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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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Middle East Commands - August 1945
[MAAF | MATAF | MACAF | Balkan Air Force | AHQ Greece | AHQ Malta | Air Division (Austria) | No 205 Group | No 214 Group | No 218 Group]
[Middle East Command | HQ RAF Middle East | AHQ Egypt | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean | AHQ East Africa | AHQ Levant | AHQ Iraq & Persia | HQBF Aden | No 206 Group | No 216 Group]
Command HQ Units
HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces - Caserta
HQ Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (Algiers) - Algiers
HQ Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Forces - Florence
HQ Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces - Caserta
HQ Mediterranean Allied Strategical Air Forces - Bari
HQ Balkan Air Force - Bari
HQ Desert Air Force - Moruzzo
HQ Desert Air Force (Rear) - Udine
HQ Desert Air Force (Detachment) - Klagenfurt, Austria
AHQ Malta - Valetta
AHQ Greece - Athens
AHQ Greece (Detachment) - Rhodes
Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers | HQ, Mediterranean Allied Air Force (Algiers) | |
| Algiers | No 13 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Algiers | Provost and Security Unit HQ (N Africa) | |
| Algiers | No 5 Base Personnel Office | |
| Assisi | No 121 Maintenance Unit (30 AAP) | |
| Augusta | No 15 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Aviano | No 232 Light Bomber Wing | |
| Aviano | No 13 Sqn | Boston |
| Aviano | No 18 Sqn | Boston |
| Aviano | No 55 Sqn | Boston |
| Aviano | No 114 Sqn | Boston |
| Bari | HQ, Mediterranean Strategical Air Force | |
| Blida (N Africa) | No 727 Sqn FAA (Admin and Operational control - FAA) | Fulmar/Defiant |
| Bologna | No 121 Maintenance Unit (33 AAP) | |
| Campomarino | No 123 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Campoformido | No 8 (South African) Wing | Fighter |
| Campoformido | DAF Communication Flight (Detachment) | |
| Campoformido | No 87 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Campoformido | No 185 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Campoformido | No 600 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Campoformido | No 3 (SAAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Campoformido | No 11 (South African) Sqn | Kittyhawk |
| Campoformido | No 3 Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Caserta | HQ Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria) (Rear) | |
| Cecina | No 2744 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | Also shown at Klagenfurt |
| Cecina | No 3 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Cervia | No 126 Maintenance Unit (6 AAP) | |
| Cervia | No 21 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown at Milaus Maritimo |
| Cervia | No 3 (SA) Supply and Transport Column | |
| Cervignano | No 126 Maintenance Unit (9 Park) | |
| Cesenatico | No 1 Anti-Mosquito Unit | Also shown at Udine |
| Fano | No 2 Light Warning HQ | Also shown at Osoppo |
| Fano | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
| Fano | Advanced SAAF Reception Centre | |
| Ferrara | No 126 Maintenance Unit (8 AAP) | |
| Forlimpopoli | No 121 Maintenance Unit (32 AAP) | |
| Galarate | No 42 (AOP) Flight (SAAF) | Auster |
| Gragnano | No 15 Supply and Transport Column (Detachment) | |
| Iesi | No 31 Air Stores Park | Also shown at Rivolto |
| Klagenfurt | No 324 Fighter Wing | |
| Klagenfurt | No 43 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Klagenfurt | No 72 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Klagenfurt | No 92 Sqn | Spitfire, also shown at Treviso |
| Klagenfurt | No 111 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Klagenfurt | No 651 AOP Sqn | Auster |
| Klagenfurt | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 35 Park) | |
| Klagenfurt | No 1320 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Klagenfurt | No 2866 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Klagenfurt | No 2825 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Klagenfurt | No 2926 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Klagenfurt | No 2744 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | Also shown at Cecina |
| Klagenfurt | No 40 Air Stores Park | |
| Lavariano | No 239 Fighter Wing | |
| Lavariano | No 112 Sqn | Mustang |
| Lavariano | No 250 Sqn | Kittyhawk |
| Lavariano | No 260 Sqn | Mustang |
| Lavariano | No 3 RAAF Sqn | Mustang |
| Lavariano | No 450 RAAF Sqn | Kittyhawk |
| Lavariano | No 5 (South African) Sqn | Mustang |
| Lavariano | No 4 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Lavariano | No 1 Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Malta | No 14 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Meldola | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Milan | No 56 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Milaus Maritimo | No 21 Mobile Field Hospital | Also shown at Cervia |
| Modernof | No 40 (South African) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Modernof | No 2771 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Modernof | No 2932 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Mogliano | No 129 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
| Monfalcone | No 655 AOP Sqn | Auster |
| Morocco (N Africa) | No 121 Maintenance Unit (No 34 AAP) | |
| Moruzzo | HQ Desert Air Force (Advanced) | |
| Moruzzo | No 12 Meteorological Unit | |
| Naples | No 16 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Naples | No 6 Base Personnel Office | |
| Naples | Provost and Security Unit HQ | |
| Naples | Provost and Security Unit Sub HQ, Southern Italy | |
| Naples | No 15 Supply and Transport Column | |
| Osoppo | No 2 Light Warning HQ | Also shown at Fano |
| Pavia D'Udine | No 1 MORU | |
| Porto S Giorgio | No 663 (Polish) Sqn | Auster |
| Ravenna | No 126 Maintenance Unit (7 AAP) | |
| Ravignano | No 305 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | |
| Riccione | No 306 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Also shown at Rivolto |
| Rivolto | No 31 Air Stores Park | Also shown at Iesi |
| Rivolto | No 40 Air Stores Park (Detachment) | |
| Rivolto | No 58 MT Company | |
| Rivolto | No 3 (South African) Light Bomber Wing | |
| Rivolto | No 12 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Rivolto | No 21 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Rivolto | No 24 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Rivolto | No 39 Sqn | Marauder |
| Rivolto | No 306 Mobile Signals Servicing Unit | Also shown at Riccione |
| Rome | Provost and Security Unit Sub HQ, Northern Italy | |
| Rome | HQ Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria) | |
| Sacile | No 10 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Senigallia | No 121 Maintenance Unit (31 AAP) | |
| Tissano | No 5500 Polish Mobile Signals Unit | |
| Tissano | No 7 (South African) Wing | Fighter |
| Tissano | No 285 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing | |
| Tissano | No 225 Sqn | Beaufighter |
| Tissano | No 208 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 1 (South African) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 2 (South African) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 4 (South African) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 7 (South African) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 318 (Polish) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 4 Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Treviso | No 244 Fighter Wing | |
| Treviso | No 92 Sqn | Spitfire, also shown at Klagenfurt |
| Treviso | No 145 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 241 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 417 (RCAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 601 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Treviso | No 25 Mobile Field Hospital | |
| Treviso | No 11 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Treviso | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
| Udine | HQ Desert Air Force (Rear) | |
| Udine | Desert Air Force Communication Flt | |
| Udine | No 3 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Udine | No 22 Mobile Field Hospital | |
| Udine | No 36 Air Stores Park | |
| Udine | No 126 Maintenance Unit | |
| Udine | No 1 Anti-Mosquito Unit | Also shown at Cesenatico |
| Udine | No 121 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Udine | No 38 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
| Udine | HQ Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria) (Advanced) | |
| Valetta | No 2 Base Personnel Office | |
| Varanacco | No 654 AOP Sqn | Auster |
| Villafrancha di Verona | No 10 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Villaorba | No 253 Light Bomber Wing | |
| Villaorba | No 500 Sqn | Baltimore |
| Villaorba | No 454 RAAF Sqn | Baltimore |
| Villaorba | No 15 (South African) Sqn | Baltimore |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 267 AMES | No 6060 AMES | No 14025 AMES |
| No 374 AMES | No 6061 AMES | No 14027 AMES |
| No 1201 AMES | No 6075 AMES | No 15052 AMES |
| No 1202 AMES | No 6076 AMES | No 15057 AMES |
| No 1203 AMES | No 8033 AMES | No 21033 AMES |
| No 6004 AMES | No 8036 AMES | No 67005 AMES |
| No 6042 AMES | ||
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Bari | Balkan Air Force Communication Flt | |
| Bari | No 1328 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Bari | No 2914 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Bari | No 2932 AA Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Biferno | No 254 Light Bomber Wing | |
| Biferno | No 213 Sqn | Mustang |
| Biferno | No 249 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Biferno | No 25 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Biferno | No 6 Sqn | Hurricane |
| Biferno | No 30 (South African) Sqn | Marauder |
| Biferno | No 30 RAF Mobile Field Hospital | |
| Biferno | No 3 Meteorological Forecast Unit (SA) | |
| Biferno | No 12 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Brindisi | No 334 (Special Duties) Wing | |
| Brindisi | No 281 Fighter Wing | |
| Brindisi | No 148 Sqn | Halifax - Special Duties |
| Brindisi | No 73 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Brindisi | No 253 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Campomarino | No 123 Maintenance Unit (No 1 Park) | |
| Isle of Vis | No 6 Sqn (Detachment) | Hurricane |
| Lebba | No 136 Air Stores Park | |
| Modernof (Austria) | No 2914 AA Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Piraeus | No 252 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Prykos (Greece) | No 351 (Yugoslav) Sqn (Detachment) | Spitfire |
| Prykos (Greece) | No 352 (Yugoslav) Sqn | Hurricane |
| Prykos (Greece) | No 281 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
| San Spirito | No 4 Supply & Transport Column | |
| Termoli | No 123 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Zadar | No 1328 RAF Regiment Wing (Detachment) | |
| Zadar | No 123 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Zemunic | Yugoslav Training Flight (RAF Element) | |
| AME Stations | ||
| No 23003 AMES | ||
Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Forces (MAAF)
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Pian del Lago | MATAF Communication Flt |
Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Forces (MAAF)
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Acerra | RAF Regiment Reinforcement Pool | |
| Aix-en-Provence (Southern France) | No 340 Fighter Wing | |
| Aix-en-Provence (Southern France) | No 9 Radar Servicing Section | |
| Ancona | No 5 RAF Base Area | |
| Ancona | No 92 Embarkation Unit | |
| Ancona | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Araxos (Greece) | No 624 Sqn (Detachment) | Walrus |
| Aviano | No 5136/7 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Bari | No 53 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Bari | No 67 Embarkation Unit | |
| Bari | No 3 RAF Base Area | |
| Bari | Air Forces Sub-Commission Allied Commission (Detachment) | |
| Bari | Advance South African Air Force HQ | |
| Bastia (Corsica) | No 301 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
| Bastia (Corsica) | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Benevento | RAF Physical Training Course | |
| Bologna | No 567A Mobile Signals Unit | Also shown at Rome |
| Brindisi | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt (Detachment) | |
| Brindisi | No 67 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Brindisi | No 302 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
| Brindisi | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Barletta | No 67 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Calvi (France) | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Capo Dichino | No 12 Signals Centre | |
| Cattolica | No 3 Field Signals Unit | |
| Conversano | No 276 Signals Wing | |
| Conversano | No 1 NIB Detachment | |
| Conversano | No 2 Field Signals Unit | |
| Conversano | No 10 Field Signals Unit | Also shown at Moruzzo |
| Conversano | No 12 Field Signals Unit | |
| Conversano | No 15 Field Signals Unit | |
| Falconara | No 287 Fighter Wing | |
| Falconara | No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Falconara | No 624 Sqn | Walrus |
| Falconara | No 38 Sqn | Wellington |
| Fano | No 5 Radar Admin Servicing Section | |
| Fano | Advanced SAAF Reception Centre (Detachment) | |
| Florence | No 2 RAF Base Area (Advanced) | |
| Florence | No 6233 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Foggia | No 6231 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Foggia | No 323 Fighter Wing | |
| Foggia | No 110 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Foggia | No 293 ASR Sqn | Warwick/Walrus |
| Foggia | No 4 RAF General Hospital | |
| Foggia | Aircraft Safety Centre (Eastern Italy) | |
| Forli | No 5136/8 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Forli | No 256 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Gaudo | No 5 Refresher Flying Unit | |
| Gaudo | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit (No 1 Detachment) | |
| Gaudo | No 15 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Gerno | Bombing Survey Unit | |
| Gragnano | No 56 Personnel Transit Centre (Detachment) | |
| Gragnano | No 23 Light Automatic W/T Unit | |
| Hassani (Greece) | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Hassani (Greece) | No 105 Mobile Signals Unit (Detachment) | |
| Iesi | No 276 Signals Wing (Detachment) | |
| Ischia | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment 'C') | |
| Istres (Southern France) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Southern France) | |
| Klagenfurt (Austria) | No 5136/1 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Lavariano | No 6230 Bomb Disposal Flt | |
| Leghorn | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment 'C') | |
| Leghorn | No 338 Fighter Wing | |
| Leghorn | No 6 Radar Servicing Section | |
| Maison Blache (NW Africa) | Radar Conversion School | |
| Manfredonia | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Marcianse | MEDME Communication Sqn | |
| Mestre | No 5 Base Area | |
| Miramar (Southern France) | No 276 Signals Wing (Detachment) | |
| Moruzzo | No 10 Field Signals Unit | Also shown at Conversano |
| Naples | No 1 Release Embarkation Centre | |
| Naples | Chief RAF Base Censor (CMF) | |
| Naples | No 5136 Airfield Bomb Disposal Sqn | |
| Naples | No 6 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
| Naples | No 7 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
| Naples | No 1 RAF Base Area | |
| Naples | No 3 Radar Servicing Section | |
| Naples | No 56 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Naples | No 61 Embarkation Unit | |
| Naples | No 5136/5/6 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Naples | No 6 Base Personnel Office | |
| Rome | No 2 RAF Base Area | |
| Rome | No 15 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Rome | No 14 Signals Centre | |
| Rome | No 567A Mobile Signals Unit | Also shown at Bologna |
| Rome | No 40 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Rome | Moral Leadership Schools | |
| Rome | Air Forces Sub-Commission, Allied Commission | |
| Rome | RCAF Liaison Bureau | |
| Rome | No 1 RAF Anti-Gas and Fire-Fighting School | |
| Rosignano | No 237 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Rosignano | No 111 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Rosignano | No 255 Sqn | Mosquito |
| Rosignano | No 624 Sqn (Detachment) | Walrus |
| Rosignano | No 338 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
| Salerno | No 253 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment 'D') | |
| Santa Maria | No 20 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Santa Maria de Leuca | No 302 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit (Detachment) | |
| San Michele | No 10 HA W/T Station | |
| San Savero | No 2 Mobile Field Photographic Section | |
| San Savero | No 336 (PR/Recce) Wing | |
| San Savero | No 680 Sqn 'A' Flt | Mosquito |
| San Savero | No 682 Sqn | Spitfire |
| San Savero | No 683 Sqn | Spitfire |
| San Savero | No 60 (South African) Sqn | Mosquito |
| Siena | HQ Special Operations (Mediterranean) RAF Element | |
| St Tropez (Southern France) | No 254 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Sorrento | No 2 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Sulmona | No 3 Air Crew Officers' School | |
| Sulmona | No 3 General Service Training School | |
| Taranto | No 67 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Taranto | No 54 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Tarquinia | No 23 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
| Tissano | No 336 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
| Tissano | No 3 Mobile Field Photographic Section | |
| Tissano | No 683 Sqn ('A' Flight) | Spitfire |
| Tissano | No 6230 Bomb Disposal Flt 'A' Detachment | |
| Torre-del-Greco | No 1 RAF General Hospital | |
| Trieste | No 59 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Treviso | No 5136/3 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Treviso | No 624 Sqn (2 x Detachments) | Walrus |
| Udine | No 5136/4 Airfield Bomb Disposal Section | |
| Vairano | MAAF Staging Area | |
| Varda | No 276 Signals Wing (Detachment) | |
| Venice | No 59 Embarkation Unit | |
| Venice | RAF Rest and Leave Hotels | |
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| No 897 AMES | No 8016 AMES | No 14021 AMES |
| No 8003 AMES | No 8020 AMES | No 14023 AMES |
| No 8005 AMES | No 8023 AMES | No 14024 AMES |
| No 8009 AMES | No 8031 AMES | No 14036 AMES |
| No 8010 AMES | No 8043 AMES |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Araxos | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Araxos | No 31 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | |
| Araxos | No 372 Repair and Salvage Unit (Detachment) | |
| Athens | Aircraft Safety Centre (Greece) | |
| Athens | No 9 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
| Athens | No 373 Air Stores Park | |
| Athens | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Athens | No 372 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Hassani | No 337 Fighter Wing | |
| Hassani | AHQ Greece Communication Flight | |
| Hassani | No 35 Meteorological Forecast Centre | |
| Hassani | No 13 (Hellenic) Sqn | Baltimore |
| Hassani | No 335 (RHAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Hassani | No 373 Air Stores Park (Detachment) | |
| Hassani | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Hassani | No 1 Hellenic Wing | |
| Hassani | No 252 Sqn | Beaufighter |
| Heraklion | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Heraklion | No 6232 Bomb Disposal Flt (Detachment) | |
| Larissa | No 6230 Bomb Disposal Flt (Detachment) | |
| Malem | No 59 Refuelling and Re-arming Party | |
| Patras | No 96 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Piraeus | No 96 Embarkation Unit | |
| Piraeus | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Rhodes | No 402 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Salonika | No 96 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Salonika | No 128 Mobile Meteorological Unit | |
| Sedes | No 337 Fighter Wing (Detachment) | |
| Sedes | No 336 (RHAF) Sqn | Spitfire |
| Sedes | No 2908 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) | |
| Tatoi | RHAF LAA Sqn |
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers (Algeria) | No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Augusta (Sicily) | No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Blida (North Africa) | No 283 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Bone (North Africa) | No 251 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Castel Benito (Lybia) | No 283 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Catania (Sicily) | No 52 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | No 284 Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Fort St Lucien | No 143 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Equipment Depot |
| Hal Far | Station HQ | |
| Hal Far | AHQ Malta Communication Flt | |
| Hal Far | No 283 Sqn | Warwick/Walrus |
| Hamrun | No 143 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Istres (Southern France) | No 284 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick |
| Kalafrana | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
| Kalafrana | No 137 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Kalafrana | No 2 Officers Advanced Training School | |
| Kalafrana | No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Luqa | Station HQ | |
| Madalena | No 8 Radar Servicing Section | |
| Malta | No 8 RAF Base Censorship Unit | |
| Malta | St Paul's Bay Rest Camp | |
| Messina (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit (Detachment) | |
| Mount Erice (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Palermo (Sicily) | No 300 Air Sea Rescue Control Unit | |
| Palermo (Sicily) | No 204 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Palermo (Sicily) | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Piraeus (Greece) | No 284 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Warwick/Walrus |
| Takali | No 728 Sqn FAA | Under Admin and operational control of FAA |
| Taormina (Sicily) | No 17 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Valetta | Inter-Command W/T Station | |
| Valetta | No 52 Embarkation Unit | |
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| No 501 AMES | No 502 AMES | |
Air Division, Allied Commission (Austria)
HQ - Rome
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Rome | No 700 Air Disarmament Wing |
HQ - Foggia, Italy
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Amendola | No 240 (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
| Amendola | No 178 Sqn | Liberator |
| Amendola | No 614 Sqn | Liberator |
| Celona | No 2 (South African) (Heavy Bomber) Wing | |
| Celona | No 31 (South African) Sqn | Liberator |
| Celona | No 34 (South African) Sqn | Liberator |
| Foggia | No 236 (Medium Bomber) Wing | |
| Foggia | No 40 Sqn | Wellington |
| Foggia | No 104 Sqn | Wellington |
| Foggia | No 205 Group Communication Flt | |
| Foggia | No 1 Bomber Group Maintenance Company (SAAF) | |
| Rodi/SanMoniao | No 11 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Tortorello | No 231 (Medium Bomber) Wing | |
| Tortorello | No 37 Sqn | Wellington |
| Tortorello | No 70 Sqn | Wellington |
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| No 7611 AMES | No 7621 AMES | No 7622 AMES |
| No 7623 AMES | ||
HQ - Naples
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Acerra | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 1 Depot |
| Algiers (N Africa) | No 2 Tyre Reclamation Repair Unit | Also shown at Torro Annunziato (218 Group) |
| Ancona | Marine Craft Repair Section (Detachment) | |
| Bari | No 13 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Bari | No 21 Supply and Transport Column | |
| Bovino | No 353 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Brindisi | No 110 Maintenance Unit | |
| Brindisi | No 159 Maintenance Unit, No 1 Heavy R & S Unit | |
| Cancello | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 3 Depot |
| Cancello | No 54 MT Company | |
| Caserta | No 114 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Castellamare | No 378 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Castellamare | No 2 Oxygen Production Centre | |
| Capo Dichino | No 159 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Capo Dichino | No 113 Maintenance Unit | |
| Celone | No 159 Maintenance Unit, No 2 Heavy R & S Unit | |
| Foggia | No 13 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Guidonia | No 1 Glider Servicing Party | |
| Iesi | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'C' Detachment | Repair Depot |
| Iesi | No 357 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Supply Unit |
| Iesi | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Ischia | Marine Craft Repair Section (No 1 Detachment) | |
| Lido di Roma | No 2 Mobile Parachute Servicing Unit | |
| Leghorn | No 14 MT Light Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Manfredonia | Marine Craft Repair Section (No 2 Detachment) | |
| Marano | No 114 Maintenance Unit | No 2 Depot |
| Monopoli | No 28 Repair Unit (Parachute) | |
| Naples | No 114 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Naples | No 9 Supply & Transport Column | |
| Naples | Marine Craft Repair Section | |
| Osimo Stazione | No 124 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Pagnani | No 375 Maintenance Unit | |
| Pagnani | No 2 Tyre Reclamation Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Pesaro | No 2 Base Recovery Unit | |
| Pesaro | No 375 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Pozzuoli | No 10 Supply & Transport Column | |
| Riccione | No 159 Maintenance Unit 'A' Detachment | Repair Depot |
| Rignano | No 360 Maintenance Unit (1 AAP) | |
| San Nicandro di Bari | No 141 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| San Paolo | No 28 Repair Unit (Parachute) (Detachment) | |
| San Severo | No 360 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Secondigliano | No 15 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Torro Annunziato | RAF School of Cookery | |
| Tressanti | No 141 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
| Udine | No 380 Maintenance Unit | |
| Udine | No 16 MT Light Repair Unit | |
| Vesuvius | No 4 MT Base Depot |
HQ - Algiers
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Algiers | No 2 RAF Censorship Unit | |
| Algiers | Air Publications and Forms Unit | |
| Algiers | No 60 Embarkation Unit | |
| Algiers | Provision Office (North Africa) | |
| Algiers | No 10 Signals Centre | |
| Algiers | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Algiers | No 16 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Algiers | Aircraft Safety Centre (N Africa) | |
| Ain Taya | No 3 RAF Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Blida | Station HQ | |
| Blida | No 156 Maintenance Unit | T E Repairs |
| Blida | No 2 French Technical Liaison Unit | |
| Blida | No 162 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Unit |
| Bone | Station HQ | |
| Boufarik | No 1 French Technical Liaison Unit | |
| Casablanca | No 60 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Casablanca | No 3 French Technical Liaison Unit (Detachment) | |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | No 144 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
| Elmas (Sardinia) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Sardinia) | |
| Ferrara (Italy) | No 53 MT Company | |
| Foggia | No 5503 Artisan Flight | |
| Foggia | No 5560 Artisan Flight | |
| Fort De L'Eau | No 55 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Fort De L'Eau | No 2 Embarkation Release Centre | |
| Hussein Dey | No 351 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Maison Blanche | RAF Station | |
| Maison Blanche | No 4 Base Signals Unit | |
| Maison Blanche | No 144 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Maison Blanche | No 1 Oxygen Production Centre | |
| Maison Blanche | No 1 MT Depot | |
| Maison Carée | No 2 RAF General Hospital | |
| Malta | Aircraft Safety Centre (Malta) | |
| Rome (Italy) | Public Relations (Overseas) Unit | |
| Rabat Sale | No 2 Aircrew Reception Unit | |
| Rabat Sale | No 5028 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Torro Annunziato | No 2 Tyre Reclamation Repair Unit | Also shown at Algiers (214 Group) |
| Tunis | No 12 MT Repair Unit | |
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| No 23005 AMES | No 21033 AMES | No 21021 AMES |
Command HQ - Cairo
HQ RAF Middle East (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Cairo
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Asmara (Eritrea) | Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Ankara (Turkey) | British Radar Control | |
| Cairo | Admin HQ SAAF | |
| Cairo | RCAF District HQ Mediterranean and Middle East | |
| Cairo | RAAF Liaison Office | |
| Cairo | RNZAF Liaison Office | |
| Cairo | No 1 Base Personnel Office | |
| Cairo | No 1 Aeronautical Inspection Services Unit | |
| Cairo | Unit Signals (HQ RAF ME) | |
| Cairo | No 6 RAF Postal HQ (Middle East Forces) | |
| Cairo | Command Welfare Office | |
| El Genina | No 1567 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| El Genina | Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | RAF Station | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | Khartoum Communication Flt | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 1412 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 139 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Khartoum (Sudan) | No 4 (Middle East) Meteorological Unit | |
| Khartoum Airfield (Sudan) | Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Khartoum Airfield (Sudan) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Sudan) |
AHQ Egypt (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Cairo
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abbassia | No 5 RAF Hospital | |
| Abbassia | No 3 RAF Section Signals Experimental and Research Group | |
| Aboukir | No 24 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Aden | No 5721 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Alexandria | Tomahawk House | |
| Alexandria | Blenheim House | |
| Alexandria | Beaufighter House | |
| Alexandria | No 18 Embarkation Unit | |
| Alexandria | No 11 WAAF Convalescent Depot | |
| Alexandria | WAAF Leave House | |
| Almaza | No 22 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Almaza | SAAF Base Depot | |
| Almaza | No 2 School of Hygiene (RAF) | |
| Almaza | RAF Physical Training School | |
| Appollonia | No 13 Rest and Leave Camp | Also shown in AHQ EM |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4603 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4607 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 4612 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn HQ | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn, No 2 Detachment | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 5717 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Benghazi (Libya) | No 4609 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Benghazi | No 4617 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Cairo | The Lady Rosalind Tedder Club | |
| Cairo | Wellington House | |
| Cairo | Hurricane House | |
| Cairo | No 1 Works Area | |
| Cairo | Air Publications Unit | |
| Cairo | No 5451 Airfield Construction Wing | |
| Cairo | No 5720 Mechanical and Electrical Flight | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5053 Airfield Construction Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4604 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4605 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4610 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4611 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 4614 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5576 Artisan Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Libya) | No 5716 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
| Deversoir | RAF Station | |
| Deversoir | No 680 PR Sqn | Mosquito |
| Deversoir | No 6 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Deversoir | No 9 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Deversoir | Middle East Interpretation Unit (Detachment) | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 5577 Artisan Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 4601 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 4602 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 4613 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| El Adem (Libya) | No 5718 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
| El Gedida | RAF Station | |
| El Gedida | Master Provision Office | |
| El Gedida | Base Accounts Office | |
| El Hagg | No 2 W/T Transmitting Station | |
| Gianaclis | No 8 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Habbaniya | No 5719 Mechanical and Electrical Flt | |
| Heliopolis | Middle East Interpretation Unit | |
| Heliopolis | Standing Committee of Adjustment | |
| Heliopolis | No 5051 Airfield Construction Sqn | |
| Heliopolis | No 2 RAF Instructors' School (EVT) | |
| Heliopolis | Aircraft Safety Centre (Egypt) | |
| Helwan | No 3 Signals Depot | |
| Helwan | No 1 ME General W/T Fitting Party | |
| Helwan | No 3 ME General W/T Fitting Party | |
| Helwan | No 4 ME General W/T Fitting Party | |
| Helwan | Middle East Signals School | |
| Helwan | MT Personnel Training Section | |
| Kaffr el Farouk | Telecommunications Centre ME | |
| Kaffr el Farouk | Signals Production Unit | |
| Kaffr el Farouk | RAF Regiment Instructors' Unit | |
| Kasfareet | No 21 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Kasfareet | No 7 (ME) Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Port Said | No 20 Embarkation Unit | |
| Port Tewfik (Sinai) | No 19 Embarkation Unit | |
| Quadima | No 4615 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| San Severo (Italy) | No 680 PR Sqn (Detachment) | Mosquito |
| Shallufa | No 39 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Tobruk | No 5053 Mechanical and Electrical Sqn (Detachment) | |
| Tobruk | No 4606 Airfield Construction Flt | |
| Tobruk | No 4616 Airfield Construction Flt |
AHQ Eastern Mediterranean (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Alexandria
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Abu Suier | Station HQ | |
| Abu Sueir | No 1675 Heavy Conversion Unit | |
| Abu Sueir | No 20 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Alexandria | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Alexandria | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Alexandria | No 11 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Appollonia | No 13 Rest and Leave Camp | Also shown in AHQ Egypt |
| Aqir (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
| Aqir (Palestine) | No 76 OTU | |
| Aqir (Palestine) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
| Ballah | Station HQ | |
| Ballah | RAF (Middle East) Central Gunnery School | |
| Ballah | No 13 Air Gunnery School | |
| Ballah | No 1342 RP Training Flight | |
| Beit Daris (Palestine) | No 16 Radio School | |
| Benina (Lybia) | No 212 Admin Group | |
| Benina (Lybia) | No 1563 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Benina (Lybia) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Cyrenica) | c/o No 212 Group |
| Benina (Lybia) | No 16 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Benina (Lybia) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
| Benina (Lybia) | No 221 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Warwick |
| Benghazi (Lybia) | No 25 Embarkation Unit | |
| Benghazi (Lybia) | No 4 Works Area | |
| Castel Benito (Lybia) | No 1564 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Castel Benito (Lybia) | No 14 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Dekheila | RN Air Station 'HMS Grebe' | Administered by FOLEM |
| Deversoir | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
| Edcu | No 221 Sqn | Wellington/Warwick |
| Ein Shemer (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
| Ein Shemer (Palestine) | No 78 OTU | |
| Ein Shemer (Palestine) | Staff Navigators School (ME) | |
| El Adem (Lybia) | No 18 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| El Adem (Lybia) | No 221 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Warwick |
| El Adem (Lybia) | No 294 ASR Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Walrus/Warwick |
| Farmagusta (Cyprus) | No 43 Embarkation Unit | |
| Fayid | RN Aircraft Repair yard 'HMS Phoenix' | Administered by FOLEM |
| Fayid | Station HQ | |
| Fayid | No 73 OTU | |
| Gianaclis | Station HQ | |
| Gianaclis | No 17 (South African) Sqn | Warwick |
| Gianaclis | No 27 (South African) Sqn | Warwick |
| Gianaclis | No 5 (Middle East) Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Greece | No 207 Air Sea Rescue Unit (Detachment) | |
| Ismailia | Station HQ | |
| Ismailia | No 12 Sector Operations Room | |
| Jerusalem (Palestine) | No 1 (Middle East) Aircrew Reception Centre | |
| Lakatamia (Cyprus) | No 1565 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Marble Arch (Lybia) | No 13 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Mariut | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean Communication Flt | |
| Mex | Aircraft Safety Centre (Egypt) | |
| Nalut (Tripoli) | No 123 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | Station HQ | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 79 OTU | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 22 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | Aircraft Safety centre (Cyprus) | c/o RAF Station, Nicosia |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 74 OTU | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | Station HQ | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | No 77 OTU | |
| Ramat David (Palestine) | No 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Shallufa | Station HQ | |
| Shallufa | Middle East Armament School | |
| Shallufa | No 11 Flying Instructors' Training School | |
| Shallufa | No 7 Refresher Flying School | |
| Shallufa | No 1343 Conversion Flight | |
| Shandur | Station HQ | |
| Shandur | No 70 OTU | |
| Shandur | No 10 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Suez | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Tobruk | No 25 Embarkation Unit (Railhead Detachment) | |
| Tripoli | No 53 Embarkation Unit | |
| Troodos (Cyprus) | No 22 Rest and Leave Camp | |
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| No 405 AMES | No 531 AMES | No 826 AMES |
AHQ Levant (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Jerusalem
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Amman (Jordan) | Station HQ | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 3 Officer Cadets Training Unit | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 2 General Service Training School | |
| Amman (Jordan) | 'C' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 2 School of Administration | |
| Amman (Jordan) | No 2 School of Fire Fighting | |
| Aqir | No 25 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Aqir | No 221 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington/Warwick |
| Beirut (Syria) | Station HQ | |
| Beirut (Syria) | No 21 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Beirut (Syria) | No 211 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Ein Shemer | No 27 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Ein Shemer | No 2 Field Hygiene Unit | |
| Gaza | Station HQ | |
| Gaza | Royal Hellenic Air Force Depot | |
| Gaza | No 1 RHAF Training Unit | |
| Gaza | No 2 Air Crew Officers' Training School | |
| Haifa | No 34 Embarkation Unit | |
| Haifa | RAF Staff College (Overseas) | |
| Jerusalem | No 2 (ME) Meteorological Unit | |
| Jerusalem | No 226 Mobile Signals Unit | |
| Jerusalem | No 2 Works Area | |
| Jerusalem | No 2923 Rifle Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Kinfra | No 401 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Lydda | Levant Communication Flt | |
| Lydda | No 1413 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Lydda | No 23 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Lydda | No 155 Repair ans Salvage Unit | |
| Muqeibila (Levant) | No 5 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | HQ No 3 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
| Peta Tiqva (Palestine) | No 2969 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | No 13 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | No 26 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Qastina (Palestine) | No 3 Anti-Mosquito Unit (1 x Section) | |
| Ramat David | Station HQ | |
| Ramat David | 'B' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company | |
| Ramat David | No 32 Sqn | Spitfire |
| Ramat David | No 2864 Rifle Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Ramat David | No 7 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Ramat David | No 4 Anti-Mosquito Unit (plus 1 x Section) | |
| Ramat David | RAF Staff College Overseas Communications Flight | |
| Ramleh | Station HQ | |
| Ramleh | Telecommunication Centre (Levant) | |
| Ramleh | Aircraft Safety Centre (Levant) | c/o T M E Levant |
| Ramleh | HQ, No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
| Ramleh | 'A' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
| Ramleh | 'D' Section of No 2 Armoured Car Company, | |
| Ramleh | No 2924 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| Ramleh | HQ No 4 Battalion, RAF Levies | |
| Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 1321 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 2902 Field Sqn RAF Regiment | |
| St Jean | No 1319 RAF Regiment Wing | |
| St Jean | No 2721 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| St Jean | No 2788 Field Sqn, RAF Regiment | |
| Tel Aviv | No 10 (ME) Medical Rehabilitation Unit | |
| Tel Litwinsky | No 3 RAF Hospital | |
| Tel Litwinsky | No 3 Anti-Mosquito Unit (1 x Section) | |
| Tel Litwinsky | No 2923 Field Sqn RAF Regiment (Detachment) |
AHQ Iraq and Persia (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Habbaniya
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Baghdad (Iraq) | Combined Intelligence Centre | |
| Baghdad (Iraq) | No 30 Movements Control Unit | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 80 Embarkation Unit | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 6 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 42 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 34 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Bahrein (Persian Gulf) | No 158 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | Station HQ | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | No 42 Embarkation Unit | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | Marine Craft Section | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | No 219 Air/Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Basrah (Iraq) | No 294 ASR Sqn | Wellington/Warwick/Walrus |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Station HQ | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Iraq and Persia Communication Flt | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1415 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 3 Meteorological Unit | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Supplies Depot | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 134 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 4 Base Personnel Office | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 6 RAF Hospital | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Iraq Levies HQ | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 1 Battalion, Iraq Levies | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | Aircraft Safety Centre (Iraq and Persia) | c/o AHQ Iraq and Persia |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 7 RAF Postal HQ | |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Habbaniya (Iraq) | No 156 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Jask (Persia) | RAF Unit | |
| Karind (Iraq) | No 2 Battalion, Iraq Levies | |
| Margil (Basrah, Iraq) | No 5 Battalion, Iraq Levies | |
| Mosul (Iraq) | HQ, No 1 Armoured Car Company | |
| Ser Amadia | No 23 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | No 31 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | No 119 Maintenance Unit | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | No 115 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | |
| Shaibah (Iraq) | No 157 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Sharjah (Iraq) | No 36 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Sharjah (Iraq) | No 42 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Sharjah (Iraq) | No 80 Embarkation Unit (Detachment) | |
| Teheran (Persia) | Station HQ | |
| Teheran (Persia) | No 33 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Teheran (Persia) | No 138 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Teheran (Persia) | No 12 Rest and Leave Camp | |
| Zubair | No 115 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) |
AHQ East Africa (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Nairobi
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Congella | No 35 (South African) Sqn | Catalina, under complete control of Union of South Africa |
| Dar-es-Salaam | Station HQ | |
| Dar-es-Salaam | Marine Craft Section | |
| Dar-es-Salaam | No 1345 Anti-Mosquito Flight (Detachment) | |
| Diego Suarez | RAF Unit | |
| Diego Suarez | No 1568 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Diego Suarez | Marine Craft Section | |
| Eastleigh | Station HQ | |
| Eastleigh | East Africa Communication Flt | |
| Eastleigh | No 1414 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Eastleigh | No 133 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Eastleigh | No 25 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit | |
| Eastleigh | Anti-Locust Flt | |
| Eastleigh | No 14 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Eastleigh | Aircraft Safety Centre (East Africa) | |
| Gilgil | No 105 Maintenance Unit (Detachment) | Repair Depot |
| Kipevu | RAF Unit | |
| Kipevu | No 209 Sqn | Sunderland |
| Kisumu | Station HQ | |
| Kisumu | No 41 Personnel Transit Centre | |
| Kisumu | Flying Boat Repair Base | |
| Mackinnon Road | RN Air Station | |
| Mauritius | Station HQ | |
| Mauritius | Marine Craft Section | |
| Mogadishu | RAF Unit | |
| Mombasa | No 15 Embarkation Unit | |
| Nairobi | No 2 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Nairobi | No 10 Anti-Mosquito Unit | |
| Nairobi | RN Air Repair Yard 'HMS Korango' | |
| Nairobi | No 9 RAF Postal HQ (East Africa) | |
| Nairobi | No 3 Works Area | |
| Pamanzi | RAF Unit | |
| Pamanzi | Marine Craft Section | |
| Plaisance (Mauritius) | No 1569 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Port Reitz | RAF Administration Unit | |
| Port Reitz | Station HQ | |
| Port Reitz | Marine Craft Section | |
| Port Reitz | No 1345 Anti-Mosquito Flight | |
| Seychelles | Station HQ | |
| Seychelles | Marine Craft Section | |
| Tabora | RAF Unit | |
| Tanga | RN Air Station | |
| Thika | No 105 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Tullear | RAF Unit | |
| Tullear | Marine Craft Section | |
| Voi | RN Air Station |
HQ British Forces, Aden (Middle East Command)
Command HQ - Steamer Point
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aden | Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Aden | No 206 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Addis Ababa (Abyssinia) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
| Bandar Cassim (Somaliland) | RAF Unit | |
| Hargeisa (British Somaliland) | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt (Detachment) | |
| Hargeisa (British Somaliland) | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) (Detachment) | |
| Hedjuff | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Hedjuff | No 216 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Hedjuff | No 220 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Hiswa | No 1566 (Meteorological) Flt | |
| Jhadir (Saudi Arabia) | Armoured Car Section | |
| Khormaksar | Station HQ | |
| Khormaksar | No 131 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Khormaksar | No 621 Sqn | Wellington |
| Khormaksar | HQ BF Aden Communication Flt | |
| Khormaksar | Aircraft Safety Centre (South Arabia) | |
| Masira Island | Station HQ | |
| Masira Island | No 214 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Masira Island | No 215 Air Sea Rescue Unit | |
| Ras el Hadd (Saudi Arabia) | Station HQ | |
| Riyan (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
| Salalah (Saudi Arabia) | RAF Unit | |
| Scuisiban (Somaliland) | RAF Unit | |
| Scuisiban (Somaliland) | No 621 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington |
| Sheikh O'thman | Aden Protectorate Levies HQ | |
| Socotra (Gulf of Aden) | RAF Unit | |
| Socotra (Gulf of Aden) | No 621 Sqn (Detachment) | Wellington |
| Steamer Point | Equipment and Supply Section | |
| Steamer Point | No 50 Embarkation Unit | |
| Steamer Point | No 7 RAF Hospital | |
| Steamer Point | No 11 RAF Postal HQ (British Forces, Aden) | |
| Steamer Point | No 3 Base Personnel Office | |
| Steamer Point | No 6 Works Area | |
| Wadi Road | Telecommunication Centre (Aden) |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis
| Location/Address | Unit | Notes |
| Aboukir | Station HQ | |
| Aboukir | No 103 Maintenance Unit | Repair Depot |
| Aboukir | No 7 Engine Repair Section | |
| Aboukir | No 8 Engine Repair Section | |
| Abu Sultan | No 128 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Acre (Palestine) | No 142 Maintenance Unit | |
| Alexandria | Marine Craft Repair Section | |
| Alexandria | No 1 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit | |
| Almaza | No 51 RAF MT Company | |
| Almaza | No 1 (ME) Meteorological Unit | |
| Almaza | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| Almaza | No 154 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| Amriya | No 102 Maintenance Unit | Repairable Equipment Depot |
| Athlet (Syria) | No 1 (ME) Fuel Transport Company | |
| Aqir (Palestine) | No 160 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Repair Unit |
| Baalwa | 'Z' Hydrogen Plant | |
| Benghazi (Lybia) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| Benghazi (Lybia) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) | |
| Benghazi (Lybia) | No 2 Bomber Group Maintenance Company | |
| Berka | No 136 Maintenance Unit (AAD) | |
| Boulac | No 109 Maintenance Unit | Repair Unit |
| Boulac | No 1 Engine Repair Section | |
| Boulac | No 4 Engine Repair Section | |
| Cairo | No 7 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit | |
| Cairo West | No 17 Meteorological Forecast Unit | |
| Castel Benito (Lybia) | No 183 Repair and Salvage Unit | |
| El Adem (Lybia) | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| El Firdan | No 108 Maintenance Unit | Repair Unit |
| El Firdan | No 132 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
| El Firdan | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Gebel Hamzi | No 135 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Storage Depot |
| Heliopolis | Station HQ | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 Tyre Reclamation and Retreading Unit (ME) | |
| Heliopolis | No 168 Maintenance Unit | Aircraft Repair Unit |
| Heliopolis | No 122 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Heliopolis | No 402 Meteorological Field Unit | |
| Heliopolis | Command Medical Board | |
| Heliopolis | Polish Air Force Boys' Training School | |
| Heliopolis | Middle East Communication Sqn | Fairchild |
| Heliopolis | Air Supply and Development Section | |
| Heliopolis | No 1 RHAF Technical Unit | |
| Helwan | No 3 MT Base Depot | |
| Kabrit | No 117 Maintenance Unit | Transport Aircraft Repair Unit |
| Kasfareet | No 107 Maintenance Unit (E & RD) | |
| Kasfareet | No 9 Engine Repair Section | |
| Khanka | No 106 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Mansourah | No 5 Engine Repair Section | |
| Mariut | No 1 (Middle East) MT Repair Unit (Detachment) | |
| Mariut | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Masara | No 101 Maintenance Unit | Ammunition Depot |
| Muqeibila (Levant) | No 104 Maintenance Unit | RAP and MT Pool |
| Muqeibila (Levant) | No Anti-Mosquito Unit (1 x Section) | |
| Nicosia (Cyprus) | No 166 Maintenance Unit | |
| Port Said | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Port Said | Marine Craft Unit | |
| Ramleh (Palestine) | No 6 Engine Repair Section | |
| Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 120 Maintenance Unit | Equipment Depot |
| Ras el Ain (Eritrea) | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) | |
| Tel Litwinsky (Palestine) | No 5 (ME) MT Repair Unit | |
| Tobruk (Lybia) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
| Tripoli (Lybia) | No 122 Maintenance Unit (AAP) (Detachment) | |
| Tura | No 111 Maintenance Unit | Engine and Repair Depot |
| Tura | No 2 Engine Repair Section | |
| Tura | No 3 Engine Repair Section | |
| Wadi Ysara | No 112 Maintenance Unit | |
| Wadi Ysara | No 2 ME Fuel Transport Company (Detachment) | |
| Wadi Ysara | No 51 RAF MT Company (Detachment) |
HQ - RAF Heliopolis, Egypt
This group was controlled by HQ Transport Command, for units allocated click here.
Source - SD161 (59th Edition) - August 1945
[MAAF | MATAF | MACAF | Balkan Air Force | AHQ Greece | AHQ Malta | Air Division (Austria) | No 205 Group | No 214 Group | No 218 Group]
[Middle East Command | HQ RAF Middle East | AHQ Egypt | AHQ Eastern Mediterranean | AHQ East Africa | AHQ Levant | AHQ Iraq & Persia | HQBF Aden | No 206 Group | No 216 Group]
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