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Bomber
Command - December 1944
[No
1 Group | No 3 Group |
No 4 Group | No 5 Group | No 6
Group | No 8
Group | No 26 Group | No 91 Group |
No 92 Group | No 93 Group |
No 100 Group]
Command HQ - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Units administered directly by
Command HQ
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| IX Troop Carrier Command Substitution Unit |
Cottesmore, Oakham, Rutland |
Affiliated to HQ, No 5 Group for discipline purposes |
| RAF Barkston Heath |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Cottesmore |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Folkingham |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF North Witham |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Saltby |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| RAF Spanhoe |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| 1st Bombardment Division Substitution Unit |
Brampton Grange, Huntingdon |
Affiliated to HQ, No 92 Group for discipline purposes |
| 2nd Bombardment Division Substitution Unit |
Ketteringham Hall, Norfolk. |
Affiliated to HQ, No 3 Group for discipline purposes |
| 3rd Bombardment Division Substitution Unit |
Elvedon Hall, Thetford, Norfolk |
Affiliated to HQ, No 3 Group for discipline purposes |
| Bomber Command Communication Flt |
RAF Halton |
Station in TTC |
| RAF Fersfield |
C & M Party |
Temporarily occupied by the USAAF |
| No 2841 Sqn RAF Regiment |
Southdown |
|
No 1 (Bomber)
Group HQ - Bawtry Hall, Bawtry, Doncaster, West
Yorkshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| No 12 Base |
Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Binbrook |
|
| No 460 Sqn RAAF |
RAF Binbrook |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Grimsby |
|
|
| No 100 Sqn |
RAF Grimsby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 2722 Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Grimsby |
AA Sqn |
| RAF Station Kelstern |
|
|
| No 625 Sqn |
RAF Kelstern |
|
| No 13 Base |
Elsham, Brigg, Lincolnshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Elsham Wold |
|
| No 103 Sqn |
RAF Elsham Wold |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 2835 Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Elsham Wold |
AA Sqn |
| RAF Station Kirmington |
|
|
| No 166 Sqn |
RAF Kirmington |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station North Killingholme |
|
|
| No 550 Sqn |
RAF North Killingholme |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Hemswell |
Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
|
| No 1 Lancaster Finishing School |
RAF Hemswell |
Lancaster I/III |
| Satellite |
RAF Ingham |
|
| Satellite |
RAF Sturgate |
|
| No 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flt |
RAF Ingham |
Hurricane |
| No 1687 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Ingham |
Spitfire/Hurricane |
| Night Bomber Tactical School |
RAF Sturgate |
|
| No 1 Air Crew School |
RAF Sturgate |
due to be transferred to No 7 Group |
| No 14 Base |
Ludford Magna |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Ludford Magna |
|
| No 101 Sqn |
RAF Ludford Magna |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Faldingworth |
|
|
| No 300 (Polish) Sqn |
RAF Faldingworth |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Wickenby |
|
|
| No 12 Sqn |
RAF Wickenby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 626 Sqn |
RAF Wickenby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 15 Base |
Scampton |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Scampton |
|
| No 153 Sqn |
RAF Scampton |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Dunholme Lodge |
|
|
| No 170 Sqn |
RAF Dunholme Lodge |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 2799 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Dunholme Lodge |
|
| RAF Station Fiskerton |
|
|
| No 150 Sqn |
RAF Fiskerton |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 576 Sqn |
RAF Fiskerton |
Lancaster I/III |
No 3 Group HQ - Exning, nr Newmarket,
Cambridgeshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| No 31 Base |
Stradishall, Suffolk |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Stradishall |
|
| No 186 Sqn |
RAF Stradishall |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Chedburgh |
|
|
| No 218 Sqn |
RAF Chedburgh |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9218 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Chedburgh |
|
| RAF Station Gosfield |
|
on C & M |
| RAF Station Matching |
|
on C & M |
| RAF Station Shepherds Grove |
|
on C & M |
| RAF Station Wratting Common |
|
|
| No 195 Sqn |
RAF Wratting Common |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Tempsford |
|
|
| No 138 Sqn |
RAF Tempsford |
Special Duties unit, Stirling IV |
| No 9138 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Tempsford |
|
| No 161 Sqn |
RAF Tempsford |
Special Duties unit, Hudson I/III, Stirling IV |
| No 9161 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Tempsford |
|
| No 32 Base |
Mildenhall, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Mildenhall |
|
| No 15 Sqn |
RAF Mildenhall |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 622 Sqn |
RAF Mildenhall |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Newmarket |
|
|
| No 1688 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Newmarket |
Spitfire/Hurricane |
| No 3 Group Communication Flt |
RAF Newmarket |
Various types operated. |
| Bombing Development Unit |
RAF Newmarket |
Operationally controlled by Bomber Command HQ |
| RAF Station Tuddenham |
|
|
| No 90 Sqn |
RAF Tuddenham |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 33 Base |
Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Waterbeach |
|
| No 514 Sqn |
RAF Waterbeach |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 5133 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn |
RAF Waterbeach |
|
| No 6216 (Bomb Disposal) Flt |
RAF Waterbeach |
5133 Sqn |
| No 6217 (Bomb Disposal) Flt |
RAF Waterbeach |
5133 Sqn |
| RAF Station Mepal |
|
|
| No 75 Sqn |
RAF Mepal |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Witchford |
|
|
| No 115 Sqn |
RAF Witchford |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Woodbridge |
|
|
| Emergency Runway |
RAF Woodbridge |
|
| Bomb Ballistic Unit |
RAF Woodbridge |
A Ministry of Aircraft Production unit, Halifax/Mosquito |
| No 2818 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Woodbridge |
A |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ:
- |
|
| RAF Station Feltwell |
Feltwell, Thetford, Norfolk |
|
| No 3 Lancaster Finishing School |
RAF Feltwell |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 2807 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Feltwell |
|
| No 6219 (Bomb Disposal) Flt |
RAF Feltwell |
5133 Sqn |
| Satellite |
RAF Methwold |
|
| No 149 Sqn |
Methwold |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9149 Servicing Echelon |
Methwold |
|
No 4 Group HQ - RAF York
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| No 42 Base |
Pocklington, East Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Pocklington |
|
| No 102 Sqn |
RAF Pocklington |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Elvington |
|
|
| No 346 (Free French) Sqn |
RAF Elvington |
Halifax III |
| No 347 (Free French) Sqn |
RAF Elvington |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Full Sutton |
|
|
| No 77 Sqn |
RAF Full Sutton |
Halifax III |
| No 43 Base |
Driffield, East Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Driffield |
|
| No 462 Sqn RAAF |
RAF Driffield |
Halifax III |
| No 466 Sqn RAAF |
RAF Driffield |
Halifax II/III |
| RAF Station Leconfield |
Leconfield, Beverley, East Yorkshire |
|
| No 640 Sqn |
RAF Leconfield |
Halifax III |
| No 2893 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Leconfield |
|
| RAF Station Lissett |
Lissett, Bridlington, East Yorkshire |
|
| No 158 Sqn |
RAF Lissett |
Halifax III |
| No 44 Base |
Holme-on-Spalding Moor, East Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Holme |
|
| No 76 Sqn |
RAF Holme |
|
| No 1689 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Holme |
Spitfire |
| RAF Station Breighton |
|
|
| No 78 Sqn |
RAF Breighton |
|
| RAF Station Melbourne |
|
|
| No 10 Sqn |
RAF Melbourne |
|
| No 4 Group Communication Flt |
RAF Melbourne |
Various types |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ:
- |
|
| RAF Station Snaith |
Snaith |
|
| No 51 Sqn |
RAF Snaith |
Halifax III |
| No 9051 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Snaith |
|
| No 5131 (Bomb Disposal) Sqn |
RAF Snaith |
|
| No 6204 (Bomb Disposal) Flt (Main) |
RAF Snaith |
5131 Sqn |
| No 2955 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Smaith |
|
| Satellite |
RAF Burn |
|
| No 578 Sqn |
RAF Burn |
Halifax III |
| No 9578 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Burn |
|
| No 2890 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Burn |
|
| RAF Station Carnaby |
Carnaby, Bridlington, East Yorkshire |
|
| Emergency Runway |
RAF Carnaby |
Emergency Diversion Airfield |
No 5 Group
HQ - Morton Hall, Swinderby, Lincolnshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| No 53 Base |
Waddington, nr Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
|
| Station HQ |
RAF Waddington |
|
| No 463 Sqn RAAF |
RAF Waddington |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 467 Sqn RAAF |
RAF Waddington |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Bardney |
|
|
| No 9 Sqn |
RAF Bardney |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Skellingthorpe |
|
|
| No 50 Sqn |
RAF Skellingthorpe |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 61 Sqn |
RAF Skellingthorpe |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 54 Base |
Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
|
| Station HQ |
RAF Coningsby |
|
| No 97 Sqn |
RAF Coningsby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 83 Sqn |
RAF Coningsby |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Woodhall Spa |
|
|
| No 617 Sqn |
RAF Woodhall Spa |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 627 Sqn |
RAF Woodhall Spa |
Mosquito IV/XX |
| RAF Station Metheringham |
|
|
| No 106 Sqn |
RAF Metheringham |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 1690 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Metheringham |
Spitfire |
| No 2763 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Metheringham |
|
| No 55 Base |
East Kirkby, Lincolnshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF East Kirkby |
|
| No 57 Sqn |
RAF East Kirkby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 630 Sqn |
RAF East Kirkby |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Strubby |
|
|
| No 619 Sqn |
RAF Strubby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 2735 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Strubby |
|
| RAF Station Spilsby |
|
|
| No 207 Sqn |
RAF Spilsby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 44 Sqn |
RAF Spilsby |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 56 Base |
Syerston, Newark, Nottinghamshire. |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Syerston |
|
| No 5 Lancaster Finishing School |
RAF Syerston |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Balderton |
|
|
| No 227 Sqn |
RAF Balderton |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 5 Air Crew School |
RAF Balderton |
|
| RAF Station Fulbeck |
|
|
| No 49 Sqn |
RAF Fulbeck |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 189 Sqn |
RAF Fulbeck |
Lancaster I/III |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ:
- |
|
| No 5 Group Communications Flt |
RAF Winthorpe |
RAF Winthorpe is a No 7 Group station |
No 6 (RCAF)
Group HQ - Allerton Park, Knaresborough, West
Yorkshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| No 62 Base |
Linton-on-Ouse, York, North Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
|
| No 408 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Halifax III |
| No 426 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Linton-on-Ouse |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station East Moor |
|
|
| No 432 Sqn RCAF |
RAF East Moor |
Halifax III |
| No 415 Sqn RCAF |
RAF East Moor |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Tholthorpe |
|
|
| No 420 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Tholthorpe |
Halifax III |
| No 425 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Tholthorpe |
Halifax III |
| No 63 Base |
Leeming, Leeming Bar, Northallerton, North Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Leeming |
|
| No 427 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Leeming |
Halifax III |
| No 429 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Leeming |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Skipton-on-Swale |
|
|
| No 424 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
Halifax III |
| No 433 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Skipton-on-Swale |
Halifax III |
| No 64 Base |
Middle St George, Yarm, Co. Durham |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Middleton St George |
|
| No 419 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Middleton St George |
Lancaster X |
| No 428 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Middleton St George |
Lancaster X |
| RAF Station Croft |
|
|
| No 431 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Croft |
Halifax III |
| No 434 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Croft |
Halifax III/Lancaster X |
| Controlled directly by Group HQ:
- |
|
| No 6 Group Communications Flt |
RAF Dalton |
RAF Dalton is a 7 Group Station |
No 7 Group
HQ - St Vincents, Grantham, Lincolnshire
| No 71 Base |
Lindholme, Doncaster, West Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Lindholme |
|
| No 1656 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Lindholme |
Halifax II/V, Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Blyton |
|
|
| No 1662 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Blyton |
Halifax II/V, Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Sandtoft |
|
|
| No 1667 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Sandtoft |
Halifax II/V, Lancaster I/III |
| No 72 Base |
Bottesford |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Bottesford |
|
| No 1668 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Bottesford |
Lancaster I/II/III |
| RAF Station Langer |
|
|
| No 1669 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Langer |
Halifax II/V |
| RAF Station Saltby |
|
|
| No 1657 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Saltby |
This unit was planned to have moved here but the airfield
was not ready and the unit actually disbanded |
| No 73 Base |
North Luffenham, Rutland |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF North Luffenham |
|
| No 1653 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF North Luffenham |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Woolfax Lodge |
|
|
| No 1651 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Woolfax Lodge |
Lancaster I/III |
| RAF Station Cottesmore |
|
|
| Glider Erection Unit |
RAF Cottesmore |
|
| No 74 Base |
Marston Moor, Marston, York, West Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Marston Moor |
|
| No 1652 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Marston Moor |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Acaster Malbis |
Acaster Malbis, York, West Yorkshire |
|
| No 4 Air Crew School |
RAF Acaster Malbis |
|
| RAF Station Riccall |
|
|
| No 1658 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Riccall |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Rufforth |
|
|
| No 1663 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Rufforth |
Halifax III |
| No 75 Base |
Swinderby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Swinderby |
|
| No 1660 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Swinderby |
Stirling |
| RAF Station Wigsley |
|
|
| No 1654 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Wigsley |
Stirling |
| RAF Station Winthorpe |
|
|
| No 1661 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Winthorpe |
Stirling |
| No 76 Base |
Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire |
|
| Base HQ |
RAF Topcliffe |
|
| No 1659 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Topcliffe |
Halifax III |
| RAF Station Dalton |
|
|
| No 1695 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Dalton |
Spitfire/Hurricane |
| No 6 Air Crew School |
RAF Dalton |
|
| RAF Station Dishforth |
|
|
| No 1664 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Dishforth |
Halifax V, Lancaster I/III/X |
| RAF Station Wombleton |
|
|
| No 1666 (Heavy) Conversion Unit |
RAF Wombleton |
Halifax III |
| RAF Gamston |
|
|
| No 3 Air Crew School |
RAF Gamston |
|
| Wellington Disposal Centre |
RAF Gamston |
Wellington |
No 8 Group HQ - Castle Hill House, Huntingdon,
Huntingdonshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| RAF Station Bourn |
|
|
| No 105 Sqn |
RAF Bourn |
Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9105 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Bourn |
|
| No 9 Instructors School (EVT) |
RAF Bourn |
|
| No 1696 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Bourn |
Spitfire/Hurricane |
| RAF Station Downham Market |
|
|
| No 608 Sqn |
RAF Downham Market |
Mosquito IV/XX |
| No 9608 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Downham Market |
|
| No 635 Sqn |
RAF Downham Market |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9635 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Downham Market |
|
| RAF Station Graveley |
|
|
| No 35 Sqn |
RAF Graveley |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9035 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Graveley |
|
| No 692 Sqn |
RAF Graveley |
|
| No 9692 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Graveley |
|
| No 2776 LAA Sqn,
RAF Regiment |
RAF Graveley |
|
| RAF Station Gransden Lodge |
|
|
| No 405 Sqn RCAF |
RAF Gransden Lodge |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9405 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Gransden Lodge |
|
| No 2784 LAA Sqn,
RAF Regiment |
RAF Gransdon Lodge |
|
| RAF Station Little Staughton |
|
|
| No 582 Sqn |
RAF Little Staughton |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9582 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Little Staughton |
|
| No 109 Sqn |
RAF Little Staughton |
Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9109 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Little Staughton |
|
| No 2731 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Little Staughton |
|
| RAF Station Marham |
|
|
| RAF Station Oakington |
Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
|
| No 7 Sqn |
RAF Oakington |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9007 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Oakington |
|
| No 571 Sqn |
RAF Oakington |
Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9571 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Oakington |
|
| RAF Station Upwood |
|
|
| No 139 Sqn |
RAF Upwood |
Mosquito IV/XX |
| No 9139 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Upwood |
|
| No 156 Sqn |
RAF Upwood |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 9156 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Upwood |
|
| Mosquito Major Servicing Section |
RAF Upwood |
|
| RAF Station Warboys |
|
|
| Pathfinder Navigation Training Unit |
RAF Warboys |
Lancaster I/III |
| No 1655 Mosquito Training Flt |
RAF Warboys |
Mosquito/Oxford |
| RAF Station Wyton |
St Ives, Huntingdonshire |
|
| No 128 Sqn |
RAF Warboys |
Mosquito IX/XVI |
| No 9128 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Warboys |
|
| No 8 Group Communication Flt |
RAF Wyton |
Various |
| No 1409 Flt |
RAF Wyton |
Mosquito IX/XVI |
| Lancaster Major Servicing Unit |
RAF Wyton |
|
| No 2844 LAA Sqn,
RAF Regiment |
RAF Wyton |
|
| No 1696 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt
(Detachment) |
RAF Ipswich |
Spitfire/Hurricane. RAF Ipswich is in ADGB |
No 26
(Signals) Group HQ - Langley Hall, Slough,
Buckinghamshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| RAF Station Baginton |
Coventry |
|
| No 2 Storage Unit |
RAF Baginton |
|
| RAF Station Blackbrook |
|
|
| North-West Signals Centre controlling: - |
RAF Blackbrook |
|
| W/T Station |
Aston Hill |
|
| LRCR D/F Station |
Ballywattick |
|
| LRCR D/F Station |
Butser |
|
| LRCR D/F Station |
Dyce |
|
| LRCR D/F Station |
Old Boston |
|
| LRCR D/F Station |
St Eval |
|
| LRCR D/F Station |
Sungerdi (Iceland) |
|
| RAF Station Box |
Box, Wiltshire |
|
| South West Signals Centre |
RAF Box |
|
| RAF Station Canterbury |
Canterbury, Kent |
|
| No 363 Wireless Unit controlling: - |
RAF Canterbury |
|
| HD Unit |
Acton |
|
| HD Sub-Unit |
Bradwell |
|
| HD Unit |
Capel |
|
| HD Unit |
Eastbourne |
|
| HD Unit |
Gorleston |
|
| HD Unit |
Higher Swannerton |
|
| HD Sub-Unit |
Hopton |
|
| HD Unit |
Kinnaber, Montrose |
|
| HD Unit |
Laurencekirk |
|
| HD Unit |
Lewes |
|
| HD Unit |
Milsted |
|
| HD Unit |
Scarborough |
|
| HD Unit |
Scarborough 'B' |
|
| HD Sub-Unit |
Sheringham |
|
| HD Unit |
Upton Grey |
|
| HD Sub-Unit |
Wrotham |
|
| RAF Station Cheadle |
|
|
| No 361 Wireless Unit controlling: - |
RAF Cheadle |
|
| No 10 D/F Station |
Bradwell, Yarmouth |
|
| W/T Station |
Dunstable |
|
| No 9 D/F Station |
Highbridge |
|
| No 1 D/F Station |
Kinnaber |
|
| No 4 D/F Station |
Lydford |
|
| No 8 D/F Station |
Marston Montgomery |
|
| No 2 D/F Station |
Mere, Branston |
|
| No 1 Alternative Station |
Oakhill, Tean |
|
| HF/DF Station |
Pailton |
|
| No 7 D/F Station |
Pendeen |
|
| No 5 D/F Station |
Stranraer |
|
| No 3 D/F Station |
Sutton Valence |
|
| No 6 D/F Station |
Wick |
|
| RAF Station Chicksands |
|
|
| No 361 Wireless Unit controlling: - |
RAF Chicksands |
|
| W/T Station |
Capel, Kent |
|
| W/T Station |
RAF Chicksands |
|
| D/F Station |
Land's End |
|
| D/F Station |
Montrose |
|
| D/F Station |
Sutton Valence |
|
| W/T Station |
Weyhill |
|
| RAF Station Church Green |
|
|
| No 362 Wireless Unit administering: - |
RAF Church Green |
|
| No 2 TOB |
Eastcote |
|
| W/T Station |
Greatworth |
|
| W/T Station |
Stoke Hammond |
|
| RAF Station Chigwell administering: - |
|
|
| W/T Field Exercise Camp |
Putteridge Bury |
|
| W/T Field Exercise Camp |
White Waltham |
|
| RAF Station Dover |
|
|
| Radio Communication Unit |
RAF Dover |
|
| No 2 Section, RCU |
Willingdon Hall |
|
| RAF Station Fazakerley |
|
|
| No 2 Signals Depot controlling: - |
RAF Fazakerley |
|
| No 8 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
RAF Fazakerley |
|
| No 6 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
Glasgow |
|
| No 7 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
Darlington |
|
| No 9 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
Inverness |
|
| RAF Station Great Witcombe |
|
|
| No 81 Signals Wing administering: |
RAF Great Witcombe |
|
| W/T Station |
Birdlip |
|
| W/T Station |
Bodmin |
|
| No 2 Western Area Signals Office |
Gloucester |
|
| W/T Station |
Hartlebury |
|
| No 5 Western Area Signals Office |
Stonehouse |
|
| W/T Station |
Winstone |
|
| No 1 Western Area Signals Office |
Worcester |
|
| RAF Station Hendon Hall |
|
|
| RAF Despatch Rider Letter Service |
RAF Hendon Hall |
|
| RAF Station Hinton-in-the-Hedges |
|
|
| RVSU |
RAF Hinton-in-the-Hedges |
|
| RAF Station Honiley |
|
No units listed and Baginton shown as a
satellite |
| RAF Station Leighton Buzzard administering |
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire |
|
| RAF Central Teleprinter Exchange |
RAF Leighton Buzzard |
|
| Landline Telegraphic Fitting Party |
RAF Leighton Buzzard |
|
| RAF Inter-Command W/T Station |
RAF Leighton Buzzard |
|
| No 2850 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Leighton Buzzard |
|
| W/T Station |
Cardington |
|
| W/T Station |
Chicksands 'B' |
|
| W/T Station |
Dagnall |
|
| W/T Station |
Greenford |
|
| RAF Station Newbold Revel |
|
C & M Party |
| RAF Station West Drayton |
|
|
| No 1 Signals Depot controlling: - |
West Drayton, Middlesex |
|
| No 2 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
RAF Ingham |
|
| No 3 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
RAF Grantham |
|
| No 4 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
Great Witcombe |
|
| No 5 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
Faygate |
|
| No1 Consolidated Emergency Fitting Party |
RAF West Drayton |
|
| Inter-Service Ionesphere Prediction Bureau |
Great Baddow |
|
| Workshops Central Installation Section |
Minerva Road, NW10 |
|
| PWD |
Staines |
|
| Air Ministry Book Production and Distribution Centre |
RAF Hendon |
Station in Transport Command |
No 91
(Bomber OTU) Group HQ - Abingdon, Berkshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| RAF Station Abingdon |
Abingdon, Berkshire |
|
| No 10 OTU |
RAF Abingdon |
Wellington III/X |
| No 91 Group Communication Flt |
RAF Abingdon |
Various |
| No 2740 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Abingon |
|
| Satellite |
Stanton Harcourt |
|
| RAF Station Finningley |
Finningley, Doncaster, Yorkshire |
|
| No 18 OTU |
RAF Finningley |
Wellington I/III |
| No 2898 LAA Sqn, RAF Regiment |
RAF Finningley |
|
| Satellite |
Worksop |
|
| RAF Station Honeybourne |
Honeybourne, Worcestershire |
|
| No 24 OTU |
RAF Honeybourne |
Wellington I/III |
| Satellite |
Long Marston |
|
| RAF Station Kinloss |
Kinloss, Forres, Morayshire |
|
| No 19 OTU |
RAF Kinloss |
Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Lossiemouth |
Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
|
| No 20 OTU |
RAF Lossiemouth |
Wellington III/X |
| Satellite |
Elgin |
|
| RAF Station Moreton in Marsh |
London Road, Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire |
|
| No 21 OTU |
RAF Moreton in Marsh, |
Wellington III/X |
| Satellite |
Enstone |
|
| RAF Station Wellesbourne Mountford |
Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire |
|
| No 22 OTU |
RAF Wellesbourne Mountford |
Wellington III/X |
| Satellite |
Gaydon |
|
| Satellite |
Stratford |
|
All OTUs also operated Ansons as well as the operational types
shown above.
No 92
(Bomber OTU) Group HQ - Winslow Hall, Winslow,
Buckinghamshire
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| RAF Station Bruntingthorpe |
|
|
| No 29 OTU |
RAF Bruntingthorpe |
Wellington III/X |
| Bombing Analysis School |
Bitteswell |
|
| RAF Station Chipping Warden |
|
|
| No 12 OTU |
RAF Chipping Warden |
Wellington III/X |
| Satellite |
Edgehill |
|
| RAF Station Desborough |
|
|
| No 84 OTU |
RAF Desborough |
Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Husbands Bosworth |
Husbands Bosworth |
|
| No 85 OTU |
|
Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Market Harborough |
|
|
| No 14 OTU |
RAF Market Harborough |
Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Silverstone |
|
|
| No 17 OTU |
RAF Silverstone |
Wellington III/X |
| Satellite |
Turweston |
|
| RAF Station Upper Heyford |
Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
|
| No 16 OTU |
RAF Upper Heyford |
Wellington III/X |
| Satellite |
Barford St John |
|
| RAF Station Westcott |
|
|
| No 11 OTU |
RAF Westcott |
Wellington X |
| Engine Control Demonstration Unit |
RAF Westcott |
Wellington III |
| Satellite |
Oakley |
|
| RAF Station Wing |
Wing, Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire |
|
| No 26 OTU |
RAF Wing |
Wellington III/X/Hurricane |
| No 92 Group Communications Flt |
RAF Wing |
Various |
| Satellite |
Little Horwood |
|
All OTUs also operated Ansons as well as the operational types
shown above.
No 93
(Bomber OTU) Group HQ - Egginton Hall, Egginton, Nr
Derby
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| RAF Station Hixon |
|
|
| No 30 OTU |
RAF Hixon |
Wellington III/X |
| RAF Station Lichfield |
Lichfield, Staffordshire |
|
| No 27 OTU |
RAF Lichfield |
Wellington III/X |
| No 93 Group Communication Flt |
RAF Lichfield |
Various |
| Satellite |
Church Broughton |
|
| RAF Station Ossington |
|
|
| No 82 OTU |
RAF Ossington |
Wellington III/X/Hurricane |
| Satellite |
Gamston |
|
| RAF Station Peplow |
|
|
| No 83 OTU |
RAF Peplow |
Wellington III/X |
All OTUs also operated Ansons as well as the operational types
shown above.
No 100
(Bomber) Group HQ - Bylaugh Hall, East Dereham,
Norfolk
| Unit |
Location/Address |
Notes |
| RAF Station Foulsham |
|
|
| No 192 Sqn |
RAF Foulsham |
Halifax III, Wellington X, Mosquito IV, Anson, Tiger Moth |
| No 9192 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Foulsham |
|
| (Bomber Support) Development Unit |
RAF Foulsham |
Various |
| RAF Station Great Massingham |
|
No units listed |
| No 169 Sqn |
RAF Great Massingham |
Mosquito VI |
| No 9169 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Great Massingham |
|
| No 1694 (Bomber) Defence Training Flt |
RAF Great Massingham |
Spitfire |
| No 1692 (Bomber Support) Training Unit |
RAF Great Massingham |
Anson/Mosquito |
| RAF Station Little Snoring |
|
|
| No 23 Sqn |
RAF Little Snoring |
Mosquito VI |
| No 9023 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Little Snoring |
|
| No 515 Sqn |
RAF Little Snoring |
Mosquito VI |
| No 9515 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Little Snoring |
|
| No 2756 Sqn RAF Regiment |
RAF Little Snoring |
|
| RAF Station North Creake |
|
|
| No 199 Sqn |
RAF North Creake |
Stirling |
| No 9199 Servicing Echelon |
RAF North Creake |
|
| No 171 Sqn |
RAF Little Snoring |
Halifax III |
| No 9171 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Little Snoring |
|
| RAF Station Oulton |
|
|
| No 214 Sqn |
RAF Oulton |
Fortress II |
| No 9214 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Oulton |
|
| No 223 Sqn |
RAF Oulton |
Fortress II |
| No 9223 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Oulton |
Liberator |
| No 1699 Training Flt |
RAF Oulton |
Fortress/Liberator |
| RAF Station Radlett |
|
|
| No 80 (Signals) Wing |
RAF Radlett |
See below for W/T stations controlled by No 80 Wing |
| RAF Station Swannington |
|
|
| No 85 Sqn |
RAF Swannington |
Mosquito XXX |
| No 9085 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Swannington |
|
| No 157 Sqn |
RAF Swannington |
Mosquito XIX |
| No 9157 Servicing Echelon |
RAF Swannington |
|
| RAF Station West Raynham |
|
|
| Servicing Section |
RAF West Raynham |
|
| No 141 Sqn |
RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito VI |
| No 9141 Servicing Echelon |
RAF West Raynham |
|
| No 239 Sqn |
RAF West Raynham |
Mosquito VI |
| No 9239 Servicing Echelon |
RAF West Raynham |
|
| No 100 Group Communications Flt |
RAF Swanton Morley |
Various. Swanton Morley is in AEAF |
Location of W/T Stations controlled by HQ No 80 Wing: -
| Alcester |
Elstree |
Mimbridge |
| Aldington |
Epsom |
Mintlaw |
| Alexandra Palace |
Eye |
Mow Cop |
| Alton |
Flimwell |
Mundesley |
| Ashmansworth |
Frodsham |
Oakley |
| Ayton |
Hagley |
Oldstairs |
| Beach Farm |
Harpenden |
Parkstone |
| Beacon Hill |
Helston |
Parliament Hill |
| Braintree |
Henfield |
Reston |
| Brentwood |
Hexham |
Ringwood |
| Bretton |
Highbridge |
Rogate |
| Bricket Wood |
High Flatts |
St Albans Head |
| Brighton |
Hindhead |
Scarborough |
| Butser |
Holland Haven |
Sizewell |
| Butser Hill |
Honiton |
Southbourne |
| Caistor |
Hounslow |
South Elkington |
| Capel |
Hurst Green |
Stockbridge |
| Cleadon |
Ide Hill |
Swains Lane |
| Clent Hill |
Kenilworth |
Templecombe |
| Coalville |
Kingistbury Head |
Trenent |
| Cottesmore |
Kington Magna |
Trevose Head |
| Diss |
Lantern House |
Ventnor |
| Ditchling |
Ledbury |
Walmer |
| Dover Hill |
Legbourne |
West Hougham |
| Dunwich |
Littlestone on Sea |
West Kingsdown |
| Durleston Head |
Little Waltham |
Windlesham |
| Ecchinswell |
Longside |
Worth Matrvers |
| Edingthorpe |
Marske |
|
| Elsted |
Millington |
|
Source - SD161 (51st Edition) - December 1944
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