Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
[GHQ | 1st Brigade | 2nd Brigade | 3rd Brigade | 5th Brigade | 9th Brigade | 10th Brigade | RAF Independent Force | 54th Wing | Aircraft Depots | Supporting Units (Army)]
Unit | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
GHQ, RAF in the Field | Maresquel | Hesdin |
No 6 Sqn (less 1 Flight) | Le Crotoy | Hesdin |
No 8 Sqn (HQ) | Bornicourt | Hesdin |
HQ Communication Sqn | Berck-sur-Mer | Rang-Du Fliers |
No 15 Balloon Coy, 6 & 22 Sections | Dominois | Rang-Du Fliers |
Unit | Corps | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, 1st Brigade | - | Chateau 'Tenby' | Pernes |
HQ, 1st (Corps) Wing | - | Hill 180 | |
No 2 Sqn | I | Floringhem | |
No 5 Sqn | XVII | Le Hameau | |
No 8 Sqn (1 x Flight) | Tank | Bruay | |
No 13 Sqn | XVII | Le Hameau | |
No 16 Sqn | VIII | Camblain l'Abbo | |
'L' Sqn | Bruay | ||
HQ, 10th (Army) Wing | Sautrecourt | ||
No 18 Sqn | Sorny | ||
No 19 Sqn | Savy | ||
No 22 Sqn | Sorny | ||
No 40 Sqn | Bryas | ||
No 64 Sqn | Le Hameau | ||
No 203 Sqn | Le Hameau | ||
No 208 Sqn | Sorny | ||
HQ, 1st Balloon Wing | Bruay | ||
No 1 Coy, 8 & 20 Sections | XVII | ||
No 2 Coy, 10 & 24 Sections | VIII | ||
No 3 Coy, 21, 30 & 37 Sections | I | ||
No 4 Coy, 42 & 46 Sections | |||
No 10 Coy, 5 & 28 Sections | XVII | ||
1st Aircraft Park | Lugy | Pernes | |
1st Air Ammunition Column | Sautrecourt | ||
1st Reserve Lorry Park | Sautrecourt |
Unit | Corps | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, 2nd Brigade | - | St Omer | |
HQ, 2nd (Corps) Wing | - | Oxelaere | Cassel |
No 4 Sqn | XV | St Omer | St Omer |
No 7 Sqn | II | Droglandt | Cassel |
No 10 Sqn | XIX | Droglandt | Cassel |
No 53 Sqn | X | Clairmarais, South | Cassel |
HQ, 11th (Army) Wing | Le Nieppe | ||
No 1 Sqn | Clairmarais, South | St Omer | |
No 20 Sqn | Boisdinghem | St Omer | |
No 29 Sqn | Hoog Huys | Cassel | |
No 70 Sqn | Esquerdes | St Omer | |
No 74 Sqn | Clairmarais, North | St Omer | |
No 79 Sqn | St Marie Cappel | St Omer | |
No 85 Sqn | St Omer | St Omer | |
No 206 Sqn | Alquines | St Omer | |
HQ, 2nd Balloon Wing | Oxelaere | Cassel | |
No 5 Coy, 2 & 25 Sections | X | Cassel | |
No 6 Coy, 9, 16 & 32 Sections | XV | Cassel | |
No 7 Coy, 15 & 38 Sections | II | Cassel | |
No 8 Coy, 23 & 39 Sections | XIX | Cassel | |
No 17 Coy, 13, 18 & 36 Sections | Cassel | ||
2nd Aircraft Park | Houllo | Watten | |
5th Aircraft Park | Arneke | Arneke | |
2nd Reserve Lorry Park | Arneke | Arneke | |
11th Reserve Lorry Park | Houllo | Watten | |
2nd Air Ammunition Column | Boisdinghem | St Omer | |
No 201 Sqn | St Marie Cappel | St Omer | |
No 209 Sqn | Quelmes | St Omer |
Unit | Corps | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, 3rd Brigade | Vaulx | Auxi-le-Chateau | |
HQ, 12th (Corps) Wing | Fienvillers | Candas | |
No 6 Sqn ('K' Flight) | Cavalry | Fienvillers | Candas |
No 8 Sqn ('A' Flight) | Tank | Auxi-le-Chateau | Auxi-le-Chateau |
No 12 Sqn | VI | Soncamp | Doullens |
No 15 Sqn | V | Vert Galand | Candas |
No 52 Sqn | Auxi-le-Chateau | Auxi-le-Chateau | |
No 59 Sqn | IV | Vert Galand | Candas |
HQ, 13th (Army) Wing | Bachimont (North of Auxi-le-Chateau) | Auxi-le-Chateau | |
No 3 Sqn | Valheureux | Candas | |
No 11 Sqn | Quesney | Hedin | |
No 56 Sqn | Valheureux | Candas | |
No 57 Sqn | Quesney | Hesdin | |
No 60 Sqn | Boffles | Auxi-le-Chateau | |
No 87 Sqn | Rougefay | Auxi-le-Chateau | |
No 201 Sqn | Noeux | Auxi-le-Chateau | |
HQ, 3rd Balloon Wing | Fienvillers | Candas | |
No 12 Coy, 35, 41 & 45 Sections | VI | Warlincourt | |
No 19 Coy, 11 & 44 Sections | IV | Orville | |
No 18 Coy, 1 & 31 Sections | V | Raincheval | |
3rd Aircraft Park | Candas | Candas Exchange (ROD) Fienvillers -Candas (Nord) |
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3rd Reserve Lorry Park | Candas | ||
3rd Air Ammunition Column | Buiro-au-Bois | Auxi-le-Chateau |
Unit | Corps | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, 5th Brigade | Vauchelles-Les-Domart | Flexicourt | |
HQ, 15th (Corps) Wing | Vaux-on-Amionois | Canaples | |
No 3 Sqn AFC | Australian | Villers-Bocage | Canaples |
No 5 Sqn | Bovelles | Ailly-sur-Somme | |
No 6 Sqn | Bovelles | Ailly-sur-Somme | |
No 8 Sqn (1 Flight) | Tank | Poulainville | Canaples |
No 9 Sqn | XXII | Quevauvillers | Ailly-sur-Somme |
No 35 Sqn | III | Villers-Bocage | Canaples |
HQ, 22nd (Army) Wing | Bertangles | Canaples | |
No 23 Sqn | Bertangles | Canaples | |
No 24 Sqn | Conteville | Conteville | |
No 41 Sqn | Conteville | Conteville | |
No 48 Sqn | Bertangles | Canaples | |
No 65 Sqn | Bertangles | Canaples | |
No 80 Sqn | Vignacourt | Vignacourt | |
No 84 Sqn | Bertangles | Canaples | |
No 201 Sqn | Bertangles | Canaples | |
No 205 Sqn | Bois de Richo | Conteville | |
No 209 Sqn | Bertangles | Canaples | |
HQ, 5th Balloon Wing | Querrieu | Canaples | |
No 13 Coy, 3, & 29 Sections | Australian | Canaples | |
No 14 Coy, 14 & 19 Sections | III | Canaples | |
No 16 Coy, 12 & 43 Sections | Australian | Canaples | |
4th Aircraft Park | St Riquier | St Riquier | |
4th Air Ammunition Column | Conteville | Conteville | |
4th Reserve Lorry Park | Conteville | Conteville |
Unit | Corps | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
Not included in the document |
Unit | Corps | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, 10th Brigade | Wandonne | Fauquembergues | |
HQ, 65th Wing | Malo | Dunkerque | |
No 211 Sqn | Petite Synthe | Dunkerque | |
17th Sqn USAS | Petite Synthe | Dunkerque | |
48th Sqn USAS | Cappelle | Dunkerque | |
HQ, 80th (Army) Wing | Enguingatte | Aire | |
No 2 Sqn AFC | Rochinghem | Fauquembergues | |
No 4 Sqn AFC | Rochinghem | Fauquembergues | |
No 46 Sqn | Serny | Aire | |
No 88 Sqn | Serny | Aire | |
No 92 Sqn | Serny | Aire | |
No 103 Sqn | Serny | Aire | |
HQ, 81st (Corps) Wing | Enguingatte | Aire | |
No 21 Sqn | XIII | Floringhem | Pernes |
No 42 Sqn | XI | Rely | Aire |
HQ, 8th Balloon Wing | Auchy-au-Bois | Aire | |
No 11 Coy, 40 & 47 Sections | XI | Aire | |
No 20 Coy, 4, 34 & 43 Sections | XIII | Aire | |
8th Aircraft Park | Armbouts Cappelle | Bergues | |
10th Aircraft Park | Ovre-Wirquin | Lumbres | |
7th Air Ammunition Column | Armbouts Cappelle | Bergues | |
7th Reserve Lorry Park | Petite Synthe | Dunkerque | |
9th Reserve Lorry Park | Wavrans | Lumbres |
Unit | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, Independent Force | Autigny-la-Tour | Neufchateau |
HQ, 8th Brigade | Froville | Bayon |
HQ, 41st Wing | Lupcourt | Verangeville |
No 55 Sqn | Azelot | Verangeville |
No 99 Sqn | Azelot | Verangeville |
No 104 Sqn | Azelor | Verangeville |
HQ, 83rd Wing | Bainville-sur-Madin | Bainville |
No 100 Sqn | Ochey | Toul |
No 216 Sqn | Ochey | Toul |
6th Aircraft Park | Vezelise | Vezelise |
8th Air Ammunition Column | Vezelise | Vezelise |
5th Reserve Lorry Park | Vezelise | Vezelise |
No 11 Tent Detachment | Roville | Roville-St-Maurice |
No 14 Tent Detachment | Bettoncourt | Charmes |
No 21 Tent Detachment | Roville | Roville-St-Maurice |
Unit | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, 54th Wing | Lambus | Hesdin |
No 25 Sqn | Ruisseaville | Fruges |
No 58 Sqn | Fauquembergues | St Omer |
No 62 Sqn | Planques | Fruges |
No 83 Sqn | Franqueville | Abbeville |
No 151 Sqn | Fontaine-sur-Maye | Cressy |
No 207 Sqn | Ligescourt | Cressy |
No 215 Sqn | Alquines | St Omer |
'I' Flight | Fauquembergues | St Omer |
Unit | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
No 1 Aircraft Depot | Guines | Caffiers |
No 1 Aircraft Depot (Reserve) | Guines | Caffiers |
No 1 Aircraft Depot (D) | Desvres | Desvres |
No 1 Aircraft Depot (M) | Motteville | Motteville |
No 1 Aeroplane Supply Depot | Marquise | Marquise |
No 2 Aircraft Depot
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Groffliers | Rang-Du Fliers |
No 2 Aeroplane Supply Depot | Berck-sur-Mer | Rang-Du Fliers |
Paris Office | Hotel la Pereuse
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Engine Repair Shops | Pont De L'Arche | Rouen |
Unit | Location | Railhead for Personnel |
HQ, Army Troops | Harchechamp | Neufchateau |
Royal Engineers | ||
CRE Southern Airfields | Tantonville | Verangeville |
OC, Roads | Tantonville | Verangeville |
Meteorological Section | Bremoncourt | Bayon |
HQ, 1505 Artizan Works Company | Xaffervillers | Roville-St-Maurice |
1505 Artizan Works Company Detachment | Azelor | Verangeville |
1506 Artizan Works Company | Bettoncourt | Charmes |
Royal Artillery | ||
HQ, AA Defences | Frovilles | Bayon |
HQ, 'V' Battery AA Defences | Azelot | Verangeville |
108 AA Section | Azelot | Verangeville |
56 Searchlight Section | Azelot | Verangeville |
206 AA Section | Ochey | Toul |
27 Searchlight Section | Ochey | Toul |
112 AA Section | Azelot | Verangeville |
63 Searchlight Section | Azelot | Verangeville |
Army Service Corps | ||
Army Service Corps (Supplies) | Charmes | Charmes |
Sub-Depot | Toul | Toul |
Sub-Depot | Roville | Roville-St-Maurice |
1082 ASC MT Company | Vezelise | Vezelise |
66 Auxiliary Petrol Company | Tantonville | Vezelise |
Royal Army Medical Corps | ||
No 8 Canadian Stationary Hospital | Charmes | Charmes |
Indian Labour Corps | ||
HQ, 52nd Labour Group | Tantonville | Vezelise |
81st Santal Indian Labour Company | Azelot | Verangeville |
Chinese Labour Corps | ||
No 106 Chinese Labour Company | Azelot | Verangeville |
No 132 Chinese Labour Company | Bettoncourt | Charmes |
No 168 Chinese Labour Company | Frolois | Pont-St-Vincent |
No 149 Chinese Labour Company | Xaffervillers | Roville-St-Maurice |
Prisoner of War Companies | ||
No 17 PoW Company | Jouvaincourt | Rouvres |
No 33 PoW Company | Etreval | Vezelise |
No 120 PoW Company | Etreval | Vezelise |
No 143 PoW Company | Jouvaincourt | Rouvres |
Canadian Forestry Corps | ||
HQ Canadian Forestry Corps | Chatenois | Chatenois |
No 12 Section | Etreval | Vezelise |
No 13 Section | Sandaucourt | Chatenois |
Sanitary Sections | ||
HQ, No 1 Sanitary Section | Vezelise | Vezelise |
Source - AIR 1/1130
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