21 Sep - 1 Oct 1943) |
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Location Country: - India Lat/Long: 9:05:′53N 72:50:02E Height above sea level: 13 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - 11 Sep 1943 |
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Notes. It was built by Tata in 1932 and was orginally Bombay Airport until replaced by Santa Cruz. |
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Main units: - 'V' Flight (30 Aug 1939 - 15 Dec 1940) Battle Flight (26 Jun - xx xxx 1940) |
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Detachments** 60 Sqn (Apr 1920 - Mar 1923, Mar 1939 - Sep 1940) 97 Sqn (Nov 1919 - Mar 1920) |
27 Sqn (Apr 1930 - Sep 1939) 28 Sqn (Jul 1937 - Mar 1939) 20 Sqn (Apr 1940 - Dec 1941) |
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Main units: - 95 Sqn (9 Apr 1942 - 7 Mar 1943) 490 Sqn (28 Mar 1943 - 30 Jun 1945) 204 Sqn (28 Jan - 1 Apr 1944, 8 Apr 1944 - 30 Jun 1945) No 7002 Servicing Echelon (1 – 18 Apr 1944) No 7004 Servicing Echelon (1 – 18 Apr 1944) No 7204 Servicing Echelon (18 Apr 1944 – xxx xxxx) |
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Location Country: - Sierra Leone Lat/Long: 08:27N, 13:09W Height Above Sea Level: 0 ft |
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Operational Control: - SHQ opened - xx xxx 1942 C & M - 11 Aug 1945 |
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Detachment ** 204 Sqn (Aug 1941 - Jan 1944) 422 Sqn (Nov 1942 - May 1943) 95 Sqn (Mar 1943 - Jun 1945) |
265 Sqn (Apr 1943 - May1945) 270 Sqn (Jul 1943 - Jun 1945) 230 Sqn (Jan - Feb 1944) |
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Main units: - No 5 Armament Training Station (16 - 18 Sep 1939) No 5 Air Observer School (18 Sep - 1 Dec 1939, 19 Jul 1941 - 1 Feb 1944) No 5 Bombing & Gunnery School (1 Dec 1939 - 19 Jul 1941) 307 Sqn (7 Nov 1940 - 23 Jan 1941) 258 Sqn (1 Feb - 17 Apr 1941) 312 Sqn (25 Apr - 29 May 1941) 302 Sqn (29 May - 7 Aug 1941) 457 Sqn (7 Aug - 3 Oct 1941) No 778 (Ground Defence) Sqn (19 Dec 1941 - 1 Feb 1942) No 2778 Sqn RAF Regiment (1 Feb - xxx 1942) Armament Synthetic Development Unit (xxx 1942 - Jun 1943) Ship Recognition Course (29 Mar 1943 - xx xxx xxxx) Ship Recognition Instructors' Course (5 Apr 1943 - xx xxx xxxx)1 Air Navigation & Bombing School (1 Feb 1944 - 31 May 1945) No 5 Air Navigation School (31 May 1945 - 17 Sep 1946) No 11 Air Gunners School (19 Sep 1946 - 15 Oct 1947) No 1 Initial Training School (17 Apr 1950 - 10 Sep 1953) RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit (Jurby) (10 Sep 1953 - 1 Apr 1954) RAF Officer Cadet Training Unit (1 Apr 1954 - 1 Sep 1963) |
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Location Country: - Isle of Man 6 miles WNW of Ramsey Lat/Long: 54:21:15N 04:31:15W Grid Ref: SC361983 Height above sea level: 84 ft |
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Operational Control: - Opened - 1939 No 25 Group (xxx 1939 - 1 Jul 1942) No 29 Group (1 Jul 1942 - xx xxx xxxx) Closed - 1972 |
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Notes 1Course to train 10 courses of 3 weeks duration with 15 students per course. |
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Detachments** 215 Sqn (Oct - Nov 1939, Mar 1940 - xxx xxxx) 166 Sqn (Dec 1939 - Apr 1940) |
Advanced Training Sqn, No 5 FTS (Dec 1939 - Jan 1940) Advanced Training Sqn, No 12 FTS (Jan - Feb 1940) 'C' Flt, No 10 OTU (6 Apr - 10 Sep 1940) |
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Main units: - Radar Station |
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Location County: - Isle of Man |
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Operational Control: - Opened - Closed - |
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[Jessore | Jever | Jharsaguda | Jiwani | Jodhpur | Juba | Juhu | Jui | Jurby | Jurby Head]
**Detachment dates indicate that a detachment(s) took place at some point between these dates, unless stated otherwise.
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