Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
Coastal Command Group Dispositions - May 1943
No 15 Group | No 17 Group | No 18 Group | |||
15A |
Aldergrove |
17A |
Alness (Invergordon) |
18A |
Tain |
15B | Ballykelly | 17B | Catfoss | 18B | Leuchars |
15C | Port Ellen* | 17C | Castle Kennedy | 18C | Sullom Voe |
15D | Benbecula | 17D | Cranwell | 18D | Wick |
15E | Castle Archdale | 17E | Crosby-on-Eden | 18E | Helensburgh |
15F | Oban | 17F | Dyce | No 19 Group | |
No 16 Group | 17G | Silloth | 19A | Chivenor | |
16A |
Bircham Newton |
17H | Squires Gate | 19B | St Eval |
16B | North Coates | 17J |
Thornaby |
19C | Pembroke |
16C | Thorney Island | 17K | East Fortune | 19D | Mount Batten |
16D | Gosport | 17L | Kiladeas | 19E |
Beaulieu |
16E | Benson |
17M | Limavedy | 19F | Hamworthy |
RAF Gibraltar | 17N | Long Kesh | 19G | Holmsley South | |
North Front | 17P | Port Ellen* | 19H | Predannock | |
RAF Iceland | 17Q | Wig Bay | 19J | Talbenny | |
Kaldadarnes |
17R | Templeton | |||
Reykjavik | 17S | Turnberry |
No 17 Group was the Coastal Command's Operational Training Group and therefore did not have any operational boundary.
*Port Ellen was under the
operational control of No 15 Group whilst housing a training unit of No 17
Group.
Stations housing only the
Group Communication Flight, are not shown.
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